Expanded USB and peripheral compatibility are described in a new development report by Asahi, a project to bring Linux to the Apple Silicon Mac. The most recent version of Asahi Linux, a project to adapt Linux to Apple Silicon Macs, includes additional hardware compatibility, new features, patches for “longstanding pain …
Read More »Driver claims the fatal car crash outside the Apple Store was an accident
One person was killed when a driver smashed through the Apple Derby Street retail store in Massachusetts. The driver claimed that the incident was a “unfortunate accident” rather than an attack. On Monday morning, 52-year-old Bradley Rein crashed his Toyota 4Runner through the front glass of the Apple Store in …
Read More »Venmo has revamped its “send money” page and added in-app charitable donations
Venmo, which is owned by PayPal, is launching two updates to its peer-to-peer payments app today, including the capacity to make charitable contributions via Venmo as well as a reworked money-sending interface. The latter aims to improve both the ability to pay or request multiple payments at once and to …
Read More »Longtime rival of Elon Musk, hacker George Hotz, joins Twitter for a 12-week trial
The decreasing size of Twitter’s personnel, which is said to be down to 2,300 from 7,500 when new owner Elon Musk assumed control, has received a lot of attention. Many people are concerned about the random ways the firm has been downsized, even though we hypothesized that the most recent …
Read More »After the US trade ban against Chinese suppliers, Apple switches to Samsung for its iPhone memory chips
In advance of the enforcement of U.S. export curbs on one of China’s biggest NAND flash chipmakers, Apple will turn to Samsung for memory used in iPhones, according to DigiTimes. With the potential to potentially purchase up to 40% of the chips required for all iPhones, Apple originally intended to …
Read More »Education, according to Tim Cook, is the great equalizer
The sixth annual FIRST Inspire Gala celebrated STEM education, featured remarks from Apple CEO Tim Cook, and raised money to further the nonprofit’s goals. At the FIRST event on November 15, Tim Cook served as the special guest, and there, he was interviewed by a number of tech social media …
Read More »Virtualization of Windows 11 is now available for Apple Silicon Macs with VMware Fusion 13
The ARM version of Windows 11 on Apple Silicon can now be run on Macs using VMware Fusion 13 in a virtual machine that supports OpenGL 4.3. VMware Fusion 13 is now on sale and works with Apple Silicon on Intel and Mac computers. Deployment is straightforward because it ships …
Read More »Amazon ‘to axe 10,000 workers’ after forecasting weaker growth
According to The New York Times, the positions will be lost in the corporate and technology divisions of the business. The company that manufactures the Alexa voice-assist tool is making cuts to its retail segment, human resources, and devices division. 10,000 employees are expected to be let go globally, while …
Read More »Commentary from former Vine executives on Elon Musk’s proposal to revive the app
Former workers claim a revival would have a difficult time competing with TikTok, which now rules the short-form video market. On October 30, Elon Musk, who had just been named “Chief Twit,” published a Twitter poll asking the straightforward question, “Bring back Vine?” After almost five million votes, the survey …
Read More »Musk Says Twitter’s “Bankruptcy Isn’t Out Of The Question”
Elon Musk has suggested that Twitter may file for bankruptcy just two weeks after being given the reins. During a Thursday all-hands meeting with Twitter employees, Musk reportedly said that “bankruptcy isn’t out of the question,” according to Zo Schiffer, managing editor of tech newsletter Platformer, who covered the event. …
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