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When we asked the Galaxy S24 Ultra to use AI to summarize our Galaxy S23 Ultra review, it told us that the S23 Ultra only brought incremental upgrades but was still a solid choice, and we couldn't agree more. The Galaxy S23 Ultra didn't change a lot compared to the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Still, everything came together to make it the fastest, smoothest, and most premium-feeling Galaxy flagship ever, so expectations have naturally been high for its sequel, the Galaxy S24 Ultra. Samsung's advertising makes it seem like the…

The senior management of cash-strapped edtech firm Byju’s told employees that the company has secured commitments to subscribe to more than 100% of its proposed $200 million rights issue of shares.In an email note to employees Friday, the management blamed an “artificially induced crisis” by a select group of investors for a delay in paying the January salary. The salary will be paid in a phased manner starting Friday and will be completed by Monday, it said.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

Apple is facing a major tax bill in the EU, to the tune of 13 billion euros or roughly $14 billion. Apple was accused of artificially reducing its tax liability to as low as 0.005 per cent in 2014. After a lower tribunal found in Apple's favour, an advisor to CJEU suggests that the order be reversed…

Homes in Centreville, Maryland, US, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesToday's homebuyers are exceptionally sensitive to mortgage rates with house prices so high — and they've found their tipping point.After years of government intervention following the great recession and the first years of the Covid-19 pandemic that kept mortgage rates artificially low, today's buyers have a skewed view of what "normal" mortgage rates are.The majority of potential homebuyers, 71%, say they will not…

Platformer has interviewed Twitter employees to figure out why people's For You feeds turned into The Elon Musk show, and they said the company's engineers truly did build a system that benefited their CEO alone. According to the publication, Elon's cousin and Twitter employee James Musk sent an urgent message on the company's Slack on Monday morning. "We are debugging an issue with engagement across the platform," he wrote, calling the situation "high urgency" and asking everyone who can write code to help. The…

The European Central Bank said Bitcoin is being artificially propped up and should not be legitimised by regulators or financial companies as it is more akin to gambling. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been variously presented as an alternative form of money and a shield from the inflationary policies pursued by major central banks such as the ECB in recent years. But a 75 percent fall over the past year, just as inflation reared its head, and a string of scandals including the collapse of the FTX exchange this…