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Apple has unveiled its M1Pro and M1Max chips used to power new MacBook Pro laptop computers. Apple says the M1 Max chip, with 57 billion transistors is the most powerful it has ever built. The new chips were announced almost a year after the firm revealed its first Mac computers powered by silicon of its […]

Executives at Amazon, including founder Jeff Bezos, may have misled or lied to Congress about the firm’s business practices, top US lawmakers have said. The members of the House Judiciary Committee said they were considering referring the firm “for criminal investigation”. It follows an investigation by Reuters that claimed Amazon copied products and rigged its […]

The metaverse is a concept being talked about as the next big thing by tech companies, marketers, and analysts. It’s attracting attention – and money – from some of of tech’s biggest names, such as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney. What is the metaverse? To the outsider, it may look like a […]

Apple has taken down one of the world’s most popular Quran apps in China, following a request from officials. Quran Majeed is available across the world on the App Store – and has nearly 150,000 reviews. It is used by millions of Muslims. The BBC understands that the app was removed for hosting illegal religious […]

Microsoft is shutting down its social network, LinkedIn, in China, saying having to comply with the Chinese state has become increasingly challenging. It comes after the career-networking site faced questions for blocking the profiles of some journalists. LinkedIn will launch a jobs-only version of the site, called InJobs, later this year. But this will not […]

Apple’s shares dropped on Tuesday following reports it could slash its iPhone 13 production targets due to the ongoing global computer chip shortage. The electronic giant had expected to make 90 million iPhones in the last quarter of 2021, reported Bloomberg. However, Apple was now having to tell its partners that the total will be […]

Apple’s shares dropped on Tuesday following reports it could slash its iPhone 13 production targets due to the ongoing global computer chip shortage. The electronic giant had expected to make 90 million iPhones in the last quarter of 2021, reported Bloomberg. However, Apple was now having to tell its partners that the total will be […]

Last week’s testimony from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen was devastating. The documents she took from the company were carefully and methodically explained – a window into the inner workings of Facebook. It was a stunning moment of theatre – her testimony reverberating around the world. But last week could be significant for the future of […]

Google says it will stop ads running on climate change-denying YouTube videos and other content, and prohibit ads promoting these claims. The company says it is responding to concerns from advertisers. The ban will cover ads for – and the monetization of – content that contradicts the “scientific consensus around the existence and causes of […]

Phone-maker Samsung has apologised for a software update sent to UK customers stating Russian government-mandated apps had been downloaded. It blamed a technical error for the incorrect wording and said no Russian apps had been installed. A new law in Russia that demands smartphones offer software from the country came into effect in April. One […]