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One significant difference is VPPs’ ability to shape consumers’ energy use in real time. Unlike conventional power plants, VPPs can communicate with distributed energy resources and allow grid operators to control the demand from end users. For example, smart thermostats linked to air conditioning units can adjust home temperatures and manage how much electricity the units consume. On hot summer days these thermostats can pre-cool homes before peak hours, when air conditioning usage surges. Staggering cooling times can help prevent abrupt demand hikes that might overwhelm the grid and cause outages. Similarly, electric vehicle chargers can adapt to the grid’s…
Valentine’s Day is coming up next week, so all you techies out there are probably looking for a great gift for your significant others! Whether you’re looking for a new smartphone, earbuds, tablet, smartwatch, or a Bluetooth speaker, Valentine’s Day deals will help you get the most bang for your buck and make this February 14th extra special.We’ve scoured the web for the best offers on different brands and types of devices, so hopefully, you won’t have to toil as much to find the ideal gift at the right price. Are you ready? Let’s dive into the world of Valentine’s…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why China is betting big on chiplets For the past couple of years, US sanctions have had the Chinese semiconductor industry locked in a stranglehold. Chinese companies can still manufacture chips for today’s uses, but they are not allowed to import certain chipmaking technologies, making it almost impossible for them to produce more advanced products.There is a workaround, however. A technology known as chiplets is now offering China a way to circumvent these export bans, build a degree…
Did you know that Anker’s top-notch hybrid GaNPrime power bank, the Anker 733, is again retailing at its lowest prices on Amazon? Well, now you do! So, if you’re looking for a solid 2-in-1 charger that ingeniously combines a power bank with a wall charger, you should absolutely get this one at 30% off while the mouth-watering discount is still available.Whether you need power on the go or want a charger that can power up more devices simultaneously, the Anker 733 easily rivals many of the best power banks and wall chargers on the market. And now that you can…
If you are a deal hunter, located in the UK and in the market for a new awesome super-duper phone, you’ll definitely be pleased to learn that you can currently snag the Pixel 7 Pro in Snow with 256GB of storage space for 31% off its price on Amazon UK. After a quick calculation, it appears you’ll score sweet savings of £295 if you are quick enough and take advantage of this deal while you still can. As Google’s ex-top-of-the-line phone, the Pixel 7 Pro delivers top-tier performance thanks to its AI-powered Tensor G2 chipset under the hood and can…
Previous rumors called for the non-Pro iPhone 16 models to get a new design for the rear cameras that would replace the two diagonal camera lenses with two vertical camera lenses on the rear of the phones. At the time, Apple was believed to be making this change so that the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus could record spatial video that would playback in 3D on the Vision Pro. Currently, only the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max can record spatial videos.According to MacRumors, the latest prototype being tested for the non-Pro iPhone 16 models shows two…
In an effort to bolster transparency, Meta — the parent company for Facebook, Instagram, and Threads — is implementing new measures on its platforms. The company recently made an announcement about its plans to label content created using artificial intelligence (AI) and its goal is to provide users with clearer context about what they see and share on social media.The company will begin this initiative by labeling images, stating that “In the near future we will start adding labels to images created by AI tools across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.” It is currently working on an automated detection system that…
Whether or not you have any grand plans for February, you can treat yourself to as many as three free gadgets. Now that’s called self-love. If you are itching to get not only a new phone, but also a tablet and a smartwatch, but your wallet is frowning at you, Verizon’s generous new deal can help you upgrade all your gadgets without spending a dime.The carrier is running an incredibly thoughtful and generous deal on Samsung’s new and newish gadgets.Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 phones are all anyone in the tech world has been talking about recently, with many declaring that the…
The parent company of social-media platform Snapchat, Snap Inc., lost over 30% of its valuation this afternoon after releasing its fourth-quarter earnings release. The company reported revenue of $1.36 billion for the fourth quarter of 2023 slightly topping the year-earlier figure of $1.30 billion. But the $1.38 billion in Q4 gross did not meet Wall Street expectations of $1.38 billion. And at $4.61 billion, 2023 revenue barely topped the $4.60 billion Snap generated in 2022.In a letter to stockholders, Snap said that its flat 2023 revenue was “reflecting a challenging operating environment.” Just yesterday, Snap said that it will lay…
Now that the Galaxy S24 is out, the next high-profile candybar smartphone launch to look forward to is the iPhone 16. One of the main changes expected this year is a new Capture Button for taking photos and videos and per a new leak, it may bring digital camera-like features to Apple’s 2024 lineup.According to a rumor from Weibo user Instant Digital spotted by MacRumors, the iPhone 16’s Capture Button will be able to detect different levels of pressure, similar to how two-stage shutter buttons on digital cameras work. Apparently, a halfway press will allow the iPhone 16 to achieve the desired focus and a…
But this approach to chipmaking poses a bigger challenge for another sector of the semiconductor industry: packaging, which is the process that assembles multiple components of a chip and tests the finished device’s performance. Making sure multiple chiplets can work together requires more sophisticated packaging techniques than those involved in a traditional single-piece chip. The technology used in this process is called advanced packaging. This is an easier lift for China. Today, Chinese companies are already responsible for 38% of the chip packaging worldwide. Companies in Taiwan and Singapore still control the more advanced technologies, but it’s less difficult to…
Do you need the biggest Alexa-powered smart display on the market right now? Probably not. Not when the newest Echo Show 8 edition is right there, discounted by a rare 60 bucks from an already reasonable list price of $150, and for the most part, capable of performing the exact same tasks as the Echo Show 15.But that doesn’t mean you wouldn’t want to outfit your kitchen, living room, or guest room with a 15.6-inch smart device equipped with a third-gen Alexa voice remote if the opportunity to get such a product at an irresistible price were to arise.While we’re…
Full Transcript Laurel Ruma: From MIT Technology Review, I’m Laurel Ruma, and this is Business Lab, the show that helps business leaders make sense of new technologies coming out of the lab and into the marketplace.Our topic today is blockchain. Technology has changed how money moves around the world, but the opportunity and value from distributed ledger technology is still in its early days. However, deploying on a large scale openly and securely should move it along quickly.Two words for you: building innovation.My guest is Suresh Shetty, who is the chief technology officer at Onyx by J.P.Morgan at JPMorgan Chase.This…
If you’ve been following Apple’s totally unexpected legal issues of the last couple of months concerning the blood oxygen monitoring of probably the best smartwatches in the world right now, you may already know that the company itself has recently started to sell Series 9 and Ultra 2 models with the contested pulse oximeter disabled.Curiously enough, the situation continues to be different for the likes of Amazon and Best Buy, as third-party retailers are still allowed to offer their customers fully featured and fully functional wearable devices released in 2023.Even better, those exact retailers are currently charging a cool 70…
The news: An AI chatbot helped increase the number of patients referred for mental-health services through England’s National Health Service (NHS), particularly among underrepresented groups who are less likely to seek help, new research has found. What happened: The new study from the AI company Limbic, examined data from 129,400 people visiting websites to refer themselves to 28 mental health services across England, half of which used the chatbot on their website and half of which did not. The number of referrals from services using the Limbic chatbot rose by 15% during the study’s three-month time period, compared with a…
Beats headphones usually cost an arm and a leg, which is why, it’s important to keep your eyes open for sweet deals if you are in the market for a new pair of Beats cans.Fortunately for you, we are constantly browsing the web for the best deals currently available — so you won’t have to, leaving you with free time to binge-watch Netflix — and we’ve found a sweet offer on the amazing Beats Studio Pro on Amazon, allowing you to up your game in the audio department for less.That’s right, Amazon is currently selling the Beats Studio Pro at…