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CMA: AWS and Microsoft deny cloud discounts have anti-competitive effect on market

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Cloud customers are failing to see how the offering of committed spend discounts could contribute towards them becoming locked in to hyperscale cloud platforms, according to the interim findings of an anti-trust probe into the inner workings of the UK cloud industry.   The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the first of a…

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Government was aware of Post Office strategy to fight subpostmasters

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The government was aware of the Post Office’s decision to call on the judge to remove himself from managing its High Court battle with subpostmasters, Paula Vennells has told the public inquiry. During the latest Post Office scandal hearing, former Post Office CEO Vennells was asked whether the government was aware of the Post Office’s…

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Actually… here’s why stealing Scarlett Johansson’s voice for ChatGPT was brilliant

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I follow everything about artificial intelligence because it’s my job. But I’d check out AI news even if that weren’t the case. And we have certainly had plenty of AI developments in the past few weeks.First, ChatGPT got the massive GPT-4o upgrade. Google unveiled even more ways it’ll integrate Gemini into its products, even if…

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Sonos Ace headphones seem amazing, but they have a Sony XM5-sized problem

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During the decade-plus that I have been testing products and writing product reviews, I have tried hundreds of different headphones. From cheap wired earbuds to the best wireless over-ear headphones in the world, I’ve tried them all. With that in mind, it’s fairly easy to understand why it would be pretty tough to wow me…

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How to get the ChatGPT desktop app working on your Mac right now

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One of the surprises from OpenAI’s ChatGPT GPT-4o event last week was a brand-new desktop app for Mac. It includes complete access, with support for voice chats and multimodal access.Some caveats were immediately clear. First, the ChatGPT desktop app is for macOS only. You’ll also need a Mac with an M-series chip inside to install…

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New study shines light on a big problem for Apple’s iPad business

2 minutes of reading / Apple, Intel, iPad, iPhone, Tech / By

According to a CIRP report, Apple customers usually wait at least three years to upgrade to a new iPad model. Now, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners discovered that compared to iPhone users, iPad customers just hang on to their old devices, which might be a problem for Apple’s iPad business.That said, while a minority of users…

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Nvidia RTX 5080 could still turn up later in 2024 – and next-gen GPU might have plenty of stock on shelves too

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Nvidia’s RTX 5080 could be the first next-gen Blackwell graphics card out of the gate later this year – and stock of the GPU may be plentiful when it arrives.Those are the latest whispers from YouTube leaker Moore’s Law is Dead (MLID), who claims that a decision has been made at Nvidia to launch the…

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Nutanix ramps up VMware opportunity

5 minutes of reading / Broadcom, Cisco, Cloud, Computer, Dell, Flex, Tech / By

In his keynote presentation at Nutanix Next 2024 in Barcelona, Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami discussed the “elephant in the room”, which is the fact that Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has created what he describes as “a major change and new vendor reality”. Since completing the acquisition of VMware, Broadcom has made major changes to its…

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AI Seoul Summit: 16 AI firms make voluntary safety commitments

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The UK and South Korean governments have secured voluntary commitments from 16 global artificial intelligence (AI) companies to safely develop the technology, including firms from the US, China and UAE. Signed during the first day of the AI Seoul Summit, the Frontier AI Safety Commitments said the companies will not develop or deploy AI systems…

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3 exciting Galaxy Z Fold 6 rumors that foldable fans will love

4 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, branding, Qualcomm, Samsung, Snap, Tech / By

With May almost over, we’re getting very close to Samsung foldable season. Rumors say the Korean tech company will unveil at least three new Galaxy Z devices this summer, with two dropping as soon as July. Samsung reportedly wants its Galaxy Z Fold 6 (Ultra?) and Z Flip 6 out in stores in time for…

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