Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Less than a week ahead of its much-anticipated iPad hardware event, Apple shared its Q2 2024 earnings today, and the numbers paint a predictable picture for the increasingly dated tablet line. iPad revenue fell substantially yet again (by 17 percent year over year) amid the longest-ever wait for
Read MoreAhead of Apple’s second-quarter earnings call, CEO Tim Cook addressed the ongoing antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice, calling it “misguided.” Tim Cook dismisses DOJ claims as “misguided” Apple’s second-quarter earnings, which surpassed Wall Street predictions, highlight the company’s financial strength and resilience. In the same breath, CEO Tim Cook addressed the
Read MoreThere’s still time left to bid for a 145,152-core Cheyenne supercomputer that was once the 20th most powerful computer in the world.
Read MoreApple stock was having a tough year after some early gains — until investors erased the loss after Thursday’s earnings report. Apple’s share price has risen following its latest earnings report Investment firm Bernstein was right when it told clients to buy Apple stock because it was at an attractive low price. At the close
Read MoreSony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have made a bid to acquire Paramount for $26 billion and take it private. Variety reports: Sony and private-equity giant Apollo submitted a letter with the non-binding offer Wednesday to Paramount Global, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The bid, which would include the assumption of
Read MoreWhen you press Alt+Tab on a keyboard connected to a tablet running Android 14, a small row of apps appears near the top that you can cycle through. This app strip shows you six of your most recent apps. Pressing Alt+Tab on earlier versions of Android would simply bring up the full recents screen, which
Read MoreSometimes, you will want to power a device in a way it wasn’t designed for, and you might find that the device in question is way too tailored to the original power source. Today, [Oleg Kutkov] is here to give us a master class on excising unnecessary power conversion out of your devices, with the
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Microsoft has changed its policy to ban U.S. police departments from using generative AI through the Azure OpenAI Service, the company’s fully managed, enterprise-focused wrapper around OpenAI technologies. Language added Wednesday to the terms of service for Azure OpenAI Service prohibits integrations with Azure OpenAI Service from
Read MoreDan Goodin reports via Ars Technica: A maximum severity vulnerability that allows hackers to hijack GitLab accounts with no user interaction required is now under active exploitation, federal government officials warned as data showed that thousands of users had yet to install a patch released in January. A change GitLab implemented in May 2023 made
Read MoreSeagate’s speedy storage expansion cards are a necessary evil and expensive without these periodic sales. | Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge If your main gaming platform is the Xbox Series X or S and you have a particularly deep library, bring it in for a hug. The markups on its proprietary storage cards
Read MoreIllustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission is asking for more funding to help internet service providers rip and replace equipment made by Huawei and ZTE. In a letter to Congress, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel says the government has only allocated $1.9 billion to reimburse providers,
Read MoreCredit: Lily Katz / Android Authority If you’re a long-time Android user like me, chances are that you haven’t considered an Apple Music subscription. For over a decade, Spotify and YouTube Music (formerly Google Play Music) have reigned supreme as the de facto music streaming apps. Spotify, in particular, has amassed a loyal following even
Read MoreEcobee, the company that pioneered smart thermostats with its Ecobee Smart in 2008, has announced it will end online support for the device and its commercial counterpart, the Ecobee Energy Management System, on July 31, 2024. The move will disable internet-dependent features such as web portal control, smart integrations, and weather-related functionality, while basic HVAC
Read MoreThe unannounced Beats Pill has made another public appearance. This time, it’s caught in the hand of F1 racing driver Daniel Ricciardo. A Beats Pill-like speaker carried by Daniel Ricciardo [Instagram/F1] Beats is in the middle of updating its personal audio lineup, including its Beats Solo 4 and Beats Solo Buds. So far, it has
Read MoreIllustration by Laura Normand / The Verge Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated labor laws when making “coercive statements” about unions during interviews conducted in 2022, a judge for the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Wednesday. The ruling, which stems from a complaint filed in October 2022, cites three instances in which Jassy commented negatively
Read MoreCredit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority At an ongoing conference, MediaTek confirmed that its chipset will power a “premium segment” phone in the US this year. While the exact phone remains unknown, a possible OnePlus flip-style foldable seems like a strong contender. MediaTek is one of the biggest smartphone chip makers, powering an array of
Read MorePhoto by Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via Getty Images My breaking point with promotional emails and desktop alerts finally happened a few weeks ago. I woke up at 7AM to an automated Legacy.com email with my friend’s death-a-versary in the subject line. The email itself was annoying enough, but what it said made it a
Read MoreThe FBI cut its warrantless searches of American data in half in 2023, according to a government report released on Tuesday. From a report: According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s annual transparency report, the FBI conducted 57,094 searches of “US person” data under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Read MoreGoogle’s Circle to Search feature is starting to roll out for some Pixel Tablet users. Google announced in late March that the feature would be coming “soon” to the Pixel Tablet, though it didn’t give an exact launch date. The feature launched on the Galaxy S24, but has since become available on other Samsung and
Read MoreMost online photo editors are free; only some require account creation. These web tools are great for regular photo edits, such as removing the background, restoring the photo quality, resizing, cropping, etc. In this article, we will discuss how to crop images on computer. While there are many ways to crop images on a PC,
Read MoreCredit: Google Google is rolling out a new badge for official state and federal government-made apps. Over 3,000 apps from 12 countries are receiving the badge starting today. The Play Store had previously been testing the feature with a small percentage of users. Knowing whether an app is legit or not can sometimes be a
Read MoreWhat’s the first thing you want after installing solar? All the sunshine you can get, of course. Especially if you did it in the wintertime. And what would be more fun than monitoring your power generation, especially leading up to the equinox, or start of spring? Probably not much, especially if you built a cute
Read MoreThe HomePod is having an issue understanding the simple query “What time is it?” right now. Apple will probably fix it soon. You can’t ask Siri what time it is on HomePod for the moment Users of Siri know that there are many basic queries that could be asked, which result in straightforward results. One
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a column: When Apple CEO Tim Cook and a bunch of his deputies take the virtual stage next week to announce new iPads, they’re going to spend a lot of time talking about specs. If the rumors are true, we’re going to get new iPad Pros with OLED screens and thinner
Read MoreMicrosoft has rolled out support for passkeys to all consumer accounts, allowing users to log into services without using a password. Microsoft passkey support Passkeys are slowly growing in popularity with services, since they offer a secure way to authenticate a user. Already a supporter of the passkey standard, Microsoft is now bringing support for
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