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in TechnologyIn this snapshot, where can we find Elon Musk making a somber visit?
Answer: On Jan. 22, 2024, Elon Musk visited Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. His visit was part of his scheduled appearance at a conference on antisemitism organized by the European Jewish Association in Krakow, Poland.
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in TechnologyWhat is Astrobotic Technology known for?
Answer: Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander, launched on January 8, 2024, was the first moon mission by a private company but encountered a critical propellant loss.
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in TechnologyWhich passenger aircraft was grounded twice by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), first in 2020 and again in 2024?
Answer: The FAA grounded certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes for safety checks after an emergency landing incident, with the latest action on January 6, 2024.
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in TechnologyWhat is Ernie Bot?
Answer: Baidu, China’s search engine mogul. unveiled Ernie Bot, China’s AI chatbot sensation, on Aug. 31, 2023. Not before Beijing approved Baidu’s decision to release Ernie Bot to the public, of course. By the afternoon of its grand debut, Ernie Bot became the top app on Apple’s iOS store in China. And as a cherry…
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in TechnologyWhy did Apple pause sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in the United States before Christmas 2023?
Answer: Apple paused sales of its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in the US due to a patent infringement ruling related to their blood oxygen feature.
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in TechnologyWhat’s Elon Musk’s xAI?
Answer: Elon Musk, the tech mogul behind SpaceX and Tesla. announced the formation of his new artificial intelligence company, xAI, on July 12, 2023. Musk, known for his ambitious and futuristic projects. aims to use xAI to “understand reality” and delve deeper into the realm of AI. The announcement was made on Twitter, and Musk…
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in TechnologyWhat is Google’s Gemini?
Answer: Google’s Gemini, unveiled on Dec. 6, 2023. is a multimodal AI model. It can understand and process various information forms, including text, audio, and visuals. This AI model comes in three versions – Nano, Pro, and Ultra – each designed for different levels of complexity and tasks. The Pro version has already been integrated…
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in TechnologyWhy did Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo close her Twitter/X account?
Answer: Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Nov. 27, 2023, that she was quitting X, formerly known as Twitter. She criticized the platform for devolving into a source of disinformation, hatred, anti-Semitism, and racism, heightening tensions and conflicts in society. Or, as she put it. a ‘global sewer’ destroying democracies. Several major advertisers paused their campaigns…
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in TechnologyWhen did Apple first use an iPhone to film and broadcast an entire keynote event?
Answer: Apple decided to showcase the impressive capabilities of their iPhone 15 Pro Max by using it to film their entire “Scary Fast” event on Oct. 30, 2023. This event was the grand unveiling of their next-generation M3 chip series, which powers the latest MacBook Pros and iMacs. This marked the first time Apple broadcast…
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in TechnologyWhat’s the European Digital Services Act (DSA)?
Answer: The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a regulatory framework within the European Union. It mandates digital platforms, like Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter), to mitigate risks to public security and civic discourse, especially by tackling online illegal content. Three days after the Hamas terror attack on Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023, EU Commissioner…
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in TechnologyWhat’s Amazon’s Project Kuiper?
Answer: Amazon’s Project Kuiper. launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, aims to establish a mega-constellation of more than 3,200 satellites to provide internet service across the globe. The initiative, which launched its first two prototype satellites using United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket, is set to rival SpaceX’s Starlink service, which has…
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in TechnologyWhy did Apple rush to release an update for iPhone 15?
Answer: Apple, the tech giant from Cupertino, California, recently faced a heated situation with its iPhone 15 models. Users around the globe reported that their shiny Apple iPhones were getting too warm for comfort. Apple found that a software bug and some popular apps like Instagram and Uber caused the devices to run hotter than…
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in TechnologyWhat’s Anthropic’s tech specialty?
Answer: Anthropic is a start-up founded by some brainy folks from OpenAI. They’re diving deep into “Generative AI.” On Sept. 25, 2023, Amazon, the e-commerce giant. splashed up $4 billion on them, with Amazon Web Services becoming the company’s primary cloud playground.
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in TechnologyWhat feature in Google’s Bard allows users to verify the chatbot’s answers against web content?
Answer: Google’s Bard, the ever-so-helpful AI chatbot, has a nifty new feature aptly named “Google It.” Whenever you doubt Bard’s overconfident answers, you can simply click on the “G” icon, and Bard will cross-reference its response with the vast web. This marvelous feature was unveiled on Sept. 19, 2023. You can find it right in…
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in TechnologyWhat’s the newly added “Check In” feature in iOS 17?
Answer: In Apple’s ever-evolving world, where innovation meets “I didn’t know I needed that,” iOS 17 introduced the “Check In” feature. Released on Sept. 18, 2023, “Check In” allows users to share their location with selected contacts to let them know when the user made it back home safely or even give them a heads…
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in TechnologyAccording to Elon Musk, how many monthly users does Twitter/X have?
Answer: In a Sept. 18, 2023, live-streamed conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon Musk spilled some beans about Twitter, now known as “X”. Among the tidbits, he mentioned that X has 550 million monthly users. Musk suggested introducing a “small monthly payment” for X users during the same chat. Why, you ask? To…
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in TechnologyIn Sept. 2023, what did US Military officials turn to the public for assistance in finding?
Answer: On Sept. 18, 2023, the US Military lost an advanced F-35B Lightning II jet, a plane so stealthy that even they couldn’t find it. So, in a move that sounds straight out of a sitcom, they turned to the most reliable source they could think of: the internet. Military officials made online appeals. asking…
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in TechnologyWhat cosmic name did Elon Musk bestow upon his youngest offspring?
Answer: Techno Mechanicus Musk, affectionately dubbed “Tau,” was born in June 2022. Tau made his grand debut not in a tweet or a press release but in the pages of Elon Musk’s new biography, as chronicled by Walter Isaacson. While X Æ A-13 might’ve been the talk of the town in 2020, and Starship continues…
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in TechnologyIn Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro models, which material replaces the good old stainless steel?
Answer: Apple gave the iPhone 15 Pro models a little makeover, announced during their Sept. 12, 2023 event. Gone are the days when stainless steel was the talk of the town. Now, it’s all about the more durable and lighter titanium. And while the world waited for the iPhone 15, Apple sprinkled some more magic…
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in TechnologyWho did Elon Musk accuse of trying to “strangle” X/Twitter?
Answer: Elon Musk, owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, and part-time digital drama king, pointed fingers at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for allegedly trying to “strangle” the platform. This is after ADL’s Director, Jonathan Greenblatt, tweeted on Aug. 31, 2023, about a “productive conversation” with X’s CEO, Linda Yaccarino, about addressing the platform’s hate…
