Venezuela’s highest court has fined TikTok millions in connection with so-called challenges that authorities say have led to multiple deaths and injuries. The popular video app must pay 10 million dollars. Three children have died after taking part in challenges that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said included ingesting, inhaling and […]
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US Considers Banning TP-Link Routers Over National Security
US authorities are considering banning Wi-Fi routers from Chinese manufacturer TP-Link, which has been linked to cyberattacks. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported this on Wednesday based on insiders. The sources said authorities are investigating whether the routers pose a risk to national security. The Departments of Commerce, Defense, and […]
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Microsoft’s Next-Generation Data Centers Cool Without Using Water
Microsoft has unveiled a new generation of data centres that no longer use water for cooling, an approach the tech giant says is a major step toward a more sustainable future for the cloud industry. Microsoft claims to be able to provide precise temperature control without water evaporation by using […]
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China Investigates Possible Monopoly of Chip Company Nvidia
China’s market regulator has opened an investigation into Nvidia, the top AI chipmaker suspected of violating anti-monopoly laws in a significant deal in 2020, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The investigation focused on Nvidia’s recent moves and its purchase of Mellanox Technologies four years ago. The Chinese government approved the $7 […]
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Chip Sales are Falling Sharply at the Largest Chip Maker in the World
The world’s largest chip maker, TSMC, has seen chip sales plummet in the past month. Therefore, Apple’s main chip supplier failed to meet analyst expectations for the second quarter in a row. Experts see the figures as a sign of continued weakness in global demand for electronics. The Taiwanese group […]
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Oracle Releases Java 20 With Thousands of Improvements
Oracle has announced a new version of Java, one of the world’s most widely used programming languages and development platforms. According to the developer, Java 20 (Oracle JDK 20) offers “thousands of improvements” in performance, stability and security. The latest features of Java 20 are being showcased these days at […]
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iPhone Maker Foxconn’s Revenue Plummets Despite Restart in China
iPhone producer Foxconn reported a sharp decline in revenue last month, despite increased sales following the reopening in China. In February, its turnover fell by almost 12 percent to 12.2 billion euros after conversion, according to the Taiwanese company yesterday. The company’s massive iPhone assembly complex in the Chinese city […]
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Users Report Problems to Twitter Shortly After Round of Layoffs
Twitter is experiencing an outage that prevents users from seeing their usual stream of posts. The Dutch site allestoringen.nl, among others, shows a peak in the number of reports of problems with the social medium. Its international version, downdetector.com, registered more than 4,000 reports of a malfunction on Wednesday morning. […]
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Pakistan Bans Wikipedia
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority has banned Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia maintained by volunteers. That reports the BBC. The website had been blocked since Saturday after Wikipedia was given 48 hours to remove allegedly blasphemous content. “Wikipedia has been unblocked as instructed by the Prime Minister,” said PTA spokesman Malahat Rab. […]
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Apple Wants to Roll Out Its Own Displays From 2024
Technology giant Apple plans to use its own displays in its mobile devices from 2024. That writes financial news agency Bloomberg based on anonymous sources. Apple plans to equip its most expensive smartwatches with its own displays at the end of next year and later roll them out to its […]