How the creator of ‘bullet time’ for ‘The Matrix’ wants to transform the metaverse

John Gaeta has already made his mark on pop culture once. As the visual effects supervisor on The Matrix, he’s the person who created bullet time

Apple event: What you couldn’t see or hear on the livestream

Today, I drove an hour down to Cupertino to watch a movie. It was actually a series of shorts about iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods, and it played in a cinema called the Steve Jobs Theater. It was a good movie. Better than expected.

6 big takeaways from Apple’s iPhone 14 launch event

An Apple event is always a spectacle, and Wednesday’s “Far Out” launch was no exception. There were new iPhones, new watches, new Airpods—and car crashes, lots and lots of car crashes. The company laid out its latest lineup of products, which it hopes will be in high demand as the holidays draw near.

But between the introductions, there were a few themes Apple hit on to underscore the fea

How Bose’s new earbuds customize sound to your ear shape

Bose says its new earbuds cancel out the noise of the outside world better than any other consumer headphone, including over-the-ear models.

The earphones, called the QuietComfort Earbuds II, are a third smaller than their predecessor, each one weighing in at just a third of an ounce.

The Earbud

Why Match Group is campaigning for the Respect for Marriage Act

Match Group and its subsidiary Tinder launched an advocacy campaign on Tuesday in support of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would require the federal government to recognize the

Can Hebbia build a better Google? This ‘neural search engine’ wants to reinvent the algorithm

In the realm of search engines, there’s a holy grail. Think human intelligence, as if you were telling your question to a friend—but the friend exists through the computer screen and in the digital ether, a pansophical internet librarian who will rummage through virtual bookshelves to retrieve the answers you seek.

There’s no such librarian in today’s world. To use modern search engines, we often pretend the machine is dumber than it is smart: We digest quer

Apple’s iPhone 14 event: worldwide start times, what’s expected, and how to watch live

If you’re an Apple fan or a tech industry watcher, today is one of the biggest days of the year. It’s what Apple holds its annual event to launch its next-generation iPhone.

Apple has named this year’s event “Far Out” which can give us some hints about what to expect today. Here’s what Apple is likely to unveil:

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Here’s why the tech industry is divided over a California bill to protect children’s online safety

California is on the brink of first-of-it’s-kind legislation for children’s online safety.

The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, which would require online platforms to provide safeguards that mitigate risks for minors, took monumental and

Librarians and lawmakers are fighting for better e-book access

Librarians and their legislative allies are pushing publishers of electronic books to lower their prices and relax licensing terms, an effort that could make it easier for millions of library users to borrow the increasingly popular digital versions of books.

Supporters say the e-book lending legislation in several states would allow libraries to o


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