Sept 27 (Reuters) – Apple Inc is dropping plans to increase production of its new iPhones this year after an anticipated surge in demand failed to materialize, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company told suppliers to curtail efforts to increase assembly of its […]
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Opendoor Expands Rapid Preapproval App To 3 New States
Once only available in California, the expansion will see the Opendoor Finance App available in Texas, Arizona and Georgia, promising consumers preapproval letters in 60 seconds or less. Join industry visionaries Pete Flint, Spencer Rascoff, Ryan Serhant and more at Inman Connect New York, Jan. 24-26. Punch your ticket to the future by joining the […]
CMS Seeks To Set ‘Gold Standard’ In Mortgage Origination Technology
With backing from Canadian software giant Constellation Real Estate Group, Constellation Mortgage Solutions will debut its new NOVA loan origination solution at the MBA annual conference. Join industry visionaries Pete Flint, Spencer Rascoff, Ryan Serhant and more at Inman Connect New York, Jan. 24-26. Punch your ticket to the future […]
Dump Passwords on Your iPhone. Apple’s New iOS 16 Feature Is More Secure
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. What’s happening Apple’s iPhone 14 models come with login technology called passkeys designed to be as easy to use as passwords but much more secure. They work on all […]
NIST Awards Funding to Small Businesses to Advance Technologies for COVID Response, Manufacturing, Medical Diagnostics and More
Credit: Shutterstock GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $7 million in funding to 23 U.S. small businesses in 14 states through two separate efforts under its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Nearly $3.2 million in funding […]
Wake Tech to open permanent western Wake campus in Apex NC
Apex The largest community college in the state is relocating one of its campuses to 34 acres of land in Apex to meet the needs of its growing region. Wake Technical Community College leaders announced Wednesday the allocation of the land and their plans to move the college’s western campus […]
NVIDIA Delivers Quantum Leap in Performance, Introduces New Era of Neural Rendering With GeForce RTX 40 Series
Powered by Ada Lovelace Architecture and DLSS 3; Third-Gen RTX up to 4x Faster Than NVIDIA Ampere Architecture GPUs NVIDIA today unveiled the GeForce RTX® 40 Series of GPUs, designed to deliver revolutionary performance for gamers and creators, led by its new flagship, the RTX 4090 GPU, with up to […]
Seton Hall Hosts the 2022 NJ Cybersecurity Virtual Conference
For all the college students who dream of a career in cybersecurity, Seton Hall University is proud to announce the 2022 New Jersey Cybersecurity Virtual Conference: Connect-Collaborate-Careers. The third annual statewide cybersecurity conference will connect students, university faculty and administrators with cybersecurity business leaders. Registration is now open for the […]
Have AI image generators assimilated your art? New tool lets you check
Enlarge / An image of the “Have I Been Trained?” website featuring a search for one of its creators, Holly Herndon. In response to controversy over image synthesis models learning from artists’ images scraped from the Internet without consent—and potentially replicating their artistic styles—a group of artists has released a […]
New AI assistant can browse, search, and use web apps like a human
Enlarge / Still from a demo video showing ACT-1 performing a search on Redfin.com in a browser when asked to “find me a house.” Adept Yesterday, California-based AI firm Adept announced Action Transformer (ACT-1), an AI model that can perform actions in software like a human assistant when given high-level […]
NIST and Google to Create New Supply of Chips for Researchers and Tech Startups
This NIST-developed chip is used to measure the performance of memory devices used by artificial intelligence algorithms. NIST and Google have signed a cooperative research and development agreement to produce a new suite of chips for measuring the performance of devices used in a range of advanced applications. Credit: B. […]
The Virus Changed the Way We Internet
Stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, with movie theaters closed and no restaurants to dine in, Americans have been spending more of their lives online. But a New York Times analysis of internet usage in the United States from SimilarWeb and Apptopia, two online data providers, reveals that our […]
ICE Mortgage Technology Updates Website to Display Real-Time Mortgage Data
PLEASANTON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ICE Mortgage TechnologyTM, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced that its website home page has been updated with access to real-time mortgage data with Insights™ by ICE Mortgage Technology. These interactive tools present data including […]
Walmart Global Tech Accelerates Expansion with Plans To Hire Thousands of Technologists and Add New Locations
I’m always in awe of how many lives and communities are changed by the work we do at Walmart. The cutting-edge tech we build makes life better for customers and members, further empowers our associates and unlocks new value for our business. Just as our tech stack is the foundation […]
Fund backed by Li Ka-shing bolsters south-east Asia deals
Horizons Ventures, the private investment arm of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, is diversifying its US-focused portfolio by beefing up deals in south-east Asia while targeting “women-centric” investments in Japan, its co-founder says. With more than 140 active investments in 17 countries, the company has about one-third of its bets […]
LAUSD targeted by ransomware attack, computer systems impacted
The Los Angeles Unified School District was experiencing a technical issue Monday, of an external source, that disrupted access to some of its computer systems, including email, according to a memo posted online. The district later released a statement acknowledging the incident was a cyberattack. “Since the identification of the […]
Ahead of Labor Day, DOT Launches New Dashboard to Help Air Travelers Know Their Rights When They Experience Flight Disruptions Caused by Airlines
After Secretary Buttigieg wrote letter to airline CEOs, airlines made significant improvements to customer service plans WASHINGTON – Throughout 2022, Americans have experienced an unacceptable level of flight delays and cancellations. When these disruptions occur, airlines are required to support passengers based on commitments made in their customer service plans, […]
Google Launches New Open Source Bug Bounty to Tackle Supply Chain Attacks
Google on Monday introduced a new bug bounty program for its open source projects, offering payouts anywhere from $100 to $31,337 (a reference to eleet or leet) to secure the ecosystem from supply chain attacks. Called the Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program (OSS VRP), the offering is one of […]
the latest from USPTO leadership
Call for collaboration with stakeholders Blog by Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO We are working across our great agency to improve our processes, technology, and training. Each and every one of us is committed to providing the best service possible for […]
The new Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies includes 23 from Arlington | ARLnow
Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow, Startup Monday is a weekly column that highlights Arlington-based startups, founders, and local tech news. Monday Properties is proudly featuring 1515 Wilson Blvd in Rosslyn. Twenty-three Arlington-based companies are on this year’s Inc. 5000 list, an annual barometer of the country’s fastest-growing […]