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The Morning After: Arm doubles down in its Qualcomm fight
24 Oct

The Morning After: Arm doubles down in its Qualcomm fight

John RoutledgeLatest News
Isn’t it fun when a relatively minor skirmish over money boils over to threaten (checks notes) the whole Android ecosystem? That’s what’s happening now chip firm Arm has moved to cancel the architecture license allowing Qualcomm to build its chips.Essentially, back in 2021, Qualcomm bought an AI chip company, Nuvia, which was also an Arm licensee. Qualcomm has used Nuvia’s…
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Arm cancels Qualcomm’s license to use its chip design standards
24 Oct

Arm cancels Qualcomm’s license to use its chip design standards

John RoutledgeLatest News
Arm has taken its feud with Qualcomm to the next level, two years after filing a lawsuit against its former close partner. According to Bloomberg, the British semiconductor company has canceled the architecture license allowing Qualcomm to use its intellectual property and standards for chip design. As the news organization notes, Qualcomm, like many other chipmakers, uses Arm's computer code…
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Vimeo brings spatial videos to the Apple Vision Pro
24 Oct

Vimeo brings spatial videos to the Apple Vision Pro

John RoutledgeLatest News
The Apple Vision Pro has experienced a few new perks since its February release, and the latest comes via Vimeo. The video platform has launched an app for Apple's Vision Pro that allows users to view, create and share spatial videos. "The launch of our Apple Vision Pro app marks a significant milestone in our ongoing mission to push the…
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Roblox to launch new child safety protocols next month
23 Oct

Roblox to launch new child safety protocols next month

John RoutledgeLatest News
Roblox has adopted several new policies designed to give parents control over how their children use the sprawling online game platform. Bloomberg reported that the company has created a new type of parental account so that a guardian can oversee their kids' online activities and friends. Roblox is also now requiring parent permission for users under age 13 to access…
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Tesla says it will ‘begin launching’ new and more affordable EVs next year
23 Oct

Tesla says it will ‘begin launching’ new and more affordable EVs next year

John RoutledgeLatest News
One of Tesla’s biggest downsides has always been the upfront cost of its electric vehicles versus gas models. The cheapest car it currently sells is $42,490 before subsidies, and the average Kelley Blue Book starting price of its 2024 models is just over $63,000.Tesla wrote in its third-quarter disclosure report that it’s making “preparations” to offer new vehicles with “more…
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The FCC will review the broadband industry’s lousy customer support
23 Oct

The FCC will review the broadband industry’s lousy customer support

John RoutledgeLatest News
The FCC has fixed its watchful eye on the often lousy customer service we get from telecom providers. The agency said on Wednesday it’s opening a formal proceeding to review the customer support from cable, broadband, satellite TV and home voice service providers.The review will cover customers' friction points when contacting telecom industry providers. These include hard-to-cancel subscriptions, getting stuck…
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Blizzard announces Warcraft 30th anniversary stream next month
23 Oct

Blizzard announces Warcraft 30th anniversary stream next month

John RoutledgeLatest News
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Warcraft gaming universe but there’s not going to be a BlizzCon gathering to celebrate it. So Blizzard is doing the next-best thing by holding a live streaming event.Blizzard announced that its special Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct stream will start at 1PM ET on Wednesday, November 13. The broadcast will run on Blizzard’s…
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