2025 Was the Beginning of the End of the TV Brightness War The television industry's brightness war may have hit its inflection point in 2025, the year TCL and Hisense released the first consumer TVs capable of 5,000 nits under specific settings -- a figure that would have seemed absurd not long ago when manufacturers struggled to reach 2,000 nits. LG introduced Primary RGB Tandem OLED technology, moving from a three-stack panel design to a four-stack red-blue-green-blue configuration that the company claims can achieve 4,000 nits. The technology appea… Snowflake software update caused 13-hour outage across 10 regions A software update knocked out Snowflake’s cloud data platform in 10 of its 23 global regions for 13 hours on December 16, leaving customers unable to execute queries or ingest data. Customers saw “SQL execution internal error” messages when trying to query their data warehouses, according to Snowflake’s incident report . The outage also disrupted Snowpipe and Snowpipe Streaming file ingestion, an… The Best Bluetooth Speaker Is $50 Off Right in Time for Christmas The JBL Flip 7 is our top tried-and-tested Bluetooth speaker, and we haven't seen it sell for less than it is right now. Netflix is betting on podcasts to become the new daytime talk show Netflix is making exclusive deals with podcast studios to compete with YouTube, but podcasters have mixed feelings. WatchGuard fixes ‘critical’ zero-day allowing firewall takeover WatchGuard has issued an urgent patch alert for its Firebox firewall appliances after discovering a critical-rated vulnerability that is under exploit by threat actors. Tracked as CVE-2025-14733 , with a CVSS score of 9.3, the flaw is an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability affecting the iked process, a WatchGuard Fireware OS component responsible for the IKEv2 key exchange in IPSec VPNs. According … How To Measure The Impact Of Features Meet TARS — a simple, repeatable, and meaningful UX metric designed specifically to track the performance of product features. Upcoming part of the Measure UX & Design Impact (use the code IMPACT to save 20% off today). Foxconn's EV arm just bought a vehicle brand for US$25m. Why it matters On the evening of December 19, Yulon Motor Co. and Foxtron Vehicle Technologies jointly announced a strategic transaction aimed at consolidating Taiwan's electric vehicle ecosystem. Repent ye inefficient – the ‘Palantir-ization’ of IT services is upon us Palantir's former IT boss just took over as CEO of Thrive-backed AI MSP platform Former Palantir CIO Jim Siders has departed the company to join Shield Technology Partners as CEO, in a bid he says is meant to bring AI to bear in the sprawling managed services landscape.… Netflix is acquiring an avatar company as it moves into party games As Netflix continues to build out its gaming strategy, which has recently included a new era of TV party games, it's going to let people build avatars - with the help of a new acquisition. The company is acquiring avatar company Ready Player Me and its "cross-game avatar tech" to let players "carry their identities […] |
Apple Becomes a Debt Collector With Its New Developer Agreement Apple released an updated developer license agreement this week that gives the company permission to recoup unpaid funds, such as commissions or any other fees, by deducting them from in-app purchases it processes on developers' behalf, among other methods. From a report: The change will impact developers in regions where local law allows them to link to external payment systems. In these cases, developers must report those payments back to Apple to pay the required commissions or fees. The cha… Sneaky Sasquatch comes to Apple Store locations this holiday season This holiday season, Apple Arcade players can dive deeper into the world of the hit game Sneaky Sasquatch. GE Cync Keypad Dimmer Smart Switch review: For Cync-heads only At a glance Expert's Rating Pros Delivers lots of flexibility that other switches can’t Broad ecosystem support, starting with Matter (and GE Lighting’s Cync line) Cons Its most interesting features only work with Cync bulbs and fixtures Bulky dimensions make for a tough fit in an electrical box Fairly expensive Our Verdict The busy collection of buttons on this otherwise fine smart dimmer can co… Two Car Rental Companies Accused Of Millions In Luxury Car Theft Two Canadian rental car companies have been accused of involvement in a massive car theft and money laundering scheme involving millions of dollars. Move over Bluetooth: wired headphones are back – and suddenly cool again From celebrity endorsements to digital fatigue, the once-obsolete white wire has become a fashion statement and a quiet act of opting out With white-wired headphones endorsed by celebrities including Lily-Rose Depp, Paul Mescal, Bella Hadid and Apple Martin, a growing number of people are breaking away from wireless listening. For inspiration, there is the Instagram account @wireditgirls , or a B… Fox News AI Newsletter: Blue-collar productivity boom The Fox News AI Newsletter brings you the latest news on AI technology advancements and the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future. Offering more AI tools can't guarantee better adoption -- so what can? Meta's move to give employees broad AI access exposes a growing truth for CIOs: Adoption hinges on education, judgment and shared accountability. Why fintech firm Bilt is funding its own original series 'Roomies' New York fintech firm Bilt has created a loyal following of its original series "Roomies," which it produces in-house and recently held a screening of it in a movie theater. Trump Media Merger With Nuclear Fusion Firm Raises Ethics Questions Trump Media plans to merge with a company developing nuclear fusion technology, putting the president’s financial interests in competition with other energy companies over which his administration holds sway. |
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