The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has today announced a new rule which will ban apps and websites in the hotel and event industries from using hidden fees to engage in bait-and-switch pricing.
The agency found it was common practice for companies to show a misleading price, which was then inflated by hidden costs like booking and resort fees, only revealed during the checkout process …
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Electricity regulators are concerned that the huge growth in AI usage could lead to power blackouts in the US and Canada as early as next year. The prediction was published shortly after the public release of iOS 18.2 brought many more Apple Intelligence features online.
Artificial intelligence services like ChatGPT and Apple’s own Private Cloud Compute servers will see data center power usage double in the course of just four years, and power grids will likely struggle to keep up with this demand …
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With Christmas now just days away, it’s about time to ‘wrap up’ the holiday shopping season. Everyone is in the midst of hurrying to get their last minute gifts sorted. If you haven’t found something for someone special quite yet, here’s some iPhone-centric accessories and Apple gift ideas.
My recommendations are the , SwitchBot Wallet Finder card, , a Continuity Camera mount, and the . More details about these picks after the break …
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Apple’s AirPods Max update this year wasn’t a full-blown AirPods Max 2, but rather a switch to USB-C and color swap. Unfortunately, the also lost a key feature that was supported by the original.
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Seagate is finally offering its largest-ever hard drive – a staggering 32TB in a single drive, made possible by tech which uses lasers to heat and cool tiny sections of a platter in a nanosecond …
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Following Android, Google is rolling out an update to the Gemini app on iPhone that lets users select 2.0 Flash Experimental.
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Our roundup of the best Apple gear deals you can still land in time for the big day has been updated but we have some new deals to scope out today as well. We have the most affordable M2 iPad Air at $100 off, premium renewed iPhone 15 Pro units at $349 off the original price, and Apple’s new M4 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard at up to $114 off. Those offers join the Apple Find My-equipped Ember smart travel mug and Anker wallet tracker cards alongside a host of charging gear and more. Today is also your very last chance to take advantage of our exclusive Nomad sale loaded with leather goods and more for all of your Apple gear. Scope it all out below.
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iOS 18.2 introduced a new feature for and other items in the Find My app, and it may just save you a lot of stress and trouble the next time you lose something important.
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TikTok is running out of options to avert its impending US ban. But one of the only sources of hope left for TikTok has just come through. The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear TikTok’s arguments against the forthcoming ban. Here are the details.
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Apple has released iOS 18.3 public beta 1 today. The new beta offers a preview of the iPhone’s next software update to members of Apple’s beta software program. Here’s what to expect from today’s release.
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