Turkish hilltop where civilisation began
On a sun-blasted hillside in southeast Turkey, the world's oldest known religious sanctuary is slowly giving up its secrets......»»
LGES to build battery plant with Ford, Koc Holding in Turkey
LG Energy Solution made progress in gaining a global presence. The South Korean battery maker announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding on February 21 with Ford and Turkish conglomerate Koc Holding. The trio will jointly build a battery pla.....»»
AMD expected to occupy over 20% of server CPU market and Arm 8% in 2023, according to DIGITIMES Research
AMD and Arm have been gaining up on Intel in the server CPU market in the past few years, and the margins of the share that AMD had won over were especially large in 2022 as datacenter operators and server brands began finding that solutions from the.....»»
Amazon pollution: the stain on Ecuador"s oil boom
Lago Agrio is where it began in February 1967: Ecuador's first oil well drilled by the US Texaco-Gulf consortium to ring in an era of black gold for the Ecuadoran Amazon......»»
Global demand for mini LED-backlit LCD panels expected to stall after 2024
Global demand for mini LED-backlit LCD panels began to soar in 2022, mainly because Apple adopted such panels for iPad and MacBook in 2021. The demand is expected to keep increasing in 2023, reach a peak level in 2024 and then remain approximately un.....»»
New study settles long-standing debate: Does agricultural erosion create a carbon sink or source?
Over the last decade, researchers have sounded the alarm on soil erosion being the biggest threat to global food security. As world governments moved to implement soil conservation practices, a new debate began: does agricultural soil erosion create.....»»
15-inch MacBook Air mass production began in late January, says supply chain report
We’re seeing a growing number of reports about the upcoming 15-inch MacBook Air. Display analyst Ross Young yesterday said that panel manufacturing is already underway, but a new report goes further and says that mass production of the new machine.....»»
China iPhone demand may kick-start smartphone market recovery
Market research suggests that China's smartphone market recovery began in January 2023, with iPhone sales up 6% year-over-year — although other sources are less confident.Counterpoint Research previously claimed that Apple had its best sales ever i.....»»
Crashing Google Photos fixed with early morning update
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Google released an updated Google Photos for iOS that reportedly fixes the constant crashing that began after Apple's release of iOS 16.3.1.The updated app is rolling out now across the App Store. Google's listi.....»»
Cohabitation: it"s time to take legal reform seriously
We live our lives differently today. Marriage is no longer the go-to choice for couples. The marriage rate is now the lowest since records began in 1862 and many couples are instead cohabiting. The unmarried family has become the fastest-growing fami.....»»
India roundup: India smartphone market saw a 10% fall in 2022
Due to high inflation and inventory, India's smartphone shipments saw a huge drop in 2022. Samsung Electronics began manufacturing more flagship smartphones in India to drive premium phone sales as the weak economy does not bode well for entry-level.....»»
"Shrinking" comedy breaks top ten, says streaming aggregator
Apple TV+ does not release viewing figures, but its comedy "Shrinking" is in the current top ten of shows as recorded by one streaming portal."Shrinking" (Source: Apple)"Shrinking," a comedy about a therapist facing a life crisis, began streaming on.....»»
Apple selling refurbished iPad mini 6 and M1 iPad Pro for the first time in the US
Apple this week began selling refurbished iPad mini 6 and M1 iPad Pro for the first time in its US online store. This means that customers can now buy these products in like-new condition for more affordable prices compared to the official prices of.....»»
Twitter’s new API limitations are dumb, but they won’t affect regular users for now
There’s been a lot of things happening on Twitter recently, but this Wednesday was a busy one for the social network. The day began with the expansion of Twitter Blue to more countries and then the roll out of long tweets of up to 4,000 characters.....»»
Twitter experiencing international outages; most users can’t tweet or DM
Musk pausing Twitter feature updates amid global outage, report says. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) Late Wednesday afternoon, Twitter began experiencing international outages, with many users.....»»
Deadly earthquakes have hit Turkey before: Why there? Could a similar quake hit the US?
Rescue workers continue recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria following a devastating series of earthquakes that began near the border of the two countries on Feb. 6......»»
Apple-led ARM computer sales resilient, as PC industry declines
New research says that ARM-based computers including Apple Silicon are doing fairly well in a collapsing global PC market, as the market does a slow shift away from Intel-based processors.Apple began its move to ARM-based M1 and M2 processors in 2020.....»»
AI is helping us search for intelligent alien life—and we"ve found 8 strange new signals
Some 540 million years ago, diverse life forms suddenly began to emerge from the muddy ocean floors of planet Earth. This period is known as the Cambrian Explosion, and these aquatic critters are our ancient ancestors......»»
Unopened first-gen iPhone expected to fetch $50,000 at auction
An unused and unopened iPhone hit the auction block on Thursday, where it's expected to bring a minimum of $50,000.Image Credit: LCG AuctionsThe auction, held by LCG Auctions, began on Thursday and will continue until February 19. Read more........»»
10 states mull cross-border rules to tackle teacher shortage
Every Colorado school district, like many across the country, began 2023 understaffed. That's caused classes to be crammed together, school bus routes to shrink, Spanish language courses to get cut from curriculums, and field trips to be nixed......»»
Samsung and SK Hynix ease up on DRAM price discounts as inventory clearance slows
News from South Korea's semiconductor sector pointed out that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have recently stopped a "bomb sale" that began back in the fourth quarter of 2022. To clear excess DRAM inventory, the two manufacturers have been previous.....»»