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Top tech news stories today: September 13, 2024
IT infrastructure 1. FDA authorizes first OTC hearing aid software to be used in Apple’s AirPods Pro The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the first over-the-counter hearing aid software that is intended to be used with compatible versions of the Apple AirPods Pro headphones. …
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IT infrastructure 1. FDA authorizes first OTC hearing aid software to be used in Apple’s AirPods Pro The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the first over-the-counter hearing aid software that is intended to be used with compatible versions of the Apple…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the first over-the-counter hearing aid software that is intended to be used with compatible versions of the Apple AirPods Pro headphones. ( Reuters ) Google knew publishers would balk when it took measures in 2019 to keep them from diverting ad sales to competitors, prompting it to try to make the change look more palatable, according to internal documents shown at the tech titan’s antitrust trial on Thursday. ( US News )
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Australia said it will fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of misinformation online, joining a worldwide push to rein in borderless tech giants but angering free speech advocates. ( CNBC ) On September 12, 2024, the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) announced that the Government had now classed UK data centers, the buildings that store the data generated in the UK, as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). The DSIT noted that CNI classification will include both the physical data centers and the cloud operators that use them to supply ordinary services. ( Data Guidance ) Exowatt, the Sam Altman-backed renewable energy company, has launched its flagship product, a modular energy solution to power data centres . The Exowatt P3 provides both electricity and high-temperature thermal energy, generating power for data centre sites at a cost of just under $0.04 per kWh. ( Capacity media ) In a landmark move, some of the world’s leading telecom operators, including América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Vodafone, along with Ericsson, have announced a new venture aimed at accelerating the adoption and innovation of network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). ( Capacity media )
Key Points
- IT infrastructure
- 1. FDA authorizes first OTC hearing aid software to be used in Apple’s AirPods Pro
- 2. Google knew publishers would dislike ad tech change that helped it profit
- 3. Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
- 4. UK to class data centres as ‘critical national infrastructure’
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