Month: December 2023
The iPhone’s Notes App Is the Purest Reflection of Our Messy Existence
This deceptively simple app is where we deposit both our grocery lists and our deepest, darkest thoughts. It is the medium of our time. Source
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Hidden feature in Windows 11 suggests we could get the ability to uninstall AI components – and maybe even Copilot eventually?
Windows 11 often has incoming changes hidden away behind the scenes of the operating system, and another of these has just been spotted – and it’s a big one pertaining to AI. Windows Central stumbled upon a tweet by regular leaker PhantomOfEarth on X, who has been digging around in…
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California settles Activision Blizzard gender discrimination lawsuit for $54 million
A California regulator has settled its blockbuster lawsuit that alleged a culture of sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard. Now under the ownership of Microsoft, the gaming company will pay about $54 million as part of the settlement, according to a press release from California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD). The CRD…
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Philips Hue reorganizes, plans job cuts to save $218 million annually
Signify, the company that owns smart lighting brands Philips Hue and WiZ, is restructuring in the face “of ongoing market volatility and uncertainty.” In a press release on its website published earlier this month, Signify announced a “new customer-centric organization and structural cost reductions.” This appears to signal that the…
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Apple fixed the iPhone’s Flipper Zero problem
Apple has blocked a Bluetooth attack carried out with the Flipper Zero that sent a barrage of pop-ups to iPhones, causing them to lock up and crash. While Apple hasn’t formally announced the change, it appears the company has rolled out a fix in iOS 17.2, according to tests from…
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Pixel phones can now lock up sensitive info before being sent in for repairs
As part of its commitment to maintaining hardware longevity, Google‘s new update for Pixel phones sees the introduction of a Repair Mode. Repair Mode, according to the company, allows users to place the data on their mobile device under lock and key, giving people some piece of mind whenever they…
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