Apple files motion to dismiss DOJ antitrust lawsuit
In March, the US Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit stating Apple has an iPhone monopoly with anticompetitive conduct that harm users. While the …
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Are you suffering from Shiny Object Syndrome?
By Amanda Kavanagh Tech workers must constantly upskill, so it’s especially easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of new frameworks, technologies, and methodologies. …
This isn’t the first time CrowdStrike’s CEO has been involved with a worldwide computer outage
The faulty software update that led to massive outages around the world was so destructive, some cybersecurity experts marveled at how it took down a …
Apple Intelligence will lead to a massive iPhone and iPad supercycle, Morgan Stanley says
A new Morgan Stanley report seen by BGR suggests that Apple Intelligence could be responsible for dramatically boosting iPhone and iPad sales. The firm expects …
3 of the most successful US tech companies to work at right now
By Amanda Kavanagh It’s been a buzzy year for Big Tech in America. As the ongoing AI boom continues, large organizations are hurtling towards valuations …
This NYT article about Elon Musk’s politics hurting Tesla sales is so stupid
Let me preface what I’m about to write by noting that I don’t own a Tesla, and I’m not an Elon Musk fanboy. But it …
These are the top cities tech workers want to relocate to
By Amanda Kavanagh Over the last decade, one city has reigned supreme as the most attractive destination in a survey of 150,735 workers from 188 …
Netflix is considering a free version of the service – here’s who could get it
Netflix has experimented over the years with different pricing tiers, in addition to launching plans both with and without advertising. Meanwhile, in an effort to …
The Google of 2024 feels hopelessly broken in so many ways
2024 has finally crystallized for me that when it comes to Google, this bloated, broken, visionless internet giant is on a trajectory that’s no longer …
People love Netflix’s live pop-up experiences so much, they’ll soon be permanent in two cities
Netflix was founded almost 30 years ago now, but the company today looks almost nothing like it did back then. Just like streaming and original …
Apple is shutting down its Apple Pay Later service – good riddance
Apple Pay Later has only been around for a little more than a year, but the company is already shutting down its Buy Now, Pay …
996 debate reignited after videos glorifying overwork surface
By Amanda Kavanagh A top public relations executive for Baidu, China’s dominant search engine, has reportedly departed the company following a series of videos that …
Elon rages that Apple is endangering users by linking up with OpenAI
On one level, I don’t blame Elon Musk for popping off on X this afternoon, following Apple’s WWDC 2024 keynote in which the iPhone maker …
Apple reveals how its ChatGPT integration works on iPhone, iPad and Mac
Apple literally redefined AI during the keynote for its highly anticipated Worldwide Developers Conference today, repeatedly emphasizing that Apple Intelligence (as opposed to simply artificial …
iPadOS 18: Apple unveils a huge refresh to its tablet lineup at WWDC
Apple has revealed iPadOS 18, its latest refresh to the iPhone maker’s tablet lineup — including new features like something iPad owners like me have …
Welcome to Memphis, Elon – and I’m sorry for what you’re about to encounter here
If I was the richest man in the world, and I was looking to build the biggest supercomputer in the world, the city of Memphis …
Companies like Google and OpenAI are pillaging the internet and pretending it’s progress
The AI-powered search engine Perplexity has come a long way since it launched back in 2022, so much so that it’s now reportedly close to …
It’s not just Gen Z who care less about work, it’s an epidemic in America
By Amanda Kavanagh American attitudes to work are shifting, and many are laying fault or credit – depending on your outlook – on the pandemic, …
Ex-OpenAI board members have no regrets and still think Sam Altman needs to go
Anyone who’s followed the story of OpenAI for the past year or more would probably assume that the nonprofit’s board of directors was surely up …
StreamSaver: Comcast introduces $15 bundle of Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+
Comcast is about to fix one of the most annoying aspects of subscribing to multiple streaming providers. Following the recent announcement that a combined Disney+, …
Prepare to drop $22,000 off your paycheck if you want to stay working hybrid
By Kirstie McDermott Despite the promises made by many tech companies during the pandemic, a lot of job seekers, (particularly those in the $100k and …
Ex-Google product manager compares its AI obsession to the disastrous launch of Google+
Google’s obsession with AI looks a little familiar to Scott Jenson, an ex-Google product manager and 16-year veteran of the company who’s seen this movie …
Google’s new motto: ‘To (steal) the world’s information, and make it universally accessible and useful’
I was admittedly blown away by the new capabilities of ChatGPT that OpenAI demonstrated this week — and especially by the human-like voice assistant, the …
I can’t wait to see what Ilya Sutskever creates now that he’s leaving OpenAI
Ilya Sutskever, the cofounder and chief scientist of OpenAI, dropped a massive bombshell late on Tuesday, announcing his departure from the company that unleased ChatGPT …
It looks like OpenAI is about to make Google’s worst nightmare come true
One of the most intriguing rumors surrounding ChatGPT maker OpenAI now appears all but confirmed: The company is reportedly prepping a web search product, one …
Apple posts Q2 earnings: Revenue comes in at $90.8 billion
Apple today posted its Q2 earnings report and delivered $90.8 billion in revenue while earnings checked in at $1.53 per share. Analysts, meanwhile, were anticipating …
Amazon is breaking its own delivery speed records, but is this actually necessary?
Amazon is undeniably a logistics behemoth. It makes it so easy to order something online and find it on your doorstep soon after — sometimes …
Prime Day 2024: Amazon’s massive yearly sales event returns this July
Well, we made it exactly four months into the new year before we’re already talking about this year’s big sales events. Great work, everyone. Maybe …
Apple is still heavily reliant on China despite escalating tension with US
These past few weeks have highlighted the escalating tension between the US and China. Still, Apple and its CEO, Tim Cook, are doing everything to …
Google is wading into EU politics, when it ought to focus on fixing its decaying search engine
One of the best things I read on the internet this week was Edward Zitron’s deep dive into the decline of Google Search, offering not …
