In Banksy’s book, Wall and Piece, there is a very interesting quote; “Imagine a city where graffiti wasn’t illegal, a city where everybody could draw whatever they liked…”. This sounds like it would be a very exciting city to live in, except for those of us who do not have an artistic bone in their
Read More“The Apple Pay lock screen can be bypassed for any iPhone with a Visa card set up in transit mode. The contactless limit can also be bypassed allowing unlimited EMV contactless transactions from a locked iPhone.” What you need to know A new security flaw has been discovered in Apple’s Express Transit Apple Pay mode
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: Visually impaired users say that iOS 15 appears to have removed call, email, and voicemail Siri features they relied on — With the recent release of iOS 15, Apple appears to have made some changes to Siri functionality that have removed features relied on by low vision and blind iPhone users.
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Vivo has announced the X70 Pro and the X70 Pro Plus in India. The two flagship models bring a focus on imaging performance to the flagship segment. Pricing starts at Rs 46,990 for the base Pro model. In early September, Vivo launched the X70 series in China, detailing its
Read MoreVivo made its camera-related aspirations known with the X60 series that launched in early 2021. These were the brand’s first phones to showcase its partnership with storied camera tech brand Zeiss. The X60 Pro Plus, in particular, impressed us on the photography and videography front thanks to its novel micro-gimbal stabilization system and solid performance
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Read MoreWhat you need to know “The Problem with Jon Stewart” has premiered on Apple TV+. The series welcomes the return of Jon Stewart to television after his retirement from “The Daily Show.” Jon Stewart has made his Apple TV+ debut. “The Problem with Jon Stewart” is now streaming on Apple TV+. The new series features
Read MoreStandard cosplay is fun and all, but what is there for admirers to do but look you up and down and nitpick the details? Interactive cosplay, now that’s where it’s at. [Jaryd Giesen] knows this, and managed to pull together a working color Game Boy costume in a few days. The original plan was to
Read MoreFinancial Times: Profile of Chinese AI company SenseTime, which has raised $3B+, as it prepares for a Hong Kong IPO and tries to retain support from China, its biggest customer — Start-up is close to an IPO but remains heavily dependent on Beijing’s support — Three years ago, Tang Xiao’ou joked …
Read MoreWhatsApp has warned millions of iPhone and Android phone users to urgently update their software or else they will be unable to use the popular messaging app. Operating systems undergo change every year, which means phones running older versions won’t be able to use it. Around 53 smartphone models will be affected by the new
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority The most popular search term on Bing is “Google,” according to Google. The company uses this data to challenge the EU’s landmark $5 billion fine handed down in 2018. In 2018, the EU slapped Google with a landmark $5 billion fine for abusing Android‘s dominance, pushing OEMs to use
Read MoreNick Statt / Protocol: How EA is expanding its footprint on mobile, the fastest growing gaming category, as part of a cross-platform portfolio to reach new consumers — In June, Electronic Arts made what seemed like a peculiar announcement. It revealed one of its biggest-ever purchases, and its third major acquisition in less than seven
Read MoreJon Stewart is back with a new current affairs series streaming on Apple TV+, named The Problem with Jon Stewart. The show will air every other week, and there’s a companion podcast too. Here’s how to watch the new series … more… The post How to watch the new Jon Stewart show on Apple TV+
Read MoreSam Bourgi / Cointelegraph: Chainalysis: crypto transaction volume for Central, Northern, and Western Europe reached $1T+ from July 2020-June 2021, comprising 25% of global crypto activity — DeFi has become a major catalyst for Europe’s crypto economy. Large institutions have also upped their share of transactions significantly.
Read MoreBenjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple has quietly begun allowing users to rate and review its built-in iPhone and iPad apps in the App Store with iOS 15 — For the longest time, the App Store did not allow users to rate or review Apple’s built-in iPhone and iPad apps, like Mail, Music, News, Stocks and
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Indian social commerce startup Meesho raises $570M Series F co-led by Fidelity and B Capital Group, doubling its valuation in less than six months to $4.9B — Meesho has more than doubled its valuation in less than six months, to $4.9 billion, as a growing number of high-profile investors …
Read MoreBenjamin Wallace / New York Magazine: Miami’s mayor has helped turn Miami into the most crypto-friendly US city, even as Florida’s governor appears to object to the idea of an influx of tech workers — Silicon Valley’s favorite politician, Miami mayor Francis Suarez, has many lures to dangle when he’s wooing techies to relocate to
Read MoreWith the push to having most of a radio receiver as part of a PC, it might seem odd to have a standalone communication receiver, but [OM0ET] reviews the latest one he picked up, an ATS25. Inside isn’t much: a battery, a speaker, an encoder, and a Si4732 that provides the RF muscle. It appears
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Read MorePYMNTS.com: Buckle, which provides credit and insurance to ridesharing and delivery drivers, raises $60M Series B led by Volery Capital Partners — Buckle Corp, an insurance and credit provider for rideshare and delivery drivers and those who earn less than the average American wage, announced on Wednesday …
Read MoreNVIDIA on Wednesday announced the next edition of its annual GTC conference, where the company brings together industry professionals to introduce and discuss new technologies. This year, NVIDIA GTC will have Apple’s Senior Director of AI and ML research Samy Bengio as one of the speakers. more… The post Apple’s Senior Director of AI and
Read MoreWall Street Journal: WSJ publishes six internal Facebook documents it used for its report about Instagram’s negative impact on teen girls, after Facebook published two of the docs — The Senate holds a hearing Thursday about the social network’s impact, prompted by The Wall Street Journal’s coverage
Read MoreIt is rare for a big company to come out and categorically deny an entire report, but that’s what Nintendo just did today — the Japanese corporate entity has issued a press release insisting that Bloomberg’s seeming revelation that Nintendo was pushing developers to build 4K-resolution games for an upcoming but potentially canceled “Switch Pro”
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook has shared the internal research about the impact of Instagram on teenage mental well-being reported on by The Wall Street Journal earlier this month. The Wall Street Journal reported that the files showed Instagram knew the social media network has a negative affect on teens’ mental health.
Read MoreLast week Apple released four new iPhone models: the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Like all iPhones that Apple sells these days, with the exception of the iPhone SE, feature “edge to edge” displays, and lack a physical Home button. For these modern devices, you’ll utilize the
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