Last week, I wrote about NASA’s technology demonstrator projects, and how they’ve been runaway successes – both the Mars rovers and the current copter came from such experimental beginnings. I argued that letting some spirit of experimentation into an organization like NASA is probably very fruitful from time to time. And then a few days
Read MoreIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images FAST, or free ad-supported streaming television, is the closest thing you can get to having cable without actually paying for it. As the name implies, FAST services let you watch a wide selection of content as you flip through individual “channels,” all without a subscription. While
Read MoreThe iRobot Roomba j7 is our favorite robot vacuum. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Whew, April really flew by fast! Believe it or not, Mother’s Day is now just two weeks away, so unfortunately, we can no longer keep putting off the search for a gift. Thankfully, though, retailers — likely
Read MoreGoogle Nest Tag with Nest Secure Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority An icon spotted within Google Fonts indicates that Google’s AirTag competitor could be coming soon under the Nest branding. It could be called the “Nest Locator Tag” and could resemble the Nest Tag that is included with the Nest Secure. Android really needs
Read MoreFAST TV makes it very easy to just zone out and not stress, like broadcast TV did once before. | Photo by François LOCHON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images I’ve been watching TV on demand for over 20 years. Well before streaming, I was picking up the whole run of The Sopranos from the college library and
Read MoreFAST TV makes it very easy to just zone out and not stress, like broadcast TV did once before. | Photo by François LOCHON/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images I’ve been watching TV on demand for over 20 years. Well before streaming, I was picking up the whole run of The Sopranos from the college library and
Read MoreIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images FAST, or free ad-supported streaming television, is the closest thing you can get to having cable without actually paying for it. As the name implies, FAST services let you watch a wide selection of content as you flip through individual “channels,” all without a subscription. While
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Read MoreWatching TV has always been mostly ad-supported. And easy to do. Free streaming is bringing that back. | Illustration by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images Call it FAST, call it AVOD, call it whatever you want. Free ad-supported streaming is having a moment, and it’s only going to get bigger from here. Continue reading…
Read MoreJoanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: A WSJ columnist used Synthesia, ElevenLabs, and ChatGPT to create an AI clone that could trick her bank’s voice biometric system, make a TikTok, and more — Our columnist replaced herself with AI voice and video to see how humanlike the tech can be. The results were eerie.
Read MoreBuildings currently consume about 50% of the world’s electricity, so finding ways to reduce the loads they place on the grid can save money and reduce carbon emissions. Scientists at the University of Toronto have developed an “optofluidic” system for tuning light coming into a building. The researchers devised a biomimetic system inspired by the
Read MoreVivian Wang / New York Times: A look at livestream shopping in China, where an estimated $500B in goods were sold on apps like Douyin in 2022, an 8x jump since 2019, amid regulatory scrutiny — Star sellers can amass huge followings and eye-popping fortunes, through a format that mixes consumerism and entertainment.
Read MoreCredit: OnLeaks/Smartprix Renders of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 have leaked. The new hinge of the phone is on full display in the leaked images. The device is expected to be thinner this time around. Display bezels may also shrink. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 is still months away, but leaks have been relentlessly
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Read MoreWhen we have two 3D printed parts that need to fit together, many of us rely on pins and holes to locate them and fix them together. [Slant 3D] has explored some alternative ideas in this area that may open up new avenues for your own designs. Their first idea was to simply chamfer the
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Read MorePhoto by Stefan Sauer / picture alliance via Getty Images Bluesky might be the Twitter-like we’ve been waiting for. Yes, I know it’s still invite-only. Yes, I know there are only thousands of people on the platform right now. Yes, I know that it’s still missing table-stakes features like video uploads and DMs. Still, I’m
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Read MoreMike Masnick / Techdirt: Six months since Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, a brief overview of Twitter alternatives, including Mastodon, Bluesky, and Nostr, and how they might evolve — Today is six months since Elon took over Twitter and began this bizarre speedrun of the content moderation learning curve in which he seems …
Read MoreWashington Post: Jack Dorsey criticized Elon Musk’s leadership of Twitter on Bluesky and refused to take responsibility for the acquisition, claiming “it all went south” — The former CEO issued his strongest criticism yet of Musk’s takeover of the social media site
Read MoreJoanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: A WSJ columnist used Synthesia, ElevenLabs, and ChatGPT to create an AI clone that could trick her bank’s voice biometric system, make a TikTok, and more — Our columnist replaced herself with AI voice and video to see how humanlike the tech can be. The results were eerie.
Read MoreCharlize Alcaraz / BetaKit: Quebec-based E2ip, which develops tech for smart displays and surfaces, raised a $120M Series B co-led by Export Development Canada and McRock Capital — Export Development Canada and McRock Capital co-led the round. — St-Laurent, Québec-based E2ip Technologies …
Read MoreReuters: Didi, in its first annual report since its US delisting, reports 2022 net revenue down 19% YoY to ~$20.37B and a net loss of ~$3.44B, down from ~$7.13B in 2021 — Chinese ride hailing giant Didi Global on Saturday reported a 19% year-on-year fall in 2022 revenue, as the country’s COVID lockdowns and a
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