In 2020, Apple was hit with a record €1.1 billion fine ($1.2 billion at the time) in France over antitrust practices with two wholesalers. Now, the Paris court of appeals has reduced the penalty by two thirds to just €371.6 million ($364.6 million today), Reuters has reported. The court ruled that the original fine was…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Apple’s rumored 27-inch Mini LED display will arrive in the first quarter of 2023, if a report by respected analyst Ross Young turns out to be on the money. Writing to his Twitter super followers, Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) analyst Ross Young said that Apple has now “pushed” the display to a Q1 2023…
If you’ve been skiing before, you probably know something about how bafflingly therapeutic it can be – whether you’re bombing down slopes or taking your time. It explains why, all over the world, people move mountains to make sure that they can spend some time sashaying down slopes, sitting on slowly chugging lifts back up,…
The Google Pixel Watch will detect when you take a tumble and alert emergency services, but the company has confirmed that it won’t start doing so until the first few months of 2023. Google confirmed the news via a support document, saying that the feature will arrive “this winter (summer in Australia)”. What’s more, those…
A new music pack is now available in Beat Saber that adds Lizzo’s anthemic hits. The VR rhythm laser sword game has been adding plenty of new music and features to the game since it launched back in 2019 – this Lizzo pack follows the Lady Gaga pack released at the end of last year….
Cevat Yerli, the controversial founder and former boss of Crysis and CryEngine developer Crytek, has resurfaced – and he’s making virtual meeting software. Yerli left Crytek in 2018 after more than two decades, following a turbulent period where the company struggled to stay afloat and left some staff for months without pay. He’s now developing…
He Was Watching It had been a long day at school, and she was eager to get home and relax. She got off the school bus and started making her way home, completely unaware of who was lurking behind her. This individual had been watching her for weeks. He watched, following from a distance as…
Did you purchase the Premium Battle Pass for Overwatch 2? If you did, you might not have received the 1,000 coins or the Battle Pass itself. Overwatch 2 was released on October 4, 2022. Since its release, the game has had multiple known issues. Some of the known issues are server disconnection, cosmetics, items, currency…
A new AI system can create natural-sounding speech and music after being prompted with a few seconds of audio. AudioLM, developed by Google researchers, generates audio that fits the style of the prompt, including complex sounds like piano music, or people speaking, in a way that is almost indistinguishable from the original recording. The technique…
Hello, and welcome back to The Checkup! I’m back home in London after last week’s trip to the Swiss Alps to meet millionaires who want to live forever. Alas, I brought more than suspect supplements home with me—I’ve been out of action with a virus for the last few days. I can’t really blame my…