The most insane “robocall mitigation plans” that telcos filed with the FCC
FCC received blank pages, a Windows Printer Test, and an "indiscernible object." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Juj Winn) Twenty phone companies may soon have all their voice calls blocked by US carriers because they di.....»»
Neuralink Plans to Test Whether Its Brain Implant Can Control a Robotic Arm
Elon Musk’s brain implant company is launching a new study to test whether its wireless device can control a robotic arm......»»
Apple’s app acquisition record hints at a bright future for Pixelmator
Apple bought Pixelmator earlier this fall, in a rare occurrence of the company buying an existing app. Though questions about its plans abound, looking at Apple’s app acquisition history points to a bright future ahead for Pixelmator. more….....»»
ISPs say their “excellent customer service” is why users don’t switch providers
ISPs tell FCC that mistreated users would switch to one of their many other options. Lobby groups for Internet service providers claim that ISPs' customer service is so good alrea.....»»
Black Friday Week Deals: AirPods Pro 2 hit insane $154 low, iPad mini 7 $99 off, black Apple Watch Ultra 2 best price ever, more
Amazon’s roll onwards alongside the now live Best Buy event and Walmart’s official primetime sale, but we have some fresh new price drops, and there are some seriously notable deals here folks. First and foremost, Apple’s latest AirPods Pro 2.....»»
Gurman: Apple has no ‘meaningful’ AirPods Max plans after USB-C refresh
According to Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter, Apple has no ‘meaningful’ plans to refresh after the introduction of the USB-C model earlier this year. If you were waiting for a bigger refresh with a newer chip, improved noise cancellat.....»»
Tim Cook and 20 other CEOs met China’s premier to discuss potential issues with Trump plans
Apple CEO Tim Cook and more than 20 other chief execs met China’s premier today to discuss potential trade disruption once Trump takes office in January. However, the report makes it sound like the meeting didn’t achieve much, with some saying.....»»
BLUETTI’s Black Friday deals can bring power to all your 2025 adventures
The year is coming to a close, and many of us are thinking about plans for 2025. If those plans involve any trips outdoors, away from the power grid, you’ll want to check out BLUETTI’s Black Friday deals on portable power stations and more. Their.....»»
Brazil"s antitrust regulator is set to fine Apple if in-app purchase restrictions aren"t lifted
Apple has only 20 days to open up in-app purchases, or it could face $43k in fines per day if it fails to comply with the Brazil antitrust regulator's ruling.Apple ParkIn 2022, e-commerce merchant MercadoLibre filed an antitrust complaint with Brazil.....»»
Free Gold XP, exclusive discounts, Black Friday PC game deals at Green Man Gaming
These Green Man Gaming Black Friday deals are off the chain insane. There are some crazy prices plus you can get a FREE upgrade to Gold XP tier. Yes, please......»»
Apple’s plans for a Siri evolution keep getting pushed into the future
Apple is reportedly working on the next big digital assistant evolution with what it calls LLM Siri. But the upgrade will take its own sweet time to arrive......»»
Saturday Citations: Sweaty, remarkable humans; ocean level rise projections; closeup of a star in another galaxy
Since we last spoke, researchers at the University of Birmingham have defined the precise shape of a single photon (spoiler: roundish). Economists worry that Trump's grandiose deportation plans could lead to a recession. And astronomers report that t.....»»
A former Orion manager has surprisingly credible plans to fly European astronauts
"I know it's super hard, and I know it was crazy." It would be easy to be cynical about a German-French startup named The Exploration Company, which aims to build an increasingly.....»»
A former Orion engineer has surprisingly credible plans to fly European astronauts
"I know it's super hard, and I know it was crazy." It would be easy to be cynical about a German-French startup named The Exploration Company, which aims to build an increasingly.....»»
Nvidia’s next-gen GPU plans could be good news for Intel and AMD
A new leak reveals RTX 50-series specs and possible release windows, and so far, it looks like good news for AMD and Intel......»»
FCC chairwoman announces departure, paving way for Republican majority
Rosenworcel had to lead agency without Democratic majority for most of her term. Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced today that she will lea.....»»
Welcome to Google’s nightmare: US reveals plan to destroy search monopoly
DOJ goes for Google's throat with "staggering" remedies to end search monopoly. Welcome to Google's nightmare. Late yesterday, the US Department of Justice filed its proposed fina.....»»
Self-driving vehicle rules set to loosen under Trump, report says
The Trump transition team plans to make a federal framework for self-driving vehicles a top priority for the transportation department, according to a report......»»
At basically $105, the Ryzen 5 7600X is the best gaming CPU to buy right now
Most processors deals this year are just OK, but the Ryzen 5 7600X has the most insane Black Friday sale I've seen so far......»»
Comcast to ditch cable TV networks in partial spinoff of NBCUniversal assets
Comcast to spin off USA, CNBC, MSNBC, and others, will keep Peacock streaming. Comcast today announced plans to spin off NBCUniversal cable TV networks such as USA, CNBC, and MSNB.....»»
pCloud offers lifetime cloud storage, client-side encryption, more in big Black Friday special
pCloud is a Switzerland-based cloud storage company with a security specialty. It offers lifetime options for its storage plans, and in an early Black Friday special it’s bundling cloud storage with client-side encryption and a truly encrypted pass.....»»