Category: Technology
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Embattled Apple unveils new iPhone
Apple CEO Tim Cook strode through a slickly produced video Tuesday to launch a new iPhone, with few hints of the exceptional string of troubles facing his company including policy reversals, a spyware attack and legal fights. Cook — from an empty, darkened auditorium — raved over upgraded cameras, brighter screens and new features for some…
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Apple issues fix for flaw linked to Pegasus spyware
Apple released a fix Monday for a weakness that can let the spyware at the heart of the Pegasus scandal infect devices without users even clicking on a malicious message or link. The Pegasus software from Israeli firm NSO Group has been under intense scrutiny since an international media investigation claimed it was used to…
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Keep businesses reliably powered
With the goal of creating standby power solutions at best prices, Monark has launched a new line of GC Generator Sets last July 16, 2021. The line was revealed via a Facebook event that featured a walkthrough of the products’ key features. The launch revealed 14 generator set models divided into five engine power categories ranging from…
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PS5 surpasses 10 million units sold
Sony recently announced that the PlayStation 5 (PS5) has sold through more than 10 million units* globally since first launching on November 12, 2020. Sony added that the PS5 is the fastest-selling console in the company’s history and continues to outpace sales of its predecessor, PlayStation 4 (PS4). Sony also achieved additional milestones across its…
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Aussie researchers to test koala ‘facial recognition’
Australian researchers are launching a koala “facial recognition” study that aims to better monitor the marsupials’ behaviour and ultimately aid in their conservation. The team from Griffith University is attempting to use artificial intelligence (AI) to recognise individual furry mammals when they use wildlife road crossings in Queensland state. The underground pathways and bridges are…
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A covid-19 breath test can give results In 60 seconds
“Despite positive news of vaccines, screening is still necessary to control the pandemic. Our breath test system will provide a rapid, non-invasive, and affordable solution for mass screening.” — Breathonix Breathonix is a Singapore start-up that revolutionizes covid testing. Their BreFence™ Go COVID-19 Breath Test System brings results in just 60 seconds and at a…
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Humans probably can’t live longer than 150 years
Science is once again casting doubt on the notion that we could live to be nearly as old as the biblical Methuselah or Mel Brooks’ 2,000-year-old man. New research from Singapore-base biotech company Gero looks at how well the human body bounces back from disease, accidents or just about anything else that puts stress on its systems.…
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NASA aims for historic helicopter flight on Mars
NASA is hoping to make history early Monday when the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attempts the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. The space agency had originally planned the flight for April 11 but postponed it over a software issue that was identified during a planned high-speed test of the aircraft’s rotors. The issue has…
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EV startup Chanje owes millions for undelivered vans
Truck rental company Ryder says it’s owed nearly $4 million from EV startup Chanje after it failed to deliver 100 of the 125 vans promised back in 2017, according to a previously unreported lawsuit in Florida. The lawsuit comes as a massive shift toward electric propulsion is underway in the commercial vehicle space, with new startups…
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Bulacan Airport to be one of the biggest in the world, Ramon Ang says
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon Ang revealed that the proposed Bulacan Airport is set to become one of the biggest airports not only in Asia but in the world. In his speech during Far Eastern University’s 90th General Commencement Exercises where he was conferred the degree of Doctor of Business Engineering Honoris Causa, Ang…