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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Students' knowledge and perceptions of active learning declined significantly during COVID-induced remote teaching and have not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to new research from Chapman University Assistant Professor Jeremy Hsu. The research was published in Active Learning in Higher Education. Hsu says the benefits of active…

Hackers and scammers laid back on the weekends, CertiK report finds Jacquelyn Melinek 14 hours While hackers continue to hack the crypto industry for a cash grab, the dollar amount is down substantially compared to the previous year. The total amount “lost” during 2023 from security incidents was almost $2 billion, down 51% from 2022, according to security-focused CertiK’s annual 2023 web3 security report. The report defines losses in this context as…

Soon after the launch of the Jimny, rumors began circulating about Toyota launching their own rebadged version of the Jimny in the market. There’s good news for all those who were worried this might become a reality. According to a recently surfaced online report, Toyota had plans not only to badge engineer the Jimny but also the Swift. However, Suzuki politely declined the offer. Suzuki and Toyota have been in partnership for years now, jointly developing products like the Maruti Grand Vitara and Hyryder. Both…

Before Shohei Ohtani made his decision last week to sign with the Dodgers, he and his agent, Nez Balelo of CAA Sports, approached the Angels near the end of his free-agent process, giving Ohtani’s old team a chance to convince him to stay in Anaheim.However, Angels owner Arte Moreno wouldn’t budge. According to multiple people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly, Moreno wouldn’t match the 10-year, $700 million deal that Ohtani eventually signed with the Dodgers.Not even the late effort from…

Apple on Thursday forecast that a sales slump would continue into the current quarter, sending shares down despite beating Wall Street sales and profit targets in the fiscal third quarter.Apple shares dropped about 2 percent after the company predicted what could be the fourth quarter in a row of declining sales. For the just-ended period, strength in services drove the profit beat, but weaker-than-expected sales of Apple's most famous device, the iPhone, underwhelmed investors. Executives said iPhone sales would improve…

Tablet market shipment in India declined by 22 percent year-over-year in the June 2023 quarter, while it grew 29 percent quarter-on-quarter, CyberMedia Research said in a report. Apple led the tablet market with a marginally higher share than Samsung."The overall tablet market witnessed a 22 percent YoY decline in the second quarter, 2023," CMR's Tablet PC market report said.According to the report, 5G tablets show a 7 percent year-on-year growth."WiFi tablet shipments surged 12 percent YoY, claiming a 54 percent shipment…

Global smartphone shipments declined 7.8 percent on a yearly basis to 265.3 million units in the second quarter of 2023 (April-June), preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) showed. International Data Corporation (IDC) is a global market intelligence and advisory services provider.With this, it marks the eighth consecutive quarter of contraction as the market struggles with weak demand, inflation, macroeconomic uncertainties, and excess inventory. The rate of decline though is slowing compared to…

More details about the partnership between Apple and Goldman Sachs is emerging, laying out a relationship that gives the impression it was fractured from the start.According to The Information, Apple CEO Tim Cook was testing the Apple Card service in signing up for one, and had gotten declined, because of his stature and risk of being phished by emails, calls, and much more.The fractured relationship isn't new, with us wondering earlier this month if Apple Card has not been the success that both parties have been wishing…

Ever since Spotify terminated podcast deal with Meghan Markle, new stories are emerging surrounding the project. As per a report by New York Post citing Wall Street Journal, Taylor Swift had rejected Markle's invitation of appearing on the podcast. Taylor Swift, Meghan Markle(File) The report says that Markle had written a personal letter to Swift, inviting her to the podcast but the singer declined the offer through a representative. ALSO READ| Rihanna announces leaving CEO position of her lingerie brand amid…

When Steve Jobs received a letter asking him for an autograph back in 1983, the sender of that letter might have hoped that they'd get what they'd asked for. And sure enough, they did — but not in the way that they might have expected.What they did receive was a letter from Jobs in which he said that he was "honored" to have received the request. But he went on, adding that he didn't sign autographs.That letter, of course, was hand signed by Jobs himself, making for what might be the funniest autograph you're likely to…