Apple's App Store In China Gets Lower 25% Commission To Appease Regulators Apple will cut its App Store commission in China from 30% to 25% starting March 15, with small-business and mini-app rates dropping from 15% to 12%. AppleInsider reports: Chinese regulators have been back and forth with Apple in recent years over the 30% App Store commission. The latest publicly known pressure occurred after President Trump slammed the country with seemingly random and outrageous tariffs in 2025. While nothing much else has happened in the public eye in the year since, Apple ha… Google Chrome Is Finally Coming To ARM64 Linux BrianFagioli writes: Google says it will finally release Chrome for ARM64 Linux in the second quarter of 2026, bringing the company's full browser to a platform that has existed for years without official support. Until now, Linux users running Arm hardware have largely relied on Chromium builds or unofficial packages if they wanted something close to Chrome. Google says the new build will include the same features found on other platforms, including Google account syncing, Chrome Web Store ext… Databricks launches Genie Code to automate data science and engineering tasks Databricks has launched Genie Code, a new AI agent, to help enterprise data practitioners automate data science and engineering tasks. Available as a panel inside Databricks’ notebooks, SQL Editor, and Lakeflow Pipelines editor, Genie Code can be used to plan, build, deploy, and maintain end-to-end machine learning (ML) workflows, including automating experiment tracking with MLflow, monitoring p… Anthropic-Pentagon battle shows how big tech has reversed course on AI and war Less than a decade ago, Google employees scuttled any military use of its AI. Now Anthropic is fighting Trump officials not over if, but how The standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon has forced the tech industry to once again grapple with the question of how its products are used for war – and what lines it will not cross. Amid Silicon Valley’s rightward shift under Donald Trump and the sig… The $32B acquisition that one VC is calling the ‘Deal of the Decade’ According to Index Ventures Partner Shardul Shah, cybersecurity startup Wiz sits “at the center of three tailwinds: AI, cloud, and security spend.” Those tailwinds powered what just became the largest venture-backed acquisition in history — Google’s $32 billion deal, finalized after a declined 2024 offer, antitrust review on both sides of the Atlantic, and an […] Snow geese take off for the Arctic in mesmerizing sunrise display Thousands of snow geese touch down at a Pennsylvania reservoir each spring, turning sunrise into a loud, swirling liftoff that draws big crowds Victoria Coates on Iranian leadership's 'delusional' statements amid US strikes Former Deputy National Security Advisor Victoria Coates discusses the 'delusional' nature of Mojtaba Khamenei's first statement as ayatollah, particularly regarding threats to U.S. bases. Tech nationalism is reshaping CIO infrastructure strategy Data sovereignty rules and national cloud initiatives are forcing CIOs to rethink architecture, vendor relationships, and long-term technology strategy. Anduril set to acquire Orange County space surveillance company The purchase of ExoAnalytic Solutions, for an undisclosed sum, is meant to boost Anduril's capabilities in space domain awareness, battle management and fire control. Moving From Moment.js To The JS Temporal API The way JavaScript handles time has evolved significantly, from the built-in `Date` API to Moment.js and now Temporal. The new standard fills gaps in the original `Date` API while addressing limitations found in Moment and other libraries. Joe Attardi shares practical “recipes” for migrating Moment-based code to the new Temporal API. |
Apple MacBook Neo Beats Every Single x86 PC CPU For Single-Core Performance Early benchmarks show the A18 Pro-powered MacBook Neo beating every current x86 CPU in single-core Cinebench performance, including chips from Intel and AMD. Notebookcheck reports: We have performed a couple of benchmarks and were particularly impressed by the single-core performance. Not in the short Geekbench test, but in Cinebench 2024, where a single-core test takes about 10 minutes. The A18 Pro consumes between 3.5-4 Watts in this scenario and scores 147 points. This means it is faster tha… Apple's MacBook Neo Makes Repairs Easier, Cheaper Than Other MacBooks Apple's new MacBook Neo is "easier to repair than other modern MacBooks," according to Ars Technica's Andrew Cunningham. It introduces a more repairable internal design that makes components like the battery and keyboard easier and cheaper to replace. An anonymous reader quotes an excerpt from the report: Replacements for pretty much any component in the Neo are simpler and involve fewer steps and tools than in the M5 MacBook Air. That includes the battery, which in the MacBook Air is attached … “Friday Night Baseball” returns to Apple TV on March 27 for its fifth season “Friday Night Baseball” — a weekly MLB doubleheader on Apple TV — returns for its fifth season on March 27. Your Ford Mustang Or F-150 Can Now Get A Supercharged HP Upgrade If your Ford Mustang or F-150 aren't already impressive enough for you, good news: Ford is now selling supercharger upgrade kits for these popular models. Higher Jet Fuel Prices Could Melt Your Summer Travel Plans Airline ticket prices are already rising, but an extended crisis in Iran could have bigger effects on the global travel industry. How AWS is reinventing the telco revenue model MWC is a notoriously noisy event with a seemingly endless stream of news. If you spend your time chasing the latest product announcements, you’ll likely miss the structural shift happening underneath the surface. The telecom industry has spent the better part of a decade talking about cost-cutting and “telco transformation,” but at MWC 2026, the conversation pivoted toward a more aggressive, over… U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets. Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region. Xbox Ally X gets smoother gameplay with AutoSR update In a month, owners of Xbox Ally X handheld consoles will see their frame rates jump upwards, as Microsoft begins supporting the Automatic Super Resolution (AutoSR) tech on the console. Microsoft snuck in a reference to the technology as part of a presentation at the Game Developer Conference, where the company pitched features from its upcoming Project Helix console as well as AI enhancements com… China's Nexchip signals wafer price hikes amid capacity expansion and CIS growth Nexchip has confirmed that it has raised prices for certain wafer foundry products, aligning its pricing strategy with market conditions, customer demand, and ongoing operational improvements, according to the company's March 6, 2025 investor relations briefing, released on March 9, 2025. Amazon Prime Video's ad-free plan is getting a price hike Amazon Prime Video is raising the price of its ad-free plan in the US and adding several new features. Starting April 10th, Prime Video's ad-free tier will cost $4.99 per month instead of $2.99, and include "exclusive" access to 4K/UHD streaming. The price increase comes two years after Amazon switched all users on Prime Video […] |
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