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Apple launches the ‘American Manufacturing Program,’ with a new $100B commitment to the US

Apple just announced a new “$100 billion commitment to America”, which includes plans to move the manufacturing of all of the cover glass for iPhone and Apple Watch to the U.S. Here are the details. Apple’s investment in the U.S. to reach $600 billion over the next four years As Apple investors certainly noticed today, the company’s stock spent most of the day riding on a +5% bump on the news that CEO Tim Cook would join President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to announce a new investment in

The Real Origin of Cisco Systems (1999)

The following account of the real origins of Cisco Systems, as opposed to the history often recounted in Cisco company literature, was written in 1999 by Tom Rindfleisch. Rindfleisch was Director of the SUMEX-AIM project (1973-1990), under which the software for a powerful Internet router system was developed and widely deployed at Stanford and elsewhere for research purposes. That code found its way, without approval from the original developers, to form the basis of the Cisco router. Tom Rindf

Analyzing Control Flow More Like a Human [video]

Time and Location Date: Wednesday, August 6 Wednesday, August 6 Time: 1:00-2:00PM 1:00-2:00PM Location: Luddy Hall 1104 Abstract Control-flow analysis has been around for over four decades. Over this time period, the typical formulation has remained essentially an exhaustive analysis over whole programs—an analyzer ingests an entire higher-order program and produces a flow fact for each point therein. An alternative approach is demand-driven. Implementing this approach, an analyzer allows t

Jury Decides Meta Stole Data from Users of Period-Tracking App. What to Do If You're Worried

A California jury ruled Wednesday that Meta broke state privacy laws by collecting data from the popular period-tracking app Flo, including private health data and pregnancy goals. The case claimed that, among other actions, Meta used the data to create targeted advertising content. As Meta claims it will fight the verdict, the court continues to decide specific financial damages -- and the plaintiffs have asked for billions. A representative for Meta did not immediately respond to a request fo

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Apple announces $100 billion US manufacturing plan after pressure from Donald Trump

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Apple is putting another $100 billion toward expanding manufacturing in the US as the company responds to pressure from President Donald Trump to manufacture more of its products in the US. The move builds upon the company’s initial plan to invest $500 billion in the US over the next four years, and includes a new American Manufacturing Program that

OpenAI is giving ChatGPT to the government for $1

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors' "Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference" at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2025. OpenAI on Wednesday announced it will offer its ChatGPT Enterprise product to U.S. federal agencies for $1 through the next year, making its technology available to the federal executive branch workforce at "essentially no cost." The company has been working to deepen its ties to lawmak

Watch live: Apple CEO Cook joins Trump for investment announcement at White House

CEO Tim Cook will join President Donald Trump in the Oval Office for an announcement touting an update to the company's stated plans to spend and invest in the U.S. It's scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET. Apple will raise its previous commitment, made in February, from $500 billion to $600 billion over the next four years, a White House official told CNBC. It will also announce a new manufacturing effort called the American Manufacturing Program, the official said. Apple shares rose 5% during tradin

CarPlay in iOS 26 has a new, improved solution for phone calls

After years of minimal changes, CarPlay is getting a huge update this fall. Among the variety of big and small new features in iOS 26, CarPlay has a much improved solution for how incoming phone calls are handled. New compact view for incoming phone calls won’t get in the way of navigation If you get many phone calls, you’ve likely encountered a dilemma while driving. You’re navigating somewhere, with Maps guiding the way, when a phone call comes in. In some cases, this probably isn’t a big

Akira ransomware abuses CPU tuning tool to disable Microsoft Defender

Akira ransomware is abusing a legitimate Intel CPU tuning driver to turn off Microsoft Defender in attacks from security tools and EDRs running on target machines. The abused driver is 'rwdrv.sys' (used by ThrottleStop), which the threat actors register as a service to gain kernel-level access. This driver is likely used to load a second driver, 'hlpdrv.sys,' a malicious tool that manipulates Windows Defender to turn off its protections. This is a 'Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver' (BYOVD) at

The Real Origin of Cisco Systems

The following account of the real origins of Cisco Systems, as opposed to the history often recounted in Cisco company literature, was written in 1999 by Tom Rindfleisch. Rindfleisch was Director of the SUMEX-AIM project (1973-1990), under which the software for a powerful Internet router system was developed and widely deployed at Stanford and elsewhere for research purposes. That code found its way, without approval from the original developers, to form the basis of the Cisco router. Tom Rindf

The arcane alphabets of Black Sabbath

Source: fontsinuse.com Nick Sherman . License: All Rights Reserved . Black Sabbath’s first four studio albums – Black Sabbath , Paranoid , Master of Reality , and Vol 4 , released in rapid succession between 1970 and 1972 – laid much of the groundwork for the heavy metal movement. While there were other bands playing heavy blues-inspired hard rock at the time, the gloomy, doom-laden stylings of Black Sabbath helped fuel their early success as one of the first – and most influential – heavy meta

Vibe coding the MIT course catalog

I recently left Microsoft to join MIT's Media Arts and Sciences program. The transition brought an immediate problem: how do you navigate course selection when faced with the "unknown unknowns"? You can easily find courses you already know you want learn, i.e. "known unknowns". But discovering courses you never knew existed, courses that might reshape your thinking entirely, requires different tools altogether. MIT's official course catalog runs on what appears to be a CGI script. The technolog

Project Hyperion: Interstellar ship design competition

Project Hyperion explores the feasibility of crewed interstellar travel via generation ships, using current and near-future technologies. A generation ship is a hypothetical spacecraft designed for long-duration interstellar travel, where the journey may take centuries to complete. The idea behind a generation ship is that the initial crew would live, reproduce, and die on the ship, with their descendants continuing the journey until reaching the destination. These ships are often envisioned as

Grand Canyon ‘Megafire’ Explodes in Size and Is Now Creating Its Own Weather

Despite over a month of firefighting efforts, the Dragon Bravo fire experienced a surge of growth this week, doubling in size within just a few days. The northern Arizona “megafire” is now the largest active blaze in the continental U.S. and the largest of 2025 so far. As of Wednesday, August 6, the Dragon Bravo fire has torched 130,520 acres along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, according to the national wildfire monitoring database InciWeb. This fire sparked to life when lightning struck the ar

I was skeptical about big-screen laptops, but this Acer model is my new go-to for work

Acer Swift 16 AI ZDNET's key takeaways The Acer Swift 16 AI is available now starting at $1,250. Its 16-inch OLED display, well-designed lightweight form, and marathon battery work together to create a laptop that feels more premium than its price would suggest. Its speakers, however, leave much to be desired, and it has its fair share of bloatware. $1,299 at Walmart $1,249.99 at Best Buy more buying choices Acer's Swift 16 AI is a thin and light laptop with a gorgeous OLED display, nice full

Vibe Coding the MIT Course Catalog

I recently left Microsoft to join MIT's Media Arts and Sciences program. The transition brought an immediate problem: how do you navigate course selection when faced with the "unknown unknowns"? You can easily find courses you already know you want learn, i.e. "known unknowns". But discovering courses you never knew existed, courses that might reshape your thinking entirely, requires different tools altogether. MIT's official course catalog runs on what appears to be a CGI script. The technolog

NASA’s new chief has radically rewritten the rules for private space stations

About five years from now, a modified Dragon spacecraft will begin to fire its Draco thrusters, pushing the International Space Station out of its orbit and sending the largest object humans have built in space inexorably to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. And then what? China's Tiangong Space Station will still be going strong. NASA, however, faces a serious risk of losing its foothold in low-Earth orbit. Space agency leaders have long recognized this and nearly half a decade ago awarded abo

Dyson Week deals include the 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum for $300 off

Dyson is hosting a week-long sale on many notable products. This includes the well-regarded Dyson 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum for $300 off , bringing the price down to $700. This is the best discount we've seen on this particular model. The Vis Nav made our list of the best robot vacuums . This was primarily based on the item's superior suction power, especially when compared to rival units. We said it had the strongest suction power of any robovac we've tested and made short work out of dog hair

Call of Duty and Battlefield 6 will both require Secure Boot on Windows

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. To better protect against cheaters, Activision says that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players on PC will need to use hardware with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 and have Windows’ Secure Boot feature turned on when the game is available later this year. Ahead of that, Activision is doing

Nvidia warns of “disaster” if it has to put kill switch and backdoor in chips

Nvidia said there are no backdoors or kill switches in its chips, denying an accusation from the Chinese government. The company also urged policymakers to reject proposals for backdoors and kill switches. "There are no back doors in NVIDIA chips. No kill switches. No spyware. That's not how trustworthy systems are built—and never will be," Nvidia Chief Security Officer David Reber Jr. wrote in a blog post yesterday. The Cyberspace Administration of China last week said it held a meeting with

Call of Duty’s PC anti-cheat will require Secure Boot on Windows

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. To better protect against cheaters, Activision says that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 players on PC will need to use hardware with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 and have Windows’ Secure Boot feature turned on when the game is available later this year. Ahead of that, Activision is doing

Hacker extradited to US for stealing $3.3 million from taxpayers

Nigerian national Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu has been extradited from France to the U.S. to face charges of hacking, fraud, and identity theft for suspected spearphishing attacks on U.S. tax preparation businesses. The attack were designed to steal personal data and file fraudulent tax and loan applications, allowing threat actors to steal over $3 million in total. Specifically, the Nigerian national allegedly obtained approximately $2,500,000 from fraudulent tax refunds (out of $8.4 million

The Origin of Cisco Systems

The following account of the real origins of Cisco Systems, as opposed to the history often recounted in Cisco company literature, was written in 1999 by Tom Rindfleisch. Rindfleisch was Director of the SUMEX-AIM project (1973-1990), under which the software for a powerful Internet router system was developed and widely deployed at Stanford and elsewhere for research purposes. That code found its way, without approval from the original developers, to form the basis of the Cisco router. Tom Rindf

NASA Approves Ted Cruz’s Plan to Move a Space Shuttle to Houston, Setting Up a Fight With the Smithsonian

NASA has selected a yet-to-be-named Space Shuttle to move to Houston, conceding to a long-running bid by Texas senators to house one of the iconic vehicles. If the chosen vehicle is Discovery—which it likely is—the Smithsonian, which houses the vehicle, may put up a fight. The Trump administration included the shuttle’s relocation in the budget reconciliation bill, signed it into law on July 4, and set aside $85 million for the move and construction of a new facility in Houston. At the time, Te

Pixel 10 phones may coach you on how to take better photos

Google TL;DR Google could introduce a Gemini-powered feature called “Camera Coach” with the Pixel 10 series. Camera Coach would give you tips in real-time on how to take the best picture. It will reportedly work by analyzing the scene to provide suggestions. Capturing the best photo can be more difficult than it seems. It requires finding the right angle, the right lighting, making sure the subject is in the right spot, and the list goes on. To help improve your picture-taking skills, it app

Deals: Rare 1TB M4 MacBook Air offer at $200 off, M3 Air at $500 off list, MacBook Pro, iPhone controller, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is really all about the MacBook Air. Alongside ongoing deals on AirPods 4 and Mac mini, today we are focused on Apple’s most affordable MacBook – M4 MacBook Air models are still starting from $799, but we now have a rare deal on an upgraded 1TB configuration at $200 off (this is one you can’t even get on Amazon). Those offers join a chance at the 24GB M3 MacBook Air at $500 off the list price as well as the 1TB M4 Pro MacBook Pro up to $289 off and the BACKBONE One G

RFK Jr. Yanks $500 Million From Critical mRNA Vaccine Research

Robert F. Kennedy’s ongoing war against vaccines is escalating. Under his authority, the government has just stripped away its funding toward developing several next-generation vaccines reliant on messenger RNA technology. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that it is ending its development of mRNA vaccines organized through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). The revoked funding will affect nearly two dozen projects worth almost $5

Russia’s Colossal Earthquake May Have Ignited Multiple Volcanoes

The sixth strongest earthquake ever recorded struck Russia’s far east Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29 and has seemingly triggered a string of nearby volcanoes. According to the United States Geological Survey, it’s not uncommon for large earthquakes to cause volcanic activity, though volcanoes will only erupt if they were already close to erupting on their own. Depending on its magnitude, the earthquake must also occur within a certain distance from the volcano. Klyuchevskaya, one of the highes

Some AI tools don’t understand biology yet

Underwhelming performance The task in this case is predicting how gene activity might change when genes are altered. When an individual gene is lost or activated, it's possible that the only messenger RNA that is altered is the one made by that gene. But some genes encode proteins that regulate a collection of other genes, in which case you might see changes in the activity of dozens of genes. In other cases, the loss or activation of a gene could affect a cell's metabolism, resulting in widesp

Apple to announce $100B further commitment for US manufacturing

In Brief Apple plans to increase its commitment to U.S. manufacturing, according to a White House official cited and first reported by Reuters. The tech giant is set to announce Wednesday another $100 billion in spending to help boost production of its products here in the U.S., after previously committing to invest $500 billion in the country over the next four years. The $500 billion commitment includes opening a new advanced manufacturing facility in Houston to produce servers that support