Sat.Dec 23, 2023

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Zulily transfers assets to professional liquidator as failed retailer unable to issue refunds

GeekWire

Zulily’s former headquarters in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) The latest chapter in the meltdown of Zulily is reading like a bad holiday fairy tale. The Seattle online retailer — battered after weeks of layoffs, website outages and management reversals — posted a message on its website saying that it has made “the difficult but necessary decision to conduct an orderly wind-down of the business to maximize value for the companies’ creditors.

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IBM demonstrates a nanosheet transistor that can withstand boiling nitrogen

TechSpot

Liquid nitrogen is widely used throughout the semiconductor manufacturing process to remove heat and create inert environments in critical process areas. However, when brought to the boiling point, which is 77 Kelvin or -196 °C, it can no longer be used in certain applications because the current generation of nanosheet.

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Every iPhone user should know about iOS 17's upcoming anti-theft feature

TechSpot

Apple's iOS 17.3 beta introduces a new anti-theft feature that locks some functions behind Face ID or Touch ID in case a thief discovers the phone's passcode. The beta is currently on a public preview stage and is expected to be released in January or February.

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