Author: Zach_Wilson
Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead FCC
President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that intends to name Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Carr, a commissioner at the FCC since 2017, has made a name for himself by threatening to use the commission’s powers to regulate speech online and over the airwaves. Carr authored…
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Apple’s Lightning-to-3.5mm headphone adapter may be going away
The Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter may have bitten the dust, as it’s sold out at Apple’s online store in the US and much of the world, MacRumors reports. The accessory is reportedly still available from Apple in some countries, including France, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The…
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An Ohio man guilty of Bitcoin laundering must forfeit over $400 million in assets
An Ohio man named Larry Dean Harmon will serve three years in prison and forfeit more than $400 million worth of cryptocurrency and other assets, the Department of Justice announced on Friday. Harmon was indicted in 2020 on money laundering conspiracy charges related to Helix, a darkweb cryptocurrency “mixer” service…
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The ultimate steampunk machine? Toshiba glued an old-school dot matrix printer with a DVD drive, a touchscreen display and a PC with two SSDs — and it even runs Windows 10
Toshiba’s Jimucon SJ-9500 combines a mix of retro hardware Features include dot matrix printing, DVD drive, touchscreen, SSDs Customizable for industries, offers broad connectivity and energy efficiency Toshiba has rolled out the Jimucon SJ-9500, an office computer that looks like it emerged from a retro-futuristic design lab. This all-in-one device,…
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After iPhone and iMac, Apple may be courting Foxconn to build AI servers based on its M-series CPU to accelerate Apple Intelligence potential
Apple reportedly seeking Foxconn support for AI servers in Taiwan Foxconn is already the primary manufacturer of Nvidia AI servers Limited Foxconn capacity prompts partnerships with other suppliers Apple has reporterdly approached long-term Foxconn about building artificial intelligence servers in Taiwan as part of its efforts to boost its AI…
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Gemini is coming to supercharge Google Assistant on smart displays and speakers – and here’s how it will work
Gemini is being added to older devices with Google Assistant Hidden code reveals the upgrade is coming soon The “improved Assistant” will offer more comprehensive answers Rather confusingly, Google has two smart assistants in play at the moment: Gemini and Google Assistant. For now at least, Google Assistant is sticking…
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