For now, melting ice fixes the leap-second problem
Leap seconds, which are used to make the difference between official time on Earth and Earth’s rotation rate, have a dramatic impact on computer infrastructure, researchers said. The addition of leap seconds can have a drastic effect on infrastructure of computers in the modern world, they added. Leap seconds aren’t required to be inserted into a computer, researchers said.
The EU is looking for Apple, Meta and other companies for investigations
The EU’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has said that Apple’s new fee structure for distributing apps outside of App Store violates the EU’s Digital Markets Act and EU Competition Laws. Vestager added that the probe will now focus on two aspects of Apple’s business – its limits on developers linking to their own websites and how hard Apple makes it to replace default apps.
The US filed a lawsuit against Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones
US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed an antitrust case against Apple, alleging it illegally monopolized the market for app distribution and payments on its iPhones. It said Apple’s conduct made cloud-streaming apps so unattractive to users that no developer designed one for the iPhone. It said Apple’s conduct cleared the way for Apple to launch its breakout success, the iPod.
The U.S. claims that Apple abuses its power in the market for mobile phones
The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in New Jersey, alleging that it engages in price-fixing and anti-competitive practices. The DOJ alleged that Apple has used its dominant market position to keep competition out of the computer software industry and limit the variety of products available on its platform. Apple was also accused of preventing competitors from entering the market.
Ahead of the ban vote, Senators are pushing for a public hearing on TikTok intel
US Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn are calling for TikTok’s briefings to be declassified to “better educate the public on the need for urgent action”. This comes after US Senator Maria Cantwell said she wants a public hearing, potentially with Senate Intelligence Committee, on TikTok alleging it’s “a gun aimed at Americans’ heads”.
The DOJ had internal emails that helped build its case
More than a dozen state attorneys general and the US Department of Justice have sued Apple for allegedly using the App Store to block Android users from switching to iPhones. They also alleged that Apple used its devices to exert leverage on smartphone customers. They also claimed that Apple’s Vice President of Product Marketing for Apple Watch wrote, “Apple Watch may help prevent iPhone customers from switching.”
10 days is the length of time a pig’s liver lasts
China-based Qihan Biotech’s CEO Luhan Yang said she expects more xenotransplants in clinically dead people or…in terminally ill people in the United States, China and Europe in the future. She added that she expects more xenotransplants in clinically dead people or for compassionate reasons in terminally ill people in the United States, China and Europe in the coming years.
There are five things that come to mind from the antitrust lawsuit against Apple
Apple has been accused by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) of unfairly limiting competitors like WhatsApp, Signal, and Facebook Messenger. The DOJ said Apple also limits third-party messaging apps like WhatsApp, Signal and Facebook Messenger in comparison to iMessage. It added that Apple doesn’t support RCS to make cross-platform messaging better and third-party apps would still be banned from incorporating it even after Apple adopts it.
BMW has a car-wide screen and a joy brain
BMW has unveiled an electric car with a three-dimensional sculptural kidney grille that lights up as the driver approaches the vehicle. The kidney grille is a “three-dimensional sculpture with vertically aligned and backlit corridors”, BMW said. According to BMW, the rounded battery cells are 20 per cent more energy efficient than the other types of batteries.
Apple is being sued in the US for abusing its power to monopolize the smartphones market
US Justice Department has sued Apple for allegedly abusing its market power to stifle innovation. It alleged that Apple blocked “super” apps, including video games and smartwatches, in order to control the development of such apps. The complaint further claimed that Apple had also prevented users from using cross- platform messaging apps. Apple will begin letting mini apps use its system in January.