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Newly unsealed records in California’s antitrust case against Amazon allegedly show the company pressured third-party sellers to raise prices on rival sites like Walmart, Target, and Wayfair so Amazon could maintain the appearance of offering the lowes… Continue reading Newly Unsealed Records Reveal Amazon’s Price-Fixing Tactics
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: An agreement with the Philippines to establish a high-tech industrial hub is the Trump administration’s latest effort to lessen China’s dominance over global supply chains. The deal to b… Continue reading US To Create High-Tech Manufacturing Zone In Philippines
Reed Hastings is stepping down from Netflix’s board in June, ending a 29-year run at the company he co-founded and helped transform from a DVD-by-mail business into a global streaming giant. Hastings said in a shareholder (PDF) letter that heâ(TM)… Continue reading Reed Hastings Is Leaving Netflix After 29 Years
Intel has launched a new budget-focused Core Series 3 processor line for lower-cost laptops — “Intel’s response to budget CPUs that are appearing in laptops like the Apple MacBook Neo,” writes PCWorld’s Mark Hachman. From the report: Intel unexpectedl… Continue reading Intel’s New Core Series 3 Is Its Answer To the MacBook Neo
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: We may appear to have little in common with sperm whales – enormous, ocean-dwelling animals that last shared a common ancestor with humans more than 90 million years ago. But the whales’ voca… Continue reading Sperm Whales’ Communication Closely Parallels Human Language, Study Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Two years ago, Microsoft launched its first wave of “Copilot+” Windows PCs with a handful of exclusive features that could take advantage of the neural processing unit (NPU) hardware being built in… Continue reading ‘TotalRecall Reloaded’ Tool Finds a Side Entrance To Windows 11 Recall Database
OpenAI is updating Codex with more agent-like capabilities, positioning it as a more direct rival to Anthropic’s Claude Code. Some of the new features include the ability to operate macOS desktop apps, browse the web inside the app, generate images, us… Continue reading OpenAI’s Big Codex Update Is a Direct Shot At Claude Code
BrianFagioli writes: The developers behind Linux Mint say the project is rethinking its release strategy and moving toward a longer development cycle, with the next version now expected around Christmas 2026. In a monthly update, project lead Clement L… Continue reading Is Linux Mint In Trouble?
The head of the International Energy Agency warned that Europe may have only “six weeks or so” of jet fuel left if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz stays disrupted. The Associated Press reports: IEA Executive Directo… Continue reading Europe Has ‘Maybe 6 Weeks of Jet Fuel Left’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Alphabet’s Google is negotiating an agreement with the Department of Defense that would allow the Pentagon to deploy its Gemini AI models in classified settings, the Information reported on Thursday, ci… Continue reading Google, Pentagon Discuss Classified AI Deal