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Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors

Enlarge (credit: Amazon) If you use Alexa, Echo, or any other Amazon device, you have only 10 days to opt out of an experiment that leaves your personal privacy and security hanging in the balance. On June 8, the merchant, Web host, and entertainment behemoth will automatically enroll the devices in Amazon Sidewalk. The new […]

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Apple starts hiring engineers to work on 6G modems

Enlarge / The iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, side by side. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has posted multiple job listings indicating that it is hiring engineers to work on 6G technology internally so it does not have to rely on partners like Qualcomm as the next generation of wireless technology hits several years down the […]

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Apple is full-steam ahead on replacing Qualcomm modems with its own

Enlarge / The iPhone 12. (credit: Samuel Axon) As rumored many months ago, Apple’s silicon ambitions don’t end with replacing Intel CPUs with its own in Macs—it plans to ditch Qualcomm modems in favor of its own custom-designed chips for iPhones, according to Apple hardware tech lead Johny Srouji. Srouji confirmed the company’s plans when […]