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Italy’s plan to buy Starlink data deals a serious blow to European space network

"We are strong if we remain united and defend our infrastructure." Elon Musk raises a glass at the Atreju convention in Rome, Italy, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. The annual...

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After embarrassing blunder, AT&T promises bill credits for future outages

If you lost service but only 9 cell towers went down, you won't get...

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Intel fills out Core Ultra 200 laptop chips with hodgepodge of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs

Core Ultra 200U, 200H, and 200HX will all fall short of Copilot+ compatibility. The new...

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Microsoft would really like you to replace your old Windows 10 PCs this year

The carrot of "new features" and the stick of "no more updates for your...

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Instagram users discover old AI-powered “characters,” instantly revile them

But the social networking giant still has big plans for AI content across its...

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Larry Finger made Linux wireless work and brought others along to learn

Remembering Finger, 84, who learned as he went and left his mark on many. Linux and its code are made by people, and people are...

Apple Intelligence and other features won’t launch in the EU this year

iPhone Mirroring and SharePlay screen sharing will also skip the EU for now. Three major features in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia will not be...

Win+C, Windows’ most cursed keyboard shortcut, is getting retired again

Win+C has been assigned to some of Windows' least successful features. Microsoft is all-in on its Copilot+ PC push right now, but the fact is...

Nearly half of Dell’s workforce refused to return to the office

Workers stayed remote even when told they could no longer be promoted. Big tech companies are still trying to rally workers back into physical offices,...

MacBook Air gets hosed, other models hold steady in macOS 15 as Intel support fades

Sequoia is both more and less generous to Intel Macs, depending on the model. As the Intel Mac era has wound down over the last...

Lawsuit: Meta engineer told to resign after calling out sexist hiring practices

Meta managers are accused of retaliation and covering up mistreatment of women. Meta got hit Tuesday with a lawsuit alleging that the company knowingly overlooks sexist treatment...

AT&T imposes $10 price hike on most of its older unlimited plans

Price hike paired with data boosts to make "unlimited" plans a bit less limited. Enlarge AT&T is imposing $10 and $20 monthly price hikes on users...

Reports: Apple is halting its next high-end Vision in favor of something cheaper

Finding a lower-price replacement for its high-end displays could be difficult. Enlarge A report by tech news site The Information suggests that Apple is shifting its augmented reality...

Windows 11 24H2 is released to the public but only on Copilot+ PCs (for now)

The rest of the Windows 11 ecosystem will get the new update this fall. Enlarge For the vast majority of compatible PCs, Microsoft’s Windows 11 24H2 update still...

Adobe’s hidden cancellation fee is unlawful, FTC suit says

Adobe knowingly "trapped" customers into annual subscriptions, the FTC alleged. Enlarge Adobe prioritized profits while spending years ignoring numerous complaints from users struggling to cancel costly...

After a few years of embracing thickness, Apple reportedly plans thinner devices

Thinness is good, as long as it doesn't come at the expense of other things. Enlarge / Apple bragged about the thinness of the M4 iPad Pro;...

Give yourself a day to tackle all your recommendation and subscription guilt

Opinion: It never ends, but you can triage and help out your favorite creators. Enlarge We're heading into summer, a time when some people get a...

Meta halts plans to train AI on Facebook, Instagram posts in EU

Meta was going to start training AI on Facebook and Instagram posts on June 26. Enlarge Meta has apparently paused plans to process mounds of user...

My favorite macOS Sequoia feature so far might be the old-timey Mac wallpaper

Combo wallpaper-screen saver is a walk down memory lane for classic Mac users. I'm still in the very early stages of poking at macOS 15...

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