Top New Phones Coming Soon: iPhone 15, Pixel Fold and More – CNET 18-04-2023
Apple, Google, Samsung and OnePlus are rumored to have some exciting new phones in the second half of 2023.Lees verder op Cnet
FDA Authorizes Another COVID Booster for Older Adults – CNET 18-04-2023
Health officials finalized parts of the new COVID vaccine plan and are allowing people over 65, as well as immunocompromised people, an extra dose.Lees verder op Cnet
Here Are the Few EVs That Qualify for the Updated Tax Credit 18-04-2023
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Ethisch onbuigzame CD&V botst op wetenschappelijke consensus over abortus 18-04-2023
18:54 Terwijl CD&V zich dieper ingraaft om abortus niet later dan 14 weken toe te laten, willen de Vivaldi-partners de grens oprekken tot minstens 18. Het ethische dossier doet CD&V ongemakkelijk schuiven. …Lees verder op De Tijd
Lalieux wil grootste groepsverzekeringen tegen 33 procent belasten 18-04-2023
18:59 Minister van Pensioenen Karine Lalieux (PS) wil de uitkering van groepsverzekeringen van meer dan 679.000 euro tegen 33 in plaats van 10 procent belasten. De cijfers lekken uit nu de onderhandelingen …Lees verder op De Tijd
Vlaamse regering heeft twijfels bij natuurherstelwet 18-04-2023
19:19 Het plan van de Europese Commissie om in alle lidstaten natuurschade te herstellen gaat voor de Vlaamse regering te ver. In een dichtbevolkte regio meer natuur beschermen, kan de economie belemmeren, …Lees verder op De Tijd
Indian customers have yet to fully benefit from Apple's India initiatives due to services like Apple Pay being unavailable and prohibitively expensive products (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) 18-04-2023
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Indian customers have yet to fully benefit from Apple’s India initiatives due to services like Apple Pay being unavailable and prohibitively expensive products — The reality is that millions of Indian consumers continue to purchase Apple products despite feeling like second-tier customers. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Chinese government data: chip output fell nearly 15% YoY in Q1 2023; smartphone production fell 13.8% YoY, as local brands like Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi struggled (Bloomberg) 18-04-2023
Bloomberg: Chinese government data: chip output fell nearly 15% YoY in Q1 2023; smartphone production fell 13.8% YoY, as local brands like Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi struggled — China’s production of key electronics declined so far this year despite a bullish rebound in the overall economy, showing the unevenness of the country’s recovery. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Q&A with Bluesky CEO Jay Graber about the app's AT Protocol, content moderation, and more; Graber says the federated social network has let in ~20K users so far (Alex Heath/The Verge) 18-04-2023
Alex Heath / The Verge: Q&A with Bluesky CEO Jay Graber about the app’s AT Protocol, content moderation, and more; Graber says the federated social network has let in ~20K users so far — As Elon Musk continues wielding Twitter like a blunt weapon against competitors like Substack, the downsides … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sources: Microsoft has been developing an AI chip internally codenamed Athena since as early as 2019; some Microsoft and OpenAI staff are already testing Athena (Anissa Gardizy/The Information) 18-04-2023
Anissa Gardizy / The Information: Sources: Microsoft has been developing an AI chip internally codenamed Athena since as early as 2019; some Microsoft and OpenAI staff are already testing Athena — After placing an early bet on OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, Microsoft has another secret weapon in its arsenal … Lees verder op Tech Meme