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Apple is now banned from selling its latest Apple Watches in the US::Apple can no longer sell the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Watch Series 9 in the US. The International Trade Commission issued an import ban on the devices that took effect on December 26th, 2023.

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It’s All Bullshit: Performing productivity at Google::The tech industry is supposed to be the cradle of innovation—but it’s become a redoubt of waste and unproductivity.

Study shows AI image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children::Hidden inside the foundation of popular artificial intelligence image-generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a new report that urges companies to take action to address a harmful flaw in the technology they built

FTC sounds off about AI abuse and fraud to Copyright Office::Sir, this is a Wendy’s

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The dark side of social media on youth mental health::The U.S. Surgeon General’s recent advisory highlights the perilous impact of social media on youth mental health, linking it to rising cases of eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction.

Rumors swirl that TSMC chairman Mark Liu was forced to retire over Arizona fab debacle::After TSMC announced the upcoming retirement of chairman Mark Liu, some have speculated it might not have been voluntary.

The Era of American Computer Magazines Has Drawn to a Close::I’ve been buying a copy of Maximum PC magazine at the airport newsstand on every long-distance trip I’ve taken over the past two decades. I’m primarily a Mac user but Maximum PC, which started life as boot, bought at these … Continue reading →

Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate, study finds::Tesla drivers had 24 accidents per 1,000 drivers during the period from mid-November 2022 to mid-November 2023, according to a study by Lending Tree.

Fixing car and e-bike batteries saves money and resources, but challenges are holding back the industry

Nearly half of new passenger cars in EU electrified -ACEA::Sales of electric cars in the European Union were almost half of all new passenger car registrations in the EU between January and November 2023 and already crossed the halfway mark in the month of November alone, data showed on Wednesday. Electrified vehicles - either...

Research: The Growing Inequality of Who Gets to Work from Home::There is a large and growing divide in terms of who gets to work from home. Research on job postings found that remote work is far more common for higher paid roles, for roles that require more experience, for full-time work, and for roles that require more...

Japan spacecraft enters lunar orbit for Moon landing on Jan. 20::Japan’s lunar explorer has successfully entered the Moon’s orbit, the country’s space agency says, with the spacecraft expected to land on its surface on Jan. 20 if the mission goes as planned.

The flight system allows a plane to be remote operated by a pilot on the ground, which could streamline pilot airline operations in the future.

2024 could be the year the PC finally dumps x86 for Arm, all thanks to Windows 12 and Qualcomm’s new chip::We’ve already reported on Qualcomm’s new 12-core Arm uberchip, the Snapdragon X Elite, and its claims of x86-beating performance and efficiency. But it takes two to tango when it comes a maj

Chameleon Android malware can turn off fingerprint unlock to steal your pin::Be careful out there.

Verizon Gave Her Data to a Stalker. ‘This Has Completely Changed My Life’::A stalker haphazardly posing as a cop demanded sensitive data from Verizon. Verizon complied, and the stalker drove to an address armed with a knife. 404 Media spoke to the victim.