The animations are fine for FaceTime, but maybe not a therapy telehealth app. | Image: Apple Apple looks ready to give developers more control over its video emoji reactions feature in upcoming iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 updates, MacRumors reports. The feature, which was introduced with the release of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 last
Read MoreGreenvolt Group purchased a majority stake in Enerpower last year and this plan is part of the business’ European renewables expansion strategy. Read more: Greenvolt and Enerpower to create 100 jobs in renewables
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Apple is officially launching its Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Devices apps on Windows this week. The apps were originally launched in preview last year, but Apple has now removed the preview tag after working with Microsoft to launch the apps. The trio of apps, in combination with an overhauled iCloud for
Read MoreA lawsuit alleging that Apple mistakenly overpays its executives including Tim Cook, by tens of millions of dollars, has been dismissed. As with most corporations, the renumeration for its top executives is a complex mix of a base salary, performance-related extras, stock and more options negotiated individually. Overall, Tim Cook’s pay for 2023 was reduced
Read More“The people are in the streets. We can’t ignore them any longer. Really, we have little choice. Either we heal together, or we tear ourselves apart.” An exclusive excerpt from 2054: A Novel.
Read MoreMacworld Vision Pro is all about the future: if you think it’s too heavy or too expensive or hasn’t got enough apps, you’re just not thinking long term enough. Apple is aware that the smartphone won’t rule the tech roost forever, so it’s trying to build a platform for the next 20 years. The question
Read MoreThe Spanish High Court says it will suspend its fines against Apple and Amazon while the firms appeal against its antitrust regulator’s ruling. Apple Passeig de Gracia store in Spain Spain’s Comision Nacional De Los Mercados Y La Competencia (CNMC) first announced in July 2021 that it was investigating the two companies. The accusation was
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta and TikTok are challenging fees they must pay EU regulators tasked with enforcing tough new content moderation rules required by the Digital Services Act (DSA), both companies have confirmed to The Verge. Although the fee is capped at 0.05 percent of a company’s profits, Meta isn’t happy
Read MoreWe’ve seen how Steampipe can unify access to APIs, drive metasearch, enforce KPIs as code, and detect configuration drift. The enabling plugins were, until recently, tightly bound to the Steampipe binary and to the instance of Postgres that Steampipe launches and controls. That led members of Steampipe’s open-source community to ask, “Can we use the
Read MoreJames Felton reports via IFL Science: One of the deepest metal mines in Europe — the Pyhasalmi Mine in central Finland — is to be turned into an enormous gravity battery capable of storing 2 megawatts of energy. […] Despite the cool name, the idea behind gravity batteries is really simple. During times when energy
Read MoreMacworld Good software can make all the difference for any professional, and Microsoft has been refining theirs for years. Now, new users can set up a new, older, or refurbished Windows device with everything they need to see a project through with this all-in-one Microsoft bundle. It boasts Microsoft basics like an OS upgrade and productivity
Read MoreThe most prominent ransomware attacks carried out last year related to the ubiquitous Moveit file transfer software, which helped criminals reach the milestone. Read more: Ransomware had a ‘watershed’ 2023 after crossing record $1bn
Read MoreOutside, home screen 1 Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google might let Pixel Fold users keep using an app on the cover screen that was running on the folding display. The company might borrow OnePlus’s swipe-up gesture to initiate this feature. The Google Pixel Fold is a step behind the best foldable phones when
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Apple has co-created an AI model that can perform advanced edits on images based on text prompts. MGIE can completely alter an image by performing edits like replacing backgrounds, manipulating subjects, removing objects, and much more. The AI model was presented in a research paper and isn’t something we
Read MoreSharePoint’s role as an enterprise content management system may be an old-fashioned one, but that doesn’t mean the platform is frozen in stone. Over time, Microsoft adds new features, and deprecates and removes old ones. The company has even begun to spin off what were SharePoint features into separate applications. As SharePoint transitions from one
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google could add a new “Adaptive Touch” feature to Pixel phones. The feature is expected to automatically adjust screen touch sensitivity based on a user’s environmental conditions and activities. Evidence of Adaptive Touch was found in the latest Android 14 QPR3 Beta 1. Google has released Android 14 QPR3
Read MoreMacworld The Apple Vision Pro is in the house! And in this episode, we talk about what it’s really like to use the new headset. Tun in to this episode and find out! This is episode 873 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola. Listen to episode 873 on Apple Podcasts Listen to episode
Read MoreMacworld The time’s nearly arrived: tax season. While this time of year can be incredibly time-consuming and stressful for some, you can make tax filing a more effortless process with help from H&R Block. H&R Block, the trusted tax expert (5-star rated on Best Buy!) already prepping to file over 20 million tax returns this year,
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority A recent Pixel camera bug means that tapping to set the exposure doesn’t work properly in the camera viewfinder. The issue only seems to appear when shooting at 1x, as the viewfinder shows automatic exposure adjustments at other zoom levels. It does seem like 1x images are still
Read MoreThe accounting software start-up will use the funds to accelerate development of its modules and invest massively in AI. Read more: France gains a new unicorn as Pennylane raises €40m
Read MoreLast September, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney said the company was laying off 16pc of its workforce after spending ‘more money than we earn’ on Fortnite. Read more: Disney acquires $1.5bn stake in Epic to bring Fortnite into the fold
Read MoreIf you have kids, you may have to hand your laptop to them to play games or watch some kid-themed videos on YouTube. It won’t be a problem to monitor what your kids do with your laptop, but what if you have no time to monitor your kid’s computer usage? If you’re worried that your
Read MoreCredit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Microsoft has announced that official apps from Apple for Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Devices are now available through the Microsoft Store on Windows PCs. Users can now enjoy Apple Music and Apple TV through native apps on Windows. The Apple Devices app fills in the gap left
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today unveiled new, stricter limits for PM2.5 (particulate smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter), commonly referred to as soot. As NPR notes, these particles are are “one of the deadliest types of air pollution.” From the report: The agency lowered the allowable limit for annual PM2.5 levels from 12
Read MoreEpiSensor CEO Brendan Carroll discusses the dramatic changes in the green energy market, predictions for future tech trends and the challenges of starting and leading a business. Read more: Forget soup on paintings, we need cheaper clean energy
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