MobileNews

Brazil’s consumer protection regulator fines Apple $2M for not including charger in iPhone 12 box

March 20, 2021
Procon-SP, the Brazilian consumer protection regulator based in São Paulo state, fined Apple on Friday for not including a charger in the iPhone 12 box. The fine is around $2 million (R$ 10,5 million) “for misleading advertising, selling a device without the charger and unfair terms.” This is not the first time Procon-SP questioned Apple about its new policy. Last October, the consumer…
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DefenseNews

The US Navy inks a deal for a tenth Block V Virginia-class submarine

March 20, 2021
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy sealed the deal on a 10th ship in its latest iteration of the Virginia-class attack submarine, issuing a $2.4 billion adjustment on a contract initially awarded in December 2019. The original contract was for nine boats with an option for a 10th, which brings the total cost of the contract with Prime Contractor General Dynamics Electric Boat to $24.1 billion…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Replica Studios makes it easy for game and filmmakers to create AI character voices

March 20, 2021
Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. AI voice technology startup Replica Studios has launched a desktop app that makes it easier for game and filmmakers to create high-quality voice-over lines and dialogue. The Brisbane, Australia-based company is one of a number of startups that are using advances in AI to create voice-based products.
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DefenseNews

Trials Delayed for 2 Marine Raiders, Navy Corpsman Charged in Green Beret's Death

March 20, 2021
Lockheed Martin contractor Rick Rodriguez, a 20-year Army veteran and Green Beret, was pronounced dead Jan. 4, 2019, after a physical altercation involving multiple active-duty servicemembers on New Year’s Eve in Iraq. (COURTESY FACEBOOK) The trials for three members of a Marine Raider battalion charged in the 2019 death of a former Green Beret have been delayed. A spokesman for Marine…
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