Alwin Bakkenes, head of software engineering at Volvo Cars, reckons that leading a team to develop the technology stack powering the next generation of mobility at the automotive giant is one of the best jobs you can imagine. “I’m not saying it’s always easy, but it’s incredibly rewarding and great fun,” he says. “People are…
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Apple’s CEO has warned of “significantly higher memory costs”From June, we’re told the cost of RAM will “drive an increasing impact” on Apple’s MacsSamsung has also warned on the memory crisis, and that “significant shortages” will continue through 2027 at the very leastApple is warning on the impact of increasingly expensive RAM with its products,…
Nothing’s more annoying than trying to launch Procreate on your iPad and waiting a whole minute for it to load, or writing some school notes with your Apple Pencil but getting delayed responses. A slow iPad can seriously get in the way of your workflow. Before you waste even more time dealing with a sluggish…
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Hasim Ramle/Shutterstock Many camera owners don’t often interact with their camera’s USB port other than when they’re looking to charge it. The port is there when the battery dies, and for the most part, it just remains ignored. This is understandable, as photographers who own a camera for the fun factor are likely more interested…
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Microsoft has addressed around 140 newly discovered common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) in its May Patch Tuesday update, but for the first time in a long time, the latest monthly drop contains no zero-day flaws, meaning that none of the issues in scope have been actively exploited or publicly disclosed. But while a less panic-inducing…
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gguy/Shutterstock Anthropic, the company behind the popular AI assistant Claude, is now testing an unreleased version of its frontier AI model: Claude Mythos Preview. It’s currently only available to select tech firms, but findings have shown that it has the potential to create numerous cybersecurity vulnerabilities when it is released to the world. According to Anthropic,…
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Mamun_Sheikh/Shutterstock It is incredible how many myths surround the Android smartphone ecosystem today. Some of these misconceptions were born of early comparisons to Apple when these Android devices were making their mark in the late 2000s. In 2008, the HTC Dream was the first direct competitor to Apple. When that phone came out, the design…
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Organic Media/Getty Images When buying a new laptop, you must consider several factors. Some of these include the price, operating system, processor, screen size, and weight. You might want a laptop that’s as basic as possible for school, like a Chromebook, while the next person might need a workhorse that can handle any demanding tasks…
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When UK citizens wake up on 19 March, there will no longer be a regulation that limits how much they can spend in a single transaction on a contactless card, but changes will take time. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) rule change on contactless payments means the £100 limit will no longer exist, allowing banks…
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It turns out that $600 laptops don’t have to be made from cheap plastic. The MacBook Neo certainly makes design trade-offs compared to its more expensive siblings, but frankly, the build quality still beats plenty of Windows machines twice this price. Much of that comes down to the aluminum unibody build. It’s really what helps…
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