State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users’ mental health, widening government scrutiny of the wildly popular video platform. The investigation was announced Wednesday by a number of states led by California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont. US lawmakers and federal
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Ever since Bluetooth was first officially released in 1999, it’s become an indispensable part of everyday life. Nowadays, you can find a version of Bluetooth in smartphones, smartwatches, wireless speakers, and portable gadgets. But despite its popularity, many people still don’t know how Bluetooth works. So from signal frequency and background interference to codecs, range,
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Gran Turismo 7, out Friday on PS4 and PS5, is a little staid. There’s nothing wrong with its cars, how they drive, or how the game looks. You would expect that from the veterans at Polyphony Digital — the Sony-owned developer has made every entry in the 25-year-old Gran Turismo simulation racing game series, with
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Netflix has offered to buy publicly listed Finnish Next Games, the mobile games company said in a statement on Wednesday. “We are excited for Next Games to join Netflix as a core studio in a strategic region and key talent market, expanding our internal game studio capabilities,” said Netflix’s Vice President of games Michael Verdu.
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Ford has revealed that it will run its electric vehicle and internal combustion divisions as two separate businesses. The automaker said Wednesday that its plan includes two distinct, but strategically interdependent, auto businesses – Ford Blue focusing on traditional combustion engines and Ford Model e, which will develop electric vehicles. “We are going all in,
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Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 11, utilizes a processor architecture that forces the CPU to interact with a separate trusted platform module (TPM). This hardware module houses sensitive data such as encryption keys and critical system information. However, as cybersecurity threats become more advanced, TPM security is being tested to its limits. To provide better
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Whether you’re a fan or not, you’ve probably heard bad things about Tinder—including the notion that it is primarily an app for hooking up with people. And although your experience may be different, that stigma has stuck with the popular dating app for years. But Tinder’s Explore page offers users more meaningful ways to connect,
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Major American brands including Apple, Google, Ford and Harley-Davidson on Tuesday stopped sales and distanced themselves from Russia because of the invasion of Ukraine, joining a growing list of companies from shippers to car makers to energy companies shunning the country. Apple said it had stopped sales of iPhones and other products in Russia, Alphabet
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“Impedance” and “Ohms” are terms that everybody comes across at least once during their research for a new pair of headphones. In most cases, the terms are not explained and are just listed with some numbers on a spec sheet. So, questions arise. What are impedance and ohms when it comes to headphones? More importantly,
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