Tech This Week: The Ultimate 2024 Tech News Roundup
Missed your daily dose of tech drama? Don’t sweat it! We’ve waded through the digital noise to bring you the hottest (and most baffling) tech headlines of the week. From AI shenanigans to smartphone showdowns, buckle up for “News You Probably Missed and Shouldn’t Have!”
Hot Takes & Breaking News
Verizon Drops Upgrade Bombshell
Remember those “new customer only” deals? Verizon just torched that playbook. Now, everyone – even folks clinging to ancient phones – can score the latest 5G marvels with their new Unlimited Ultimate plan. Rumor has it, it comes with unlimited pizza and back massages (unconfirmed, but we can dream). Oh, and they’re throwing in YouTube Premium and Peacock for endless streaming bliss.
Microsoft Unleashes AI Chatbot on Telegram
Telegram stickers better watch their backs! Microsoft just dropped Copilot, their GPT-powered chatbot, right into Telegram’s DMs. Need a movie recommendation or a savage comeback? Copilot’s your guy (or bot). It’s free, but the price might be your soul…
Google Play Store Channels Its Inner Parent
Remember when your mom magically uninstalled games from your phone? Google Play Store does now. Remote uninstall is finally here, meaning those dusty apps your kids haven’t touched since the dawn of time are about to vanish!
Elon Musk’s AI Power Play
Leave it to Elon to out-Elon himself. The tech maverick is building a supercomputer specifically designed to make the Grok chatbot even more… Grok-y. This “gigafactory of compute” is slated for a 2025 launch and promises to be mind-blowingly powerful.
📱 Smartphone Smackdown
iPhone vs. Android: The GIF Saga Continues
Just when you thought the green bubble-blue bubble feud couldn’t get weirder, GIFs enter the chat. Apparently, GIFs sent from iPhones to Androids are arriving as distorted messes. Apple, we just want to send funny cat GIFs in peace!
iPhone 16: Bigger Batteries, Bigger Dreams
Is that the sweet sound of iPhone users rejoicing? Leaks suggest the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max will boast beefier batteries, potentially banishing those “low battery anxiety” nightmares.
Huawei’s HarmonyOS NEXT
Remember when Huawei got ghosted by the US? They’re back with HarmonyOS, and the next version is creatively named… HarmonyOS NEXT. It’s coming to the Huawei Watch 5 series, so get ready for a (hopefully) harmonious wearable experience.
🤖 AI: Friend or Foe?
Google AI Search Goes Haywire
Google’s AI-powered search results have been a wild ride lately, serving up some hilariously inaccurate information (apparently, cats have been to the moon now). The company is scrambling to rein in their rogue AI and prevent further historical revisionism.