Generation

Apple today announced iOS 16 and as part of that it also took the wraps off the "next generation of CarPlay." The new update will be live for everyone later this year, with developers able to download the first beta release today. With Apple's big WWDC22 event now underway and the opening keynote done and dusted, the new iOS 16 is one of the biggest announcements of the day. It brings with it a notable CarPlay refresh that is specifically designed to make better use of cars with multiple screens. Apple says that we…

Apple is taking CarPlay to an entirely new level with a huge announcement at WWDC 2022. In what it called a “sneak peek,” Apple showed off an entirely new generation of CarPlay that expands beyond infotainment and becomes the car’s entire interface, from a gauge cluster screen to the center stack and including every car function. Almost every car from the past handful of years has CarPlay, and it’s one of the most-requested features from car buyers. Even still, it’s a pretty disjointed experience that transports you…

One of the US’s largest overseas military bases lies in the Indian Ocean on Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands. How that came to pass is murky, to say the least. The islands were once part of Mauritius, a British colony until 1968. Knowing the US wanted a base there, Britain made independence conditional on retaining Chagos, which it promptly leased to the US in exchange for cut-price nuclear submarines. None of this came before parliament or Congress – or the Chagossians, who over the next five years were removed from…

Jennifer Lopez grew tearful as she accepted the Generation Award at the MTV Movie and TV Awards.The 52-year-old was honoured at Sunday (5 June) night’s awards show with a prize marking achievements in her career.“I look at all those movies and I see all the wonderful people that I’ve been blessed to know and to work with,” she told the crowd during her acceptance speech.“You’re only as good as the people that you work with and if you’re lucky, they make you better, and I have been very lucky in that regard.”Lopez said…

Disney has reportedly hired away Apple executive Mark Bozon to head its "cross-divisional Next Generation Storytelling initiative." That initiative is said to include Disney's plans for the metaverse, too. Bozon, who was previously creative director for Apple Arcade according to a Variety report, announced that he was leaving Apple via Twitter without confirming that he would be moving to Disney. He did say that the new role would be "an absolute dream job," however. Bozon was hired by Mike White, Disney's SVP of Next…

NASA on Wednesday announced it has awarded contracts to two companies to develop the next generation of spacesuits for missions to the International Space Station and the Moon.The winners of the Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) Contract were Axiom Space — which has organized commercial flights to the ISS and is working on its own private space station — and Collins Aerospace."History will be made with the suits when we get to the Moon. We will have our first person of color and our first woman that will be wearers…

A team of researchers led by an Indian-origin engineer in the UK has created an electronic skin capable of feeling "pain" and according to them it could help create a new generation of smart robots with human-like sensitivity. Professor Ravinder Dahiya, from the University of Glasgow's James Watt School of Engineering, said the discovery marks a real step forward in work towards creating large-scale neuromorphic printed e-skin capable of responding appropriately to stimuli.His team at the university developed the…

Samsung will be making the second generation of Google Tensor SoC that will be used in the Google Pixel 7 series of smartphones, as per a report. The series, which is expected to get Pixel 7 as well as Pixel 7 Pro smartphones, was showcased at this year's Google I/O event and is to be launched later this year. It is to be noted that Google's latest generation of smartphones use the first generation of Google Tensor SoC, which is also manufactured by Samsung.As per a report by Korean publisher ddaily, Samsung will…

The latest SpaceX launch lifted 53 satellites into low Earth orbit.Photo: John Raoux (AP)The next generation of Starlink satellites are going to be larger, and more powerful, designed to provide internet access to remote parts of the world, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The space billionaire recently discussed the details of the Starlink Gen2 System on the popular YouTube show, Everyday Astronaut.In the 32 minute clip, Musk reveals that SpaceX has already produced the first Starlink 2.0 satellite. The new generation…

Sean Paul is a party-starter. Few artists have a back catalogue better primed for the dancefloor than the multimillion-selling Jamaican artist. This year marks 20 years since his breakout second album, Dutty Rock, took the syncopated, bass-driven genre of dancehall global with hits Get Busy, Like Glue and Gimme the Light. In the ensuing years, Paul has had three US No 1s, a Grammy and collaborations with the biggest names in pop, including Beyoncé, Sia, Dua Lipa and Little Mix.Now he is readying for the release of his…