The Taiwanese Coast Guard said seven Chinese nationals were aboard a ship suspected of causing the damage.

The film, billed by the company as a behind the scenes look at her life, started shooting in December and is slated for theatrical and streaming release this year.

MacworldFollowing a litany of serious errors and numerous complaints, Apple has announced that it will make changes to the way its AI news summaries are presented to users.In December, the BBC complained when Apple Intelligence auto-summarized one of its articles as part of a notification and completely altered its meaning, falsely informing readers that the alleged killer Luigi Mangione had shot himself.The rest of the summary is accurate, but the first clause is wholly false.BBCBBC News is the most trusted news media in the world, a BBC spokesperson said at the time. It is essential to us that our audiences can trust any information or journalism published in our name and that includes notifications.But Apple seemingly did not respond to the complaint and more errors followed. In January the companys AI summarized a BBC article about the World Darts Championship to say that Luke Littler had won the competition, when it hadnt even started. (Funnily enough Littler did go on to become the youngest ever winner, but not until later.) It also incorrectly claimed Rafael Nadal had come out as gay when he had not, again presenting this information as if it came from the BBC.While the BBC appears to be the main sufferer of Apple Intelligences inaccuracies, a New York Times alert was reportedly twisted to suggest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been arrested; he had not.Apple AI notification summaries continue to be so so so bad Ken Schwencke (@schwanksta.com) 2024-11-21T19:22:27.650ZApple has not apologised for the errors, nor has it even explicitly admitted that the AI got these things wrong. But the company has this week acknowledged that Apple Intelligences summaries can be improved, and promised that an imminent software update will do so.Apple Intelligence features are in beta and we are continuously making improvements with the help of user feedback, the company said. A software update in the coming weeks will further clarify when the text being displayed is summarization provided by Apple Intelligence. We encourage users to report a concern if they view an unexpected notification summary.At the moment, the notifications are presented as if they come directly from the news source. At the top they say BBC News (or NYTimes, or whatever), with the official app logo on the left; nowhere does it say that the text has been autogenerated by Apple Intelligence rather than being provided by the app. It would appear that Apple is promising only to label the text more informatively, rather than to make it more accurate although one would hope that work on the latter aspect is ongoing as a matter of routine.For more on this story, and the limitations of AI more generally, read the Macalopes latest column, Apple Intelligence didnt write this headline.

The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a fresh complaint against Google, alleging that the company acts as the employer of certain contract workers and must negotiate with their union, Reuters reports.The Board has said Google is a joint employer for roughly 50 San Francisco-based content creators hired through IT contractor Accenture Flex.These workers, who joined the Alphabet Workers Union in 2023, should be considered under the tech giants purview, according to the agency, the report said.An administrative judge will now hear the complaint, with the decision subject to review by the NLRBs five-member panel.If the Board confirms Googles status as a joint employer for the Accenture Flex contractors, the tech giant would be compelled to engage in collective bargaining and could be held accountable for breaches of federal labor law.NLRB is also looking into a separate complaint from October, which accuses Google and Accenture Flex of altering working conditions without consulting the union first, according to the report.This follows the NLRBs January 2024 ruling requiring Google to negotiate with employees at YouTube Music an Alphabet subsidiary hired through a different staffing firm. Google has appealed the decision, and a US federal court is scheduled to review the case later this month.Google has faced growing labor challenges, marked by worker protests and layoffs. Last year, the company removed a $15-an-hour minimum wage for contractors and implemented changes aimed at sidestepping union negotiations.Implications for the industryGoogle has stated that it does not have sufficient control over contract workers to qualify as their joint employer, according to the report.The outcome of the case could set a precedent for how contract workers are treated across the tech industry, where companies frequently rely on third-party staffing firms.Companies may need to rethink their mix of employment types and how they engage contract and gig workers, said Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst and CEO at Greyhound Research. In a worst-case scenario, this work could be moved to locations where such regulations dont exist. Alternatively, companies might face additional compliance requirements, costs, and audits if the NLRB wins against major corporations.Meanwhile, large corporations may need to adopt a more flexible stance on the issue, as the number of contract and gig workers is expected to grow, Gogia added.A decision against Google could also energize unionization efforts within the tech sector, offering a roadmap for organizing workers in an industry that has traditionally resisted union activity. The topic is also profoundly interlinked with the countrys political climate, Gogia said. If one were to consider the past stand that the Trump administration had on the subject, it is clear that the concept of joint employer may not see the light of day after all.

This is todays edition ofThe Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of whats going on in the world of technology.AI means the end of internet search as weve known itWe all know what it means, colloquially, to google something. You pop a few words in a search box and in return get a list of blue links to the most relevant results. Fundamentally, its just fetching information thats already out there on the internet and showing it to you, in a structured way.But all that is up for grabs. We are at a new inflection point.The biggest change to the way search engines deliver information to us since the 1990s is happening right now. No more keyword searching. Instead, you can ask questions in natural language. And instead of links, youll increasingly be met with answers written by generative AI and based on live information from across the internet, delivered the same way.Not everyone is excited for the change. Publishers are completely freaked out. And people are also worried about what these new LLM-powered results will mean for our fundamental shared reality. Read the full story.Mat HonanThis story is from the latest print edition of MIT Technology Reviewits all about the exciting breakthroughs happening in the world right now. If you dont already, subscribe to receive future copies.Whats next for our privacy?Every day, we are tracked hundreds or even thousands of times across the digital world. All of this is collected, packaged together with other details, and used to create highly personalized profiles that are then shared or sold, often without our explicit knowledge or consent.A consensus is growing that Americans need better privacy protectionsand that the best way to deliver them would be for Congress to pass comprehensive federal privacy legislation.So what can Americans expect for their personal data in 2025? We spoke to privacy experts and advocates about whats on their mind regarding how our digital data might be traded or protected moving forward. Read the full story.Eileen GuoThis piece is part of MIT Technology Reviews Whats Next series, looking across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of them here.How optimistic are you about AIs future?The start of a new year, and maybe especially this one, feels like a good time for a gut check: How optimistic are you feeling about the future of technology?Our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies, published on Friday, might help you decide. Artificial intelligence powers four of the breakthroughs featured on the list, and I expect your feelings about them will vary widely. Read the full story.James ODonnellThis story is from the Algorithm, our weekly newsletter giving you the inside track on all things AI. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Monday.The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is ready to transform our understanding of the cosmosHigh atop Chiles 2,700-meter Cerro Pachn, the air is clear and dry, leaving few clouds to block the beautiful view of the stars. Its here that the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will soon use a car-size 3,200-megapixel digital camerathe largest ever builtto produce a new map of the entire night sky every three days.Findings from the observatory will help tease apart fundamental mysteries like the nature of dark matter and dark energy, two phenomena that have not been directly observed but affect how objects are bound togetherand pushed apart.A quarter-century in the making, the observatory is poised to expand our understanding of just about every corner of the universe. Read the full story.Adam MannThe Vera C. Rubin Observatory is one of our 10 Breakthrough Technologies for 2025, MIT Technology Reviews annual list of tech to watch. Check out the rest of the list, and cast your vote for the honorary 11th breakthroughyou have until 1 April!The must-readsIve combed the internet to find you todays most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.1 A Louisiana man has died of bird fluHes the first person known to have died from the virus in the US. (WP $)+ He was over 65 years old and had underlying health conditions. (NYT $)+ The risk of a bird flu pandemic is rising. (MIT Technology Review)2 Meta is shifting towards the rightAppointing Trump ally Dana White to its board is the latest in a string of political moves. (NYT $)+ Mark Zuckerberg has overhauled Metas board in the last five years. (Bloomberg $)+ The company recently donated $1 million to Trumps inaugural fund. (WSJ $)3 The Pentagon is blacklisting Chinas biggest EV battery firmCATL and other companies will be barred from doing business with it. (WP $)+ The US is convinced theyre working with Chinas military. (CNN)4 Nvidia is working on a personal AI supercomputerProject Digits will go on sale in May, priced at a whopping $3,000. (TechCrunch)+ Its based on a super secret chip, apparently. (VentureBeat)+ CEO Jensen Huang has his sights set on humanoid robots, too. (FT $)5 Doctors are turning to AI for note taking during appointmentsIt could save them hours each dayif it doesnt mess up, that is. (FT $)+ Artificial intelligence is infiltrating health care. We shouldnt let it make all the decisions. (MIT Technology Review)6 U-Haul is a treasure trove of personal user dataAnd hackers are exploiting it to dox or hack their victims. (404 Media)7 New York drivers are already trying to evade congestion pricingSubtly obscuring license plates can trick tracking cameras. (New York Post)+ Reaction to the new charge is decidedly mixed. (NY Mag $)+ Why EVs are (mostly) set for solid growth in 2025. (MIT Technology Review)8 Frustrated workers are complaining about their bosses on LinkedInTry this at your own risk. (Insider $)9 Men are notoriously poor at replying to text messages And their failure to communicate could be making them lonely. (The Atlantic $)10 You can now play Doom on a captchWhat better way to prove youre not a bot? (Vice)+ Death to captchas. (MIT Technology Review)Quote of the dayWe have glitches that need stitches.Tech entrepreneur Mike Johns describes his experience of becoming trapped in a malfunctioning self-driving car to the Guardian, nearly causing him to miss a flight.The big storyWhat happens when your prescription drug becomes the center of covid misinformationSeptember 2021By the time Joe Rogan mentioned ivermectin as one ingredient in an experimental cocktail he was taking to treat his covid infection, the drug was a meme. In the weeks leading up to the popular podcasters revelation, the drug had already become a flashpoint in the covid culture wars.But Ivermectin isnt some new or experimental drug: in addition to its use as an anti-parasite treatment for livestock, its commonly employed in humans to treat a form of rosacea, among other things. So for those of us who have been using it for years, its sudden infamy was unexpected and unwelcome. Read the full story.Abby OhlheiserWe can still have nice thingsA place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or skeet em at me.)+ RIP the bar cart, we barely knew you.+ If youve ever wondered what happens to your unclaimed luggage, now youll finally have an answer.+ This motorbike-sized tuna is a thing of beauty. + Happy birthday to the one and only Michael Stipe, who turned 65 over the weekend.

Setapp and CleanMyMac developer MacPaw has launched a new device management solution for small to medium-sized businesses, providing tools to manage fleets of Macs.Managing multiple Macs in a business image credit: MacPawMacPaw is best known for its Setapp bundle of chiefly Mac apps, although in Europe it is working to introduce an iOS equivalent through its own App Store. Alongside the subscription bundle, the company also sells CleanMyMac for individuals, and says that it is this app that has led to the new service.Specifically, MacPaw says that data from the use of CleanMyMac has improved the performance of individual Macs. It's now hoping to bring those performance benefits to Macs across whole organizations. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The Valerion VisionMaster Pro 2 offers cinematic-level picture quality in a consumer-friendly and incredibly well-engineered package.Valerion VisionMaster Pro 2Anyone wanting to put together a home cinema has to consider whether they want a projector or a large television. Most go for the latter, since a projector has inherent issues associated with home use.For a start, you're not going to necessarily get the same level of picture quality that you get at a movie theater with a home projector. Part of it is light management in the environment, but nearly all of it is shelling out for a good-enough projector in the first place. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Architizer's 13th A+Awards features a suite of sustainability-focused categories recognizing designers that are building a greener industry and a better future. Start your entry to receive global recognition for your work!The word minka refers to vernacular houses commonly found in rural Japan. Though the term historically referred to the homes of farmers, artisans and merchants (non-samurai castes), in the 21st century, it can be used to describe any residence built in one of a number of orthodox styles.The Edo period, 1603 to 1868, introduced several designs to this glossary of farmhouse types, including gassh-zukuri. An everyday sight in regions such as Gifu prefecture, central Japan, these buildings are not dissimilar to those found in Alpine Europe. Typified by steep extended roofs conceived to look like two hands in prayer, authentic construction involves no nails or screws, with individual elements instead slotting into place.There are several reasons for the approach. Many corners of Japan are known for heavy snowfall in winter and precipitation throughout the year, including powerful typhoons. The elongated gable design does its best to push rain and snow off and away from the building, and these sides are often positioned in such as way as to act as a windbreaker.The blueprint also means conditions inside the structure are more consistent and self-regulating, reducing the need to rely on heating or cooling to moderate temperatures, exposing inhabitants, furniture, furnishing and fittings to less direct sunlight, extending the time between repairs, refurbishments and replacements.More than anything, though, gassh-zukuri is not confined to the past. Today, orthodontic offices, suburban restaurants, private residences and remote working retreats look to this aesthetic for practicality and beauty, the striking impact yet ability to complement heritage and remote locations. Here are 9 contemporary Japanese designs defined by their extended eaves which prove our point.KomonokaenBy Tatsuya Kawamoto + Associates, JapanPopular Choice Winner, Retail, 12th Annual A+AwardsFlorist, plant shop, cafe. More than just a retail complex in a touristic area, Komonokaen responds to the clients desire to create a new landmark space for the locality with a timber roof that juts out beyond the walls. Covered in 20,000 pieces of stone sourced from nearby, the use of local artisan labour, materials and design accentuates the strong regional identity that plays a big part in driving visitor numbers.Hara HouseBy EA Research and Design Office / Takeru Shoji, Nagaoka, Japan Modern minimalism revitalizes the traditional rural community through a hang-out for friends, family and the residents of an old countryside estate. Boasting covered porch for chitchatting with passing neighbors, and a number of open spaces born to host, its a pro-active, sociable response to the decline and isolation places like this outlying settlement near Nagaoka, where Hara House is located, are experiencing gassh-zukuri in the age of urbanization.House for MarebitoBy VUILD, Toyama, Japan Another project inspired by rural population loss, and then the Covid-19 triggered rush for remote working from remote locations, House for Marebito updates the gassh-zukuri principle to raise a bridge between traditional home and temporary accommodation, with each address crowdfunded and shared between investors.Futtsu Weekend HouseBy Atelier MEME, Chiba, Japan Earlier iterations focused on winding walls and expansive openings; however, soon this approach was seen as a fixation on boundaries. Since the aim was to develop new relationships with the buildings surroundings, a dynamic roof divided into four sections, each lengthened towards the ground became a jumping-off point. Generous spaces are formed beneath the extended eaves.Ushimaru RestaurantBy Axel Vansteenkiste Architecture, Matsuomachi Kigatana, Sammu, Japan Axel Vansteenkiste says the design for Ushimaru Restaurant is European-style. The Ghent, Belgium trained architect clearly has plenty of Flemish overhangs to call on for inspiration, although here things are more in keeping with traditional local designs. That 45-degree pitched roof is a bold feature, which beautifully encloses the new interior lounge area with striking overall effect.Toyohashi Orthodontic OfficeBy TSC Architects, Aichi, Japan The Toyohashi Orthodontic Office is about using gassh-zukuri to break with tradition, rather than celebrate it. In Aichi, typical buildings have become standardized, so here the emphasis is on disrupting uniformity through a series of triangular roof sections extending beyond the structure and transparent lower facade. The result is a series of differently-angled viewpoints of the surrounding city.Sayama Forest ChapelBy Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP, Tokorozawa, JapanA space for reflection at the Sayama Lakeside Cemetery, Sayama Forest Chapel is protected from the threat of heavy downpours, but it also looks to safeguard the environment with those inward sloping walls chosen in a bid to avoid uprooting existing trees. Externally, the ground-to-vanishing point roofs performs another role, too, pulling eyes high into the forest canopy and out towards the departed, focusing minds on those we want to remember within this stunning settingSANU 2nd HOMEBy ADX inc., JapanLive within nature is the tagline of SANU 2nd Home, a Japanese remote working property firm that offers professionals the opportunity to escape into the woods for a quietly motivating change of pace. The gassh-zukuri-style roof forms part of a wider building system mimicking a beehive, too, its honeycomb nature adding strength and stability to a relatively basic cabin structure.Self-built Shinto Shrine in a Depopulated Village in JapanBy D Environmental Design System Laboratory, Tosayamadacho Nakagonyu, Kami, Japan Tosayamadacho Nakagonyu has been home to a kanamine shinto community for more than 200 years. Like so many hamlets across the globe, the number of residents has been in decline for years, and in 2015 the one remaining house and nearby shrine suffered typhoon damage. Ten students from nearby Kochi University of Technology and the villagers rebuilt the sacred site using gassh-zukuri principles.Air House By IFOO, Kagoshima, JapanTaking open plan to another level, the Air House celebrates transparency in the literal sense. Huge spaces are dedicated to the non-living areas, while tiny home principles are introduced to bring living quarters into cozier proximity, with floor-to-extended roof glass wall providing a transition into the neighbouring field, creating the kind of high-impact view residential architects would be hard pushed to better.Architizer's 13th A+Awards features a suite of sustainability-focused categories recognizing designers that are building a greener industry and a better future. Start your entry to receive global recognition for your work!The post Japan-Eaves Design: 9 Projects That Reinvent the Gassh-zukuri Aesthetic appeared first on Journal.

At CES 2025, MSI has unveiled the latest iteration of its top-of-the-line gaming laptop: the Titan 18 HX. The newest version of the laptop will follow in the footsteps of its predecessors by featuring the highest-end CPU and GPU possible.The laptop, featuring an 18-inch display, will run off Intels Core Ultra 9 285HX CPU, while its graphics will be powered by the mobile version of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090. Other hardware features of the laptop include 96 GB of DDR5 RAM, 24 GB of GDDR7 VRAM, and a Gen5 NVMe M.2 slot for high-speed storage, along with three Gen4 slots for expansion.The display of the MSI Titan 18 HX features a resolution of 38402400 pixels, and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The laptop will also come equipped with a mechanical keyboard with switches from Cherry, and Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 for wireless connectivity. The audio on the Titan HX will be handled by four regular speakers and two woofers, totalling up to six.The laptop will run on a 99.9 Wh battery that can be charged up with a 400 watt power adapter. On the I/O front, users will have access two USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 5 capability, three USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, an HDMI 2.1 port for external displays, an SD card slot, and 1 Gb ethernet.Along with all of these features, MSI has also unveiled a Dragon Edition Norse Myth variant of the Titan 18 HX, which features a hand-drawn dragon across its chassis, and a dragon coin kept under a glass enclosure on the laptops palm rest. The variant will also come with a host of extra goodies, including a massive mouse pad, a mouse, a 3D dragon keychain, and a unique Norse myth-inspired unboxing experience.

If it wasnt enough that an anime for Ghost of Tsushima is in the works, Sony also announced at CES 2025 that Helldivers is getting a motion picture. According to The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley, its produced by Sony Pictures, though further details like the plot and casting have yet to be revealed.As out of left field as the announcement may initially seem, it makes perfect sense given the success of Arrowheads Helldivers 2. Launched in February 2024, it became the fastest-selling title of all time for PlayStation, crossing 15 million players in November. It would subsequently become one of the top-selling games of 2024 on Steam.Helldivers 2 has received numerous updates in December, the latest adding the Illuminate and a collaboration with Killzone. The latter met with backlash over its pricing, prompting Arrowhead to distribute the second half of its content for free. Stay tuned for more details on the movie in the future.Helldivers will now become a movie from Sony Pictures. pic.twitter.com/9EGe3xFtd8 Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) January 7, 2025