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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice and 16 state attorneys general brought a wide-ranging antitrust lawsuit against Apple for abusing its monopoly in the smartphone market.The complaint lays out a series of alleged abuses: Apple has unfairly limited access to its popular iOS platform, blocked out certain app developers, and prohibited key functionality that could make its service better for users or give them more choice. It even took aim at the infamous green bubbles that appear when iPhone owners deign to text…

Synopsys on Wednesday showed a set of software tools designed to make it easier and faster to design cars, data centers and other big systems that rely on semiconductors.Synopsys is one of the major players in making software for designing the chips themselves, helping companies like Nvidia decide how to arrange hundreds of billions of transistors on small squares of silicon.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIndian School of…

Cowboy is better known for its sleek electric bikes that you can see in many major cities across Europe. And if you look at the persons riding those Cowboy bikes, most of the time, you’ll see a young adult heading to an office with a laptop in a backpack. That’s why the company is launching a brand-new bike called Cowboy Cross. It’s an all-road model that aims for comfort and long-distance trips. I had the opportunity to see the new Cowboy Cross last week and take it for a test ride for a few minutes. When it comes…

Home Depot said Thursday that it will open four new distribution centers as it chases more sales from remodelers, contractors and other home professionals. The new distribution centers are expected to open in the first half of the year in Detroit, Los Angeles, San Antonio and Toronto. The facilities make room for the bulky size, wider variety and larger orders of products that pros need, such as lumber, shingles and insulation, which then can be delivered directly to a job site. Each facility averages approximately…

After a brief tease at the end of its big Galaxy S24 event earlier this month, Samsung officially debuted the Galaxy Ring this morning at MWC. The earlier announcement offered little more than an image and confirmation that the hardware giant is entering that emerging corner of the wearable tech space. Following the Unpacked presser, the competition sent TechCrunch some unsolicited reactions to the news. Oura CEO Tom Hale noted, “New players entering the space is validation for the category and drives us to aim…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Spaces to remake and mend clothes would bring much-needed life back into shopping centers and high streets, a new study says. Efforts to wean people away from fast fashion should go beyond sewing workshops in community halls and art spaces. Chain stores should include stations for mending and modifying clothing, and…

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves, its insatiable demand for computational power grows. Enter the specialized world of AI data centers, the unsung heroes behind the intelligent systems transforming our lives. In this article, we dive deep into these fascinating facilities, exploring how they manage traffic, harness incredible computing power, and envision the future of this critical infrastructure. Traffic and Infrastructure Imagine millions of data, structured and unstructured (images, videos, and text…

The Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday in the case over whether states can toss Donald Trump off their ballots. Much of the discussion centered around a wildly inane legal question: whether America’s president qualifies as “an officer of the United States.” The case will review Colorado’s decision to disqualify Trump from its ballot on the grounds that he committed “insurrection” by inciting the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as lawmakers were preparing to certify President Joe Biden’s…

Amazon.com's AWS said on Thursday it plans to invest $10 billion to build two data center complexes in Mississippi, its latest capacity expansion amid growing demand for cloud services as more firms adopt new artificial intelligence technologies.Businesses are doubling down on AI development and majority of that traffic is expected to be managed on the cloud infrastructure from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud and Microsoft's Azure - the top three vendors globally.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill…

Global electricity demand from data centers, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence could more than double over the next three years, adding the equivalent of Germany's entire power needs, the International Energy Agency forecasts in its latest report.There are more than 8,000 data centers globally, with about 33% in the US, 16% in Europe and close to 10 percent in China, with more planned. In Ireland, where data centers are developing rapidly, the IEA expects the sector to consume 32% of the country's total…