Oil company Phillips 66 says it will shut down Los Angeles-area refinery
Oil company Phillips 66 says it will shut down Los Angeles-area refinery.....»»
Here are the winners of the 2024 App Store Awards
After unveiling the finalists last month, Apple today officially took the wraps off the 2024 App Store Awards winners. This year, the company crowned Kino from Lux Optics as the iPhone App of the Year, Adobe Lightroom as the Mac App of the Year,.....»»
The next Apple Watch Ultra may lifesaving upgrade
Apple's next rugged smartwatch will borrow satellite connectivity support from iPhones. The company is also eyeing a 5G upgrade for its smartwatches......»»
Hedgehogs" hibernation patterns show surprising flexibility
Research has found hedgehogs living in the same, semi-rural area have wide variation in hibernation timing and pattern, with some entering hibernation as much as three months later than others. The researchers say this flexibility could help them ada.....»»
Industry expertise in audits leads to cost savings, quality boost: Study
Corporations that partner with auditors who specialize in the company's industry reap cost savings and get a better picture of their finances, which boosts investor confidence, a new study has found......»»
Apple’s UK investment tops £18B, supports 550k jobs, inc ‘critical’ engineering
Apple’s UK investment exceeds £18B ($23B) over the past five years, and the company says that it now supports over 550,000 direct and indirect jobs. CEO Tim Cook said Apple had been serving UK customers for more than 40 years, and now has 40 re.....»»
Tim Cook says Apple has invested over $18 billion in the UK since 2019
As he visits Apple Stores in London, Tim Cook says the company is continuing to expand on its more than $18 billion investment in the country, and how it has doubled its engineering teams there.Tim Cook (left) has a pint with "Slow Horses" star Jack.....»»
Apple Pay now available in one more country following recent expansion
After rolling out Tap to Pay on iPhone to users in the United Arab Emirates and Chile, Apple today also introduced Apple Pay in Egypt. The news was confirmed by Apple and comes after the company expanded its payment platform to Uruguay last week......»»
US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company for firewall compromise, ransomware attacks
The Department of the Treasury is sanctioning Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence, and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng, for their roles in the April 2020 compromise of tens of thousands of firewalls worldwide. Many of the victims were U.....»»
AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying “stop hiring humans”
Company boasts "AI workers" that never complain about work-life balance. Since the dawn of the generative AI era a few years ago, the march of technology—toward what tech compan.....»»
Electric Bike Company Model R e-bike review: ultimate e-bike construction kit
Electric Bike Company offers more ways to customize your best e-bike than any other company......»»
One of ChatGPT’s latest features comes to the free tier
ChatGPT's collaborative Canvas interface is getting a host of new features and capabilities, the company announced Tuesday......»»
Apple releases first firmware update for new Beats Pill speaker
Apple debuted a long-anticipated of the Beats Pill over the summer, and today the company has launched its first firmware update for the new speaker. more….....»»
Location data firm helps police find out when suspects visited their doctor
Leaked form shows how Fog Data helps cops find where suspects have been and when. A location-tracking company that sells its services to police departments is apparently using add.....»»
CSAM victims sue Apple for $1.2B for dropping planned scanning tool
Thousands of CSAM victims are suing Apple for dropping plans to scan devices for the presence of child sexual abuse materials. In addition to facing more than $1.2B in penalties, the company could be forced to reinstate the plans it dropped after.....»»
Apple made a prototype cellular MacBook in 2007 – should it finally sell one? [Poll]
Apple actually built a working cellular MacBook as a prototype all the way back in 2007, and Bloomberg reports that the company may finally release one using its own radio chip. Steve Jobs was not sold on the idea at the time, for two reasons, but.....»»
Apple Maps gets upgraded Yelp experience, with more change likely coming
Apple Maps may have had a shaky start, but it has undoubtedly grown very compelling over the years. One area that’s still hit or miss, though, is integrations with third-party services like Yelp. But that Yelp integration is about to get better......»»
Analogue is the first 3D immersive collaboration app for Apple Vision Pro, Spatial 3D design app coming soon
Apple Vision Pro continues to gain new apps tailor-made for spatial computing. The latest is from the immersive experts at Spatial. It’s a brand new app called Spatial Analogue. The company describes it as “the first collaborative 3D immersive ex.....»»
The death of a robot designed for autistic children proves Apple"s on-device AI is the right path
The Moxie robot that used cloud processing for a large language model was designed to be a companion and education tool for autistic children, and it's being unceremoniously shut down by the owners. This absolutely insensitive and destructive move pr.....»»
Fully fenced dog parks alongside nature reserves could help protect wildlife
Watching a pet dog run free can be a source of joy for many people. But letting your dog off the leash is not so good for wildlife, especially if you're in an area set aside for native species......»»
SecureAuth protects sensitive information with biometric continuous identity assurance
SecureAuth is releasing biometric continuous identity assurance (BCIA). This ability is designed to safeguard a company’s sensitive information for the duration of a user’s session — providing additional protection from emerging threats.....»»