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Apple might (or might not) be forced to make batteries inside iPhones user replaceable under new EU regulations, but the new laws likely mean the end of the line for super-cheap Android devices.EU demands easily replaceable batteries The big change is that...
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The US Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating ChatGPT maker OpenAI for potential violations of consumer protection regulations, involving data privacy and false statements about third parties.According to reports that surfaced Thursday, the FTC has filed...
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Google has announced it is making its Bard chatbot available in the EU and Brazil, five months after the company opened it up for early access. To date, residents in EU countries have been unable to access the company’s ChatGPT rival due to issues surrounding data...
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Apple’s Tap to Pay service for the iPhone has finally arrived in the UK, allowing smaller UK merchants and other enterprises to replace traditional payment terminals at the point of sale.In a surprise announcement, the company extended the service to UK businesses on...
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As the number of platforms used in business has proliferated beyond the PC, mobile device management (or enterprise mobility management or unified endpoint management, if you prefer) has become a core competency for IT departments. Apple actually kick-started the MDM...
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Disclosure: Microsoft is a client of the author.Microsoft is basically a platform and tools vendor, and it’s particularly good at developing tools largely because it’s made up of developers. But the problem with a company like Microsoft creating tools for others is...
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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has launched a new generative AI venture, dubbed xAI, to take on the likes of OpenAI — the maker of ChatGPT.“The goal of xAI is to understand the true nature of the universe,” the company said on its official website.Musk, who...
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Nine months after US President Joe Biden signed an executive order that updated rules for the transfer of data between the US and the EU, the European Commission this week ratified the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Industry experts, however, say it will be challenged...
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Global PC shipments fell during the second quarter of 2023, according to preliminary data from two analyst firms, but recent sales offered some indication of a market turnaround following recent historic declines.Shipments of desktop and laptop devices fell 16.6%...
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The iPhone 15 will be here in a couple of months, but at this point there’s not a lot of excitement or buzz around its arrival. You might think Apple would be concerned. But it likely doesn’t have anything to worry aboutRecent Canalys data gives the iPhone...
