Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The latest Android 13 distribution numbers show that its growth is outpacing Android 12. However, Android 11 still has the biggest piece of the pie, with 23.5% of Android devices on this version. Samsung’s robust software support commitments are likely helping a lot with Android adoption. Years ago, Google
Read MoreOh hey, a Spotify widget on the iOS 16 Lock Screen — finally! | Image: Spotify The new version of Spotify now supports iOS 16 widgets, so you can have a swift way to get to your music from your iPhone or iPad’s lock screen or display album art of your recently played music right
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority A new Windows 11 preview build is rolling out to members of the Beta channel. The update introduces new APIs for devices with presence sensors. This update makes it possible for apps to deliver unique experiences built around presence detection. Insiders in Microsoft’s Beta channel are getting a new
Read MoreNilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Substack CEO Chris Best about Notes, asking for investment without sharing financial details, and more, as he evades some content moderation questions — Can Substack handle the wrath of Elon Musk and the pain of content moderation? — It is fair to say that Substack …
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority The Amazon Kindle revolutionized reading. There was no longer any need to fill half of your luggage with weighty novels as you headed off on a beach trip — one paperback-sized device could contain 1,000 years of reading material. A subscription service was inevitable thereafter, and Kindle Unlimited was
Read MoreSpring has sprung at the Jersey Shore, and for retrocomputer aficionados that can only mean one thing — the Vintage Computer Festival East is imminent. The East Coast’s premier event for classic computers and associated electronics kicks off tomorrow at the InfoAge Science and History Museum in Wall, NJ, and continues until Sunday. If you’re
Read MoreJulie Muhn / Finovate: ID.me, the digital ID service used by the IRS and other US agencies, raised a $132M Series D led by Viking Global, bringing its total funding to $240M+ — – ID.me announced a $132 million funding round, bringing its total raised to $240 million. — The company has brought on Samantha
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Update, April 13, 2023 (02:51 PM ET): This Sony Xperia 1 V rumor hub has been updated with a few new tidbits about rumored specs and design. Original article: Sony launches the Xperia 1 series of flagship phones every year, offering a high-end, premium-priced experience. 2022 saw the Japanese
Read MoreIllustration by Will Joel / The Verge Otter.ai is one of the more popular machine-powered transcription apps — and it’s easy to see why. Its algorithms do a good job of transcribing speech, including differentiating and identifying the people speaking. And if you use its Otter Assistant feature, it will attach to your calendar and
Read MoreAs part of his continuing series on the Nothing YouTube channel, Carl Pei reviewed the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. He clearly respects Samsung and loves the phone overall, but he had plenty of criticisms. Of course, he can’t help but bring up the Nothing Phone 1 as a comparison. Carl Pei is starting to develop
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Google Chat is getting a new look that matches the redesigned interfaces of Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Gmail. Like the makeovers it rolled out to its other Workspace apps, this one is also based on Google’s Material Design 3 system. As you can see in the below GIF, you’ll notice
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon is making its AI-powered coding assistant free for individual developers, undercutting the $10 per month pricing of its Microsoft-made rival. In a post shared on Thursday, Amazon announced that its CodeWhisperer tool is now available to everyone who signs up to use it. Amazon launched CodeWhisperer as a
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter is rebranding its “Super Follows” feature, which lets you subscribe to individual users to get access to some exclusive content, to just “Subscriptions.” Twitter owner Elon Musk promoted the feature on Thursday, noting that you can find it in the “Monetization” section of settings. Super Follows were first
Read MoreA Fifth Circuit ruling that keeps mifepristone available, but curtails access to it, is the newest front in a battle over the FDA’s power to approve drugs.
Read MoreSecurity researchers are jailbreaking large language models to get around safety rules. Things could get much worse.
Read MorePhoto Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge | Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Can Substack handle the wrath of Elon Musk and the pain of content moderation? Continue reading…
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft plans to roll out Windows 11 to HoloLens 2 for free, improving app performance and letting developers integrate web technologies into native apps — Microsoft is bringing Windows 11 to its HoloLens 2 headset. The update will be available free of charge, and Microsoft …
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Read MoreAmazon Web Services (AWS) has released a new service, dubbed Amazon Bedrock, that provides multiple foundation models designed to allow companies to customize and create their own generative AI applications — including programs for general commercial use. Amazon Bedrock provides users with foundation models from AI21 Labs, Anthropic, Stability AI, and Amazon, accessible via an
Read MoreCongratulations to the winners of the 2023 Hackaday.io Low Power Contest! We challenged you to show us how much you could do with how little, and you did not disappoint. Our judges have put their heads together, and thanks to Digi-Key, our contest sponsor, the top three entries will be taking home a $150 gift
Read MoreLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: One of the Western Digital hackers claims they have stolen ~10TB of data, including customer data, and says they are asking for a ransom of “minimum 8 figures” — One of the hackers claimed to have stolen customer data and said they are asking for a “minim 8 figures” as a
Read MoreSuzume. | Image: Crunchyroll Right now, we are absolutely spoiled for choice when it comes to entertainment. TV shows, movies, and games all come out at such a fast and furious pace that it’s hard to keep up. Not all of them are worth your time, of course — which is where we come in.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority A study has found that smartphones are increasingly getting brighter year after year. Premium smartphones in 2022 saw a 171% YoY jump in brightness. The trend is starting to spread to low- and mid-priced smartphones. Have you ever taken a moment to think about the brightness of your phone?
Read MoreThe group chat is “a hallowed thing.” | Image: The Verge Izzy Miller downloaded 500,000 messages from his seven-year group chat, then trained an AI language model to replicate his friends — learning details about their lives and imitating the way they speak. Continue reading…
Read MoreElizabeth Howcroft / Reuters: Nansen: ether worth $1.4B is stuck in a withdrawal queue after the Shapella upgrade; Ethereum can process ~$115M in ether withdrawals per day — Cryptocurrency investors are facing delays to withdraw funds deposited on the Ethereum blockchain after its major software upgrade …
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