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Tesla CEO Elon Musk called on Wednesday for a US "referee" for artificial intelligence after he, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and other tech CEOs met with lawmakers at Capitol Hill to discuss AI regulation. Lawmakers are seeking ways to mitigate the dangers of the emerging technology, which has boomed in investment and consumer popularity since the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot. Musk said there was a need for a regulator to ensure the safe use of AI."It's important for us to have a referee," Musk told reporters, comparing it to sports. The billionaire, who also owns the social media platform X , added that a regulator would "ensure that companies take actions that are safe and in the interest of the general public." Musk said the meeting was a "service to humanity" and said it "may go down in history as very important to the future of civilization." Musk confirmed he had called A

Apple launched the brand new iPhone 15 Pro Max at its 'Wonderlust' event on September 12. This year, the company has brought a number of hardware and design upgrades to the high-end iPhone. It runs on Apple's A17 Bionic SoC that Apple says is 10 percent faster than the iPhone 14's A16 Bionic SoC. The handset is also equipped with a new programmable Action button that replaces the Mute switch and it packs a USB Type-C charging port. The iPhone 15 Pro Max debuts the first periscope camera on an iPhone. The iPhone 15 Pro Max directly competes with last year's big gun — iPhone 14 Pro Max. Let's put the iPhone 15 Pro Max against the iPhone 14 Pro Max to map out the key differences and similarities between the two smartphones. iPhone 15 Pro Max vs iPhone 14 Pro Max price in India The iPhone 15 Pro Max is a bit more expensive this year with an initial price tag of Rs. 1,59,900 for the base variant with 256GB storage. It is offered in Black Titanium, Blue Titaniu

Thunderbolt 5 was unveiled on Tuesday (September 12) as the next-generation external connector from  Intel . The new technology can transmit data at 80Gbps to meet the demands of content creators and gamers and it is promised to deliver up to 120Gbps bandwidth, three times more than the three-year-old Thunderbolt 4 . Built on USB4 v2, Thunderbolt 5 will be compatible with previous versions of Thunderbolt and USB. Computers and accessories based on the new Thunderbolt 5 controller won't debut until 2024. Intel announced Thunderbolt 5 — the next generation of Thunderbolt — with significant connectivity speed and bandwidth benefits. As mentioned, it will deliver 80Gbps of bi-directional data speeds. In the Bandwidth Boost mode, it is said to transmit data up to 120Gbps speed. This would allow content creators and gamers to connect up to two 8K displays in monitors. These improvements will mark up to three times enhanced bandwidth than the Thunderbolt 4. The Thunderbolt 4 that went o

China flagged security problems with iPhones while saying it isn't barring purchases, the government's first comments on the topic after news reports that authorities are moving to restrict the use of Apple products in sensitive departments and state-owned companies. “We noticed that there have been many media reports about security incidents concerning Apple phones,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Wednesday at a regular press briefing in Beijing, without elaborating.  China plans to expand a ban on the use of iPhones to a plethora of state-backed companies and agencies, Bloomberg News has reported, a sign of growing challenges for Apple in its biggest foreign market and global production base. Several agencies have begun instructing staff not to bring their iPhones to work.  “China has not issued laws and regulations to ban the purchase of Apple or foreign brands' phones,” Mao said, adding that the government attaches “great importance” to security

Google Pixel Watch 2 is confirmed to launch as the successor to the Pixel Watch at its upcoming Made by Google event on October 4. It is scheduled to debut alongside the Pixel 8 series of smartphones and the updated Pixel Buds Pro. While the company has already teased the design and one of the colour options of the upcoming smartwatch, a new leak has revealed all the colourways it will be available in. According to a Droid Life report citing an unnamed source, the Pixel Watch 2 case will be available in Black, Silver, and Gold colourways, similar to its predecessor. However, it will reportedly offer Hazel, Obsidian, Charcoal, and Chalk watch band options. The upcoming smartwatch could debut in Silver/White, Silver/Bay, Gold/Hazel and Black/Obsidian colour schemes, according to the report. The report also leaks the model number for all four non-US variants. The Silver/White variant is said to carry the model numbers GA05027-GB, and GA05031-GB, Silver/Bay could have the GA05028-GB

Google Pixel 8 series — consisting of vanilla Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro — is all set to go official on October 4 at the ‘Made by Google' event. Google is expected to pack the next generation Tensor G3 SoC on the Pixel 8 lineup as an upgrade over the Tensor G2 SoC that powers the Pixel 7 series. The company has yet to delve into details about its in-house chip, but a new leak suggests that it would offer better thermal management features. The Tensor G3 might come with Samsung Foundry's FO-WLP (Fan-out Wafer-level packaging) method. This is expected to reduce heat generation and increase the power efficiency of the Pixel 8 series. Tipster Revegnus (@Tech_Reve) on X (formerly Twitter) suggests that the Tensor G3, which is slated to power the upcoming Pixel 8 series handsets, will be among the first Samsung Foundry's smartphone chips to incorporate the FO-WLP packaging method. This method is expected to reduce heat generation and increase power efficiency for the Tensor G3