Generative AI can generate new content, and it’s been heralded as a groundbreaking technology with the potential to transform various industries. However, those working in the cloudops world who will be charged with running generative AI systems long term are beginning to voice their concerns. Although generative AI has many benefits, it also has the
Read MoreBusinesses are 24/7. This includes everything from the website, back office, supply chain, and beyond. At another time, everything ran in batches. Even a few years ago, operational systems would be paused so that data could be loaded into a data warehouse and reports would be run. Now reports are about where things are right
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Samsung is bringing its Image Clipper feature to older Galaxy flagship phones. The option lets you cut specific objects and people from a picture, pasting them elsewhere. Samsung is also bringing a couple of other camera-related additions to older phones. Samsung launched the Apple-inspired Image Clipper feature on the
Read MoreIf you have a Raspberry Pi connected to an LED matrix, you might think about creating a simple oscilloscope. Of course, the Pi isn’t really well-suited for that and neither is an LED matrix, so [Thomas McDonald] decided to create the OhSillyScope, instead. The device isn’t very practical, but it does add some flash to
Read MoreAmnezia, a free virtual private network, allows users to set up their own servers, making it harder for Moscow to block this portal to the outside world.
Read MoreCredit: Weibo/Digital Chat Station A real-world image of the vivo X Flip has appeared online. The picture shows a clamshell foldable phone in line with a leaked schematic. A vivo executive has since revealed loads of X Flip specs. Update: April 7, 2023 (3:06 AM ET): Vivo executive Jia Jingdong has dished out loads of
Read MoreMuch like vinyl records, tube amplifiers are still prized for their perceived sound qualities, even though both technologies have been largely replaced otherwise. The major drawback to designing around vacuum tubes, if you can find them at all, is often driving them with the large voltages they often require to heat them to the proper
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A new leak has dished out apparent Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5 camera specs. It looks like Samsung might offer similar camera systems as last year. The company might bring new camera sensors though. Samsung Galaxy foldables don’t exactly set a new bar for smartphone
Read MoreImage: The Verge Google has announced that WebGPU, an API that gives web apps more access to your graphics card’s capabilities, will be enabled by default in Chrome 113, which is due out in around three weeks. WebGPU will be available on Windows PCs that support Direct3D 12, macOS, and ChromeOS devices that support Vulkan.
Read MoreIf you’re hoping that this AI-powered logic analyzer will help you quickly debug that wonky digital circuit on your bench with the magic of AI, we’re sorry to disappoint you. But if you’re in luck if you’re in the market for something to help you detect logical fallacies someone spouts in conversation. With the magic
Read MoreSohee Kim / Bloomberg: Samsung plans to cut memory chip production to a “meaningful level” after estimating that its Q1 operating profit fell 95%+ YoY to ~$450M, its worst since 2009 — Samsung Electronics Co. said it is cutting memory chip production after reporting its slimmest profit since …
Read MoreTim Keary / VentureBeat: Bitdefender survey of 400+ IT/security professionals: 42% were told to cover up data breaches that should have been reported, 29.9% admit covering up breaches — In a world where cybercrime is becoming more difficult to prevent, many security leaders are putting pressure on IT professionals to bury the truth.
Read MoreMitchell Clark / The Verge: Substack writers are getting a pop-up saying Twitter “unexpectedly restricted access to embedding tweets”, a day after Substack unveiled its Twitter-like Notes — Writers trying to embed tweets in their Substack stories are in for a rude surprise: after pasting a link to the site …
Read MoreThe bane of 3D printing is what people commonly call bed leveling. The name is a bit of a misnomer since you aren’t actually getting the bed level but making the bed and the print head parallel. Many modern printers probe the bed at different points using their own nozzle, a contact probe, or a
Read MoreImage: Walmart Walmart is planning to build out a nationwide electric vehicle charging network at thousands of its stores, including Sam’s Club locations. The company says it plans to have the network built by 2030 and will help make EV ownership “more accessible, reliable, convenient and affordable.” “Currently, Walmart has nearly 1,300 third-party chargers across
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: YouTube adds a Podcasts tab to channel pages globally on its website and mobile apps, showing playlists that creators have marked as podcasts — While we’re still waiting for podcasts to widely roll out (in the US) to YouTube Music, YouTube has added a “Podcasts” tab to channel pages.
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Writers trying to embed tweets in their Substack stories are in for a rude surprise: after pasting a link to the site, a message pops up saying that “Twitter has unexpectedly restricted access to embedding tweets in Substack posts” and explaining that the company is working on a fix.
Read MoreAmazon’s newest Echo Dot is just one of many devices available at an all-time low. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Spring has sprung, and to celebrate that fact, Amazon naturally decided to discount a bunch of random devices mostly unrelated to the season. That’s good news for us, though. Given Mother’s
Read MorePhoto by Wang Gang / VCG via Getty Images Apple will be opening its first retail store in India in Mumbai, according to a short notice on the company’s website. “Hello Mumbai,” the notice reads. “We are getting ready to welcome you aboard our first store in India. And raring to see where your creativity
Read MoreThe damaged parts in the camera are circled in red. Original graphic is from the Mamiya service manual. When it comes to professional medium format analog cameras, the Mamiya RB67 is among the most well-known and loved, ever since its introduction in 1970. Featuring not only support for 120 and 220 mm film options, but
Read MoreGlobal Thermostat’s kiloton-scale unit for removing carbon dioxide from the air. | Image: Global Thermostat There’s a scramble in the US to build the first generation of technologies to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. And the first American company with this kind of system, Global Thermostat, just set up shop in Colorado to
Read MoreThe damaged parts in the camera are circled in red. Original graphic is from the Mamiya service manual. When it comes to professional medium format analog cameras, the Mamiya RB67 is among the most well-known and loved, ever since its introduction in 1970. Featuring not only support for 120 and 220 mm film options, but
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge The age of Twitter bots may be over. Continue reading…
Read MoreCode sleuthing has uncovered potential plans to expand the Find My Device system to work even when phones are powered off. Apple iPhones have had this perk for many years now. It’s possible this feature would only work with the Pixel 8 series, at least at first. If you lose your Android phone and it’s
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