Using its new powers under the Digital Markets Act, the European Union has announced sweeping probes into US Big Tech, including multiple investigations of Apple. As of early March 2024, Apple has enabled the creation of third-party rivals to its own App Store, specifically and solely because it has been forced to under the EU’s
Read MoreIf necessity is the mother of invention, nostalgia must be its stepmother, or its aunt at the very least. The desire to recreate long-obsolete devices simply because they existed while we were growing up is a curious trait, but one that’s powerful enough to drive entire categories of hardware hacking — looking at you, retrocomputing
Read MoreApple TV+ has now been with us for almost half a decade, and it appears to have been a success financially — but it’s certainly a hit for audiences. Apple TV+ being promoted in an Apple Store in 2019 Unbelievably, it was back in 2019 when Oprah Winfrey revealed she was switching to the newly-announced
Read MoreIn a state where housing is expensive to build, to rent, or to buy — and not especially energy efficient — can a big blue robot make a difference? The Boston Globe reports on Reframe Systems, one of the companies “trying robots to make construction more efficient” — in this case, “working alongside humans in
Read MoreAvailable to both free and premium users, the test feature enables creators of education content to reach new audiences through the music streaming app. Read more: Spotify UK users to get access to educational video courses
Read MoreSpeaking at a Chinese conference on reducing carbon emissions, Tim Cook has revealed that Apple is already using AI to help with its moves to be carbon neutral and specifically around how it recovers and recycles materials. Tim Cook (Credit: Apple) Cook was in China for the opening of Apple Jing’an in Shanghai, and spent
Read MoreCredit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority Apple’s recent computers are affected by a serious flaw dubbed GoFetch. The flaw affects computers powered by the M1, M2, and M3 processors. Apple Mac computers have been powered by in-house Arm-based processors since 2020, bringing a major horsepower and efficiency boost over rival computers. However, it turns out
Read MoreCath Virginia / The Verge The European Commission is opening five non-compliance investigations into how Apple, Google, and Meta are complying with its new Digital Markets Act antitrust rules, the regulator announced today. “We suspect that the suggested solutions put forward by the three companies do not fully comply with the DMA,” the EU’s antitrust
Read MoreThe European Union has launched investigations into Apple, Meta and Google under its sweeping new digital-competition law, adding to the regulatory scrutiny large U.S. tech companies are facing worldwide. From a report: The suite of probes [Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled; official press release here] announced Monday are the first under the EU’s
Read MoreMacworld Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but it’s cool if you want to give it a read during
Read MoreThe report claims various issues such as conflicts, high interest rates and a ‘barren exit environment’ saw fintech investors hold onto their cash last year. Read more: Irish fintech funding plummeted by 94pc last year
Read MoreThe trend of open data is taking hold around the world and it will unleash untold innovation. McKinsey notes that open data, which is data that can be freely used and freely redistributed, could contribute $3 trillion annually to the global economy and has the potential to “unleash innovation and transform every sector of the
Read MoreThe benefits of developing software in the cloud include increased flexibility and reliability, greater efficiency, and reduced costs. But cloud-based development also presents a host of challenges. Knowing what to watch out for is the first step to protecting your applications and development efforts. Here, are 10 pitfalls to consider before developing, testing, or deploying applications
Read MoreThe production line of Easy Mac Macaroni & Cheese Cups on March 27, 2020, at the Kraft Heinz plant in Champaign, Ill. | Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The Biden administration today announced the largest investment in cleaning up industrial greenhouse gas emissions to date. The Department of Energy (DOE) selected 33
Read MoreAt a membership cost of €35 per month, corporates and founders across Ireland will have access to mentorship from the likes of Rose O’Sullivan and Jamie Heaslip. Read more: Kerry’s RDI Hub goes virtual to expand offerings across Ireland
Read MoreEmad Mostaque said centralised AI won’t be beaten with ‘more centralised AI’, but some reports suggest he was also facing quarrels with Stability AI investors before resigning. Read more: Stability AI CEO resigns to pursue ‘decentralised AI’
Read MoreThe Spanish ban was called ‘absolutely disproportionate’ by a consumer rights group and it is unclear how long the temporary ban is expected to last. Read more: Telegram faces temporary ban in Spain over piracy claims
Read MoreWe’ve said it before, and we’ll probably say it again, it’s very easy to recommend a first-party case when you’re looking for a new way to protect your phone. After all, no other case brand had more time to design a case for the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra than Samsung itself. Here we explore Samsung’s
Read MoreBack in the 2000s, we talked about open source a lot—perhaps too much. We fought about whether code freedom (GPL) or developer freedom (Apache/BSD) mattered more. We wondered when the year of the Linux desktop might finally arrive. (TL;DR never. Or maybe it already happened. Or…whatever.) We chastised companies for “open washing” (anticipating the years
Read MoreWhen there’s a major systems outage or performance issue, IT teams come to the rescue to restore services as quickly as possible. Some IT organizations follow IT service management (ITSM) incident management practices to restore service, then follow problem management procedures to perform root cause analysis (RCA). More advanced organizations may employ site reliability engineers
Read MoreCo-founded by Tristan Handy in 2016, DBT Labs – which just opened its first EU hub in Dublin – counts among its cloud customers BCG, Siemens and Urban Outfitters. Read more: DBT Labs: From tech consultancy firm to billion-dollar data start-up
Read MoreIn 2019 Los Angeles film/TV producer Brian Morrison painted Blockbuster’s logo onto an old newspaper box — and then filled it up with used DVDs. “The Free Blockbuster movement slowly gained traction,” reports the New York Times — aided at times by social media — “and eventually more than 200 other community boxes had opened
Read MoreAre you looking forward to your next vacation? Maybe you need some motivation to work harder. I like to have images that remind me of my goals, and you can set these on your phone to remind yourself of the days to come. To keep you inspired, we have put together a nice collection of
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Telegram is reportedly giving away Telegram Premium subscriptions to some users. These users have to let Telegram use their phone number to send one-time PINs via SMS. Participants need to pay any carrier fees, while the program exposes the phone numbers of all parties involved. Telegram is probably the
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Times checks in on America’s largest dam-removal project, which they say is now “revealing a stark landscape that had been underwater for generations.” “A thick layer of muddy sediment covers the sloping ground, where workers have been scattering seeds and leaving meandering trails of footprints. In the cracked mud, seeds are sprouting
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