Month: April 2025
Did Tim Cook finagle a special tariff deal? Senator Warren wants to know
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent Apple CEO Tim Cook a letter asking for information regarding Cook and Apple’s conversations with President Donald Trump’s administration about tariffs and any special exemptions from the tariffs, Bloomberg reports. Warren’s letter, obtained by Bloomberg, points out that Apple “appeared to have invested heavily in…
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Inside Disney’s high-tech mission to protect the Great Lizard Cuckoo at Lookout Cay
When Disney Cruise Line opened its new island destination in the Bahamas – Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point – it wasn’t just a vacation spot for island visitors. Instead, in coordination with its Animals, Science, and Environment (ASE) team, the brand launched a major conservation project that combined wildlife…
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Microsoft teams up with Western Digital to extract rare earth oxides from decommissioned datacenter hard drives
Chemical-free recycling supports U.S. supply chains and cuts landfill waste Recovered materials support electric cars, wind power, and advanced electronics manufacturing Sustainable end-of-life plan redefines future for storage in U.S. data centers A new pilot program from Microsoft and Western Digital has demonstrated a novel method of recycling rare earth…
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Playing Oblivion for the first time is like opening an RPG time capsule
It was really great seeing all the excitement from fans when Oblivion shadow dropped earlier this week. For a lot of people, the fourth installment in the Elder Scrolls series is the game, the experience that either was the impetus for their career in video games, instilled in them an…
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YouTube’s 20th Anniversary: I hope you know, you are the way you are because of YouTube
I remember life before YouTube and life after. In the 20 years since Jawid Karim posted that first zoo video, YouTube has become a dominant force in media creation and consumption. It’s built industries and stars and forever altered viewing habits. I’d argue that it’s the reason we now get…
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ChatGPT news just got a major upgrade from The Washington Post
ChatGPT will now use The Washington Post to provide answers using the newspaper’s reporting ChatGPT answers will now include summaries, quotes, and article links The move builds on OpenAI’s growing roster of news partners and The Post’s own AI initiatives The Washington Post has inked a deal with OpenAI to…
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