Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Artist Boris Eldagsen won the Sony World Photography Awards with a piece called “The Electrician.” Eldagsen did not accept the prize after revealing his collaboration with AI. Eldagsen says he entered the contest to be a “cheeky monkey” and see if “competitions are prepared for AI images.” AI art
Read MoreVW’s latest big electric cruise sedan showcases new tech and impressive aerodynamics, but can it take on the Hyundai Ioniq 6 and Tesla Model S?
Read MoreImage: Unbroken Studios / Portkey Games Warner Bros. has revealed the existence of a new Harry Potter game. Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is a competitive multiplayer game based on the fictional sport popularized by the Harry Potter novels. The game’s website is a little bare, featuring only a sign-up portal to be a play tester
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Twitter says it will show labels on tweets that have limited visibility for potentially violating its hateful conduct policy — Twitter is introducing new labels it will show on tweets the company limits for breaking its rules. The company occasionally restricts tweets that violate …
Read MoreBenj Edwards / Ars Technica: A look at autonomous AI agents like Auto-GPT and BabyAGI, which perform multistep tasks by iteratively taking output from GPT-4 and feeding it back into itself — AutoGPT and BabyAGI run GPT AI agents to complete complex tasks iteratively. — Since the launch of OpenAI’s GPT-4 API …
Read MorePhoto by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge The Internal Revenue Service released its list of electric vehicles that will still qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit after strict new supply chain rules go into effect on April 18th. And oh boy, is it short. Big winners include Tesla, Ford, Chrysler, Jeep, and General
Read MoreIt’s been clear for a long time that the world has to move away from fossil energy sources. Decades ago, this seemed impractical, when renewable energy was hugely expensive, and we were yet to see much impact on the ground from climate change. Meanwhile, prices for solar and wind installations have come down immensely, which
Read MoreImage: 343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios Joseph Staten, Halo Infinite’s former head of creative who just announced he was leaving Microsoft, will be the creative director for a new AAA game from Netflix, Staten announced on Monday. “In my work life, there’s nothing I love more than collaborating with others to build worlds filled
Read MoreLily Rose-Depp as Jocelyn and Abel Tesfaye as Tedros in The Idol. | HBO It was one thing to hear about how (HBO) Max’s upcoming series The Idol from Sam Levinson and The Weeknd had reportedly become an expensive showcase of “sexual torture porn,” but it’s another to actually see moments from the show in
Read MoreThat little greenish smudge on the right is the northern lights, as seen by my phone camera’s night mode. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Somewhere over Greenland, I opened up the window shade. People see the northern lights on their flights to Iceland, right? Might as well check. I was sitting parallel
Read MoreThe discovery of malicious encryptors for Apple computers could herald new risks for macOS users if the malware continues to evolve.
Read MoreMax Tani / Semafor: Spotify plans to drop its paywall on some of Gimlet’s podcasts and change its exclusivity rules in the coming months; Spotify acquired Gimlet for $230M in 2019 — Staff at the podcast studio Gimlet staff have been told in recent weeks that Spotify plans to drop its subscription wall around some
Read MoreHave ever looked at Wolfram Alpha and the development of Wolfram Language and thought that perhaps Stephen Wolfram was a bit ahead of his time? Well, maybe the times may have finally caught up because Wolfram plus ChatGPT looks like an amazing combo. That link goes to a long blog post from Stephen Wolfram that
Read MoreCan the pulsating Pulsetto really reduce stress, improve sleep, and alleviate anxiety? For us, it had a radically different effect.
Read MoreOn 60 Minutes, a Google AI video generator was seen for the first time. The system will not generate humans, a limit placed on it by Google itself. CEO Sundar Pichai is hoping governments will regulate AI even more. Google is in a rush to catch up with rivals regarding generative AI. Chat-GPT is way ahead
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority A leaker claims the Pixel 7a is heading to retail stores in the next two weeks. The claim suggests that the Pixel 7a could launch sometime around the Google I/O event. The leaker says there won’t be a fourth colorway for the Pixel 7a. When it comes to
Read MoreThe Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is both powerful and portable, with nice perks like all-day battery life. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Want an excellent gaming laptop that won’t weigh you down while traveling? You might want to grab today’s deal on the Asus ROG Zephyrus then. Right now, Best Buy
Read MoreYou can go full gamer with the Nanoleaf Lines or just use them as some unique accent lighting. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge The Nanoleaf Lines are a pretty unusual home lighting accessory, unless you normally decorate your rooms with the kind of lights you might find in a nightclub. The
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority While on the Android side we have plenty of phones with amazing battery life, Apple has never been known for making phones that genuinely stand out in this department. In our iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro reviews, we mention that full-day battery life is common in both instances,
Read MoreThese open-back headphones have buttery bass, but they face stiff competition from their cheaper siblings.
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify is losing another talk content executive. The Verge has learned that Nir Zicherman, who leads the company’s new audiobook vertical, will be leaving the company this year. He will depart as one of the last remaining executives who built Spotify’s podcasting business. Zicherman co-founded podcast creation and
Read MoreDespite the rigorous process controls for factories, anyone who has worked on hardware can tell you that parts may look identical but are not the same. Everything from silicon defects to microscopic variations in materials can cause profoundly head-scratching effects. Perhaps one particular unit heats up faster or locks up when executing a specific sequence
Read MoreCTech: Sources: Tel Aviv-based QuaDream is shutting down, after Microsoft and Citizen Lab said its mercenary spyware is being used to hack journalists and others — It was reported last week that the Israeli firm’s hacking tools have been used against journalists, opposition figures and advocacy organizations across at least 10 countries
Read MoreAndrew Tarantola / Engadget: Adobe announces upgrades to its Firefly generative AI tools, allowing video editors to add effects, boost color levels, and more using natural language prompts — Less than a month after debuting its new suite of Firefly generative AI editing tools, Adobe announced Monday that it is already working …
Read MoreWilliam Gallagher / AppleInsider: Apple launches its Apple Card Savings account, letting users deposit Daily Cash rewards into a 4.15% high-yield account, after announcing it in October 2022 — Months after its first announcement, Apple Savings is now available to Apple Card users, with users able to route Daily Cash rewards …
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