While denying he ever changes his mind, Trump has now said he helped out Apple with tariffs because of conversations with Tim Cook. Trump (right) at the 2019 meeting when he praised “Tim Apple” — image credit: Apple It’s up there with night follows day, but Trump has now effectively confirmed that it was after
Read MoreOpenAI has introduced GPT-4.1, a successor to the GPT-4o multimodal artificial intelligence model launched by the company last year. During a livestream on Monday, OpenAI said GPT-4.1 is better than GPT-4o “on just about every dimension.” Two smaller model versions are also included in this rollout: a lightweight GPT-4.1 Mini model that, like its predecessor,
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a report: Requests to remove books from library shelves are on the rise in the UK, as the influence of pressure groups behind book bans in the US crosses the Atlantic, according to those working in the sector. Although “the situation here is nowhere [near] as bad, censorship does happen and
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a report: An attorney for the Federal Trade Commission told a judge that Facebook, fearing the competitive threat of Instagram posted to their social media network, acquired both as a way to “neutralize” the rival. “They decided that competition was too hard,” the FTC’s attorney, Daniel Matheson, said in his opening
Read MoreKevin Ryan, University of Limerick’s new VP of research and innovation talks about the impact their work has on the industry-base in Ireland. Read more: UL Research Week to showcase latest STEM activities
Read MoreLime, the largest bike- and scooter-sharing company in the world, announced that it has struck a deal with Redwood Materials to recycle its lithium-ion batteries. Lime says its e-bike and e-scooter batteries typically last 500 charge cycles, or between five and seven years. Once those batteries reach their end of life, Lime will ship them
Read MoreThese portable heaters will heat a room quickly, quietly, and safely.
Read MoreGalaxy S24 owners will have to wait a little longer to get Android 15. Samsung has, by all accounts, halted the rollout of its long-awaited One UI 7 update following the discovery of a bug that prevented some Galaxy S24 owners from unlocking their phones. The pause was first reported by leaker and tipster Ice Universe,
Read MoreGalaxy S24 owners will have to wait a little longer to get Android 15. Samsung has, by all accounts, halted the rollout of its long-awaited One UI 7 update following the discovery of a bug that prevented some Galaxy S24 owners from unlocking their phones. The pause was first reported by leaker and tipster Ice Universe,
Read MoreCall them pet projects, side projects, or hobby projects, projects pursued outside of one’s regular business activity are especially popular among software developers. After all, these projects serve as an excellent way to learn new skills and technologies or to test fresh concepts and approaches. Whether sparked by a spontaneous idea or driven by a
Read MoreTo celebrate World Quantum Day, we chat about the huge influence of quantum science with Dr Shane Dooley from DIAS. Read more: Schrödinger’s Dublin: The role of DIAS in the quantum revolution
Read MoreTo celebrate World Quantum Day, we chat about the huge influence of quantum science with Dr Shane Dooley from DIAS. Read more: Schrödinger’s Dublin: The role of DIAS in the quantum revolution
Read MoreTo celebrate World Quantum Day, we chat about the huge influence of quantum science with Dr Shane Dooley from DIAS. Read more: Schrödinger’s Dublin: The role of DIAS in the quantum revolution
Read More10 years ago “certificate authorities normally issued certificate lifetimes lasting a year or more,” remembers a new blog post Thursday by the EFF’s engineering director. So in 2015 when the free cert authority Let’s Encrypt first started issuing 90-day TLS certificates for websites, “it was considered a bold move, that helped push the ecosystem towards
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority The US has announced that a variety of electronics will be exempted from 125% tariffs on China and the 10% tax on imported goods. The affected electronics include smartphones, computers, displays, and more. That said, electronics will be subject to new tariffs on semiconductors and supply chains. Update: April
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority The US has announced that a variety of electronics will be exempted from 125% tariffs on China and the 10% tax on imported goods. The affected electronics include smartphones, computers, displays, and more. That said, electronics will be subject to new tariffs on semiconductors and supply chains. Update: April
Read MoreDuring The Last of Us’ second-season premiere, Ellie gets called a homophobic slur. Craig Mazin tells WIRED it highlights what happens when humanity stops moving forward.
Read MoreStanford law school graduate Peter Thiel later co-founded Facebook, PayPal, and Palantir. But in 2010 Thiel also created the Thiel Fellowship, which annually gives 20 to 30 people under the age of 23 $100,000 “to encourage students to not stick around college.” (College students must drop out in order to accept the fellowship.) And now
Read MoreStanford law school graduate Peter Thiel later co-founded Facebook, PayPal, and Palantir. But in 2010 Thiel also created the Thiel Fellowship, which annually gives 20 to 30 people under the age of 23 $100,000 “to encourage students to not stick around college.” (College students must drop out in order to accept the fellowship.) And now
Read MoreElon Musk’s popularity with the American public is waning, according to the latest polling average from Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin. The billionaire CEO of multiple companies wears many hats, but the most visible one of late has been as the face of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an organization that has been tearing through
Read More“More than three million children around the world are thought to have died in 2022 as a result of infections that are resistant to antibiotics,” reports the BBC, citing a study by two leading experts in child health that used data from sources including the World Health Organization and the World Bank: Experts say this
Read MoreCrosswalk buttons in at least three California cities appear to have been hacked this weekend to give them the seemingly AI-generated voices of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In videos posted online, the apparent voice of Musk begs listeners to be his friend, or that of Zuckerberg brags about “undermining democracy”
Read More“It is somewhat remarkable that work on AmigaOS 3.X continues in 2025,” notes Tom’s Hardware, “given that Commodore International released AmigaOS 3.0 in 1992…” AmigaOS 3.1 came in 1993. And now… Work continues on AmigaOS 3.2 with the stewards of this classic Motorola 680×0 friendly operating system, Hyperion Entertainment, releasing version 3.2.3 a few days
Read MorePrice drops of up to $200 off have been issued on Apple’s M4 iPad Pro, with prices starting at $899. Plus, grab an Apple Pencil Pro for just $99. Grab an M4 iPad Pro for $899. We’re keeping tabs on the best iPad deals this weekend and today’s top offers include markdowns on Apple’s current
Read MoreThe 2022 hostage situation at an Apple Store in Amsterdam has been turned into a Netflix drama, with “iHostage” exploring the events of the five-hour standoff. iHostage – Image Credit: Netflix A trailer for the Netflix crime drama “iHostage” on YouTube teases the upcoming release of the film on the streaming service. While Netflix often
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