Apple’s Scratchgate Uncovered
Dive into Apple’s “Scratchgate,” Google’s new live search AI, Xbox’s handheld Ally with Gaming Copilot, EA’s massive buyout, plus wild innovations like a gaming exoskeleton and a house-printing robot.
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Made in the USA….or not
PCs and Laptops As with mobile devices, unless you are in the Apple camp, there are plenty of manufacturers outside of the USA to choose from. Both Acer and Asus are Taiwanese firms and from Japan there's Sony and Fujitsu. Most countries seem to have specialist PC assemblers like FiercePC in UK who tend to cater to the gamers rather than office buyers. Support a local supplier if you can. When it comes to the desktop OS, there's limited choice as Microsoft Windows is dominant. However, there are Linux variants such as SUSE which is headquartered in Luxembourg. If you are feeling brave (or mad), there's Huawei's HarmonyOS for PCs or the FreeBSD-based Kylin from China. I'll pass, thanks.
Tech Stocks Sink After Trump Tariff Rollout
Technology stocks plummeted Thursday after President Donald Trump’s new tariff policies sparked widespread market panic, CNBC reported. Apple led the declines among the so-called “Magnificent Seven” group, dropping more than 8%. The iPhone maker makes its devices in China and other Asian countries. The stock is on pace for its steeper drop since 2020. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped
Biden Bans US Sales Of Kaspersky Software Over Russia Ties
The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to bar the sale of antivirus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky Lab in the United States, citing the firm’s large U.S. customers, including critical infrastructure providers and state and local governments, Reuters reported.
GitHub’s Newly-Created Repositories Default to ‘Main’ on October 1
GitHub announced that on October 1, 2020, any new repositories you create will use “main” as the default branch, instead of “master”. The change does not impact any of your existing repositories: existing repositories will continue to have the same default branch they have now. In June of 2020, GitHub decided to replace the term “master” on its service with
GitHub will Replace “Master” with “Main” on its Service
GitHub is working on replacing the term “master” on its service with a neutral term like “main”. The reason for this change is to avoid any unnecessary references to slavery, says GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, ZDNet reported. For those who are new to this terminology, PC Mag has an easy to understand explanation of what master/slave means. “An electronic interaction