Doing reps, reps and more reps is the key to success, according to the Terminator and former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Although he was referring to bodybuilding, Schwarzenegger is a big fan of repeatedly practising a task to master it. Schwarzenegger was the special guest on the second day of the Gartner Symposium in…
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I had been looking forward to the iPhone 16’s Camera Control button ever since it first popped up in early rumors. After over a month with the iPhone 16 Plus, however, the Camera Control turned out to be a somewhat large disappointment for this longtime iPhone user. The button works as intended. It opens the…
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Nvidia APU rumored to equal RTX 4070 laptop GPU in performanceLaptops are already being made with the APU, including from AlienwareThe Arm-based APU could outgun AMD’s Strix Halo by miles for efficiencyNvidia’s apparent plan to make an Arm-based CPU for PCs – in conjunction with MediaTek – raised some eyebrows, certainly, and now we’re hearing…
AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D has just burnt out on an MSI X870 motherboardThe user on Reddit reports an error code of ‘00’, indicative of a CPU issueThere’s currently no confirmation from AMD on whether this is an issue on its endThe AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D has been the recipient of much acclaim thanks to the…
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UK prime minister Keir Starmer has committed an extra £75m to the recently established Border Security Command (BSC) to fund its acquisition and use of “state-of-the-art surveillance equipment”, as part of a wider clampdown on the “national security threat” of people smuggling gangs. Speaking at the Interpol general assembly in Glasgow on Monday 4 November,…
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Portal for Mac is one of my favorite apps on the Mac App Store. Created by indie developers from Portal Labs, it aims to help people care for their well-being even when they have to be in front of a screen for countless hours each day.To do that, you can select between three options (Focus,…
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Lords have expressed “serious concerns” over the use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology by retailers, and are calling for new laws to ensure its safe and ethical use by private companies. In May 2024, the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee (JHAC) launched an inquiry into tackling shoplifting, which partly focused on…
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Research from analyst firm Gartner has found that just 48% of digital initiatives meet or exceed business outcome targets, which means over half of such projects are set to fail. The company’s annual global survey of more than 3,100 CIOs and technology executives, and more than 1,100 executive leaders outside of IT (CXOs), reported that…
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