The Xiaomi 12T Pro in blue. | Image: Xiaomi Xiaomi has officially announced its flagship smartphone lineup for the second half of the year — the Xiaomi 12T and 12T Pro. The latter is notable for being the first Xiaomi phone to make use of Samsung’s 200-megapixel HP1 camera sensor, while the non-Pro version “only”…
Walgreens aims to save $1 billion thanks to robot refillers. Deposit Photos Ongoing pandemic crises and a shortage of trained pharmacists has Walgreens doubling down on automation. As The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend, the drug store giant is heavily investing in a network of prescription refill centers reliant on automated pharmabots to…
The role of HR professionals grew in scope during the pandemic as companies were forced to navigate major workplace changes, like working from home. Unsurprisingly, those professionals have had some of the highest burnout rates over the past two years, particularly as HR departments remain under-resourced. According to an August survey from Workvivo, an employee…
When Partake Foods founder and CEO Denise Woodard’s daughter was a year old, she began having food allergies, and while seeking out options, she was not excited by what she saw. “I was really frustrated with what I couldn’t find for her,” Woodard told TechCrunch. “From a brand perspective, I thought about how she would…
The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to back EU legislation that will standardize mobile chargers on USB Type-C — paving the way for the law to start being applied by the end of 2024. MEPs have been pushing for the e-waste measure for over a decade so today’s massively affirmative plenary vote — of 602…
Investing app Stash, which last raised $125 million from investors in a Series G round last year, is adding crypto to the set of products it offers its 2 million users. The startup sees itself as different from competitors because of its focus on cultivating customers who are long-term investors rather than encouraging more frequent,…
Microsoft has announced that gloriously gory medieval fighting game Chivalry 2 has come to Xbox Game Pass. The multiplayer first-person slasher is available to download on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass now, as well as to stream through Xbox Cloud Gaming. Microsoft made the announcement on Twitter in a slightly peculiar gameplay clip….
Shipments of foldable smartphones will reach 41.5 million by 2026, according to IDC, giving hope to the industry that new form factors will gain traction among consumers and businesses. IDC’s latest figures suggest shipments will increase by two thirds to 13.5 million in 2022, before growing at an annual rate of 38.7% over the next…
It’s finally happened: the EU has passed a law mandating that all new smartphones must have a USB-C port from 2024. The law, which according to a press release will come into effect from “the end of 2024”, also applies to tablets and cameras, but the biggest impact will be to smartphones, most notably affecting…
Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in New York City, on August 10, 2022. James Devaney/GC Images Trump personally packed up 15 boxes of material returned to NARA in January, per The Washington Post. Trump tried but failed to get a lawyer to claim that was all the documents he had, per the report….