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Meta fined €390m over use of data for targeted ads
Meta has been fined €390m euros (£346m) for breaking EU data rules. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) says the way Meta asked permission to use peoples' data for ads on Facebook and Instagram was unlawful. Meta, which owns both platforms, has three months to change how it obtains and uses data to target ads. Meta says it is "disappointed" and intends to appeal, stressing that ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:53:04
Amazon to shed over 18,000 jobs as it cuts costs, CEO says
Amazon aims to shed more than 18,000 roles as it cuts costs, the technology giant's boss says. He added the announcement was brought forward "because one of our teammates leaked this information externally". The job cuts amount to around 6% of the company's roughly 300,000-strong corporate workforce. Amazon is the latest big technology firm to unveil major layoffs as the cost of livin ... Read more
2023-01-04 22:52:38
Samsung's New Mobile Gadget Has a Screen That Can Fold and Slide
Samsung showed its new Flex Hybrid concept display just ahead of CES. Samsung envisions a future in which mobile devices can fold, bend and slide. That's the message Samsung is sending at CES, where it unveiled a slew of new display concepts, including the slidable and foldable Flex Hybrid. The new concept can switch between 10.5-inch and 12.4-inch screen sizes, thanks to its slidable and folda ... Read more
2023-01-03 19:33:39
Asus Joins the 18-inch Gaming Laptop Club
Besides new CPUs and GPUs, Asus is also jumping on the big-screen gaming bandwagon. Asus' CES gaming laptop announcements seem to touch every single model in its portfolio, and include 2023's biggest gaming hardware trend (so far), an 18-inch gaming laptop. Yes, there are also the usual everything-is-updated-to-2023-generation components, like Intel 13th-gen H and HX-series processors and the N ... Read more
2023-01-03 19:30:22
Intel's 13th-Gen Lineup: 5 Things You Might Be Able to Expect From Your Next Laptop
Our takeaways from Intel's CES 2023 deluge of announcements.Welcome to CES, where Intel routinely drops a boatload of new processors; periodically we'll also see some important capability upgrades to go with them as well. This is one of the lower-key years, and after plowing through the details surrounding all 40-plus new choices, I've concluded that Intel's latest 13th-gen announcements can be pr ... Read more
2023-01-03 19:29:11
Acer's Newest Gaming Laptops Have Huge 16- and 18-inch Display Options
Acer is going big at CES 2023, with 16- and 18-inch Predator Helios gaming laptops. A lot of gamers will be pleased with what's coming in 2023 from Acer. The new 16- and 18-inch Predator Helios gaming laptops announced Tuesday at CES 2023 feature the latest 13th-gen Intel Core processors, Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series graphics, enhanced cooling, beautiful big displays and a whole lot of lights. P ... Read more
2023-01-03 19:28:39
LG OLED TVs Promise Brighter Pictures at CES 2023
The company teases an all-new lineup of Z3, G3 and C3 OLED models in advance of the show. CES 2023 is still a couple days away, but LG has jumped the gun by announcing a few details about its new OLED televisions. The models will include the C3, successor to the best high-end TV for the money, as well as a G3 model promising improved brightness. The biggest difference between current LG OLED TVs ... Read more
2023-01-02 23:13:06
These 22 iOS Settings Boost Your iPhone in a Major Way
New year, new phone? Try out these settings to improve your battery life, beef up your security and more. Did you receive a new iPhone over the holidays? Whether you're getting to know your brand new iPhone 14 or trying to make your 5-year-old phone work better for you, there's always something you can change in your iPhone settings to optimize your phone's performance. Maybe you're burning throu ... Read more
2023-01-02 23:12:09
This New Siri Voice Command Makes Using Your iPhone So Much Better
You need to be running iOS 16 for this feature to work. Siri lets you do so much on your iPhone with just your voice. You can do basic things like send a text message to a friend and get directions back home or you can get more complicated and pull up all the movie showtimes for your local theatre -- all without using your hands. Apple is always adding new commands to Siri, and with the somewhat ... Read more
2023-01-02 23:09:32
Tesla says it delivered record 1.3 million vehicles in 2022
Electric car maker Tesla says it delivered a record 1.3m vehicles last year, 40% more than in 2021. It comes after the company delivered more than 405,000 vehicles in the last three months of 2022. However, that figure missed Wall Street forecasts of around 430,000 deliveries for the period. This year the motor industry is expected to face slowing demand as potential customers worry about risin ... Read more
2023-01-02 23:07:58