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2h ago
Modular laptop maker MNT Research has unveiled plans for a successor to its open-source Reform laptop. Called the Reform Next, this updated model boasts a sleeker design, a new touchpad, and MNT's latest hot-swappable CPU.
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6h ago
Several Senate Democrats have urged the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department to examine whether AI-powered features like Google's AI Overviews violate antitrust laws. The coalition, led by Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, penned a letter to the FTC and DoJ, saying that we have already seen consolidation and layoffs in...
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6h ago
Intel is on track to receive $8.5 billion in grants as well as $11 billion in low-interest loans through the government program. The funding is contingent upon meeting specific milestones and will come only after the government has done substantial due diligence, which could be part of what's slowing down disbursement.
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7h ago
Google announced a new policy for inactive accounts in 2023, stating that unused accounts would ultimately be deleted. They're now enforcing the policy, with an unspecified number of Google Accounts being deleted after showing no user activity for a certain period.
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8h ago
According to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Apple will have to repay Ireland €13 billion ($14 billion) in illegal tax credits the company benefited from for years. The latest ECJ ruling brings an end to a lengthy legal battle that began in 2016, when the European Commission formally accused...
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10h ago
The FBI says it received almost 70,000 complaints from victims of financial fraud involving Bitcoin, Ether, and other digital currencies.
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10h ago
CTIA, the trade organization representing the US wireless industry, said the additional 26 trillion MBs used last year is a 36 percent increase over 2022 and is the largest single-year increase in wireless data ever. It is also enough data for every household in the country to watch the first...
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11h ago
Jack Huynh, AMD's senior VP and GM of computing and graphics, emphasized the need to provide AI-powered PCs at more affordable prices, with Kraken Point targeting the mass market, while Strix Point and Strix Halo cater to the premium segment.
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11h ago
While bigger cars are inherently safer for passengers, they pose a massive risk to pedestrians. Taking this into account, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) introduced a new proposal that could put the brakes on the bigger-is-better craze. For the first time ever, they want to make automakers design...
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12h ago
The excellent Rogue One famously used CGI to recreate Grand Moff Tarkin. Horror legend Peter Cushing, who played the character in 1977's Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, died in 1994 aged 81.
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