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<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> After seven consecutive quarters of decline and one of the worst years in the PC industry's history, the market is finally rebounding, having experienced its second consecutive quarter of growth. The 3% increase in shipments was driven by Apple, which saw the...

<h5><strong>What just happened?</strong> Microsoft has given up its observer seat on the OpenAI board, eight months after it took the spot following the ousting and quick return of CEO Sam Altman. It's also been reported that Apple will not be taking a similar position. The news comes as...

<h5><strong>What just happened?</strong> Samsung will have other things on its mind today than the Unpacked event. An issue over better pay and benefits has led to the Samsung Electronics division's largest union declaring an indefinite strike, extending what was supposed to be three days of...

<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> Today's the day that Samsung finally unveils its next Galaxy devices, and you can watch the whole thing right here at 6am PT/9am ET. There will be several new products on show at the Unpacked event, but the focus will be on the company's next-gen foldables: the...

<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> Fears that a rogue nation could attack undersea cables as a way of impacting internet connectivity and digital communications have risen in recent times. To prepare for the worst, NATO is helping to finance a project that will investigate a way of keeping the...

<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> Elon Musk's former Twitter platform X is struggling to add new daily active users (DAUs), and it's partly due to the competition it's facing from Meta's rival social media app Threads. X's number of DAUs in the second quarter of 2024 rose just 1.6% compared to the...

<h5><strong>WTF?!</strong> In what sounds like something straight out of Cyberpunk 2077, Deus Ex, and many other dystopian games, a number of stores in several US states are now selling bullets via AI-powered vending machines. If that isn't concerning enough, some experts fear that hackers could...

<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> It's hard to believe now, but not too long ago, only a few people outside of technology fans and gamers were familiar with the name Nvidia. Thanks to the AI boom, the company has become one of the most valuable global brands in the world. The tech revolution has...

<h5><strong>In brief:</strong> Tesla's shareholders are heading to court today to contest a legal bill. The lawyers who fought against Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla compensation by successfully arguing it was excessive are asking to be given the equivalent of around $7.6 billion in the EV...

<h5><strong>What just happened?</strong> Microsoft has told all its employees in China that they will soon only be allowed to use iPhones for work purposes. The ban on Android devices is part of a security-related Microsoft initiative for providing a unified way of managing and verifying...

<h5><strong>What just happened?</strong> After testing the feature with Windows Insiders via the Canary and Dev channels in March, Microsoft is now rolling out an upgraded version of Notepad featuring a spellchecker and autocorrect to all Windows 11 users. It marks the first time since the...

<h5><strong>In context:</strong> You might have seen a story recently about a man in the UK who was jailed for four months after approaching police officers on the street while wielding a six-inch replica of Link's Master Sword. Many noted how this sentence seemed incredibly excessive, but...

<h5><strong>WTF?!</strong> Are you a fan of Tesla's Cybertruck? Probably not, but that hasn't stopped a Hong Kong-based manufacturer from trying to launch a mini PC that looks like a miniature version of Tesla's rust-prone EV, powered by an AMD Zen 4 processor. </h5><p><a...

<h5><strong>A hot potato:</strong> In an attempt to prevent drivers from breaking the law and endangering themselves and others, the EU is making speed limiters mandatory on all new cars. The new rules come into effect on July 7 and, while they do not impact the UK, they do affect Northern...

<h5><strong>Recap:</strong> The long-running rumors that Apple is working on a new home device that essentially combines the HomePod and the Apple TV are true. Code has been discovered suggesting the product is in the works, and it could be supported by "Apple Intelligence." </h5><p><a...