With the global launch of the Magic Vs, HONOR is attempting to pull a foldable rabbit out of a hat once held by its well-heeled former parent, HUAWEI. In HONOR’s hands though, that hat is far smaller, with fewer resources, brand recognition, and buying power. And yet, the youthful company that is now fending for
Read MoreHebrew support has been added to the HomePod in iOS 16.4 beta 1.
Read MoreAlonzo Sawyer’s misidentification by algorithm made him a suspect for a crime police now say was committed by someone else—feeding debate over regulation.
Read MoreNew details reveal that Beijing-backed hackers targeted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, adding to a string of attacks in the region.
Read MorePlus: Microsoft fixes several zero-day bugs, Google patches Chrome and Android, Mozilla rids Firefox of a full-screen vulnerability, and more.
Read MorePeriscopeFilm owners [Doug] and [Nick] just released a mini-documentary about the rescue of a large collection of old 35 and 16 mm celluloid films from the landfill. The video shows the process of the films being collected from the donor and then being sorted and organized in a temporary storage warehouse. There is a dizzying
Read More(Image: Adobe et al./MIT/Signal Kinetics)Comic books and old sci-fi movies are rife with depictions of “X-ray vision” goggles—and now the MIT augmented reality (AR) lab is, too. Researchers at MIT have created a headset that enables the user to “see” through solid material and locate objects that would otherwise remain hidden. The headset, called X-AR,
Read MoreRyan Broderick / Garbage Day: After declining Twitter engagement, a writer games the For You algorithm, which he suspected was using invisible subreddits via Topics to organize tweets — Read to the end for some really good horse content — I Gave Into The New Twitter Algorithm And I Went Way Too Viral
Read MoreManya Saini / Reuters: Sources: Visa and Mastercard pause plans for partnerships with crypto companies and some product launches until markets and the regulatory environment improve — U.S. payment giants Visa (V.N) and Mastercard (MA.N) are slamming the brakes on plans to forge new partnerships with crypto firms …
Read MoreGoogle is expanding the availability of AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, a PostgreSQL-compatible, managed database-as-a-service, to 16 new regions. AlloyDB for PostgreSQL was made generally available in December and competes with the likes of Amazon Aurora and Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL. “AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, our PostgreSQL-compatible database service for demanding relational database workloads, is now available
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Reddit adds the ability to search comments on posts from the search bar, available on desktop, iOS, and Android — Reddit is adding the ability to search for comments within a specific post right from the search bar. The new feature seems pretty handy, as it should make it much
Read MoreNiha Masih / Washington Post: Access Now: in 2022, 35 countries instituted internet shutdowns at least 187 times, led by India with 84 disruptions, Russia causing 22 in Ukraine, and more — More countries shut down the internet in 2022 than ever before, according to a new report by digital rights researchers …
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority OnePlus has confirmed that it’s launching a foldable phone in the second half of the year. The device will be a flagship with the “signature OnePlus fast and smooth experience.” OnePlus took to MWC 2023 to showcase a new concept device, but that’s not it for the company’s announcements
Read MoreCompanies are diving to the bottom to scoop up metals essential for our EV-driven future. But how much ocean are we willing to sacrifice?
Read MoreFinancial Times: Some marketers worry that Meta’s AI-based Advantage+ ad tool, added after Apple’s ATT to automatically generate multiple ads, forces them to relinquish control — Social network claims successes with tool to counteract Apple’s privacy changes that resulted in billions in lost revenue
Read MoreCredit: Ryan McLeod / Android Authority Panzer Glass just launched a new 100% recycled plastic screen protector. It feels a lot like glass and works better for curved displays. It is only available for the Galaxy S23 series for now. Screen protectors are important. If you plan to keep your smartphone for many years, you
Read MoreGood morning, and welcome to Tuesday’s Daily Authority! I’m just back from a break up north, where I spent four days listening to crime and dystopian fiction authors talk about their books. Needless to say I’ve returned with a stack of books almost as big as I am! On with today’s top news: We’ve got
Read MoreFinancial Times: Klarna reports a ~$1B net loss in 2022, up 47% YoY, and Q4 revenue up 19% YoY to ~$534M, driven by US GMV rising 71% in 2022, as the BNPL industry struggles — Swedish fintech says it is on track to return to profit this year — Klarna has plunged to the biggest
Read MoreThe iPad mini could be coming this year, here’s what you need to know about the new smallest iPad.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Snapchat has introduced a ChatGPT-powered bot in its app. It’s called My AI and is equipped to have natural conversations with Snapchat users. The platform has restricted the bot’s responses to follow Snapchat’s trust and safety guidelines. Snapchat has released a ChatGPT-powered AI bot inside its app. Called “My
Read MoreCade Metz / New York Times: AI pioneer and UCSD professor Terry Sejnowski argues that AI chatbots are often prodded into producing strange results by the people who are using them — One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence argues that chatbots are often prodded into producing strange results by the people who are using
Read MoreCredit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority Honor has announced a new software update policy at MWC 2023. The new update policy delivers three major OS upgrades and five years of security patches. Honor’s policy only applies to the Magic 5 Pro and Magic Vs for now. System update policies are a growing battleground in the
Read MoreCredit: Redmi Redmi just achieved 300W fast wired charging on a phone. The company used a modified Redmi Note 12 series phone to demonstrate the tech. The phone’s 4,100mah battery gained a full charge under five minutes. The fast charging race is going absolutely bonkers! After Realme broke records with its 240W fast charging solution
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A new Google phone has come up in the FCC database. It could be the Pixel 7a. The documents confirm its connectivity options. An unnamed Google phone has stopped by FCC, as spotted by Droid Life. The device in question comes bearing model number GHL1X. It seems to have
Read MoreSander Lutz / Decrypt: Yuga Labs announces its first Bitcoin NFT project TwelveFold, which contains 300 limited-edition generative art pieces inscribed to the Bitcoin blockchain — TwelveFold, a limited series of just 300 generative Ordinals NFT art pieces on Bitcoin, will be auctioned later this week.
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