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Tech industry faces layoffs surge amidst billions in AI investments; Google's AI outperforms doctors in diagnostic conversations; Executives exercise caution in gen AI investments amid societal pressures; SK telecom eyes global AI dominance through tech collaborations- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.1. Tech industry faces layoffs surgeThe tech industry, amid a surge in AI investments, is witnessing a wave of layoffs, surpassing 5,500 job cuts in the first two weeks of 2024. Google, Amazon,…

No one could accuse Kali Uchis of wasting time. The tour to promote her third album, Red Moon on Venus, ended a matter of weeks ago – with a performance at Camp Flog Gnaw, the festival curated by her sometime collaborator Tyler, the Creator – and yet here is its follow-up. She announced its arrival – or rather she announced a “new era” for her music – back in July, a mere four months after Red Moon in Venus came out.The artwork for Orquídeas.Perhaps, like persisting in calling new albums “eras”, this is just the way…

Last updated: January 10th, 2024 at 13:21 UTC+01:00 Chinese wearable brand Amazfit overtook Samsung in the emerging smart ring game and announced its first wearable of this type, the Helio Ring, at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. Amazfit intends to release the Helio Ring this spring, but availability by country is unclear. Nevertheless, there's a high probability that Amazfit will beat Samsung to the finish line. The Helio Ring is made from titanium alloy, measures 2.6mm in thickness, and weighs only 4 grams. Amazfit says the…

One of the biggest problems that has existed for the longest time on public roads is road rage. Every now and then, we see cases where people get into some serious fights on roads because of their petty ego issues. Recently, another such incident has been shared online. In this particular instance, a Toyota Fortuner driver stopped in front of a Maruti Ertiga taxi and immediately started beating the driver. The entire road rage incident, showing this fight between the Fortuner driver and the Ertiga taxi driver, has been…

Beats Fit Pro earbuds in the three newest colors have dropped back down to their best price in a deal on Amazon. The true-wireless, noise canceling headphones are 20 percent off for the Volt Yellow, Coral Pink and Tidal Blue designs, making them just $160. These popular earbuds normally go for $200, so you’d be saving $40. If those options are too vibrant for your style, there’s a 10 percent discount on other, subtler colors as well. That includes Beats Black, Beats White, Sage Gray and Stone Purple, which are all just…

This article is for those of you who may be Android-curious. It is not a post about Android being better than iOS! If you like Apple stuff, stick with it. I’m just a tech blogger.We here in the Aamoth household have a pretty even mix of Android and iOS devices. I use an Android phone, but also love my iPad. Meanwhile, my wife runs fully Apple—Mac, iPhone, Watch—and is happy as can be. We have a second Apple Watch for our son.The Apple way and the Android way both have their pros and cons. If you’re looking for some of the…

Mick Cronin acknowledged the obvious earlier this week.Given UCLA’s severe offensive limitations, the Bruins would have to win with defense and toughness.But even that formula wasn’t enough Wednesday night given the lows to which their offense sunk. After scoring the game’s first 10 points, the Bruins fell into an epic funk during a 59-53 loss to Stanford at Pauley Pavilion during which they set a season low for scoring. “Let’s be honest,” Cronin said. “You can’t score, you can’t win.”Airballs abounded as UCLA made only…

Tetris, one of the most popular and recognizable games of all time, has finally been "beaten." The person to do it more than 30 years after the game's release? 13-year-old Willis Gibson from Oklahoma.Gibson uploaded a video of his achievement to YouTube, and it's quite a sight to behold. He is demonstrably overwhelmed with excitement and astonishment. He exclaims, "Oh my god," before saying, "I can't feel my fingers."As you can see in the video, Willis reaches level 157 (the video labels it as level 18,…

For the first time in eight years, another film studio has beaten Disney in the game. In 2023, Universal surpassed the movie-making giant as the most successful film studio, amassed over $4.907 billion! Oppenheimer was the marquee cinema event of the year. It starred Cillian Murphy as the 'Father of the Atomic Bomb.'(HT_PRINT) As per a report in Variety, the studios released as many as 24 movies and a few of them went on to become blockbusters. These include Christopher Nolan's World War II epic, Oppenheimer,…

The Beats Powerbeats Pro are truly wireless earbuds firmly built for exercise. They’ve got a design-dominating earhook and are available in a good array of colorful looks if you want it to better match up with your running kit. It’s also giving you some nice extras like ANC and the ability to share audio with other Beats and Apple headphones if you like the idea of  working out together.Beats Powerbeats Pro: Price and availabilityThe Beats Powerbeats Pro have been around for a while now and actually launched back in…