After 2nm will come TSMC 1.4nm chips, confusingly named A14
There’s no letup in the race toward ever smaller processes. It’s just a couple of days since we heard that TSMC has shown Apple test results from a 2nm chip, and the company is already discussing the next generation – using a 1.4nm process.
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Proton Mail Mac app now in beta, but early access is expensive
A Proton Mail Mac app is now available as a beta, but most users are going to have to wait until early next year to try it – unless you want to hand over $40 per month for a Visionary tier subscription.
At the same time, the secure email company is ...
Spike’s Magic AI feature saves users 3700 hours in just 90 days
Back in October, Spike released its new generative AI functionality. Just a few months later, it’s releasing some of the details around the service usage along with the time savings.
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App Store anti-steering ban would be consumer-friendly, with little risk to Apple
We learned yesterday that the European Union looks set to impose an App Store anti-steering ban on Apple. That is, Apple would no longer be allowed to prevent Spotify and other music services from linking to their own company’s website for subscription...
FTC investigating Adobe over making it too hard to cancel subscriptions
The FTC is investigating Adobe, after widespread consumer complaints that the company makes it too hard to cancel app subscriptions.
Adobe was one of the earliest software companies to switch from a one-off purchase model to recurring subscriptions,...
Threads launched in EU countries; no Instagram account needed to browse
Social network Threads has now launched in EU countries, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg noting that this now opens it up to an additional 448M people. The company first teased this last week.
EU citizens will also be able to browse Threads without ha...
Best Apple Watch to buy for kids
Apple Watch for kids is something parents are embracing more and more. The New York Times ran a story last year about Apple Watch adoption among children as young as five. Parents are finding the Apple Watch more appropriate for kids wanting smartphone...
iMessage for Android via Beeper Mini and Cloud are down again
On Monday, Beeper Mini started working again but without phone number support. That workaround appears to be dead two days later, which is just in line with what Apple said to expect over the weekend.
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AAPL stock closes at new record high after adding $1 trillion to market cap this year
Apple as a company is doing alright. The firm’s stock just closed at an all-time high, valuing Apple at more than $3 trillion. That puts the market cap value add for 2023 over the $1 trillion mark. Not bad.
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Ford CEO pokes fun at GM for CarPlay excuses, reiterates ongoing commitment
GM took another swing at justifying its decision to drop CarPlay support in future EVs and failed miserably. Now, in a clear swipe at GM, Ford CEO Jim Farley took to social media on Wednesday to reiterate Ford’s continued commitment to CarPlay.
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