An Apple veteran who led work on home devices and helped start efforts to develop an electric vehicle is leaving for Rivian Automotive, marking yet another senior departure for the iPhone maker. DJ Novotney, a vice-president of hardware engineering, informed colleagues Friday of his exit, according to people with knowledge of the matter. He will … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends AMD’s new RX 7600 XT graphics card isn’t off to a great start, at least according to sales data shared by 3DCenter. The new video card launched on Wednesday alongside Nvidia’s RTX 4070 Ti Super, and even with a relatively poor reception, Nvidia sold nearly 10 times as many graphics … Read more
Luke Larsen / Digital Trends There’s been a lot of talk about why PCs are about to make a comeback this year. Will it be AI that will boost PC sales? What about a big update to Windows? Maybe, maybe not. All I know is there are some exciting laptops that get me pumped to … Read more
A form of cybercrime called “financial sextortion” is rapidly rising in North America and Australia, with a major portion driven by a non-organized cybercriminal group in West Africa who call themselves “Yahoo Boys,” according to a new study from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI). Sextortion is “a crime that involves adults coercing kids and teens into … Read more
Ant Group, the Chinese fintech giant affiliated with Alibaba Group Holding, has set up a new artificial intelligence (AI) unit led by a former engineer at Google, demonstrating its ambitions in applying the fast-developing technology to its expanding business. The new unit – called NextEvo and headed by Xu Peng, a vice-president of engineering at … Read more
Mark Coppock / Digital Trends Can the iPad work as a real computer? I’m well aware that I’m not first to raise this question. It is, however, the first time for me to ask the question of myself. After all, everyone’s needs for a proper “computer” are different, and I’ve never given it a fair … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Samsung and LG Display are teeing up to battle for the panel in your monitor. Normally, you don’t need to think about the panel inside your monitor. You look at the brand, assess the features, seek out an independent review, and make your buying decision. For OLED gaming monitors, however, … Read more
U.S. singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs during her The Eras Tour concert at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Aug. 7, 2023. Michael Tran | Afp | Getty Images Social media users may have noticed Saturday that they cannot search Taylor Swift’s name on X, days after nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes of the pop star went … Read more
As part of the reorganisation, Blizzard also parted ways with president Mike Ybarra and chief design officer Allen Adham, one of the company’s co-founders. Blizzard said its new president will be announced next week. The Blizzard Entertainment campus in Irvine, California. Photo: Getty Images/TNS The maker of many hit games, including World of Warcraft and … Read more
Apple With Apple’s Vision Pro headset almost upon us, a lot of questions are being asked about the apps it will have when it launches. How many there will be? What will they be like to use. Are big-name developers are getting on board? We’ve all been wondering what Apple has got in store for … Read more
