When most of us approach a project, we have a certain problem to solve. 3D printing, microcontrollers, batteries, and all kinds of technologies are usually tools to accomplish some task. This is not necessarily true in the art world, though, where the intrinsic nature of these tools can be explored for their own sake rather
Read MoreMeir Orbach / CTech: Zendrive spinout Fairmatic, which develops AI-powered risk and pricing models for commercial auto insurance, raised a $42M Series A led by Foundation Capital — The company, co-founded and headed by Israeli Jonathan Matus, has developed AI-powered risk and pricing models that have been trained …
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Disney explores a membership program similar to Amazon Prime, bundling streaming, theme parks, and merchandise, and adding commerce features to Disney+ — Entertainment giant looks to package streaming, parks and merchandise offerings together; aims to add commerce feature to Disney+
Read MorePaul Sawers / TechCrunch: Stockholm-based Mavenoid, which offers human- and AI-enabled product support and troubleshooting tools for hardware companies, has raised a $30M Series B — Mavenoid, a Swedish company that provides both human- and AI-enabled support and troubleshooting tools for hardware companies …
Read MoreCasey Newton / Nieman Lab: An interview with Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine: writers with subscribers should be paid more and thinking “Medium was going to shine” in journalism was a mistake — Sometimes as a reporter you write a piece that is critical of a company and the company decides not to talk to you
Read MoreBelieve it or not, much research has been done in how to perfectly split Oreos with an even amount of cream on both sides. Early studies suggested it simply wasn’t possible, with one side always getting the majority of the cream. However, [Ian Charnas] has now found a sneaky workaround. First attempts involved heating in
Read MoreCredit: Bogdan Petrovan / Android Authority Folding-screen laptops were not something I thought I could be excited for, but after seeing Asus’ new Zenbook 17 Fold OLED at IFA, I am beginning to change my mind. Somewhat implausibly, Asus made a functional, practical even, 17-inch tablet that folds in half and becomes a portable 12-inch
Read MoreMax A. Cherney / Protocol: Nvidia and AMD say the US imposed export restrictions on chips used for AI applications to Russia and China, affecting chips like Nvidia’s A100 and AMD’s MI200 — The U.S. has begun to impose fresh restrictions on exports of advanced chips necessary for AI-related applications to Russia and China …
Read MoreApple may be moving the camera and microphone privacy indicators into the new hole and pill notch design.
Read MoreNick Barclay / The Verge Meta is setting up a product organization to identify and build “possible paid features” for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, according to an internal memo sent to employees last week that was obtained by The Verge. The new division is Meta’s first serious foray into building paid features across its main
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with six states, filed a lawsuit against John Shriber and Roman Zaks, owners of the room renting and roommate finder platform Roomster, for allegedly defrauding consumers, accusing them of paying people for fake reviews and listings on their site. The agency says
Read MoreAriel Koren and fellow Googlers feared the company’s technology could be used against Palestinians. She says pressure from managers forced her to resign.
Read MoreAlex Heath / The Verge: Internal memo: Meta is setting up a New Monetization Experiences division to identify and build “possible paid features” for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — A new team will be tasked with building paid experiences across Meta’s apps — Meta is setting up a product organization …
Read MoreThe issue stems from its 2021 startup purchase. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Arm is suing Qualcomm and Nuvia, a startup the chipmaker acquired in 2021, claiming that the companies violated the licenses they have to use Arm’s processor designs and architecture (via Reuters). Arm’s argument is that the licenses it gave
Read MoreAn anonymous tipster says that the iPhone 14 Pro’s new notch design may come in the form of one big pill.
Read MoreApple TV+ has released the official trailer for Sago Mini Friends ahead of its premiere on September 16.
Read MoreAmrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal: Ticketing service SeatGeek raised a $238M Series E at a ~$1.2B valuation after terminating a SPAC deal with Forbes in early June — Created with sketchtool. — SeatGeek has raised $238 million privately from investors including Wellington Management after recently terminating a merger …
Read MoreThe ShoeCare cleaner will take the stench out of your sneaks. | Image: LG If you’ve browsed around the Container Store looking for the perfect sneaker storage, you’re looking in the wrong places. Maybe what you really need is LG’s new Styler ShoeCase — a shoebox with a window that’s currently being displayed at IFA.
Read MoreSuzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Netflix seeks to charge brands ~$65 for 1,000 viewers on its ad-supported tier, more than most other services, with an annual $20M brand spending cap — Streaming giant aims for Nov. 1 launch of ad-supported tier, ad buyers say — Netflix Inc. NFLX 1.32%▲ …
Read MoreChip tech company Arm has filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm and Nuvia. Arm asserts that the two companies violated license agreements and committed trademark infringement. In its suit, Arm is seeking the destruction of certain Nuvia designs, an injunction against trademark infringement, and compensation. SoftBank’s British semiconductor and software design company, Arm, has thrown down
Read MoreWhile on the search for an alternative to directly buying the fairly expensive MH-Z19 CO2 sensor, [spezifisch] came across a ‘BreeRainz’ branded gadget (also found under other brands) that claimed to use an NDIR (Non-Dispersive Infrared) sensor for measuring CO2 levels, while costing only €25. This type of sensor allows for CO2 levels to be
Read MoreSamar Haddad / The Verge If you’re an organization junkie and an iPhone user, then iOS has provided you with a useful tool: the App Library, which organizes your apps in labeled groups to make them easier to find. Introduced with iOS 14, all your current apps can be found there, and any apps you
Read MoreApple has released a new update to a number of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models that look to address a few security issues.
Read MoreCredit: LG Today LG announced its new 42-inch LG OLED Flex TV. The LG OLED Flex is the company’s first bendable OLED TV screen. The display can switch from being completely flat to curved (900R). Curved displays work great as gaming monitors because you’re usually sitting up close, allowing the screen to wrap around you,
Read MoreChris Scullion / Video Games Chronicle: Sony and Tencent’s Sixjoy acquire a combined 30.34% of Elden Ring game company FromSoftware; FromSoftware’s parent Kadokawa retains the remaining 69.66% — FROMSOFTWARE SAYS THE INVESTMENT MAY HELP IT PUBLISH GAMES GLOBALLY — Elden Ring studio FromSoftware has announced that it’s selling shares …
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