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3 reasons why Apple spent a billion bucks on Intel’s smartphone modem business

Update 7/25: This article has been updated with news of the sale. The race to 5G just added a new lane. Following a report in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week, Apple has announced that it will be acquiring the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem chip business, which went belly-up earlier this year. The transaction…

Macworld’s August Digital Magazine: 10 essential iPad features you need to start using now

Every day, Macworld brings you the essential daily news and other info about all things Apple. But staying on top of that torrent of information can be a constant challenge. One solution: the Macworld digital magazine.  In the August issue Have a new iPad? In the August issue we have 10 essential iPad features you need to…

Sprint and T-Mobile Loved to Attack Each Other. Then They Decided to Merge.

After years of public spats that took the form of attack ads and needling tweets, two longtime foes join forces at last. Press Release Distribution Service

Privacy Group Files Legal Challenge to Facebook’s $5 Billion F.T.C. Settlement

The Electronic Privacy Information Center says the deal would unfairly dismiss thousands of complaints against the tech giant. Press Release Distribution Service

France will continue with its technology tax amidst tariff threat from US

french flag (flickr) France’s finance minister says that it will continue to carry out a plan to tax technology firms, despite a threat of tariffs on French goods from US President Donald Trump, according to Reuters. The country’s senate passed the controversial bill earlier this month, and it was signed into law by President Emmanuel…

Watch a Japanese spacecraft grab another sample from an asteroid

JAXA A camera has successfully recorded a Japanese spacecraft’s attempt to grab a second sample from a distant asteroid. While the actual sample collection happened earlier in July, a video made of images taken during the maneuver was just released on Friday, July 26th. The sample-collecting spacecraft, Hayabusa2, has been in orbit around the asteroid…

Sony’s wearable AC will arrive too late to save you from this year’s heatwave

Image: Sony First Flight Sony has announced the Reon Pocket, a small cooling device that you can wear like a portable air conditioner. It’s currently live on Sony’s crowdfunding website, where prices start at ¥12,760 (about $117). SlashGear notes that as well as cooling you during hot days, the device, which slots into the back…

Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope fight the process, not science

Nature, Published online: 26 July 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02304-1 Painting Native Hawaiian culture as against modern science is a false dichotomy, explains Rosie Alegado. Press Release Distribution Service

Former UK science minister returns as Brexit government assembles

Nature, Published online: 25 July 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02298-w Jo Johnson is back at the science ministry while hard-line Brexiters take leading roles. Press Release Distribution Service