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All Kindles that get the 5.18.1 update also gain access to new book summaries for “thousands of bestselling English language Kindle books,” aiming to make it easier to pick up a new book in an ongoing series. When a recap is available, it will be accessible from your Kindle’s home page, or by opening the … Read more
VMware is suing the US arm of industrial giant AG Siemens. The Broadcom company claims that Siemens outed itself by revealing to VMware that it downloaded and distributed multiple copies of VMware products without buying a license. VMware filed the lawsuit (PDF) on March 21 in the US District Court for the District of Delaware, … Read more
There’s never a bad time of year to buy a TV, but there are definitely the best times of year to score an incredible discount on a set that may have surpassed your 2024 TV budget. As 2025 models start rolling in, last year’s TVs receive heavy discounts, which leads us to this awesome offer: … Read more
In brief: A team of physicists believe it may be possible to harvest electricity using Earth’s rotation through its own magnetic field, and they’ve published a paper involving a test that appears to validate the concept. The study, published in the journal Physical Review Research, builds on work the team conducted back in 2016 and … Read more
Lily Jamali Reporting fromSan Francisco EPA Signage outside of the offices of the biotechnology company 23andMe in South San Francisco. Photo by GEORGE NIKITIN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The computer systems of 23andMe have been struggling to cope with the sheer volume of customers racing to delete their data, after the DNA-testing company announced that it was filing for … Read more
Lloyds Banking Group is training 200 of its senior leaders to ensure the organisation can get the most out of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The bank is working with training provider Cambridge Spark on the programme, which will embed AI skills in the leadership ranks. Participants of the programme will receive training in an … Read more
Dolby Vision came out in 2014, three years before HDR10+. The HDR10+ rival also offers more control over color through its support of 12-bit video. Combined, this has led to Dolby Vision enjoying wider adoption than HDR10+. However, HDR10+ is still important for Netflix to offer to stay competitive with other streaming services supporting the … Read more
Apple TV+ has a reputation for lining up star-driven TV series, and its latest pickup is no exception. Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver are reportedly set to star in The Dealer, a new drama for Apple TV+. According to Deadline, The Dealer received a straight-to-series order after Apple TV+ outbid offers from rival studios and … Read more
Facepalm: Signal likes to present itself as the most private and secure messaging service around, but the nonprofit likely didn’t design the app for sharing classified plans regarding imminent military action. Yet earlier this month, senior U.S. government and military officials did just that. Signal’s president later defended the service amid renewed comparisons to WhatsApp. … Read more
Ben Morris Editor, Technology of Business Getty Images Medefer handles around 1,500 referrals a month The NHS is “looking into” allegations that patient data was left vulnerable to hacking due to a software flaw at a private medical services company. The flaw was found last November at Medefer, which handles 1,500 NHS patient referrals a … Read more
