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Apple CEO Tim Cook is in China currently as the company gets ready to open its latest flagship store in Shanghai. The new store arrives as the country appears to be turning its back on the iPhone 15 lineup amid a downturn in sales that Cook will no doubt hope to arrest.Following the news that Apple's iPhone sales in China declined 24% in the first six weeks of 2024 Cook's visit comes not only at a time when a new store is on the horizon but Apple is in the midst of a battle with Chinese brands like Huawei. And while the…

A recording of your voice may seem innocuous, but it can actually reveal your identity, as well as additional data about you, such as how you are feeling. But it can also uncover diseases from which you may suffer. People may not have grasped this yet, but companies that process data are increasingly aware that they need to handle voice as personally identifiable information. This is particularly true in Europe in the context of GDPR: While many companies are hoping to build AI on top of voice data, in many cases,…

Eight months ago, on an otherwise quiet July weekend, two films — Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” — shared a release date and together, as Barbenheimer, became the cinematic event and cultural phenomenon of the summer. They seemingly set the stage for a pink-filled, explosive awards season.But the recognition for the unlikely twins was hardly identical. While “Oppenheimer” pulled in 13 Oscar nominations, “Barbie” earned just eight.While saluting the stunt community at Sunday’s ceremony,…

Jupiter's icy moon Europa has long been thought of as one of the most habitable worlds in the Solar System. Now the Juno mission to Jupiter has directly sampled its atmosphere in detail for the first time.The results, published in Nature Astronomy, show that Europa's icy surface produces less oxygen than we thought.There are plenty of reasons to be excited about the possibility of finding microbial life on Europa. Evidence from the Galileo mission has shown that the moon has an ocean below its icy surface containing…

With the OLED iPad Pro expected to be announced in the coming weeks, there’s a lot of hype surrounding the possible most significant update to the iPad Pro lineup since its 2018 redesign and its 2021 introduction of the M1 chip.While we’re still wondering where Apple’s OLED iPad Pro and iPad Air are, a new DigiTimes report highlights that Cupertino is preparing a high stock of this tablet, with up to 8.5 million units ready to be sold throughout 2024. According to the publication, LG will produce 4.5 million…

The sun may be setting on NASA’s plans to build a space-based solar power (SBSP) satellite system to alleviate our energy needs on Earth. In January, the agency released a report that, citing launch costs specifically, concludes that generating power from orbit is simply too expensive, especially compared with solar power made right here on the planet’s surface.That’s surprising because NASA has been interested in satellite solar power for half a century (other countries have been investing in research as well).…

Gov. Gavin Newsom will attempt to expedite construction of a $2-billion residential and commercial mega-development in downtown Los Angeles, his administration announced Thursday.The 7.6-acre project, named Fourth & Central, would bring 1,500 new homes, 410,000 square feet of office space along with retail, restaurants and a 68-room hotel to what’s now a collection of cold storage facilities, parking lots and warehouses in Skid Row near its boundary with the Arts District. Newsom’s decision Thursday aims to shave…

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) will allow iOS app developers to finally distribute their apps via alternative app stores across the 27 member states. Epic Games announced its plans to bring its Epic Games Store to European shores but it seems those plans will not pan out for now as Apple has terminated Epic’s developer account. Epic Games was deemed “verifiably untrustworthy” by Apple in a letter sent to the gaming developer by Cupertino's lawyers. Epic's press release even shows direct e-mail…

Disney’s Wish was a movie that, in its structure and numerous easter eggs, was designed to celebrate 100 years of Disney’s animation. While Disney has certainly evolved over the decades, one thing that fans have wanted to see, that has yet to materialize is a queer Disney Princess, but one member of the Wish cast thinks that’s something that we could see see, and sooner than we might think.Harvey Guillén of What We Do In The Shadows plays Gabo in Wish and speaking with ComicBook.com, he expressed interest in seeing a…

Thales posted better-than-expected earnings in 2023 and forecast strong sales growth this year, after increased military spending boosted its order book to a record high. Thales posted better-than-expected earnings in 2023 and forecast strong sales growth this year, after increased military spending boosted its order book to a record high. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the…