Pillars of Creation (MIRI Image) | Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI) As Christmas approached last year, astronomers and space fans around the globe gathered to watch the much-anticipated launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. Though a wondrous piece of engineering, the telescope was not without its controversies —
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Read MoreWhen I set out to buy my first home security cameras, the Arlo Q was my obvious pick — every reviewer pointed out that it offered 7 days of free cloud storage instead of forcing you into a subscription. Heck, Arlo even advertised it on the packaging. But on January 1st, 2024, the company’s killing
Read More[hsgw] built a macropad in Python, and that’s not a strange language to choose to program the firmware in these days. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The whole process — from schematic capture, through routing and generating the PCB, and even extending to making the case — was done programmatically, in Python.
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Samsung announced some new PC monitors for CES 2023, including the 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9. The curved monitor will have an aspect ratio of 32:9 and is the equivalent of two UHD displays on one screen. Samsung has yet to announce release dates or prices for any of the new monitors. Samsung is
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Zomato co-founder and CTO Gunjan Patidar leaves, following departures of two senior execs and another co-founder last month; Zomato’s stock dropped 57%+ in 2022 — Zomato said on Monday its co-founder and chief technology officer Gunjan Patidar has left the firm, the latest in a series …
Read MoreEvelyn Cheng / CNBC: A look at China’s rising Beijing-endorsed industry of “virtual people”, including scandal-free influencers, performers, and customer service representatives — – Tech company Baidu said the number of virtual people projects it’s worked on for clients has doubled since last year …
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Mother Nature doesn’t care about your smartphone. It doesn’t matter whether you spend $200 or $1,200, the elements are going to have their way. IP ratings help keep moisture and dust at bay, but they have little effect on the ravages of temperature. That’s where a thermal phone case
Read MoreCredit: HBO-Amazon-Peacock-Disney Plus 2022 was a year that brought us new streaming shows like Dahmer, Star Wars: Andor, House of the Dragon, and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. It also brought several great returning shows like The Boys, The Handmaid’s Tale, Bridgerton, and especially the fourth season of Stranger Things. While we
Read MoreSamar Haddad / The Verge At the year’s biggest tech show, we’ll see next-gen TVs, stylish laptop updates, questionable smart home tech, and a lot of strange and surprising gadgets. Continue reading…
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla delivered just over 1.3 million vehicles in 2022, missing its goal of achieving 50 percent growth year-over-year. The company needed to hit approximately 1.4 million deliveries to meet its target, indicating that transportation and logistics challenges continue to plague the EV company. Tesla said it delivered 405,278
Read MoreThe new Matter-ready Mui Board 2nd Gen will arrive later this year. | Image: Mui Labs The smart home has had an interface challenge that goes back to its earliest days with The Clapper. When it comes to simple things, such as turning on your smart lights or adjusting the temperature in your home, voice
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Everyone thinks running is an easy and affordable hobby to jump into. Grab a pair of shoes and some basic athletic clothes and get out the door. Before long, you might decide to train for a race. After that, you might even decide that you need a GPS watch
Read MoreOne of the problems of being a cyclist is that a bicycle just isn’t designed to carry much more than a human. You can get panniers and hang shopping bags from the handlebars, but sooner or later there’s a load which just doesn’t fit. At that point there’s only one way forward that involves staying
Read MoreSamsung’s Bespoke AI Oven has a trick up its sleeve hinted at by its name: the company says you can put food in it, and it will automatically recognize what you’re asking it to cook, and recommend the appropriate temperature, time, and mode. Part of its smarts even include “burn detection,” according to a press
Read MoreNew York Times: Research: 35+ companies have pledged ~$200B for chip-related manufacturing projects in the US since spring 2020 across 16 states and 23 new chip factories — Amid a tech cold war with China, U.S. companies have pledged nearly $200 billion for chip manufacturing projects since early 2020.
Read MoreIf you need a new battery, now might be the time. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Apple is raising the price of getting a new battery installed in most iPhones, iPads, and Macs, starting on March 1st. The company made the announcement on the devices’ repair pages, in small text under its
Read MoreI feel threatened by the breadth of this monitor. | Image: Samsung Remember the Samsung Odyssey Ark? Of course you do — it was released last year, had a monstrous 55-inch display that towers over you in portrait mode, and used Mini LED tech. In his review, my colleague Cameron Faulkner said that using it
Read MoreSamsung claims that the 49-inch Odyssey G95SC is the world’s first 32:9 aspect ratio OLED gaming monitor. | Image Credit: Samsung OLED gaming monitors are everywhere at CES 2023, and Samsung’s lineup is no exception. The company revealed the Odyssey G95SC monitor today, a 49-inch model that it claims is the world’s first 32:9 aspect
Read MoreThe ViewFinity has an aluminum stand and enclosure. | Image: Samsung Samsung’s 2023 monitor plans don’t just include Odyssey gaming screens and a new version of its Smart Monitor: the company is also directly coming after Apple and LG with a 27-inch, color-accurate 5K monitor called the ViewFinity S9. Samsung says the 5120×2880 IPS display
Read MoreAre you one of the lucky ones to own a Hackaday Supercon 2022 badge? Would you like to make it even easier to program than it already is? [brokebit] has exactly the project you might’ve been dreaming of all along — it’s a Supercon 2022 Badge programming adapter. With pass-through for all badge pins, four
Read MoreRita Liao / TechCrunch: An overview of Chinese tech companies’ rush to match generative AI tools like DALL-E 2 despite tighter regulations, censorship, US chip sanctions, and more — Chinese tech companies rush to match Stable Diffusion and DALL-E 2, but roadblocks lie ahead — The gigantic technological leap …
Read MoreHeather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: A look back at a tough year for startups, from plummeting investment to scarce public listings, as 2023 shapes up to be even more difficult — Founders and investors face potential further declines before venture-capital market recovers — Startups had a dismal year by nearly every measurement in 2022
Read MoreWIRED visited the Geological Society of America conference to learn about the untapped potential of gigantic reptiles in gaming.
Read MoreOlga Kharif / Bloomberg: In an open letter, Cameron Winklevoss says Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert has engaged in “bad faith stall tactics” since halting Genesis withdrawals — Crypto entrepreneur Cameron Winklevoss is accusing fellow businessman Barry Silbert of “bad faith stall tactics” …
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