Microsoft admits it marked ineligible PCs for Windows 11 upgrades

From PC World: Every time there’s a shiny new version of Windows on the horizon, you’ll see them. A horde of stickers. A sea of stickers. A veritable galaxy of stickers on laptops and desktops all over shelves in digital and physical retailers, with “Windows XX upgrade available” printed on them...

Massive Fire Shuts Down iPhone Charging Cable Production Facility

From PC Mag: A Foxlink facility producing iPhone cables for Apple in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has been forced to halt production due to a "massive fire" at the facility today.

As Reuters reports(Opens in a new window), this factory has been producing the cables used with iPhone...

AI Flew a Fighter Jet for 17 Hours

From CNET: Add "fly a military fighter jet" to the list of tasks AI can accomplish.

The Defense Department revealed last week that artificial intelligence flew a jet similar to an F-16 for 17 total hours over 12 flights. The series of flights happened in December at Edwards Air Force Base in...

Ericsson To Lay Off 8,500 Employees In $860M Cost-Cutting Plan

From CRN: Swedish tech giant Ericsson is laying off 8,500 employees worldwide as part of an $860 million cost reduction plan, marking the largest layoff round the company has undertaken in over five years.

The 8,500 layoffs amount to roughly 8 percent of Ericsson’s global head count of...

TSMC to invest $7.4 billion in second Japan chip factory: Report

From ComputerWorld: Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to set up a second semiconductor manufacturing plant in Japan with an investment of about $7.4 billion, Japanese newspaper Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun reported.

TSMC will build the new plant in the southwestern region of...

European Commission Bans TikTok From Government-Issued Devices

From PC Mag: The European Commission and Council of the EU have banned staff from using TikTok on government-issued devices for cybersecurity reasons.

Citing growing concerns about the Chinese-owned video sharing app, the policy-making institutions told a combined workforce of about 35,100 workers...

AMD Executives Receive Large Bonuses Amid Industry Downturn

From Tom's Hardware: AMD approved hefty six-figure bonuses for several top execs earlier this month — at least four AMD VPs and the CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, will pocket substantial annual cash bonuses. In contrast, Intel’s diligent team faces painful salary cuts and suspended bonuses despite the bullish...

Apple May Launch a Low-End VR Headset in 2025, Analyst Says

From CNET: Apple has yet to confirm plans for its first augmented and virtual reality headset, but there are already rumors brewing about a second generation of the device.

A second-generation AR/VR headset from Apple will include both high-end and low-end models that will "likely" launch in 2025...

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