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Apple design legend Jony Ive joins OpenAI
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - The legendary designer behind Apple's iPhone, Jony Ive, has joined OpenAI to create devices tailored for using generative artificial intelligence, according to a video posted Wednesday by the ChatGPT maker.
Video game play gets frisky at CES gadget gala
AFP, Published on 10/01/2025
» LAS VEGAS - Video game play met romantic intimacy in a corner of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Thursday -- but it hasn't always been smooth sailing for sex toys at the Las Vegas gadget extravaganza.
Apple bows to EU and unveils iPhone with USB-C charger
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» CUPERTINO, California - Apple unveiled its new iPhone lineup on Tuesday, with its Lightning charger ports replaced on the newest models by a universal charger after a tussle with the European Union.
Hunger, thirst stunting Indigenous children in Colombian desert
AFP, Published on 15/03/2023
» URIBIA (COLOMBIA) - After a grueling jeep trip of almost 24 hours on mostly desert roads, two-year-old Rosalinda arrived at the clinic in Uribia, northern Colombia, just in time.
Tiny Welsh island wins stargazing fame
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» PWLLHELI, Wales: Night falls over Ynys Enlli. The remote Welsh island's sky turns impossibly black.
AirTag harassment victims unconvinced by Apple's fixes
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - Originally designed as a solution for the absent-minded, the AirTag digital tracking sensor is also sometimes employed for a more sinister function, with manufacturer Apple now finding itself the subject of anger -- and lawsuits -- from Americans who have been harassed with the help of the brand's product.
CES gadget gala looks to shake off economic gloom
AFP, Published on 05/01/2023
» LAS VEGAS - The annual CES consumer electronics extravaganza throws open its doors in Las Vegas on Thursday as the industry looks to the latest innovations to help cure the pain from an ailing global economy.
Body-monitoring tech trend comes with concerns
AFP, Published on 12/01/2022
» LAS VEGAS - A ring shimmers on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, but this is no mere piece of jewelry -- it's packed with sensors capable of detecting body temperature, respiration and much more.
Sex shops offer Brazil's Evangelicals a taste of heaven
AFP, Published on 30/11/2021
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Sometimes, she disguises her merchandise as medication, or as a bakery delivery. Whatever the packaging, Andrea dos Anjos knows discretion is key when Brazil's emerging Evangelical sex shops send erotic products to their clients.
Italy under virus curbs again as Dutch, Irish stop AstraZeneca shots
AFP, Published on 15/03/2021
» ROME: Coronavirus restrictions were reimposed across much of Italy on Monday, while Ireland and the Netherlands became the latest countries to suspend AstraZeneca's Covid-19 shots over blood clot fears despite the firm and the WHO insisting there is no risk.