One of the perks of being a science journalist is being regularly wowed by the very best images from the world’s various space agencies. This week, Hubble was the darling, and the venerable space telescope has provided us these five absolutely beautiful images of stars, galaxies, and nebulae. We’ll start with an elegant barred spiral
Read MoreMany enterprises are already using a multicloud but don’t know how they got there or where to go next. This is due to the random cloud adoption patterns happening within most enterprises and the movement to just implement something and figure out how to make it work after it’s in production. Those leveraging multicloud are
Read MoreCloud computing represents the most profound IT shift in decades, helping organizations across industries to transform every aspect of how they do business. But the cloud turned security on its head, creating entire new categories of risks and challenges that are straining security teams beyond their capacity. Organizations face a hard choice: Slow the pace
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple says that its iPhone 13 camera sensors and the A15 Bionic chip were “frozen” three years ago. Graham Townsend (VP of camera hardware engineering) says that hardware was planned out before deciding on the experience users would be able to enjoy. Two Apple camera VPs were talking to GQ
Read MoreAudio editing requires something a bit different from any other form of editing. People generally use multiple tracks, require things like sound balancing, and other stuff. Bands need it to cut albums and podcasters need it to prepare shows. It’s a wide industry with a lot of solutions that work pretty well. A good DAW
Read MoreTom Krazit / Protocol: Cloudflare announces object storage service R2, running across its global network, and takes aim at AWS by forgoing data egress fees — Cloudflare is ready to launch a new cloud object storage service that promises to be cheaper than the established alternatives, a step the company believes …
Read MoreCredit: Technics Technics releases two new pairs of true wireless earbuds, one of which is noise-cancelling. Both sets of earbuds support IPX4 rating and advanced microphone software with JustMyVoice technology. The Technics EAH-AZ60 and EAH-AZ40 will be available in October and retail for $199.99 and $129.99 respectively. Panasonic subsidiary Technics released two new true-wireless earbuds
Read MoreThe 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web passed earlier this year. Naturally, this milestone was met with truckloads of nerdy fanfare and pining for those simpler times. In three decades, the Web has evolved from a promising niche experiment to being an irreplaceable component of global discourse. For all its many faults, the Web
Read MoreWoven Planet Holdings, a subsidiary of Toyota, acquired Renovo Motors, a startup that makes operating systems for autonomous vehicles. It’s the latest acquisition that aims to accelerate Toyota’s mission to develop autonomous vehicles with connected software. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Toyota established Woven Planet in January 2021 to invest in and
Read MoreCredit: Google The Google Pixel 6 price for Europe could be as low as €649 (~$758) if a new rumor report is accurate. The Pixel 6 Pro may also be as low as €899 (~$1,050), according to the same report. Some of the phones’ color names may be labeled as “carbon” and “fog” by Google.
Read MoreAs Merck and Pfizer prepare to report clinical trial results for experimental COVID-19 antiviral pills, rivals are lining up with what they hope will prove to be more potent and convenient oral treatments of their own. Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Pardes Biosciences, Japan’s Shionogi and Novartis said they have designed antivirals that specifically target the coronavirus while
Read More(Photo:Annie Spratt/Unsplash)Big-name tech manufacturers are again facing delays, but this time the pandemic isn’t to blame. Commitments to reduce energy consumption and a widespread coal shortage have resulted in some Chinese Apple and Tesla suppliers slowing production and even shutting down for days at a time. China announced in April that it would be cutting
Read MoreIllustration by William Joel I hope my headline is an overstatement, purely for job purposes, but in this week’s Vergecast artificial intelligence episode, we explore the world of large language models and how they might be used to produce AI-generated text in the future. Maybe it’ll give writers ideas for the next major franchise series,
Read MoreWe already know that the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Arceus makes some big changes when it comes to combat and capturing monsters. But the latest trailer for the roleplaying game shows some of the other things you’ll be doing. That includes familiar elements like riding pokémon, customizing your trainer with clothes and hairstyles, and what looks
Read MoreIt’s easy to go out and spend nearly a thousand dollars on a 5G-ready phone. Yet, it’s not always necessary now that top speeds have made their way to some of the best affordable devices on the market. Take the OnePlus Nord N200 for example — it offers top speeds and a clean Android experience
Read MoreSocial interaction, just as the name suggests, relates to the relationships created between two or more people. It involves the interactions, communications, connections and propinquity between the people within an organization. It also involves how people act with others, as well as their reaction to how other people are acting. These interactions form the basis
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Leena AI, a conversational service positioned as an HR “Siri for employees”, raises $30M Series B and counts Nestlé, Coca-Cola, P&G among its customers — The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now!
Read MoreMastercard unveiled on Tuesday a buy now, pay later (BNPL) program that will allow consumers to pay for online and in-store purchases through equal and interest-free installments. The Mastercard Installments program will be available in markets across the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, the company said. Mastercard says its Installments program builds on
Read MoreChina’s Alibaba has begun offering payment services from Tencent’s WeChat on a number of its apps, after the government ordered major tech firms to stop blocking each other’s services and links. Local tech blog 36Kr reported on Tuesday that users of Alibaba’s food delivery app Ele.me, luxury goods app Kaola and e-book app Shuqi can
Read MoreWelcome to the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T update hub. Here you’ll find the latest information on updates to the two phones in the OnePlus 6-series. We’ll detail the current software versions for each device and alert you if there’s a new update rolling out. OnePlus usually pushes out updates to the entire series at
Read MoreThis new feature lets you customize which notifications you get and lets you rearrange your home screen depending on which apps you need and when.
Read MoreGoogle on Tuesday said deals with Android phone makers that landed it a record 4.3-billion-euro ($5 billion) antitrust fine boosted competition and rejected EU charges they were a carrot-and-stick tactic that stifled rivals. Google was addressing the second day of a week-long hearing as it tries to get Europe’s second-highest court to annul the fine
Read MoreIgor Bonifacic / Engadget: 1Password partners with email host Fastmail to introduce Masked Email, which creates unique emails for logins — Sign in with Apple has allowed iPhone and Mac users to protect their privacy by allowing them to generate random email addresses when they need to access a new website, service or app.
Read MoreDolby Vision is now available on Microsoft’s latest Xbox consoles. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is bringing Dolby Vision gaming support to its Xbox Series X / S consoles today. The feature has been in testing since May and will be available in more than 100 HDR games. While Xbox has supported the HDR10 standard for
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