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Washington PostHow to fix the iOS 18 changes some users hate
It’s generally a good idea to keep your phone’s software current - but some iPhone owners are feeling let down by Apple’s latest updates. Since its initial release in September, users who have installed iOS 18 have reported issues ranging from batteries that drain faster to less efficient controls and confusingly redesigned apps.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. “Woke up to find out my phone updated to iOS 18 while I wa
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17 Simple Things That Were Once Normal But Are Now Considered Luxuries Proving How Much Times Have Changed
"I remember not having to download an app to do this."
- Reuters
Demand 'excessive' for Huawei's Mate 70 smartphones, exec tells state media
Huawei's supply chain team is working overtime to meet demand for its new Mate 70 smartphones as supplies they had initially prepared were insufficient, an executive told the state-owned Securities Times newspaper on Thursday. He Gang, Huawei's consumer business group CEO, said reservations for the phone, which do not require customers to put down a deposit, had exceeded 6.7 million so far and described demand for it as "excessive". Huawei launched the Mate 70 phone last week as a successor to the Mate 60, which made a big splash in 2023 by revealing that Huawei was able to overcome years of U.S. sanctions and locally make an advanced chip.
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Nvidia Stock Rises as Amazon Ramps Up Rival Chip Plans. What It Means for the AI Race.
STOCKSTOWATCHTODAY BLOG Nvidia rose on Wednesday. The chip maker appeared to shrug off a challenge from Amazon.com when it comes to artificial-intelligence hardware. Nvidia shares were up 3.5% at $145.
- Evening Standard
When is iOS 18.2 coming out? Apple to release fresh batch of AI features for iPhone
Get ready for the second wave of Apple Intelligence AI features including Apple’s take on Google Lens
- The Independent
At least eight US telecom firms compromised by Chinese hack campaign, White House says
Dozens of other countries were also impacted by the ongoing and sprawling Chinese hack campaign
- Reuters
US senators vow action after briefing on Chinese Salt Typhoon telecom hacking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. government agencies held a classified briefing for all senators on Wednesday on China's alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to burrow deep into American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.S. calls. The FBI, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, the National Security Council and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were among the participants in the closed-door briefing, officials told Reuters. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden told reporters after the briefing he was working to draft legislation on this issue, while Senator Bob Casey said he had "great concern" about the breach and added it may not be until next year before Congress can address the issue.
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Humanoid robots could create a $7 trillion market in the next 25 years: Citi analysts
Humanoid robots could soon be a multitrillion-dollar market, according to a study published by Citi Global Insights analysts.
- South China Morning Post
Tencent launches its answer to OpenAI's Sora text-to-video tool
Chinese video gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings has launched a text-to-video generation tool based on its Hunyuan artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model, joining an intensifying race among domestic rivals to challenge US peers in the field. HunyuanVideo has been made available for free to enterprise and individual users, the company announced on Tuesday. With over 13 billion parameters - a measure of variables present in an AI system during training - HunyuanVideo is the worl
- The Telegraph
Putin’s relative accidentally reveals secret Russian death toll in Ukraine
A relative of Vladimir Putin has accidentally let slip secret Kremlin data that reveals Russia’s losses in its war in Ukraine.
- INSIDER
Israel showed the 'power' of F-35s in destroying nearly all of Iran's air defenses without a loss, UK admiral says
The UK's chief of defense staff said Israeli F-35s took out "nearly the entirety" of Iran's air defenses in a single mission.
- BBC
'We had to stop this': Woman who grabbed South Korean soldier's gun speaks to BBC
Ahn Gwi-ryeong faced off with armed soldiers who were sent to stop lawmakers from entering parliament in Seoul.
- Evening Standard
Who is President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee, the political couple mired in scandal?
The President and his wife have been at the centre of a series of scandals prior to last night’s attempted coup
- The Telegraph
Why South Korea declared martial law and what happens next
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s president, declared martial law on Tuesday, vowing to eliminate “anti-state forces” that he said threatened to “ruin” the nation.
- BuzzFeed
My Daughter Is Asexual And It Breaks My Heart
"That was the moment I realized that I would never be a grandparent or watch my daughter fall in love, get married, or do anything 'normal' in society’s eyes. My daughter was asexual."
- The Daily Beast
Bill Clinton Gives Dems Blunt Truths–And Reprimands Biden
Bill Clinton expressed public misgivings about Joe Biden’s handling of his son’s pardon Wednesday–as he delivered a blunt assessment of why Democrats lost the election. “I wish he hadn’t said he wasn’t going to do it. It does weaken his case,” Clinton said of Biden’s repeated pledges not to pardon his son, which he reversed on Sunday night with a sweeping use of the presidential pardon power. Clinton, the 42nd president, was speaking in Manhattan at The New York Times' Dealbook event, the first
- HuffPost
Barron Trump Introduces Himself In Video With Donald Trump And People Have Same Reaction
Many viewers said the same thing when a clip emerged of Trump's youngest son talking to Dana White and others.
- The Daily Beast
Biden Has Drawn Up Pardon List Over Fears of Trump’s Revenge
Blanket precautionary pardons are being considered for some of Donald Trump’s biggest political foes, according to a new report. Biden officials have been looking at who Trump and his FBI director pick Kash Patel may go after once they take over the White House, the latest sign of concern from the Democratic Party ahead of his impending inauguration. Some of those who are being considered for the precautionary pardon include newly-elected Sen. Adam Schiff, a Democrat who served on Congress’s Jan
- Evening Standard
Mikel Arteta dismisses Ruben Amorim set-piece claim after Arsenal corner dominance against Manchester United
Amorim suggested Arsenal’s wingers deliberately try to win corners
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Woman rams car into supermarket to run over cashier in Brazil
In a shocking incident on December 1 in Palmas, Brazil, 21-year-old Samia Silva Sa rammed her car into a supermarket after an argument with employees over the sale of drinks. The cashier was injured in the attack.