Microsoft boasts Windows 11 is now up to 40% faster for multi-tasking
A blog post from Pavan Davuluri , head of Windows at Microsoft, entitled 'Raising the bar for 8GB Windows 11 PCs' gives us some further metrics as to how much performance has been improved by. Microsoft has mentioned…
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Galaxy S27 Pro may get standard Snapdragon 8 Elite, missing out on the Extreme version
Instead, the company may reserve the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 exclusively for the Galaxy S27 Ultra, leaving the Pro model with a slightly less powerful chip. According to import-export records spotted by…
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Top password manager mSecure tells users to change passwords immediately
It soon launched an investigation, mitigated the issue, and brought in third-party cybersecurity experts to assist. The notice, while rather sparse on details, urged customers to “immediately take steps to protect all…
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Huawei tells some clients to source their own HBM, report says
US export rules bar both South Korean companies from selling that high-bandwidth memory, known as HBM, to China. Chinese memory makers cannot produce enough HBM, according to the report. Huawei has asked some customers…
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‘Musk’ Director Alex Gibney Wants to Know if Democrats Can Now Hold Elon Musk Accountable
As the US Congress prepares to usher in a Democratic majority , director Alex Gibney wants to know if there will be renewed interest in government investigations into Elon Musk’s business practices. “Is our political…
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US midterms: why a Democrat Congress could mean less political gridlock, not more
Analysts at the US investment bank Stifel, for example, have predicted that gridlock is “the most likely policy outcome”. Ahead of the elections, Trump warned he would block all legislation sent to him by a Democrat…
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Revolut’s valuation jumps 53% to $115B in new share sale as it prepares to launch US bank
Investors including Glade Brook Capital Partners, Coatue, Durable Capital Partners, T. Rowe Price Associates, and Baillie Gifford led the share sale, which brought no new money into Revolut. The company declined to say…
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SpaceX signs multi-year Qualcomm deal for tens of thousands of 5G sites
Qualcomm announced the agreement today, with a nationwide rollout expected to begin in 2027. Over the course of the multi-year deal, SpaceX plans to deploy tens of thousands of sites across the US. Each will use…
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Australia’s social media ban faces high court challenge
Meanwhile, teenagers are hoping to overturn the policy through a challenge at the nation’s highest court. “I’m bringing the High Court case because young Australians have a right to be in the digital town square,” says…
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A third of babies with peanut allergy grow out of it by 1 year old
This suggests that a surprisingly high proportion of infants’ peanut allergies last less than one year, allowing them to be freed from a lifetime of food restriction and worry. “Being able to identify those children…
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