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2023 was the year that GPUs stood still::A new GPU generation did very little to change the speed you get for your money.

Cox deletes ‘Active Listening’ ad pitch after boasting that it eavesdrops though our phones::undefined

Huawei was once fighting for its survival. It is back to nearly $100 billion in revenue in 2023::Huawei said Friday that its revenue climbed 9% this year, solidifying a comeback after a tough couple of years that included being caught in the center of the US-China tech rivalry.

In this video he discusses the TriangleDB attack chain that allowed hackers to completely compromise iPhones starting with a zero click exploit and ending with a bypass of Apples hardware based memory protection....

Game mod on Steam breached to push password-stealing malware::undefined

Google will settle $5 billion lawsuit over tracking Incognito Chrome users::The biggest news stories this morning: Xiaomi says its EV can outperform Porsche and has more tech than Tesla, Apple is selling its contested Watch models again, Look at LG’s two-legged robot.

Social media companies made $11B in US ad revenue from minors::A study from Harvard says social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year.

You can no longer activate new Windows 11 builds with Windows 7 or 8 keys::Bad news for those planning to activate Windows 11 with a Windows 7 or 8/8.1 key: users noticed that the latest Windows 11 preview builds no longer allow activation with old license keys.

Quantum Leap in Graphite: Attoscience Lights the Way to Superconductivity::Advancements in attosecond soft-X-ray spectroscopy by ICFO researchers have transformed material analysis, particularly in studying light-matter interactions and many-body dynamics, with promising implications for future technological applications. X-ray...

Boeing urges airlines to inspect 787 Max planes for possible loose bolts::Boeing instructed customer airlines to inspect their 787 Max jets for loose bolts, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday. The request comes after the manufacturer discovered two aircraft with missing bolts in the rudder control...

Japan prepares regulation requiring Apple to allow sideloading::As the Digital Markets Act antitrust law passed in the European Union, Apple has until March 2024 to let users…

Apple Discusses Push Towards High-End Mac Gaming in New Interview::Inverse’s Raymond Wong today published an in-depth overview of Apple’s increasing push towards high-end gaming on the Mac. The story includes…

Windows 12 and the coming AI chip war::A Windows release planned for next year may be the catalyst for a new wave of desktop chips with AI processing capabilities.

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One of the Most Controversial US Spy Programs Just Got Quietly Renewed::Congress blew a rare bipartisan chance to protect Americans’ calls and texts.

Electric Cars Are Already Upending America | After years of promise, a massive shift is under way::After years of promise, a massive shift is under way.

"Like so many applications of AI, this new power is likely to be a double-edged sword: It may help people identify the locations of old snapshots from relatives, or allow field biologists to conduct rapid surveys of entire regions for invasive plant species, to name but a few of many likely beneficial applications....

Every major pharmacy chain giving government warrantless medical record access::The Fourth Amendment is rarely a match for the Third Party Doctrine. In recent years, things have gotten a wee bit better thanks to a couple of Supreme Court rulings. But the operative principle still overrides: whatever we share (voluntarily or not)...

Amazon thinks hydrogen can be a more sustainable fuel for vehicles at its warehouses, but it’ll have to clean up hydrogen production first.

Reddit’s cofounder said that at first the company felt like ‘a homework assignment that got out of hand’ rather than a business::Reddit’s cofounder Steve Huffman said in its early days he filled up most of the site with content using different accounts until it got more users.

Researchers come up with better idea to prevent AirTag stalking::Solution relies in part on cryptography practice of secret sharing to maximize privacy.