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iPhone Fold Said to Face Production Delay as Apple Encounters Engineering Challenges
Apple is said to be facing engineering challenges with its first foldable iPhone, ubiquitously known as the iPhone Fold. According to a report, the Cupertino-based tech giant has encountered more issues than previously anticipated during the early stages of testing. The hurdles have been accentuated in the engineering verification phase. The report...
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Grammarly Will Now Use AI Agents to Review, Check Plagiarism and Detect AI-Generated Content
Grammarly, on Monday, announced a range of new artificial intelligence (AI) agents. These AI agents are aimed at solving specific writing-related challenges and can help users improve their writing, as well as offer tools to better check the content for plagiarism and AI-generated text. These agents are being integrated into the company’s new pla...
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The Witcher 4 Will Target 60 FPS on Consoles, but Series S Will Be 'Extremely Challenging' Says CD Projekt Red
CD Projekt Red has said it will be "extremely challenging" to get The Witcher 4 to run at 60fps on the Xbox Series S. The studio showcased an Unreal Engine 5 tech demo of the game earlier this month that was running at 60fps on a base PS5.
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Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead with Tech Probes
Apple and Meta have been filed in the EU as the antitrust regulators there handed out the first sanctions under the DMA. The fines signal that the EU is sticking to its guns in enforcing the new rules, which were introduced in 2023. That is despite Trump citing the DMA while vowing in February to "defend American companies and innovators from overs...
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Amazon's Acquisition of iRobot Faces New Challenges From EU Antitrust Regulators
Amazon's $1.7 billion (nearly Rs. 14,100 crore) acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot may reduce competition and strengthen Amazon's position as online marketplace provider, EU antitrust regulators warned on Thursday. The European Commission opened a full-scale investigation and will decide by November 15 whether to clear or block the de...
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TikTok CEO Grilled Over Security Concerns in Hearing With US Lawmakers
US lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Thursday accused TikTok of serving harmful content and inflicting "emotional distress" on young users, grilling the Chinese-owned app's CEO on the company's outsized influence on teens. Chew, in his first appearance before Congress, testified that while the "vast majority" of TikTok users are over the age...
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Google, Apple, Other Tech Giants Expected to Challenge Digital Markets Act: EU Judge
Tech giants will likely challenge a new European Union law aimed at reining in their power with the first cases in a potential wave of litigation expected by year-end, one of the EU's top judges said on Friday. The Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force in November, will classify online platforms with more than 45 million users as gatekee...
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'That’s the Reason Why We’re Investing There,’ Apple CEO Tim Cook Reveals ‘Bullish’ India Approach
Apple CEO Tim Cook, in an earnings call, said he was “very bullish on India” and called the country a “major focus” for the tech giant. Apple on Thursday reported revenue of $117.2 billion for the December quarter. The $117.2 billion revenue was down 5 per cent year-over-year, from nearly $124 billion in December 2021 “as a result of a ch...
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Elon Musk Fires Twitter's Board of Directors to Become Sole Member
Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter's new owner fired the company's board of directors and made himself the board's sole member, according to a company filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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You Thought China’s Tech Slowdown Was Bad
For the first time in history, China’s two largest technology companies posted a decline in revenue as the nation faces unprecedented growth hurdles and an uncertain outlook. But 2,000 miles away, even bigger challenges await one of Southeast Asia’s biggest companies.
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iPhone Fold Said to Face Production Delay as Apple Encounters Engineering Challenges
Apple is said to be facing engineering challenges with its first foldable iPhone, ubiquitously known as the iPhone Fold. According to a report, the Cupertino-based tech giant has encountered more issues than previously anticipated during the early stages of testing. The hurdles have been accentuated in the engineering verification phase. The report...
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Grammarly Will Now Use AI Agents to Review, Check Plagiarism and Detect AI-Generated Content
Grammarly, on Monday, announced a range of new artificial intelligence (AI) agents. These AI agents are aimed at solving specific writing-related challenges and can help users improve their writing, as well as offer tools to better check the content for plagiarism and AI-generated text. These agents are being integrated into the company’s new pla...
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The Witcher 4 Will Target 60 FPS on Consoles, but Series S Will Be 'Extremely Challenging' Says CD Projekt Red
CD Projekt Red has said it will be "extremely challenging" to get The Witcher 4 to run at 60fps on the Xbox Series S. The studio showcased an Unreal Engine 5 tech demo of the game earlier this month that was running at 60fps on a base PS5.
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Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead with Tech Probes
Apple and Meta have been filed in the EU as the antitrust regulators there handed out the first sanctions under the DMA. The fines signal that the EU is sticking to its guns in enforcing the new rules, which were introduced in 2023. That is despite Trump citing the DMA while vowing in February to "defend American companies and innovators from overs...
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Amazon's Acquisition of iRobot Faces New Challenges From EU Antitrust Regulators
Amazon's $1.7 billion (nearly Rs. 14,100 crore) acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot may reduce competition and strengthen Amazon's position as online marketplace provider, EU antitrust regulators warned on Thursday. The European Commission opened a full-scale investigation and will decide by November 15 whether to clear or block the de...
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TikTok CEO Grilled Over Security Concerns in Hearing With US Lawmakers
US lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Thursday accused TikTok of serving harmful content and inflicting "emotional distress" on young users, grilling the Chinese-owned app's CEO on the company's outsized influence on teens. Chew, in his first appearance before Congress, testified that while the "vast majority" of TikTok users are over the age...
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Google, Apple, Other Tech Giants Expected to Challenge Digital Markets Act: EU Judge
Tech giants will likely challenge a new European Union law aimed at reining in their power with the first cases in a potential wave of litigation expected by year-end, one of the EU's top judges said on Friday. The Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into force in November, will classify online platforms with more than 45 million users as gatekee...
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'That’s the Reason Why We’re Investing There,’ Apple CEO Tim Cook Reveals ‘Bullish’ India Approach
Apple CEO Tim Cook, in an earnings call, said he was “very bullish on India” and called the country a “major focus” for the tech giant. Apple on Thursday reported revenue of $117.2 billion for the December quarter. The $117.2 billion revenue was down 5 per cent year-over-year, from nearly $124 billion in December 2021 “as a result of a ch...
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Elon Musk Fires Twitter's Board of Directors to Become Sole Member
Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter's new owner fired the company's board of directors and made himself the board's sole member, according to a company filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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You Thought China’s Tech Slowdown Was Bad
For the first time in history, China’s two largest technology companies posted a decline in revenue as the nation faces unprecedented growth hurdles and an uncertain outlook. But 2,000 miles away, even bigger challenges await one of Southeast Asia’s biggest companies.
