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TSMC has reportedly cut off a company that sent its chips to Huawei
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Vimeo brings spatial videos to the Apple Vision Pro
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Arm cancels Qualcomm's license to use its chip design standards
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Oversight Board says Meta’s handling of a satirical image of Harris and Walz raises ‘serious concerns’
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Amazon is reportedly working on a low-cost storefront to rival Temu
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Huawei appears to still be using TSMC chips despite US sanctions
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Latest
- 14 minutes ago
TSMC has reportedly cut off a company that sent its chips to Huawei
- 32 minutes ago
Vimeo brings spatial videos to the Apple Vision Pro
- 33 minutes ago
Arm cancels Qualcomm's license to use its chip design standards
- 3 hours ago
Oversight Board says Meta’s handling of a satirical image of Harris and Walz raises ‘serious concerns’
- 14 hours ago
Amazon is reportedly working on a low-cost storefront to rival Temu
- 15 hours ago
Huawei appears to still be using TSMC chips despite US sanctions
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TSMC has reportedly cut off a company that sent its chips to Huawei
Chipmaking giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) halted semiconductor shipments to a client that may have illegally sent the chips on to Huawei.
Steve Dent14 minutes ago
Vimeo brings spatial videos to the Apple Vision Pro
The Vimeo app is available on Apple Vision Pro.
Sarah Fielding32 minutes ago
Arm cancels Qualcomm's license to use its chip design standards
Arm has given Qualcomm 60 days to use its chip design standards, which could cause a huge disruption to the latter's business.
Mariella Moon33 minutes ago
The Morning After: Our verdict on the iPad Mini 7
The biggest news stories this morning: We've tested the new iPad Mini 7, Amazon looks to compete with Temu and Elon gets sued... again.
Daniel Cooper2 hours ago
Oversight Board says Meta’s handling of a satirical image of Harris and Walz raises ‘serious concerns’
The the Oversight Board warned Meta that “overenforcing” its rules could “lead to the excessive removal of political speech.”
Karissa Bell3 hours ago
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Engadget4 hours ago
Amazon is reportedly working on a low-cost storefront to rival Temu
Amazon may be working on a secondary online sales platform that would compete with the absurdly low prices of Chinese retailer Temu, according to a report from The Information.
Anna Washenko14 hours ago
Huawei appears to still be using TSMC chips despite US sanctions
Huawei may be trying to subvert US sanctions by using unauthorized chips in one of its higher-end products.
Danny Gallagher15 hours ago
Ecobee smart home users can now unlock Yale and August smart locks from its app
Ecobee’s app now integrates smart locks from Yale and August, enabling users to control their doorbell and lock from the same app.
Will Shanklin17 hours ago
A federal ban on fake online reviews is now in effect
An FTC rule banning phony online reviews is now in effect. Those who violate the measures face a civil penalty of up to $51,744 per infraction.
Kris Holt18 hours ago
Google Messages adds enhanced scam detection tools
Google Messages adds new safety features, including enhanced scam detection. There’s also a forthcoming tool to disable texts from unknown international senders.
Lawrence Bonk18 hours ago
Stable Diffusion 3.5 follows your prompts more closely and generates more diverse people
The open-source AI image generator Stable Diffusion has been updated to version 3.5. It addresses previous issues, improves performance with prompts and offers a greater skin tone and feature diversity.
Will Shanklin18 hours ago
Redact-A-Chat is an old-style chatroom that censors words after one use
Already used words will appear as a blur in your sentences.
Sarah Fielding19 hours ago
Medical record tracking comes to Samsung Health
Samsung Health now lets users look at medical records, track medications and monitor food intake.
Jeremy Gan20 hours ago
The next-gen Roomba Essential robovacs have self-emptying docks and double the suction
The newly announced Roomba Combo 2 Essential and Roomba Vac 2 Essential “double the cleaning power” of their budget predecessors and bring self-emptying dust bins to the Essential series for the first time.
Will Shanklin20 hours ago
Meta and GoFundMe team up to streamline social media donations
Meta and GoFundMe team up to streamline donating via social media. Shared fundraisers will now display real-time updates.
Lawrence Bonk21 hours ago
The Ring Stick Up Cam is back on sale for a record-low price
The battery-powered version of the Ring Stick Up Cam has dropped back to an all-time-low of $55. The new Ring Battery Doorbell has also dropped to a record low of $60.
Kris Holt21 hours ago
One of our favorite budget robot vacuums is 33 percent off right now
One of our favorite budget robot vacuums is 33 percent off right now. The Roborock Q5 DuoRoller+ is down to $300.
Lawrence Bonka day ago
The Xbox Wireless Headset receives microphone and battery life upgrades
The new Xbox Wireless Headset comes with battery life and microphone upgrades, along with a free Dolby Atmos license.
Jeremy Gana day ago
Meta bans private jet tracking accounts on Instagram and Threads
The accounts' creator confirmed the news.
Sarah Fieldinga day ago