The "Open App Markets Act," introduced by Senators Marsha Blackburn, Richard Blumenthal, Mike Lee, Amy Klobuchar, and Dick Durbin, aims to promote competition and strengthen consumer protections in the evolving mobile economy. The bill asserts that Apple and Google act as gatekeepers to their respective platforms through the App Store......
Webb telescope discovers and photographs its first exoplanet
They used Webb's mid-infrared instrument to suppress the overwhelming glare from the host star, revealing faint objects that would have been too dim to spot otherwise. Read Entire Article
Volkswagen’s ID Buzz AD self-driving van is ready for mass production
The self-driving, all-electric version of the ID. Buzz minivan is reportedly ready for mass production, according to the company's software subsidiary, Moia. The ID. Buzz AD is fully certified to operate without a driver on public roads in both regions, and the Wolfsburg-based automaker is aiming to build an entirely......
Anthropic destroyed millions of physical books to train its AI, court documents reveal
Buried in the details of a recent split ruling against Anthropic is a surprising revelation: the generative AI company destroyed millions of physical books by cutting off their bindings and discarding the remains, all to train its AI assistant. Notably, this destruction was cited as a factor that tipped the......
Apple’s CarPlay Ultra faces pushback as Mercedes, Audi, Volvo, and Renault opt out
Apple's push to expand its footprint inside car dashboards is facing mounting resistance from some of the world's top automakers, as the company's new CarPlay Ultra system navigates an uncertain road ahead. Three years after Apple first previewed its vision of CarPlay extending across every major screen in a vehicle,......
AMD Ryzen CPUs continue to crush Intel processors on Amazon best-seller list
Intel CPUs have been completely shut out of Amazon's top 10 best sellers as of late June. While AMD's Zen 3, 4, and 5 chips occupy most of the top 50 spots, Team Blue's latest lineup remains under the shadow of its predecessors. Read Entire Article
Ultra-cheap $28 external 500GB HDD from Amazon tested: works, but with caveats
Fraudulent or misleading storage products continue to be a common issue on e-commerce platforms. Shoppers are often lured by attractive prices from unfamiliar brands, only to discover that they are either non-functional or do not deliver the advertised storage capacity. In some notorious cases, sellers have disguised small-capacity flash drives......
Democrats fret about national fallout after Mamdani stuns in New York City
The stunning success of Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor has exposed the fiery divisions plaguing the Democratic Party as it struggles to repair its brand
Oregon Legislature repeals contested wildfire hazard map
Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contested wildfire hazard map
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ordered to consider crypto as an asset when buying mortgages
The head of the federal government agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants the mortgage giants to consider accepting a homebuyer’s cryptocurrency holdings in their criteria for buying mortgages from banks