Air travel across the U.S. began to resume Wednesday morning after a glitch in pilot-alerting technology led to the grounding of all domestic departing flights. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the nationwide halt after its Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system experienced an overnight outage. More: - Domestic departures were suspended until at least 9 a.m. ET as the FAA worked to restore the system.
- Around that time, the agency said that the ground stop was lifted and normal air traffic operations were gradually resuming across the U.S.
- The cause of the outage has not been identified. In a statement, the White House press secretary said there is no current evidence of a cyberattack.
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said there will be a "process to determine root causes and recommend next steps."
Zoom Out: - NOTAM sends alerts and messages to pilots about flight safety issues such as closed runways or nearby air shows.
- Wednesday's outage was the first time that the U.S. system has failed, according to Simple Flying.
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Apple plans to begin using its own custom screens for the iPhone and Apple Watch, further reducing its reliance on Samsung and other third-party suppliers, according to Bloomberg. The new microLED screens would represent an upgrade from Apple's current OLED standard. The in-house displays are expected to appear brighter, have more vibrant colors, and be easier to view at an angle. More: - The company is expected to use the first in-house MicroLED screen in the high-end Apple Watch Ultra due out in 2024.
- After that, Apple could begin incorporating the custom displays in the iPhone and other devices, according to Bloomberg.
- Apple has been working on the planning and development of the displays for nearly five years.
- Switching to in-house displays for mobile devices is expected to deliver a "blow" to Samsung, LG, and other vendors.
- However, it's likely that other companies will produce the new displays, only to Apple's own design and specifications.
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Samsung said it will hold its next Unpacked event on Wednesday, Feb. 1, in San Francisco. As in previous years, the company is expected to reveal its next flagship phone, the Galaxy S23. The event will be broadcast online starting at 1 p.m. ET. More: - Reports noted that Samsung will likely reveal the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus, and Galaxy S23 Ultra.
- Samsung's invite to the event shows three spotlights, possibly confirming the three versions of the device.
- The smartphone will directly compete with Google's Pixel 7 and Apple's iPhone 14.
- All the versions are expected to contain an updated camera cutout and be powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor.
- The highest-end S23 Ultra handset could have a 200-megapixel camera sensor, up from 108 megapixels,
- Samsung unveiled the current Galaxy S22 lineup on Feb. 9, 2022.
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The parent company of Parler has cut most of its staff and executives in recent weeks, placing the future of the social media platform in jeopardy. According to The Verge, Parlement Technologies had laid off at least 75% of staff since late November, leaving only about 20 employees left at Parler and a related cloud services venture. More: - Parlement's chief technology, operations, and marketing officers have also been let go, sources told The Verge.
- George Farmer, the husband of conservative commentator Candace Owens, is still CEO after replacing John Matze in May 2021.
- Parlement did not respond to requests for comment. The layoffs occurred shortly after Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, attempted to purchase Parler.
- Hours after Ye made antisemitic remarks during an Alex Jones interview in December, Parler said it “mutually agreed with Ye” to terminate the potential sale.
Zoom Out: - Parler, first launched in 2018, has called itself a “free speech” social network and conservative alternative to mainstream platforms like Twitter.
- It was banned from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in January 2021 after the U.S. Capitol riots. The tech giants cited its inability to moderate violent threats but later restored the app after it updated its moderation policies.
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Qcells, a division of the South Korean solar panel maker Hanwha Solutions, announced plans to invest $2.5B in factories in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the largest solar investment announced in the U.S. following the introduction of broad tax incentives authorized through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. More: - Hanwha Group said it intends to develop an entire solar-manufacturing supply chain in Georgia,
- It will expand upon its existing solar panel factory in Dalton, and well as construct another plant in the city of Cartersville.
- As early as this year, the company expects to increase solar panel assembly operations in Dalton to 5.1 gigawatts, up from 2 gigawatts.
- At the new factory, the production of solar panel components such as modules and cells is expected to begin in 2024.
- President Joe Biden, who signed the Inflation Reduction Act in August, called the news “a win for workers, consumers, and our climate."
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OpenAI is building a native iOS app for users to interact with its ChatGPT chatbot, according to Inside.com founder and CEO Jason Calacanis. Calacanis said he received early access to a private Apple TestFlight app, which has an iMessage-like user interface. The beta app is now undergoing testing. More: - Apps users can interact directly with ChatGPT, the conversational AI model that spits out answers to questions, generates code, produces essays and scripts, and more.
- According to Calacanis, the iOS app includes a thread history and a search function. Users would be able to access an indexed search history of all their communications with the chatbot.
- Calacanis demoed the app on the Monday episode of his "This Week in Startups" podcast.
- "It's going to be awesome," he wrote in a LinkedIn post.
Zoom Out: - No official ChatGPT mobile app has been released to the public yet. Some unverified apps have appeared in recent days, including at least one that charges a subscription fee.
- ChatGPT is currently free to try out on the web with an OpenAI account.
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