TOKYO—Apple Inc. has hiked by nearly a fifth the cost of its flagship iPhone phone in Japan, which is battling a weakening yen currency and rising inflation. The Cupertino, California-based manufacturer’s entry level iPhone 13 now costs 117,800 yen ($870), Apple’s website showed, compared to 99,800 yen previously. With the dollar up 18 percent against…
Meta Downsizing Hiring Plans Amid Warnings of Layoffs
July 2, 2022
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Meta, the owner of Facebook, is planning to scale down its hiring activities, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on June 30 while also indicating that some workers will lose their jobs. Speaking during a weekly employee Q&A session, Zuckerberg expressed worries about the state of the economy, warning workers to brace for a deep economic downturn….
US Approves SpaceX’s Starlink Internet for Use With Ships, Boats, Planes
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday authorized Elon Musk’s SpaceX to use its Starlink satellite internet network with moving vehicles, green-lighting the company’s plan to expand broadband offerings to commercial airlines, shipping vessels, and trucks. Starlink, a fast-growing constellation of internet-beaming satellites in orbit, has long sought to grow its customer base from individual…
Google to Pay $90 Million to Settle Legal Fight With App Developers
WASHINGTON—Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a legal fight with app developers over the money they earned creating apps for Android smartphones and for enticing users to make in-app purchases, according to a court filing. The app developers, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco, had accused…
FIFA to Use New High-Tech for Offside Calls at World Cup
GENEVA—FIFA will introduce new technology to improve offside calls at the World Cup in Qatar this year, using a limb-tracking camera system. FIFA said Friday it is ready to launch semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) that uses multiple cameras to track player movements plus a sensor in the ball—and will quickly show 3D images on stadium…
Vodafone, Google Look to Extend Wear OS Smartwatch Battery Life
LONDON—Vodafone is working with Google to extend the battery life of a smartwatch by reducing the “chatter” between the device and the network, a bigger drain of energy than screen brightness and other settings targeted by low power modes. The mobile operator has developed an API (application programming interface) that enables apps and operating systems,…
FBI Says More People Using ‘Deepfake’ Technology to Apply for Jobs
The FBI has published a new statement warning about the increasingly prevalent use of “deepfake” technology in job interviews, allowing users to assume the identity of someone else over digital video interviews in order to gain access to sensitive data. On June 28, the FBI released a public service announcement about the growing problem, in…
Electric Vehicles Have ‘Embarrassing’ Number of Quality Issues Compared to Combustion Engines: 2022 Study
June 30, 2022
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Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) have turned out to have more problems than internal combustion engines (ICE), according to a new study by data analysis and advisory firm J.D. Power. While ICE vehicles averaged 175 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100), this jumped to 239 among PHEVs and 240 among BEVs, a June…
Substack CEO Lays Off 13 Employees Citing ‘Market Conditions,’ Says He’s ‘Very Sorry’
Substack CEO Chris Best apologized for laying off 13 employees on June 29 after previously stating the company would “not do layoffs,” calling it the “saddest day we’ve had” at the company. Best took to Twitter to issue a lengthy apology to workers, citing “market conditions” as the reason behind the layoffs, which he said are…
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