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EU Reportedly Satisfied With Apple’s Plans to Open iPhone’s NFC Chip to Rivals

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EU Reportedly Satisfied With Apple’s Plans to Open iPhone’s NFC Chip to Rivals Apple is set to conclude a lengthy antitrust investigation by the European Union into its mobile payments system by making significant concessions to give competitors access to the iPhone’s NFC technology, the Financial Times reports. The European Commission charged Apple in 2022 with violating competition law, contending that Apple was prevent…

Mac Rumors 653 2024-06-18

This is Lunar Lake — Intel’s utterly overhauled AI laptop chip that ditches memory sticks

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This is Lunar Lake — Intel’s utterly overhauled AI laptop chip that ditches memory sticks Intel’s Lunar Lake held aloft by Intel client chip boss Michelle Johnston Holthaus. | Image: IntelLast year, Intel boasted that its Meteor Lake processors, dubbed Core Ultra, represented the company’s biggest architectural shift in 40 years. But Intel didn’t settle down after that: today it’s revealing how Lunar Lake, its next laptop chip coming…

The Verge 1.1k 2024-06-04

Is it okay to stick to my solo vacation plans after my friend didn’t chip in to help with planning and now wants to change them last minute?

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Is it okay to stick to my solo vacation plans after my friend didn’t chip in to help with planning and now wants to change them last minute? For context – I’ve been friends with this girl for about 6 years. We are polar opposites in many ways (she’s spontaneous, messy, and an extrovert while I’m a planner, neat freak and a hardcore introvert) But somehow found common ground to maintain a long distance friendship all these years. Last 3 years of my life have been terrible due to diffe…

Reddit Travel 672 2024-05-01

TSMC’s Next-Generation Chip Technology for Apple Silicon on Schedule

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TSMC’s Next-Generation Chip Technology for Apple Silicon on Schedule Apple chipmaker TSMC is making progress toward manufacturing 2nm and 1.4nm chips that are likely destined for future generations of Apple silicon, DigiTimes reports. The manufacturing time frames for mass production of 2nm and 1.4nm chips have now apparently been determined: Trial production of the 2nm node will begin at in the second half of 2…

Mac Rumors 665 2024-04-22

TSMC Resumes Majority of Apple Chip Production Following Earthquake

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TSMC Resumes Majority of Apple Chip Production Following Earthquake Apple chip supplier TSMC has reportedly resumed most of its operations after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan’s eastern coast on Wednesday. TSMC told Bloomberg that more than 80% of its chip production lines are operational again as of Thursday, and it said there has been no damage to its most critical equipment. More specifically, Taiwane…

Mac Rumors 1.2k 2024-04-09

Major Earthquake in Taiwan Halts Some Apple Chip Production Lines

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Major Earthquake in Taiwan Halts Some Apple Chip Production Lines A major earthquake in Taiwan has halted some TSMC chip production lines, potentially impacting the manufacture of Apple devices (via Bloomberg). A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan in the early hours of the morning, causing significant damage to infrastructure and disrupting operations at several TSMC key manufacturing sites. Sources famil…

Mac Rumors 691 2024-04-06