Bloomberg: New iPad Pro and iPad Air updates expected in ‘early May’ Apple is planning to release its new iPad Pro and iPad Air models in “early May,” according to a new report from Bloomberg. The news comes as Apple’s “overseas suppliers have ramped up production” of ... 03/28/2024 - 7:13 am | View Link
Erika Alexander joins cast of ‘Invasion’ for season three Erika Alexander (“American Fiction,” “Living Single”) has landed a series regular role in the third season of Apple TV+’s “Invasion,” reports Deadline. Alexander joins the ensemble cast that includes ... 03/28/2024 - 12:24 am | View Link
Apple Released Worldwide Developers Conference Date Apple has released the date for its annual worldwide Developers Conference to start in June. Takeaway points Apple has released the date for its annual worldwide Developers Conference to start in June ... 03/27/2024 - 12:13 am | View Link
The iPad Pro 2024 could get a new camera to fix its wonky video calls It’s been a while since Apple has launched a new iPad, with the latest model going back as far as October 2022. That situation has provided plenty of fodder for the rumor mill, and the latest idea is ... 03/26/2024 - 12:26 am | View Link
Justice Department sues Apple, saying it kept an illegal monopoly over smartphones in US The Justice Department has announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors and stifles ... 03/21/2024 - 3:55 am | View Link
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The White House has announced the "first government-wide policy to mitigate risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and harness its benefits." To coordinate these efforts, every federal agency must appoint a chief AI officer with "significant expertise in AI."
Some agencies have already appointed chief AI officers, but any agency that has not must appoint a senior official over the next 60 days.
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Broadcom has made sweeping changes to VMware's business since acquiring the company in November 2023, killing off the perpetually licensed versions of VMware's software and instituting large-scale layoffs. Broadcom executives have acknowledged the "unease" that all of these changes have created among VMware's customers and partners but so far haven't been interested in backtracking.
Among the casualties of the acquisition is the free version of VMware's vSphere Hypervisor, also known as ESXi.
Enlarge / Being in a box doesn't mean the iPhone can't update. (credit: Apple)
Unboxing a new gadget is always a fun experience, but it's usually marred somewhat by the setup process. Either your device has been in a box for months, or it's just now launching and ships in the box with pre-release software.
Enlarge / FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at US District Court on March 30, 2023, in New York City after being hit with a criminal charge for allegedly authorizing a bribe of at least $40 million to one or more Chinese government officials. (credit: Getty Images | Michael Santiago )
Convicted FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison today, according to news reports.
The founder and ex-CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX was sentenced this morning by Judge Lewis Kaplan in US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Enlarge / After a 10-year gap, Lola is back developing an electric racecar, or at least the powertrain for one, as it will enter Formula E next season. (credit: Lola)
In 2022, we brought news that Lola, a once-famous racing company, was planning its renaissance. Lola never really cracked Formula 1, but it did have success in IndyCar and sports car racing with cars it designed and built from the 1960s until it ceased trading in 2012.
Enlarge / Claptrap keeps finding himself in wild new places. Now he's heading from Sweden's Embracer Group to New York City's Take-Two Interactive. Okay, maybe not that wild. (credit: Gearbox Interactive)
Embracer Group has been backing away from its all-encompassing position in the games industry lately. The latest divestment is Gearbox Entertainment, the studio behind the Borderlands series it bought in early 2021 for a deal that could have been worth up to $1.37 billion to Gearbox had it stayed inside the Swedish conglomerate's grasp.
The buyer is Take-Two Interactive Software, which had previously partnered with Gearbox on publishing Borderlands and other titles.