Apple and Epic Games have gone to war, with the two companies clashing over Apple’s App Store policies. Epic, in protest of Apple’s 30 percent fee for every digital transaction on its iOS platform, tried to turn things around with a direct payment option in Fortnite, leading to Apple banning …
Read More »The big tech decoupling is here
Long-term threats from both the US and China to dismantle the two countries’ interdependent tech economies are finally giving way to reality. Why it matters: A divorce will be messy, with a lot of near-term pain on both sides. And the end result may be a reduced, more fractured world …
Read More »Intel’s run on the GPU market begins with Tiger Lake on board Graphics
Increase / Intel seeks to replace Nvidia as the “one stop GPU store”, with a comprehensive line of GPUs focused on everything from laptops to gaming to the data center. Intel At Intel Architecture Day 2020, most of the focus and buzz ran on the upcoming Tiger Lake 10nm laptop …
Read More »Thunder and disproportionate fuel wildfire in California
A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that erupted several small blizzards in Northern California on Sunday and ignited an enormous wildfire that forced hundreds of people out of their homes north of Los Angeles. More than 4,500 buildings were threatened by the fire that burned to thick, dry brush in …
Read More »The US and China delay a review of their Phase One trade, so Beijing has time to buy ‘more goodies’ from America
The Washington Post The US and China have issued an assessment of their Phase One trade agreement, which was initially set for Saturday, Reuters reported. Sources familiar with the plans told the news agency that the meeting was postponed due to plans for conflicts and the need to allow China …
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