Apple is said to be lobbying the Indian government in a move that could see the company manufacture iPads in the country for the first time. Reuters reports that the government is planning to launch an incentive scheme designed to boost India’s computer exports, and Apple wants in — but is angling for a better
Read MoreIt’s the first time a native, endangered species has been cloned in the US. Scientists just successfully cloned an endangered black-footed ferret – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNikkei Asia: Sources: Huawei notifies suppliers that it plans to order components for 70M to 80M smartphones this year, down over 60% from the 189M it shipped last year — China’s largest handset maker suffers from US sanctions Biden appears to back — TOKYO — Huawei Technologies has notified … Sources: Huawei notifies suppliers that
Read MoreYouTube has removed one of Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg’s recent videos, a diss track aimed at popular children’s channel Cocomelon, for violating guidelines around cyberbullying and child safety. In the video, Kjellberg attacks Cocomelon’s content and pokes fun at kids who watch the videos. Kjellberg also uses phrases like “your audience is just a bunch of
Read MoreE-ink displays haven’t revolutionized the world so much as served us humbly in e-book readers such as the Kindle and its ilk. Most such readers are designed for extended sessions reading novels and the like, but [Roni Bandini] decided a haiku-sized device was in order. The diminutive device runs off an ESP32, which has plenty
Read MoreKirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Anthony Levandowski closed his AI-focused church, Way of The Future, in 2020 and donated the church’s ~$175K funds to the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund — Way of the Future’s funds donated to NAACP — The first church of artificial intelligence has shut its conceptual doors. Anthony Levandowski closed his
Read MorePhoto by Tom Warren / The Verge This morning, Nvidia announced that it would artificially reduce the performance of its upcoming $329 GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card when it comes to one specific task: Ethereum cryptocurrency mining. As weird as that news might sound, it was music to the ears of some gamers — who
Read MoreTouchdown confirmed! NASA lands its most ambitious, advanced robotic rover in an ancient lake bed on the red planet. NASA's Perseverance rover nails Mars landing, sends first images of Jezero Crater – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou’ve heard the buzz for Attack of the Murder Hornets, now watch a horrifying scene from the film. This time, it’s personal. Murder hornets, the movie, is almost here: See an exclusive clip – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Chinese tech giant reportedly expects to ship only 70 million phones this year. Huawei to halve smartphones made in 2021, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: Our world is a mess, why bother with another? CNET’s Eric Mack has three reasons. NASA lands Perseverance rover: Why going to Mars should matter to you – CNET Source: CNet
Read Moreillustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Game Developers Conference is changing course from its original (potentially risky) plan of hosting a hybrid in-person / digital event in 2021. According to an announcement on Thursday, GDC 2021 will be all-digital and split into three separate events to better and more safely accommodate the networking,
Read MoreThe baseline Apple Mac Mini is at its lowest price ever on Amazon. Best M1 Mac Mini deals: Save up to on Apple's latest affordable desktop – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJon Brodkin / Ars Technica: House Republicans introduce the CONNECT Act, which aims to expand broadband connectivity and competition, but would limit government-run municipal networks — GOP claims ban would “promote competition by limiting government-run networks.” — House Republicans have unveiled their plan for … House Republicans introduce the CONNECT Act, which aims to expand
Read MoreMakena Kelly / The Verge: Thursday’s House Committee hearing focused very little on social media’s role in the GameStop squeeze and instead focused on Robinhood’s influence — A Redditor, a FinTech bro, and two hedge fund managers walk into a hearing room — This story is part of a group of stories called Thursday's House
Read MoreThere are few hard and fast rules in the world of custom cyberdecks, but many of these bespoke machines do share a certain level of commonality. They generally use a low-power ARM board such as the Raspberry Pi that doesn’t consume much power or require any exotic thermal management, and a large mechanical keyboard is
Read MoreDid NASA find Senator Ted Cruz hiding out on the red planet? Twitter investigates, kind of. Perseverance rover landing memes: Matt Damon has visitors on Mars – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAbraham Riesman talks about writing True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee, which explores the man behind the myth — and sometimes is uncomfortable to read. Stan Lee biography mines Marvel icon's complexity: 'Neither saint nor Satan' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFacebook’s move to block news publishers in Australia may create an even stronger backlash against the company, adding fuel to arguments that it has too much power. Facebook’s brazen attempt to crush regulations in Australia may backfire Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe social network also said users worldwide won’t be allowed to view or share content from Australian news publishers. Facebook blocks users from sharing news in Australia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJason Scott / Bloomberg: Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says he will hold talks with Zuckerberg to “see if there’s a pathway forward”, but says news legislation will go ahead — – ‘The world is watching us very closely,’ says Treasurer — News content law expected to pass through parliament next week Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg
Read MoreImage: Blackmagic Blackmagic is releasing a new, “Pro” version of its Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, which looks to fix a lot of the pain points we found in the original. It adds a tiltable, brighter screen (and an optional electronic viewfinder attachment), a bigger battery, and built-in ND. The camera is slotting into Blackmagic’s line-up
Read MoreVaio Vaio is known for making laptops that pack a surprising amount of power into unbelievably thin form factors. The Vaio Z may be the company’s most ambitious product yet. It contains up to Intel’s four-core Core i7-11357H — and at a starting weight of 2.11 pounds, it’ll be the lightest laptop ever to house
Read MoreCommentary: Warp pipes are cool, but Nintendo could do so much more… Animal Crossing: 5 changes that would make island life so much easier – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Drew Angerer/Getty Images Weeks after Reddit community r/WallStreetBets shitposted GameStop stock up to more than $400 a share, the House Financial Services Committee pulled all of the major players in for questioning on Thursday. The hearing featured: Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, whose commission-free brokerage platform made WallStreetBets’ GameStop short squeeze possible — well,
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