In the War on Bacteria, It’s Time to Call in the Phages
Researchers say viruses can kill antibiotic-resistant microbes and help treat infections. Regulators have to figure out how to get them on the market.
Read MoreResearchers say viruses can kill antibiotic-resistant microbes and help treat infections. Regulators have to figure out how to get them on the market.
Read MoreFinancial Times: Comparing OpenAI’s ChatGPT, for in-depth replies, and Google’s Bard, for natural dialog, on summarizing an article, telling a joke, picking stocks, and more — We ask the generative AI systems from OpenAI and Google to pick stocks, tell jokes and imagine the Xi-Putin summit
Read MoreImage: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Last week, General Motors shocked the car world when it announced that it would be restricting access to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its future lineup of electric vehicles. And so far, it appears to be alone in that decision. GM said it wanted to move away from
Read MoreImage: Mengxin Li / The Verge A couple years ago, Adele had a complaint about Spotify. Her complaint was not about the miserly rates at which it compensates musicians, the monopolistic stranglehold it has on the music industry, or the misinformation-spewing podcast hosts that it employs. No, she had a gripe with the shuffle feature.
Read MoreZach Baron / GQ: An interview and profile of Tim Cook on running Apple, succeeding Steve Jobs, being an outsider, creativity, avoiding smartphone addiction, rivals, and more — As Apple CEO, he has defied his skeptics and refashioned the world’s most creative company on his own exacting terms.
Read MoreMatthew Goldstein / New York Times: A look at problems at Digital World Acquisition Corp, which plans to take Truth Social public by September 8, after CEO Patrick Orlando was ousted — The merger of Digital World and Trump Media has been held up by investigations, but executives are rushing to complete the deal by
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Tor Project, the organization behind the anonymous network and browser, is helping launch a privacy-focused browser that’s made to connect to a VPN instead of a decentralized onion network. It’s called the Mullvad browser, named after the Mullvad VPN company it’s partnered with on the project,
Read MoreMullvad Browser, a collaboration between the nonprofit and Mullvad VPN, offers an anti-tracking browser designed to be used with a VPN.
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Amsterdam-based Fourthline, which offers AI tools for ID checks and compliance to finance companies, raised €50M led by Finch, taking its total funding to €70M — As digital financial services become more advanced, so too do the efforts of malicious hackers and fraudsters to crack …
Read MoreMarissa Newman / Bloomberg: Research: Israeli tech startups raised $1.7B in Q1 2023, the lowest since 2018, weighed down by a global slowdown and protests over a proposed judicial overhaul — Investment in Israeli tech companies has dropped to the lowest quarterly rate in nearly five years, a result of the global downturn …
Read MoreMeat brewed in bioreactors is on the way, but it’s still too expensive. The solution? Add a whole lot of plants.
Read MoreAs more characters enter the public domain, it’s important that creators use them. Next up: Mickey Mouse.
Read MoreAn agency database WIRED obtained reveals widespread use of so-called 1509 summonses that experts say raises the specter of potential abuse.
Read MoreGood weird! Skip the small talk in a driverless EV and enjoy the audio cues that will guide you through a ride and keep you safe.
Read MoreMinecraft servers are famously single-threaded and those who host servers for large player bases often pay handsomely for a server that has gobs of memory and ripping fast single-core performance. Previous attempts to break Minecraft into separate threads haven’t ended successfully, but it seems like the folks over at [PaperMC] have finally cracked it with
Read MoreYana Gaur / Reuters: Western Digital discloses a network security incident, taking some systems offline, and says the hacker obtained internal data but the scope is so far unknown — Data storage devices maker Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) on Monday said it is looking into a network security incident …
Read MoreDan Seifert / The Verge: Unlike most boring modern laptops, Framework’s repairable, sustainable, and upgradeable models are exciting, harking back to the early 2000s era of computing — It’s not often that I get too excited about new laptops these days. Modern laptops are extremely capable devices, with few glaring flaws.
Read MoreA concept of the popular iOS game, Temple Run, showcases the ability of Unreal Engine 5 and how old games could look today.
Read MoreHumans are facing an existential crisis in climate change. We are also facing a crisis of collective action. As a species, we have every reason to slow the rise of global temperatures, but taking steps to cut carbon emissions is generally not in the short-term interest of individuals, companies, or countries. Where does that leave
Read MoreDuring the past decade, companies have been building significant computing workloads on public and private cloud infrastructure or shifting workloads to the cloud. Gartner predicts that spending on public cloud services by end-users worldwide will reach $591 billion in 2023, a 43% increase from 2021. That’s a significant jump and suggests that many companies optimized
Read MoreThey may not be the newest devices in the Apple lineup, but they’re solid options to help you save money. Especially when you pay nothing for them at Verizon.
Read MoreA new report says the Apple Watch will get a major redesign in 2024, but that 2023 is going to be a modest year.
Read MoreBloomberg: One year after Rishi Sunak pledged to make the UK a crypto-friendly hub, UK crypto executives say banks are increasingly unwilling to support crypto companies — Edouard Daunizeau’s crypto company SavingBlocks has an office in East London’s technology hub and more than 200 customers testing its services.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority A new mockup has shown what could be the Galaxy Z Flip 5 cover screen. The mockup shows a screen that covers a huge area. One of the biggest issues with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip series is that the cover display is quite small, as even rival phones
Read MoreTwitter no longer officially distinguishes between legacy verified accounts and Twitter Blue subscribers. | Image: Twitter April 1st was the day Twitter said it would begin winding down its legacy verified program. But like most things done at the company under Elon Musk’s leadership, the process appeared to be chaotically executed, and subject to the
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