Here is our first look at the new phones
Apple unveiled the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The iPhone 16 has a faster A18 processor and is available for pre-orders from September 27. The iPhone 16 will feature visual intelligence and ‘Action Button’ on the camera that will automatically search for things you take photos of. The AirPods 4 have new H4 chip.
Apollo Carreon Quiboloy is a pastor on the FBI’s Most Wanted List
A Filipino preacher accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking in the Philippines surrendered to police on Sunday and was flown to Manila where he was put in police detention, officials said. Apollo Quiboloy surrendered after the Philippine police gave a 24-hour ultimatum for him to give up. Quiboloy’s church has recently started livestreaming video sessions from their forested estate at highest mountain in the Philippines.
The new chip in the mobile device makes it have a bigger screen and better battery life
Apple on Tuesday unveiled the AirPods Pro 2 and the AirPods Pro Max. The AirPods Pro 2 will come with a new H4 chip that allows for better audio quality and active noise cancellation, while the Pro Max will be made over-the-counter (OOTC) hearing aid. The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro Max will be available on September 20 for $699 and $899 respectively.
Jannik Sinner won the U.S Open weeks after being found not guilty of using performance- enhancing drugs
The US men’s team reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in almost a decade at the US Open on Friday. Twenty-year-old Frances Tiafoe and 26-year-old Taylor Fritz won their respective matches to reach the semi-finals. American tennis team, with two women and two men from the country, has reached the semifinals for the first time in 19 years.
Two paralympians are a lovey dovey table tennis duo
Nigerian tennis player Christiana Kayode, who has both a wheelchair and a cane, said that she “can beat” her male compatriot Kayode any day any time. “We used to use little wooden benches on the street. We played with golf balls using bathroom slippers as racquets. We played with golf balls using bathroom slippers as racquets,” she added.
Russia is accused of influence campaigns against U.S. voters
The US Justice Department said that it had disrupted Russian influence campaigns in the US that were meant to spread Russian government propaganda. The campaign was meant to reduce international support for Ukraine, bolster pro-Russian policies, and influence voters in the US and elsewhere, the Justice Department said. It added that it seized 32 internet domains used in the effort.
Russian influence campaigns against Americans have been accused by the U.S
The US Department of Justice on Wednesday said that Russia directed Russian companies to spread propaganda across several websites in an “effort to weaken international support for Ukrainians, bolster pro-Russian policies and influence voters in the US and elsewhere”. It further accused employees of Russian stationRT of working with Tenet Media to make hundreds of videos that supported Russia’s aims.
Nuclear clocks are one tick closer
Researchers at Texas A&M University in College Station have successfully initiated a nuclear clock shift with a laser. They found that the energy shift requires a slightly higher ultraviolet frequency, resulting in a faster tick rate that could match or surpass accuracy of the atomic clock. The researchers said this could be the first step towards creating a nuclear clock.
The U.S. alleges that Russia has influence on US voters
The US Justice Department has charged Russia-backed RT with interfering in the US presidential election in 2016 to reduce support for Ukraine and pro-Russian policies in the country. The agency said that it disrupted foreign influence campaigns designed to spread Russian government propaganda. The US added that it had become aware of RT’s activities in 2017 when RT was required to register as a foreign agent.
Super-precise timekeeping can be achieved through the breakthrough of the nuclear clock
Scientists at Japan’s National Institute of Astronomy have developed a tick-based Radionuclear Prototype (RLP) for a dark-matter detection program at atomic clocks. TheRLP had lasers that match the energy it takes to move electrons between two levels inside an atom. The tick correspond to the energy transitions of protons and neutrons, rather than electrons, as they reshuffle into an excited state.