Apple wants to hire a programmer who knows about RISC-V, a processor technology that competes with the Arm designs that power iPhones, iPads and newer Macs. The company’s interest emerged in a job posting for a “RISC-V high performance programmer” that…
Response To an Editorial About Understanding Quantum Theory and Defining the Laws of Physics
John Charap, Emeritus professor of theoretical physics, Queen Mary University of London and Norman Dombey Emeritus, professor of theoretical physics, University of Sussex, writing at The Guardian: Your editorial on quantum physics starts with a quote f…
New Technology Delivers Power To Electronic Devices in a Test Space
What if your smartphone or laptop started charging as soon as you walked in the door? Researchers have developed a specially built room that can transmit energy to a variety of electronic devices within it, charging phones and powering home appliances …
TV Streaming Service Locast Suspends Service After Court Ruling
Locast has announced that it is suspending its TV streaming service starting today, following a court ruling earlier this week in a lawsuit from ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC, which jointly sued the nonprofit service shortly after it launched. From a report: …
India Launches Account Aggregator To Extend Financial Services To Millions
On Thursday, eight Indian banks announced that they are rolling out — or about to roll out — a system called Account Aggregator to enable consumers to consolidate all their financial data in one place. From a report: The objective of Account Aggregat…
Top EU Court Plunges Dagger Into Controversial ‘Zero Rating’ Practice
Europe’s top court has struck what could be a mortal blow to the practice of zero rating — where mobile operators exempt data associated with specific services, such as Spotify or Facebook, from counting towards users’ overall data caps. From a report…
FTC Bans Spyware Maker SpyFone, and Orders It To Notify Hacked Victims
The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously voted to ban the spyware maker SpyFone and its chief executive Scott Zuckerman from the surveillance industry, the first order of its kind, after the agency accused the company of harvesting mobile data on t…
Poland’s CD Projekt Working on Cyberpunk Expansion
CD Projekt is working on a first expansion of Cyberpunk 2077, Chief Executive Adam Kicinski said after the Polish video games maker reported a first-half beat on its net profit. From a report: Cyberpunk 2077, featuring Hollywood star Keanu Reeves, was …
The New Thermodynamic Understanding of Clocks
Studies of the simplest possible clocks have revealed their fundamental limitations — as well as insights into the nature of time itself. Natalie Wolchover, writing for Quanta Magazine: […] Over the past five years, through studies of the simplest c…
Cloudflare Says Intel is Not Inside Its Next-Gen Servers
Internet-grooming company Cloudflare has revealed that it was unable to put Intel inside its new home-brew servers, because they just used too much energy. A Tuesday post by platform operations engineer Chris Howells reveals that Cloudflare has been wo…