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NBA Hall of Famer Paul “The Truth” Pierce agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission over a cryptocurrency he promoted on Twitter. The SEC charged Pierce with making false and misleading promotional statements about EthereumMax (EMAX) and failing to disclose the $244,000 payment in tokens he received for plugging it on social media. The SEC said Pierce also posted a misleading screenshot of an account showing much more in EMAX holdings and profits than his account had. Pierce…

iPhone 14 and Apple Watch users are facing problems with its fancy new crash detection feature. It was launched last year on the iPhone 14 and the latest Apple Watch Series 8, Ultra, and Apple Watch SE 2022. It detects a severe car crash and automatically calls emergency services in case the user fails to respond within 20 seconds. However, many of these are false alarms and these have not amused emergency responders at all. In fact, the situation has become so bad that emergency dispatchers are flagging this shocking…

via Warner Bros. This might be stating the obvious, but it’s worth repeating that not only is James Gunn the co-CEO of DC Studios in charge of the franchise’s entire creative direction for the foreseeable future, but he’s also writing the screenplay for Superman: Legacy. Not only that, but the Guardians of the Galaxy architect is also heavily rumored to eventually be announced as the director as well, and given that he was the one who sat down with Henry Cavill and told him that his tenure as the Big Blue Boy…

One of the iPhone 14 new features is Crash Detection. Apple claims its accelerometer, alongside a high-dynamic range gyroscope, can detect whether someone has been in a car crash accident. When it does, the iPhone automatically dials emergency services if the user can’t reach their iPhone. Apple says the iPhone 14 uses the barometer, which can now detect cabin pressure changes, the GPS for additional input for speed changes, and the microphone, which can recognize loud noises typified by severe car crashes, to…

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Emergency services in Japan have been inundated with false emergency calls triggered by Apple’s Crash Detection feature during casual trips to the country’s ski areas according to the latest reports. The Fire Department Kita-Alps in Nagano, one of Japan’s most popular ski areas, received 919 emergency calls between December 16 and January 23, 134 by accident mainly triggered by Apple’s Crash Detection feature on the newest iPhone 14 models, Apple Watch Series 8, and Apple Watch Ultra. The false Crash Detection epidemic…

The Crash Detection feature on the iPhone 14 and newer Apple Watches is continuing to cause issues for first responders based in ski resorts and elsewhere. Crash Detection activates when an iPhone 14 or Apple Watch detects a sudden jolt in motion that suggests some kind of accident has occurred. The owner has 10 seconds to dismiss the alert if the feature has been activated in error or if the accident isn’t serious, thereby preventing a call from being placed. The problem is that if the phone is in a pocket or bag,…

Image Source : APPLE iPhone 14 False alarms by Apple's iPhone 14 series' Crash Detection feature are causing problems in Japan, with fire departments near skiing areas getting more emergency call-outs than usual because of the automated calls. ALSO READ: Apple working on iOS 17: What to expect?   The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Internal Affairs and…

ACCC said it would look at more than 100 influencers after several consumers informed the regulator about some endorsements and testimonials which they said were misleading. Australia's competition regulator said on Friday it would check whether influencers on social media platforms had failed to disclose their affiliation with the brands they were promoting. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it would look at more than 100 influencers after several consumers informed the regulator about…

For some residents of San Francisco, the robotic future of driving is just a tap away. Ride-hailing services from GM subsidiary Cruise and Alphabet company Waymo allow them to summon a driverless ride with an app. But some riders have become perhaps too comfortable with the technology.In a letter filed with a California regulator yesterday, city agencies complained that on three separate occasions since December, Cruise staff called 911 after a passenger in one of its driverless vehicles became “unresponsive” to the…