**USB Kills Off SuperSpeed Branding as It Tries To Simplify Its Ubiquitous Connector** The SuperSpeed USB branding is no more thanks to a new set of guidelines currently being rolled out by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the body that manages and maintains the USB standard. From a report: It's part of a rebranding initiative that the organization kicked off last year with the introduction o ... ⌘ Read more

**Apple's Korea Offices Raided by Antitrust Regulators Over Allegations It Charges Developers 33% Commission** Apple's South Korean headquarters have been raided by antitrust regulators after a complaint was raised by developers that it is charging them over the standard 30% App Store commission rate. From a report: The dawn raid by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) wa ... ⌘ Read more

**Crypto Is Quietly Thriving in Sub-Saharan Africa: Chainalysis Report** Small retail payments in Sub-Saharan Africa are powering exceptional crypto adoption and usage, with the region conducting the world's highest proportion (80%) of crypto retail payments of less than $1,000, according to a report by blockchain data firm Chainalysis. From a report: The report also highlights how peer-to-peer transactions are ... ⌘ Read more

**Suspected Chinese Hackers Tampered With Widely Used Canadian Chat Program, Researchers Say** Suspected Chinese hackers tampered with widely used software distributed by a small Canadian customer service company, another example of a "supply chain compromise" made infamous by the hack on U.S. networking company SolarWinds. From a report: U.S. cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike will say in an up ... ⌘ Read more

**Musk Widely Expected To Unveil Humanoid Robot Optimus at Tesla's AI Day Later Today** Elon Musk is widely expected to show off a new humanoid robot Friday at a Tesla artificial intelligence event. From a report: Mr. Musk first laid out the vision for the robot, called Optimus, little more than a year ago at Tesla's first-ever AI day. At the time, a dancer in a costume appeared onstage. This ... ⌘ Read more

**What Is a 'Healthy' Food? The FDA. Wants To Change the Definition.** The Food and Drug Administration unveiled a new proposal this week that would change the criteria for which packaged foods the agency considers "healthy," in an attempt to modernize its approach to nutrition and reduce the burden of diet-related diseases. From a report: Currently, about 5 percent of all packaged foods are labeled "healthy," accordi ... ⌘ Read more

**Rewritten OpenGL Drivers Make AMD's GPUs 'Up To 72%' Faster in Some Pro Apps** Most development effort in graphics drivers these days, whether you're talking about Nvidia, Intel, or AMD, is focused on new APIs like DirectX 12 or Vulkan, increasingly advanced upscaling technologies, and specific improvements for new game releases. But this year, AMD has also been focusing on an old problem area for its grap ... ⌘ Read more

**Pandemic Sends Australia's Gambling Problem Online** Already the world's biggest gambling nation in terms of loss per person, Australia has seen a shift in betting behavior since the pandemic-forced closure of public venues. From a report: Gamblers' losses on poker machines shrank for the first time during the pandemic, but at a rate far slower than an unprecedented increase in money lost on apps, data showed. That means more playe ... ⌘ Read more

**Deepfake Tech Allows Bruce Willis To Return To the Screen Without Ever Being on Set** Bruce Willis has become the first Hollywood star to sell his rights to allow a "digital twin" of himself to be created for use on screen. From a report: Using deepfake technology, the actor appeared in a phone advert without ever being on set, after his face was digitally transplanted onto another performer. ... ⌘ Read more

**Nick Holonyak Jr., Pioneer of LED Lighting, Is Dead at 93** Nick Holonyak Jr., an electrical engineer who became known as the godfather of the LED lighting that illuminates flat-screen TVs and laptop computers, and who also developed lasers that enabled DVD and CD players, bar code scanners and medical diagnostic devices, died on Sept. 18 in Urbana, Ill. He was 93. From a report: His death, at a nursing home, was announced ... ⌘ Read more