It’s podcast time again, and this time around Elliot and Dan took a grand tour through the week’s best and brightest hacks. We checked out an old-school analog cell phone that went digital with style, dug into a washing machine’s API, and figured out how to melt metal in the microwave — the right way.
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority The Samsung Exynos W980 is rumored to debut in the Galaxy Watch 6 series. This would be the follow-up to the Exynos W920, which launched in 2021. Allegedly, the new SoC could offer 10% higher performance. Samsung Galaxy S phones get a new system on a chip (SoC) every
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Lyft to cut 1,200+ jobs, or 30% of its 4,000+ staff, days after its new CEO took control, as it aims to reduce 50% of costs; Lyft cut 700 jobs in 2022 — Latest cuts could impact 30% or more of company’s over 4,000 employees — Lyft Inc. plans to cut
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Assistant will be quiet with its responses to certain smart home commands. Google is working on instituting a universal chime in place of vocalized confirmations when you are in the same room. In other words, asking Google to turn off a device in the room you are in
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Threat Intelligence group has announced a new naming scheme for threat actors. It sounds great, naming groups after weather phenomenon, based on the groups motivations or nation of origin. Then each discreet group is given an additional adjective. That’s where things get interesting. It seems like the adjectives were chosen at random, giving rise
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Considering how much it costs, YouTube TV is sometimes knocked by customers for offering only so-so picture quality. This can vary depending on your location or the specific feed that YouTube TV is serving you, but if you scan the YouTube TV subreddit, you’ll see picture quality as
Read MoreKate Clark / The Information: Weaviate, which offers open-source vector databases for startups building generative AI tools, raised a $50M Series B led by Index Ventures at a $200M valuation — Weaviate, an infrastructure startup whose technology is essential for companies trying to build generative AI tools …
Read MoreFor more than a decade, Snapchat has been a fixture in the lives of young people. But the business side of the app has been much less stable. This week I flew down to LA to check in on the company — and while Snap still has plenty of big ideas, I was struck by
Read MoreMetaverse. It’s a concept being bandied about to depict a future in which our physical and digital lives intersect. So let’s think about it for a minute. The metaverse is a term used to describe the interconnectedness of the future. It has trended big time for a long time. You’ll find if you take a leisurely
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: The Linux Foundation launches the TLA+ Foundation to promote and maintain the TLA+ programming language, with AWS, Oracle, and Microsoft among inaugural members — The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit tech consortium that manages various open source efforts, today announced the launch …
Read MoreHannah Waddingham pictured performing onstage at the 2023 Olivier Awards. | Image: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for SOLT Hannah Waddingham, the Emmy-winning actor best known for her role as Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso, is set to host a musical holiday special on Apple TV Plus later this year. Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas will be
Read MoreMatthew Champion / VICE: A fake Twitter account with a Blue checkmark for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces is wrongly claiming RSF leader Hemedti died; RSF’s real account lost its checkmark — The fake account with a blue tick wrongly claimed that Hemedti, the leader of the Rapid Support Forces, had died.
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Google is updating its Bard AI chatbot to help developers write and debug code. Rivals like ChatGPT and Bing AI have supported code generation, but Google says it has been “one of the top requests” it has received since opening up access to Bard last month. Bard can now generate code, debug
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter has removed the “government-funded” and “state-affiliated” labels that led several news outlets to stop tweeting on the platform. When asked why Twitter has dropped the labels, Elon Musk says it was a “suggestion” from Walter Isaacson, the author of his upcoming biography, according to NPR reporter Bobby Allyn.
Read MoreVictoria Alonso attends the 33rd annual GLAAD Media Awards. | Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for GLAAD When Disney suddenly fired Marvel Studios’ former VFX and postproduction head Victoria Alonso earlier this year, it was widely reported that the decision came down as a result of her violating company policy by working on and promoting
Read MoreTwitter now requires advertisers to be verified before they can run ads, something that could see businesses paying $1,000 a month before even paying for them.
Read MoreThis is the definitive list of the 18 greatest Apple stores of all time. Period.
Read MoreJohn D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: The White House meets with corporate, government, and academic experts to begin developing strategies for 6G, as the US seeks to build an early lead over China — Biden administration aims to reassert U.S. leadership in telecom, an area where China has made gains
Read MoreGenerative AI is coming for white-collar roles. If your sense of worth comes from work—what’s left to hold on to?
Read MoreA resident holds a phone while walking on debris following Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 2nd, 2022. | Image: Eva Marie Uzcategui / Bloomberg via Getty Images For years, Twitter has been a go-to for agencies that need to warn people during a rapidly changing crisis. The National Weather Service uses it
Read MoreThe launch of the iTunes Store 20 years ago laid the groundwork for platforms to transform songs into generic background noise.
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Read MoreMariella Moon / Engadget: Google gives Bard the ability to generate, debug, and explain code in 20+ languages, including C++, JavaScript, and Python, and export code to Google’s Colab — Google’s Bard chatbot now has the capability to help you with programming tasks. The tech giant said that coding …
Read MoreThe Chromecast with Google TV (HD) is a good streaming device if you can get away with 1080p. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you’re looking for a Mother’s Day gift that’s cheap in price but not quality, today’s lead deal is a good one to consider. Right now, you can pick
Read MoreA new report says Apple is planning to introduce a journaling app to iOS 17.
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