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Thursday January 2, 2025. 10:40 PM
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Apple has agreed (PDF) to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its voice assistant Siri routinely recorded private conversations that were then sold to third parties for targeted ads. In the proposed...
No more back-and-forth: Rosenworcel tells Congress the issue needs legislating The prolonged fight for net neutrality in America has shifted once again, with the FCC's resurrected regulations struck down by a panel of appeals court judges today.…
Even the sound of a zip could be enough to start the recordings, according to claims Apple has filed a proposed settlement in California suggesting it will pay $95 million to settle claims that Siri recorded owners' conversations without consent and allowed contractors to...
With today’s connected tech, a similar-scale bug would be hard to squash Comment Twenty-five years ago on January 1, despite panic and fear that the world was soon to collapse into chaos, nothing much happened.…
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday the Federal Communications Commission did not have legal authority to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules. From a report: The decision is a blow to the outgoing Biden administration that had made restoring the open internet rules a...
Morgan Stanley withdrew from the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance on Thursday, becoming the fifth major U.S. bank to abandon the climate coalition in recent weeks. The departure follows similar moves by Citigroup, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo. While...
The second major meteor shower of the year starts today and peaks on the night of April 21–22. Here’s everything you need to know to watch it and the many other showers that will appear in 2025.
Scientists have discovered that great whales can live well beyond previously estimated lifespans, according to research published in Science Advances. The study found that southern right whales can survive past 130 years, while their heavily hunted northern counterparts...
Plus, unmodified devices set to dominate direct-to-cell services Analysis This year saw the launch of the first satellite constellations designed to provide commercial services to unmodified smartphones, which looks set to become the biggest satellite use case, with the US...
Connectivity direct to unmodified mobes looms, thanks to Starlink and co Analysis This year saw the launch of the first satellite constellations designed to provide commercial services straight to unmodified smartphones, which looks set to become the biggest satellite use...
Britain's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has developed a quantum atomic clock that will lose less than one second over billions of years, the Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday. The UK-built device aims to reduce military reliance on GPS technology, which...
When it comes to PC gaming monitors, there’s no such thing as too fast. While conventional screens hit the 500Hz refresh mark a couple of years ago, fancy-pants OLED monitors haven’t quite reached such speeds yet. MSI intends to do so sometime in 2025, along with a...
After lawsuits and poison pills, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards failed to resist the lure of Larry's ambition Feature Twenty years ago next week, Oracle closed the $10.3 billion deal to buy HR and finance software specialist PeopleSoft after a fraught, drawn-out, hostile...
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it is considering new rules that would impose restrictions on Chinese drones that would restrict or ban them in the United States citing national security concerns. From a report: The department said it was seeking public...
Statcounter figures show Windows 11 losing user love Microsoft's 2025 is off to a bad start amid statistics that show users are still giving Windows 11 a wide berth as Windows 10 continues to dominate the desktop operating system market.…
It might be cringeworthy to be an unpaid cheerleader for an electronics company, but as a PC nerd, even I can’t deny the appeal of classic electronics framed and presented like pieces of art. Throw in a bit of autographed scarcity and it becomes irresistible. That’s the...
Abstract of a paper [PDF] published on National Bureau of Economic Research: Fertility levels have greatly decreased in virtually every nation in the world, but the timing of the decline has differed even among developed countries. In Europe, Asia, and North America, total...
When you’re working on the go, your laptop’s single screen can feel annoyingly cramped, especially when you’re used to a multi-monitor setup in your home office. That’s why a portable monitor is key. And now’s an awesome time to snag one because this Arzopa...
40% of world's servers are 6 years +, drink 66% of DC energy, provide 7% of compute. Please refresh, says HPE Four in ten of the servers currently residing in datacenters across the globe are at least six years old. Meanwhile, not only does this 40 percent slice consume 66...
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Fabric cover converts into stand that supports landscape and portrait orientation USB-C ports deliver up to 65 watts of USB Power Delivery Touchscreen feels responsive in general use Passive stylus is included Cons Touchscreen latency is...
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