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Apple mulls refunds for battery replacement on old iPhones
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is mulling refunds to customers who paid full price for battery replacements on older iPhones. Apple now offers a $50 discount as part of its apology for secretly slowing down the devices. Apple isn’t providing details on a potential rebate yet. The possibility was... Read more
The New BMW X7 is Here.
When Can we See it? Later in 2018, BMW is slated to put its once concept ,the X7, into production. This new addition to the BWM line promises to be the height of luxury and technology. According to BMW, “The Concept X7 iPerformance embraces spatial luxury. Generously dimensioned windows,... Read more
Robot makes coffee at new cafe in Japan’s capital
By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has a new cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo’s downtown business and shopping district of Shibuya. The shop’s name in Japanese means... Read more
Apple to respond to US probes into slowdown of old iPhones
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is cooperating with U.S. government inquiries into its secret slowdown of older iPhones, further complicating its efforts to move past an issue that irked customers whose devices bogged down. The company acknowledged the probes late Tuesday after both The... Read more
Spacewalking astronauts give new hand to robot arm
By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts gave a hand to the International Space Station’s big robot arm Tuesday. As the federal government geared back up 250 miles below, NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle successfully installed the new mechanical gripper.Because of... Read more
AI can read! Tech firms race to smarten up thinking machines
By MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Seven years ago, a computer beat two human quizmasters on a “Jeopardy” challenge. Ever since, the tech industry has been training its machines to make them even better at amassing knowledge and answering questions. And it’s worked, at least up... Read more
Music firms sue to keep hit songs off fitness streaming app
By JEFF MARTIN, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Some of the nation’s largest recording studios have joined forces in an effort to stop a music streaming service aimed at fitness enthusiasts from using songs by Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Green Day and other stars. In a federal lawsuit filed in Atlanta,... Read more
Facebook to emphasize ‘trustworthy’ news via user surveys
By TALI ARBEL, AP Technology Writer Facebook is taking another step to try to make itself more socially beneficial, saying it will boost news sources that its users rate as trustworthy in surveys. In a blog post and a Facebook post from CEO Mark Zuckerberg Friday, the company said it... Read more
Apple banks on tax break to build 2nd campus, hire 20,000
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is planning to build a new corporate campus and hire 20,000 U.S. workers in an expansion driven in part by a tax cut that will enable the iPhone maker to bring an estimated $245 billion back to its home... Read more