As Apple gears up to launch the next iteration of its iPhone, new data suggests the flagship product is dominating the smartphone market in the United States, surpassing Android devices. What Happened iPhone’s share of the U.S. smartphone market touched the 50 percent-mark for the first time since the product was launched in 2007, the Financial…
Apple Surpasses Android in US, iPhone Now Accounts for 50 Percent of Smartphone Market Share: Analysis Firm
Twitter Will Roll out Long-Awaited Edit Button to Paid Subscribers
September 2, 2022
admin
Business & MarketsButtonCompaniesEditMedia & Big TechpaidSocial MediasubscribersTechTwitterUSUS News
0 Comment
Twitter Inc. will launch a widely requested edit button for its paid subscribers in the coming weeks, the social media company said Thursday. For years, Twitter users have demanded the ability to edit their tweets after publishing in order to fix errors like typos. Those requests have led to jokes online that Twitter would rather…
Toyota Motor to Invest $5.3 Billion in Japan, US for EV Battery Supply
Toyota Motor Corp. said on Wednesday it would invest up to 730 billion yen ($5.27 billion) in Japan and the United States to make batteries for fully electric vehicles. When the additional facilities come on line between 2024 and 2026, Toyota’s battery production capacity in the two countries will have increased by 40 gigawatt-hours, the…
Republicans Push Bill to Prevent Government of Persuading Big Tech to Censorship
House Republicans are pushing for new legislation that would punish federal employees and bureaucrats who use their authority to promote censorship of speech or pressure tech companies to censor speech. The bill (pdf) named “Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act,” authored by three top Republicans, aims at preventing federal employees’ ability to violate free speech…
Musk Subpoenas Stanford University in Legal Spat With Twitter
September 1, 2022
admin
Business & MarketsCompaniesElon Musk Twitter DealMedia & Big Techspam botsStanford UniversityTechTech Newstwitter whistleblowerUSUS News
0 Comment
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk subpoenaed Stanford University on Aug. 31 as part of a legal dispute regarding his abandoned takeover bid of Twitter. The subpoena asked for documents of all “conversations, conferences, discussions, interviews, meetings, negotiations, and agreements” between Twitter and Stanford, as well as anyone linked to the university regarding the $44 billion scrapped…
Most Americans Remain On Sidelines Regarding Electric Cars
A considerable number of U.S. citizens still do not consider electric vehicles a good, practical choice, according to a recent survey by Rasmussen Reports. “Only 28 percent of American Adults believe electric cars today are practical for most drivers. Fifty-four percent think electric cars aren’t practical, while 18 percent say they’re not sure. Those findings…
Royal Caribbean to Use SpaceX’s Starlink for Internet on Its Cruise Ships
Royal Caribbean Group said on Tuesday it will use SpaceX’s Starlink, a fast-growing constellation of internet-beaming satellites in orbit, to provide internet connectivity to its guests and crew on its cruise ships. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission in June authorized Elon Musk’s SpaceX to use its Starlink satellite internet network with moving vehicles, green-lighting the…
Chinese Hackers Target Companies, Government Agencies Connected to Wind Turbine Farms
August 31, 2022
admin
Asia & PacificAustraliaChinaChina-Australia Relationschinese hackercyber attacksInternationalInternational RelationsNational SecurityRed LadonSpecial TopicsTaiwanTechTech NewstechnologyUSWorld
0 Comment
A Chinese-backed hacking group—posing as an Australian news site—has run a systematic campaign targeting government agencies, news media, and heavy industries involved in wind turbine supply chains to the South China Sea. The group, TA423/Red Ladon, was previously the subject of an indictment from the U.S. Justice Department and has been active since 2013, targeting…
California Grid Warns of ‘Flex Alerts,’ Suggests Residents Not to Charge Electric Cars
August 31, 2022
admin
banCaliforniaLocal NewsNorthern CaliforniaPolicies & ImpactsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaTechTech NewsUSUS News
0 Comment
Californians were warned by the state’s grid operator that they might be asked not to charge electric vehicles in the coming days to prevent blackouts amid a regional heatwave—coming less than a week after state regulators voted to phase out new gas-powered vehicles in favor of electric cars by 2035. California Independent System Operator said…
Australia Orders Tech Giants Apple, Microsoft, Snap and Meta to Step Up Actions Against Child Abuse Material
Australian authorities have ordered global tech giants to report on the actions they have taken to stop the spread of child sexual exploitation materials on their platforms and will impose penalties on non-compliant companies. Among the companies receiving legal notices (pdf) from the eSafety Commissioner are Apple, Microsoft, Snap, Omegle and Meta, which owns WhatsApp,…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta