Credit: Samsung Samsung now covers the newly launched Galaxy A24 with four years of Android updates. The under $300 device will get updates till Android 17. It is also covered by five years of security updates. Samsung quietly announced the Galaxy A24 earlier this week. The phone is one of Samsung’s cheapest A series devices,
Read MoreGerry Smith / Bloomberg: Sources: DraftKings plans to launch a free, ad-supported video streaming service with videos of podcasts the company sponsors, expected to debut in coming weeks — DraftKings Inc. is planning to launch its own streaming video service, the latest evidence that sports betting and media are converging.
Read MoreReuters: Samsung reports Q1 operating profit down 95% YoY to ~$478.6M, its lowest since 2009, and revenue down 18% YoY to ~$47.6B; its chip division reported ~$3.4B loss — Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) flagged a gradual recovery for chips in the second half of the year …
Read MoreSara Merken / Reuters: Harvey, which builds generative AI tools for law firms, raised a $21M Series A led by Sequoia with participation from the OpenAI Startup Fund and others — With more and more lawyers at major law firms using fast-advancing generative artificial intelligence tools, legal AI startup Harvey …
Read MoreLG’s 15.6-inch Gram SuperSlim laptop. | Image: LG LG’s Gram line of laptops have always been designed to be lightweight and thin, and now the company has released a new “SuperSlim” model that’s a strong competitor to the likes of Apple’s MacBook Air in the portability department (via Engadget). LG officially calls its new laptop
Read MoreDeadline: Mina Lefevre, Meta’s head of development and programming, to exit amid layoffs, as Meta shutters Facebook Watch Originals and ends its last show, Red Table Talk — EXCLUSIVE: Mina Lefevre, who was Head of Development and Programming at Meta, is departing Facebook’s parent company.
Read MoreChris Stokel-Walker / Wired: Law experts say Twitter is breaching US laws prohibiting false advertising by implying that some celebrities paid for Blue when they haven’t paid for it — The law says you can’t falsely claim that celebrities are paying for Twitter Blue. — Twitter’s verification system debacle …
Read MoreDarrell Etherington / TechCrunch: Meta says time spent on Instagram grew 24%+ since Reels launched thanks to AI recommendations, and expects Reels to be revenue-neutral by year end or early 2024 — Meta shared some updated engagement info around its platforms on its Q1 2023 quarterly earnings call on Wednesday …
Read MoreWhile roaming the halls of Vintage Computer Festival East 2023, we ran into [Adrian Black], who was eager to talk about the importance of classic computing in his own life and how his experience hosting the YouTube channel Adrian’s Digital Basement has impacted him these last few years. On his channel, [Adrian] spends most of
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Google says it plans to add E2EE to Google Authenticator “down the line”, after researchers warned that its new feature to sync 2FA codes is not E2E encrypted — On Monday, Google Authenticator launched the ability to sync 2FA codes to your Google Account.
Read MoreThis gift list is by no means inclusive of every perfect gift — but hopefully, you’ll glean some inspiration for Mom or Dad! You do realize that Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 14, 2023, and Father’s Day is Sunday, June 18, 2023. If you order items early, there is a lot less stress. I have
Read MoreDarrell Etherington / TechCrunch: Meta says time spent on Instagram grew 24%+ since Reels launched thanks to AI recommendations, and expects Reels to be revenue-neutral by year end or early 2024 — Meta shared some updated engagement info around its platforms on its Q1 2023 quarterly earnings call on Wednesday …
Read MorePaul Sawers / TechCrunch: Lookout agrees to sell its consumer mobile security business to F-Secure in a deal valued at around $223M, transitioning into a “pure-play enterprise company” — Lookout’s long-running transition to becoming an enterprise security company is all but complete …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta sees “an opportunity to introduce AI agents to billions of people in ways that will be useful and meaningful,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors today. While he was vague about how exactly Meta will add generative AI to its apps, Zuckerberg gave the most detailed preview yet
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Google Meet finally supports 1080p video calls — but only for paying subscribers. In an update on Wednesday, Google says it’s bringing the upgrade to select Workspace and Google One users. Additionally, you can only access 1080p video calls on the web-based version of Google Meet, and it all depends on whether
Read MoreAmanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg disputes the narrative that Meta is moving its focus away from a metaverse vision and sees AI tech working in tandem with the metaverse — Things are looking up for Meta. The company beat revenue expectations, reporting an increase in year-over-year revenue for the first time in three quarters.
Read MoreJosh Eidelson / Bloomberg: YouTube Music contractors from Cognizant vote to unionize with the Alphabet Workers Union; Alphabet is appealing a ruling that Google is their joint employer — The majority of a group of YouTube contract staff in Texas have voted to unionize in a labor victory that could force parent company Alphabet Inc
Read MoreThe existing Ayaneo 2. The new 2S looks much the same. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Z1 Extreme who? Ayaneo has just confirmed it will use AMD’s similar but unannounced Ryzen 7000 U-series chips in a new batch of handheld gaming PCs — including the never-before-seen Ayaneo 2S and Ayaneo Geek 1S,
Read MoreThis article will review the phenomenon of the natural order of virtual spaces. Specifically, we’ll address repeating patterns of technical building blocks that, when pieced together (like pieces from a puzzle), enable us to work, play and stay healthy remotely — and ultimately make the virtual experience as good as in-person. Here the 6 key
Read MoreCredit: Tech Deals Windows 11 Home may be sufficient for a lot of users, but if you or your business relies on enhanced functionality, Windows 11 Pro is where it’s at. This hugely popular deal could save you a pretty penny, with the pro version of the operating system on sale right now for just
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Amazon is calling it quits on its Halo division. Halo devices are no longer available on Amazon’s website. The company announced that all Halo devices and the app will cease to function on August 1, 2023. On August 27, 2020, Amazon introduced the world to its health and wellness
Read MoreXiaomi’s newest Mi Band 8 boasts the same core feature set as its predecessor, plus a few upgrades. However, it’s not yet available globally. More importantly, when the fitness tracker does hit shelves near you, it won’t be the only option. We round up the best Xiaomi Mi Band 8 alternatives to consider before you
Read MoreBloomberg: A Brazilian court orders a temporary ban on Telegram in the country after the company refused to share information about neo-Nazi groups with the federal police — A federal court ordered a temporary ban on Telegram in Brazil after the messaging service refused to share information …
Read MoreThe legislation would insert the government into online platforms’ age-verification efforts—a move that makes some US lawmakers queasy.
Read MoreCredit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Google rolled out a new feature for its Authenticator app that syncs the app across devices. Security researchers found that the new feature doesn’t have end-to-end encryption. The researchers recommend avoiding the feature for now. Update, April 26, 2023 (03:29 PM ET): Christiaan Brand — who holds the title
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