Report: Xbox’s “instant on” feature could consume 4 billion kWh by 2025 [Updated]
NRDC: Series S/X option will result in 3 million tons of CO2 in five years. Enlarge / A lot of neon green power potentially (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) [Update (8:45 ET): A Microsoft spokesperson provided Ars with the following stat.....»»
Ross Young: New iPad Air won’t feature mini-LED after all, but a new mystery iPad is coming in Q4
Last week, we got a report from Ross Young with a nice surprise that the upcoming 12.9-inch iPad Air would use mini-LED for its display. Now an updated report from Ross says that’s not happening after all, but there could be an iPad surprise at the.....»»
iPhone activation market share hits new low as Android dominates
CIRP is out with a report on how iPhone activations compare to Android in the US. The latest data shows a notable drop over the last year bringing Apple’s US smartphone market share of new activations back in time six years. more….....»»
Biden signs TikTok bill into law as Chinese firm threatens legal action
President Biden has now formally signed the bill that means TikTok owner ByteDance must sell the platform, or face being banned in the US from 2025.TikTok could be banned in the US from 2025As expected following the Senate's passing of the combinatio.....»»
Updating California’s grid for EVs may cost up to $20 billion
Charging electric vehicles at home will exceed most power lines' capacity. Enlarge (credit: boonchai wedmakawand) California's electric grid, with its massive solar production and booming battery installations, is alread.....»»
Vast DNA tree of life for plants revealed by global science team using 1.8 billion letters of genetic code
A new paper published today (April 24) in the journal Nature by an international team of 279 scientists led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew presents the most up-to-date understanding of the flowering plant tree of life......»»
This one Apple Fitness feature completely changed how I exercise
Sticking with a regular workout routine can feel impossible at times. But that changed after I found this one Apple Fitness feature......»»
Tesla profits drop 55% as Elon Musk dodges cheap car questions
Tesla spent $1 billion on GPUs even as its profit margins shrank by half. Enlarge / Tesla shares rose by almost 11 percent in premarket trading despite the disastrous financial results. (credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty.....»»
Global attacker median dwell time continues to fall
While the use of zero-day exploits is on the rise, Mandiant’s M-Trends 2024 report reveals a significant improvement in global cybersecurity posture: the global median dwell time – the time attackers remain undetected within a target environm.....»»
Tesla says it will accelerate new products after Q1 net income drops 55% to $1.1B
"These new vehicles, including more affordable models, will utilize aspects of the next generation platform as well as aspects of our current platforms," Tesla said in its first-quarter report......»»
Tesla previews ridesharing app feature for its robotaxi
As Tesla shared its figures for the first quarter on Tuesday, the automaker also previewed the app that it wants to use for its planned robotaxi service......»»
Apple is about to do the unthinkable to its iPads
Since its release in 2010, the iPad has been missing one critical yet extremely basic feature. Now, it looks like that's finally changing in 2024......»»
Kuo: Apple cuts Vision Pro shipments, now ‘reviewing and adjusting’ headset strategy
Apple has slashed its shipping estimates for Vision Pro, according to a new Ming-Chi Kuo analyst report. Kuo says that Apple is now targeting shipments between 400,000 and 450,000 units for Vision Pro this year. This is down from the initial market c.....»»
We Might be Getting an Xbox VR Headset, but there’s a Catch
It's probably not what you're thinking. The post We Might be Getting an Xbox VR Headset, but there’s a Catch appeared first on Phandroid. Unlike Sony’s PlayStation VR2, Microsoft’s Xbox consoles don’t come with a VR.....»»
Invicti Predictive Risk Scoring identifies highest-risk applications
Invicti announced its new AI-enabled Predictive Risk Scoring capability. The feature assigns predicted risk to applications and helps organizations gain a strategic view of their overall application security risk. Predictive Risk Scoring allows organ.....»»
iPadOS 18 Rumored to Include Long Requested Feature
Apple’s upcoming iPadOS 18 update will reportedly bring a long requested feature to the iPad. According to sources speaking to MacRumors, Apple’s planning to bring a Calculator app to the iPad when it releases iPadOS 18 in the fall. The s.....»»
Star bars show universe"s early galaxies evolved much faster than previously thought
The universe's early galaxies were less chaotic and developed much faster than previously thought, according to new research looking back more than ten billion years in time. An international team of astronomers led by Durham University, UK, has used.....»»
Tesla Q1 net income drops 55% to $1.1 billion; revenue slides 9% to $21.3 billion
Gross margin fell in the first quarter to 17.4 percent from 19.3 percent in the year-earlier period......»»
2025 Subaru Legacy to mark end of brand"s midsize sedan
The midsize Legacy will be dropped after the 2025 model year, as U.S. consumers continue to shift away from sedans, making room for Subaru to build future EVs......»»
Fisker appoints chief restructuring officer after missing payment to noteholder
Fisker said in its 2023 annual report that it may have to file for bankruptcy protection within 30 days if it does not get relief from its creditors. A forbearance agreement with one noteholder expires May 1......»»
Researchers report on mechanisms of gene regulatory divergence between species
Closely related animal species can look physically different, but you might be surprised to learn that those differences can result not only from DNA sequence changes that alter proteins' structure or function, but also because changes in the DNA aff.....»»