Month: May 2024
Daimler’s driverless semi trucks will hit the road in 2027
Daimler Truck, a subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz parent company, revealed its first autonomous truck demonstrator that it said will pave the way to fully driverless freight hauling by 2027. The demonstrator is an all-electric version of Daimler’s popular Freightliner Cascadia models. The so-called eCascadia has been fitted with a suite…
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More companies are facing ransomware threats — but at least it now seems like they’re doing something about it
The number of companies suffering ransomware attacks is constantly growing – however, it does seem many are now doing something about it and not just succumbing to the attackers’ demands. A report from Sophos based on a survey of 5,000 IT and cybersecurity leaders in 14 countries across the Americas,…
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C’mon, Why Isn’t the New Apple Pencil Pro Backward Compatible?
Apple’s latest stylus will only work with its newest iPads. The long-running second-gen Apple Pencil—which the company still sells—will not. Source
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Quordle today – hints and answers for Wednesday, May 8 (game #835)
Another day, another Quordle puzzle to get your brain buzzing. Or rather, two Quordle puzzles – because there’s also the Daily Sequence version now too. I’ve got hints for the standard Quordle below, but not the Sequence because it’s (in my experience) a little easier. But you will find answers for…
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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Wednesday, May 8 (game #66)
Today’s Strands puzzle is not quite as tricky as yesterday’s, but it’s not exactly easy either. So if you’re on the hunt for help then let me point you in the direction of my hints. You’ll find them below, together with the answers and my commentary on the game. SPOILER…
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Here’s how the latest iPad Pro compares to the new iPad Air (and previous models)
a]:underline”>Processor a]:underline”>Apple M2 chip a]:underline”>Apple M2 chip a]:underline”>Apple M4 chip a]:underline”>Apple M4 chip a]:underline”>Apple M1 chip a]:underline”>Apple M2 chip a]:underline”>Apple M2 chip a]:underline”>Screen type a]:underline”>11-inch Liquid Retina display a]:underline”>13-inch Liquid Retina display a]:underline”>11-inch Ultra Retina XDR display a]:underline”>13-inch Ultra Retina XDR display a]:underline”>10.9‑inch Liquid Retina display a]:underline”>11-inch Liquid Retina display…
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