Logitech’s new Brio 300 webcam. | Image: Logitech Logitech is adding a new webcam to its Brio lineup in the form of the Brio 300. At $69.99 (£74.99), it’s at the low end of Logitech’s Brio lineup and only offers up to 1080p / 30fps capture rather than 4K / 30fps or 1080 / 60fps
Read MoreIf you’re not mowing your lawn regularly, you’re probably familiar with the hassle of overfilling your catcher. Grass clippings end up scattered everywhere, and you end up with a messy yard after all your hard work. [Dominic Bender] designed a mower fill gauge to eliminate this problem which shows you when your catcher is getting
Read MoreMehul Srivastava / Financial Times: A look at LockBit, a Russia-linked hacking group that claimed responsibility for compromising 40 organizations in the past month, including the UK’s Royal Mail — LockBit claims it has compromised 40 organisations around the world in just the past month — As the UK’s Royal Mail grappled …
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Plus good news if you want to repair a Galaxy S22, but bad news if you’re counting down the days to Apple’s AR glasses. Continue reading…
Read MoreCoinDesk: Analysis: 196 members of the new Congress accepted donations from Sam Bankman-Fried or other FTX senior executives, including Kevin McCarthy and Chuck Schumer — The session began with 196 U.S. lawmakers who took direct contributions from Sam Bankman-Fried and other former FTX executives …
Read MoreGood morning, Daily Authoritarians. We’re rushing towards some major smartphone launches in the coming month. From the global OnePlus 11 reveal to the Galaxy S23 series and then on to MWC 2023, smartphone news is going to be pretty packed for a while. Here’s what’s brewing right now before the flagship heavy hitters hit the
Read MoreApple is reportedly planning a cheaper version of its Reality Pro VR headset that could cost around as much as an iPhone.
Read MoreMalvika Maloo / VCCircle: Enterprise AI startup Mad Street Den, which provides image and video recognition to the retail sector, raised a $30M Series C led by Avatar Growth Capital — Enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) startup Mad Street Den has raised $30 million in its Series C round, led by Avatar Growth Capital …
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Apple was the number one smartphone brand for Q4 2022, according to Canalys. Samsung took the top spot for 2022 as a whole, though. It seemed like a rather tough year for the global smartphone market in 2022, with several quarters resulting in major declines across the board. Now,
Read MoreStadia’s January 18 shutdown may be a bit of a bitter event, but the situation is not all doom and gloom for customers. Users are getting refunds for everything, and Google has decided to unlock Bluetooth support for the controller, essentially turning it into one of the best gamepads around. This means you’ll be able
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority When it comes to safeguarding your online privacy and security, you’ve probably heard about proxies and VPNs countless times. Both services allow you to change your computer’s IP address and make it seem like you’re in a different country. However, only one of them actually improves your online security
Read MoreCredit: Digit.in A ton of Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus features have appeared online. This includes a comprehensive spec sheet and other details. We’ve seen loads of Galaxy S23 series leaks over the last few months, covering everything from the design and renders to specs and more. Now, a trusted outlet has posted a comprehensive
Read MoreCredit: Apple Apple has announced two new MacBook Pro models and a Mac Mini. The MacBook Pro models come with M2 Pro or M2 Max chips, while the Mac Mini comes with an M2 or M2 Pro SoC. Apple’s MacBooks deliver some impressive horsepower and efficiency thanks to the company’s in-house Arm processors. Now, the
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Another Apple rumor from Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman focuses on the company’s efforts to create game-changing augmented reality glasses that could make picking up your iPhone obsolete — if they’re ever built. The race to develop consumer-friendly AR glasses is in full swing, despite notable misfires like Google’s
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: about 14 Chinese suppliers receive initial clearance to expand in India, after Apple said it needed their services to grow its presence in the country — More than a dozen of Apple Inc.’s Chinese suppliers are receiving initial clearance by India to expand in the country …
Read MoreWhen [Hand Tool Rescue] came across a 1919 patent for a one size fits all wrench, he couldn’t help but recreate it. Described in the patent as “a new, original, ornamental design for a wrench”, the wrench had a slot for possibly every fastener that the inventor could think of. Not only did it have
Read MoreWall Street Journal: A profile of DCG CEO Barry Silbert, a finance veteran who built a crypto conglomerate and is now fighting to keep DCG’s brokerage firm Genesis out of bankruptcy — CEO Barry Silbert of Digital Currency Group, a finance veteran who built a crypto conglomerate, now is fighting to keep its brokerage firm
Read MoreImage: Mozilla Firefox’s version 109 update, released on Tuesday, includes a new extensions system that sparked years of controversy when it was adopted for Google Chrome, due to the fact that it nerfed some ad-blockers. However, Mozilla promises that its version will still let users “access the most effective privacy tools” and ad-blockers, while still
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Ever since Elon Musk took over Twitter, one of his aims has been to build up its subscription business, launching a revamped Twitter Blue package that gives subscribers a “verified” checkmark, reduced ads, preferential treatment by its algorithm, and other benefits. The subscription, which is still available only
Read MoreAndrew Asmakov / Decrypt: Dune Analytics: the number of smart contracts deployed on the Ethereum mainnet grew 293% YoY in 2022 and 453% QoQ to 4.6M in Q4 2022, just as FTX collapsed — Despite the fierce headwinds the crypto industry faced over the last year, Web3 development activity has grown at an impressive rate,
Read MoreApple’s new MacBook Pro and Mac mini are a half-step, and we sorely need those now.
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple indefinitely postpones its plans for lightweight AR glasses due to technical difficulties, plans to launch a lower-cost MR headset in 2024/2025 — Apple Inc. is still planning to unveil its first mixed-reality headset this year, but an even more important follow-up product …
Read MoreFew things are more impressive than a lighting strike. Lightning can carry millions of volts and while it can be amazing to watch, it is somewhat less amazing to be hit by lightning. Rockets and antennas often have complex lightning protection systems to try to coax the electricity to avoid striking where you don’t want
Read MoreTaking the USB-C charging board out is Step 39 of 60 when trying to tear down to the Screen / Battery assembly of a Galaxy S22 Ultra. | Image: iFixit / Samsung Samsung is finally adding Galaxy S22 parts and manuals to the self-repair program it established last year with partner iFixit. Just as we’re
Read MoreMatt Levine / Bloomberg: By suing Genesis and Gemini over Gemini Earn in 2023, the SEC is years late to addressing the crypto lending product, which was marketed like a security — Earn — Well, of course: … We covered this in 2021, when Coinbase Global Inc.’s similar crypto lending program was shut down by
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