Chipmakers brace for weak 1H23
Foundries and IC design houses, particularly tier-2 players, are bracing for a weak first half of 2023 and may face a new wave of reshuffling that will challenge the industry, according to industry sources......»»
Loop Capital cuts AAPL price target to $170 over weak iPhone demand
Projecting that Apple's annual revenue will decline in 2024, investment firm Loop Capital says iPhone demand is too soft.iPhone 15 Pro colorful lineupOther investment firms such as JP Morgan are predicting a recovery for Apple in China, while ones li.....»»
The entire state of Illinois is going to be crawling with cicadas
And the land shall feast on their dead. Enlarge (credit: Ed Reschke via Getty) Brace yourselves, Illinoisans: A truly shocking number of cicadas are about to live, make sweet love, and die in a tree near you. Two broods.....»»
Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology—they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been used as a conservation measure for decades, but critics continue to argue that evidence of their economic benefits is weak, particularly with regard to fisheries......»»
Brace Yourself For the Comeback of Citizen Scientists
From water-testing polluted rivers to measuring radiation levels, ordinary people are taking environmental research into their own hands......»»
Epic Games asks court to hold Apple in contempt over weak App Store anti-steering changes
Even though Apple just reinstated Epic’s developer account in the European Union, there’s a lot more drama to come. In January, Apple announced changes to the App Store in the United States to give developers the option to link to alternative pay.....»»
What are EV startups doing to ride out weak demand?
U.S. electric vehicle startups are turning to cheaper models, slamming the brakes on their production ramp-up plans and laying off employees to navigate a slump in demand due to steep borrowing costs and high repair expenses for the vehicles. Tesl.....»»
A gentle tap to the hive can reveal health of honeybee colonies, study confirms
Scientists at Nottingham Trent University investigated how thousands of bees reacted in unison to a very short and weak vibrational knock delivered at randomized times to a number of hives......»»
Steep iPhone discounts being offered in China to counter weak demand
A new report today says that there is increasing evidence of steep iPhone discounts being used in China in an attempt to counter weak demand. It gives the example of the iPhone 15 Pro Max being offered at a $180 discount on the official price, whi.....»»
Shyft Group cut employee count by 1,200 in 2023 amid weak demand
Shyft Group cut employee count by 1,200 in 2023 amid weak demand for parcel delivery vans and motorhomes as well as a rocky electric vehicle rollout......»»
Nvidia tops $2 trillion valuation in first for chipmakers
While Apple and Microsoft took over two years to go from $1 trillion to $2 trillion, Nvidia is on track to accomplish that in under a year’s time as the stock rides Wall Street’s AI frenzy......»»
Apple continues to brace for big EU App Store changes in third developer betas
Apple's third developer betas of iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.4 are out now, as Apple braces itself for its big EU App Store changes.iOS 17Developers participating in Apple's beta program can pick up new builds th.....»»
Mathematical model reveals how a pit viper is able to find its dinner in the dead of night
In the animal kingdom, there are many grand examples of species that make sense of their world by expertly deciphering even weak signals from their surroundings......»»
JP Morgan trims Apple stock target to $215 over weak iPhone expectations
Investment firm JP Morgan has cut its Apple price target by $10 following the company's earnings report that showed iPhone declining in China.Apple CEO Tim CookOverall, Apple's earnings report showed a bounce back from its 2023 dip, but the detail in.....»»
UK government urged to tighten public tendering process to fight modern slavery
Companies that have failed to address known cases of modern slavery are winning public sector contracts in the United Kingdom and cannot be disqualified from the public tendering process due to weak legislation, new research from the Universities of.....»»
Microsoft network breached through password-spraying by Russia-state hackers
Senior execs' emails accessed in network breach that wasn't caught for 2 months. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Russia-state hackers exploited a weak password to compromise Microsoft’s corporate network and accessed em.....»»
Fierce winter weather slams US, dozens dead
Unrelenting storms have pummeled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and US media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops......»»
Microsoft network breached through password-spraying by Russian-state hackers
Senior execs' emails accessed in network breach that wasn't caught for 2 months. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Russia-state hackers exploited a weak password to compromise Microsoft’s corporate network and accessed em.....»»
Bank of America raises Apple price target because of Vision Pro
After weeks of analysts downgrading Apple, Bank of America has raised its price target from $208 to $225 on the strength of both iPhone and Apple Vision Pro.Side view of the Apple Vision ProIn a reversal of Barclays, which cited weak iPhone demand as.....»»
Google lays off 100 at YouTube; CEO says more layoffs are coming
Sundar Pichai tells employees to brace for "tough choices... throughout the year." Enlarge / Google is looking pretty dilapidated these days. (credit: Aurich Lawson) Today's Google layoff announcement concerns YouTube,.....»»
Bosch to cut 1,200 jobs in software unit on self-driving lag
Bosch said a weak economy and high inflation, caused among other things by increased energy and commodity costs, are currently slowing down the transition to autonomous driving......»»