Google’s latest privacy changes in Chrome prove Apple’s nightmare ad is all too real

Back in 2022, Google surprised most of the web-browsing world with the announcement of the Privacy Sandbox, a multi-year initiative to phase out third-party cookies and limit tracking. Two years later, Google has now announced that Privacy Sandbox won’t be quite as robust as that original vision. In a blog post titled “A new path…

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SanDisk Professional G-Drive ArmorATD review: Ruggedized external 6TB HDD

At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsRuggedized and weatherizedUp to 6TB of capacityGood 2.5-inch HDD performanceCheap per terabyte compared to SSDsConsNot an SSDA bit bulky for a 2.5-inch hard driveOur VerdictSanDisk Professional’s sturdy, jacketed, weatherized ArmorATD USB hard drive ships with up to 6TB of capacity and is a good performer for the ilk. Price When Reviewed$99.99…

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China has already developed 6G technology

China has developed the world’s first 6G field test network, which integrates communication and artificial intelligence, demonstrating that 6G transmission capabilities can be achieved using 4G and 5G technologies. This marks the next generation of communication technology. The breakthrough was led by Zhang Ping, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a professor…

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Spain launches antitrust investigation over App Store practices

Apple Passeig de Gracia store in Spain Spain has become the latest country to accuse Apple of possible anticompetitive actions concerning alleged unfair treatment of developers on the App Store. Rather than following a specific complaint, as is typically the cause of an investigation, this one was "initiated ex officio, given the relevance of the…

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JEDEC Plans LPDDR6-Based CAMM, DDR5 MRDIMM Specifications

Following a relative lull in the desktop memory industry in the previous decade, the past few years have seen a flurry of new memory standards and form factors enter development. Joining the traditional DIMM/SO-DIMM form factors, we've seen the introduction of space-efficient DDR5 CAMM2s, their LPDDR5-based counterpart the LPCAMM2, and the high-clockspeed optimized CUDIMM. But…

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Generative AI services are mixed on protecting trademarks

Images created by Microsoft's Copilot While AI is under attack from copying existing works without permission, the industry could end up getting into more legal trouble over trademarks. The rise in interest in generative AI has also led to an increase in complaints about the technology. Along with the complaints that the AI can often…

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Apple seeds fourth developer betas of fall OS updates

Apple releases fourth developers betas for iOS 18 and the rest Last updated 16 minutes ago Apple's now on its fourth round of developer betas for its fall operating system updates, with new builds of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2 now available Round four arrives after an…

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Apple issues release candidates of current-gen OS updates

iOS 17 Apple is now on its fifth round of current-generation operating system builds, including release candidates for iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6. Developers taking part in Apple's beta program can download the new builds to an Apple Developer Centeror by updating their iPhone or iPad already running the betas via the Settings app. Public…

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Elon Musk’s X redesigns the water pistol emoji as a gun

Choosing the "Pistol" emoji on Twitter/X now again gets you a gun instead of a water pistol Users on Twitter/X have found that after six years, choosing the pistol emoji now shows an image of a gun instead of a water pistol. The existence of any particular emoji is down to the Unicode Consortium and…

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