Apple Announces Largest-Ever $110 Billion Share Buyback As iPhone Sales Drop Apple reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that topped estimates, despite a 10% drop in iPhone sales. The company also announced that its board had authorized $110 billion in share repurchases, "a 22% increase over last year's $90 billion authorization," notes CNBC. "It's the largest buyback in history, ahead of Apple's previous repurchases." From the report: Apple did not provide formal guidance, but Apple CEO Tim Cook told CNBC's Steve Kovach that overall sales would grow in the "low singl… FCC slaps AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile with mega fines for data deceit The Federal Communications Commission slapped the nation's four biggest mobile carriers with fines totaling $200 million for unauthorized sharing of customer location information. Visual Studio Code smooths branch switching Visual Studio Code 1.89, the April 2024 release of Microsoft’s popular code editor , has arrived with capabilities including enhanced branch switching and middle-click paste support. The update, downloadable from the project website , was announced May 2 . Enhanced branch switching addressed a long-standing feature request to save and restore editors when switching between source control branches. Developers can use the scm.workingSets.enabled setting to enable this capability. To read this art… Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA after years of delays and stumbles Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap. What is a virtual machine, and why are they so useful? Many of today’s cutting-edge technologies such as cloud computing, edge computing and microservices , owe their start to the concept of the virtual machine—separating operating systems and software instances from the underlying physical computer. What is a virtual machine? A virtual machine (VM) is software that runs programs or applications without being tied to a physical machine. In a VM insta… Java's default constructor tutorial Java's default constructor lets developers create instances of classes when an explicitly defined constructor does not exist. Here's how it works. Meta now has an AI chatbot. Experts say get ready for more AI-powered social media Artificial intelligence experts said social media users can expect to see more of chatbots and other AI technology influencing their experience — for better or possibly worse. |
Geek-Friendly 'Free Comic Book Day' Titles Include Two Star Wars Books for May the Fourth This year's Free Comic Book Day coincided with Star Wars Day. So there's two new free Star Wars titles being handed out today in comic shops around the world. They're among several geek-friendly titles among the 48 free comics that fans will get to choose from during this once-a-year event, including: - Street Fighter vs Final Fight - Jonny Quest - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Conan the Barbarian - Flash Gordon And, of course, four from Marvel Comics. More details from IGN: DC is about to kic… Why RAG won’t solve generative AI’s hallucination problem RAG is being pitched as a solution of sorts to generative AI hallucinations. But there's limits to what the technique can do. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Meet three Swift Student Challenge winners changing the future through coding Meet Dezmond Blair, Elena Galluzzo, and Jawaher Shaman, three winners of Apple’s 2024 Swift Student Challenge. Who Makes Harbor Freight's Scaffolding & How Much Does It Cost? An effective roof or ceiling repair is usually accomplished with scaffolding, which you can find at Harbor Freight. Here's who makes it and how much it costs. 13 important Windows settings to change immediately After installing Windows 11, you should check some settings and adapt them to your needs and streamline its use. Here, we’ll show you the 13 most important Windows 11 settings to adjust that maximize security and improve the operating system with just a few clicks. get windows 11 pro for cheap Windows 11 Pro This article is based on Windows 11 version 23H2, the most recent major version of the op… On my radar: Andrew O’Hagan’s cultural highlights The novelist on a comedic TikTok sensation, the importance of a good suit and his favourite educational app Andrew O’Hagan was born in Glasgow in 1968, grew up in a working-class Ayrshire family and studied English at Strathclyde University. His first book was The Missing (1995), which told the story of people who disappeared. In 2003 he was included on Granta’s list of best young British novelis… Opinion: 30 years on, what's happened to the promise of the internet? Then as now, we must ask whether tech evangelists are selling a vision of the future with our interests in mind, and not just theirs. TSMC dominates global foundry market with 61% market share in 4Q23, says Counterpoint Counterpoint released the global foundry market share ranking for the fourth quarter of 2023, showing that TSMC maintained its leadership status with a 61% market share driven by strong demand from AI and the restocking of smartphones. VMware by Broadcom blinks again – this time easing change for cloud service providers As the rumor mill whispers about a breakup with AWS VMware by Broadcom has made some fresh concessions to its cloud service provider community – and the customers who rely on it.… |
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