Apple is once again being required to preinstall Russian apps on devices sold in the country, or face a fine of up to $52 million. Here are the details. Russia sets July 15 deadline for Apple As reported by Reuters, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service is accusing Apple of “discriminatory ⁠practices against Russian ​search engines and […]

Square is launching a new ChatGPT app and Claude plugin, enabling consumers to discover restaurants and seamlessly place orders directly within these AI platforms — and allowing restaurants, in turn, to accept orders from users and their AI agents without any technical capabilities. Even more helpfully for businesses, Square is processing these AI-driven transactions without […]

Apple plans to manufacture and sell around 10 million foldable iPhone Ultra models, according to a new report. That’s roughly a third more than the average build targets previously expected. Nikkei Asia reports that Apple has raised the foldable iPhone production target to around 10 million units. Previous estimates ranged from 7 to 8 million […]

AI portfolios are expanding far faster than the ability to govern them across enterprises. Most organizations run a contested field of platforms, each claiming to be the “primary” AI layer; few could confidently detect a model drifting or failing in production; and the single most-cited barrier to control is the absence of any one owner […]

Apple and Epic Games have agreed to ask the court to temporarily postpone key deadlines in their long-running App Store dispute while Apple seeks to pause the proceedings until the Supreme Court rules on its appeal. Here are the details. A bit of background Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear part […]

A newly surfaced Steve Jobs-signed check is up for auction, linking the nation’s milestone anniversary with the earliest days of the personal computer revolution. Image credit: RR Auction RR Auction is currently running a Fine Autographs and Artifacts auction, full of signatures from American presidents, political figures, authors, kings, queens, scientists, engineers, innovators, and everyone […]

This week, the talk of the town has been Ford Motor Company’s decision to begin hiring senior, or “graybeard,” engineers after having laid off many in favor of AI automation. The details are indeed delicious, with the company’s vice president of vehicle hardware engineering stating openly that “Mistakenly, we thought that by just introducing artificial […]

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When it comes to the 1980s, one thing’s for sure — we weren’t spoiled for choice when it came to amazing cars. Automotive culture hit an absolute fever pitch all over the world, producing more bangers that can possibly be in a single list. You had American powerhouses like […]

Stephen Edelstein/SlashGear More than most automakers, BMW knows that having a loyal fanbase is as much a curse as it is a blessing. With cars like the 2002 and 3 Series, Bavaria’s automaker generated enormous goodwill among enthusiasts by putting drivers first. BMW cemented that loyalty with […]