Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Resident Features Editor Rita El-Khoury noticed that her Pixel 7 Pro shoots photos with lens flare more often than other smartphones. That’s a bit of a downer given the Pixel line’s camera credentials. Rita outlined the issue in an article last week, and we also used the article to
Read MoreCagan Koc / Bloomberg: The Netherlands publishes new export controls to restrict more ASML machines from export to China, starting September 1; ASML doesn’t expect a “material impact” — The Netherlands published new export controls that will restrict more of ASML Holding NV’s chipmaking machines from being sent to China.
Read MoreReuters: In a letter from prison, South Korean chip executive Choi Jin-seok denies stealing Samsung’s sensitive information to build a copycat chip factory in China — A South Korean chip executive imprisoned over industrial espionage charges rejected allegations he had sought to build a copycat chip factory …
Read MoreCredit: Ryan McLeod / Android Authority The Motorola Defy Satellite Link is now available for purchase. You can buy it from B&H Photo for $150 right now. Using this device, you can connect any Android phone or iPhone to satellite services for emergency use. Satellite connectivity on smartphones has been a hot topic in the
Read MoreAlexa Corse / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Linda Yaccarino advocated for Twitter to rejoin Tech Coalition, which helps fight CSAM, and approved $40K in dues; Twitter’s membership lapsed in March — CEO Linda Yaccarino approved $40,000 annual cost to participate in group as part of her efforts to reassure advertisers
Read MoreNitish Pahwa / Slate: Canada may think it can negotiate with tech platforms over Bill C-18 based on Meta’s 2021 deal with Australia, but it should take the firms’ threat seriously — On June 22, the Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act. The new law, according to a government
Read MoreCredit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority YouTube has confirmed that it’s testing a three-strikes policy for users blocking ads. The company also gave us more details on how this policy will work. A Redditor recently discovered that YouTube was testing a three-strikes policy for people using ad blockers. This would see video playback blocked for
Read MoreRemoving weeds is a chore few gardeners enjoy, as it typically involves long sessions of kneeling in the dirt and digging around for anything you don’t remember planting. Herbicides also work, but spraying poison all over your garden comes with its own problems. Luckily, there’s now a third option: [NathanBuildsDIY] designed and built a robot
Read MoreJavier Espinoza / Financial Times: Executives from over 150 European companies sign an open letter saying the draft AI Act will jeopardize the EU’s competitiveness without addressing challenges — Executives from 150 businesses, including Siemens and Heineken, highlight risks of tight regulation
Read MoreBrian Josephs / New York Times: Mixtape sites democratized releasing music in the CD era, but with the rise of streaming they face the challenge of archiving music that isn’t necessarily legal — Websites offering up free — and not always legal — music flourished in the gap between the fall of the CD era
Read MoreSachin Ravikumar / Reuters: The UK amends its Online Safety Bill, requiring higher age verification standards for porn sites and holding executives personally responsible for child safety — Britain said on Friday it had tightened protections in its Online Safety Bill that will prevent children from viewing pornography …
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Wallet will gain QR code payment functionality in the coming months. This addition is limited to Brazil for now, though. Google says it hopes to bring this feature to more markets down the line. Update: June 30, 2023 (1:40 AM ET): Google has shed more light on Google
Read MoreThe European Space Agency’s new orbiting observatory will scan billions of galaxies for clues about the universe’s expansion.
Read MoreReuters: US authorities charge three men for allegedly making $22M+ via insider trading over a planned SPAC merger between Trump Media, which runs Truth Social, and DWAC — U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged three Florida men with making more than $22 million through insider trading in late 2021 ahead …
Read MoreAndrew DeMillo / Associated Press: Industry group NetChoice, which includes Meta and Twitter, sues Arkansas over a new law requiring parental permission for minors to create social media accounts — A tech industry trade group sued Arkansas on Thursday challenging a new state law that requires parental permission for minors to create social media accounts.
Read MoreKate Park / TechCrunch: Seoul-based Levit, which operates the shopping app Alwayz that uses social features and gamification to draw customers, raised a $46M Series B led by DST Global — Seoul-based e-commerce company Levit, an operator of the shopping app Alwayz, wants to make the shopping experience more entertaining and affordable.
Read MoreRegular hulled boats are all well and good for rowing and all, but if you wanna go fast, you’ve gotta cut your draft. [RCLifeOn] built a hydroplane design that skims on the very surface of the water, and thus travels very quickly as a result. That’s one way to film your projects. The build came
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Read MoreWheeled bikes are efficient machines, and most cycling speed and distance records are held by them. However, [The Q] has a taste for weirder creations that amuse perhaps more than they serve as viable transportation. His latest experiments revolve around tracked propulsion methods. The build is a wheelless bike that relies on long thin tracks
Read MoreHalo Car, a firm that specializes in delivering rental cars, has begun autonomous operations in Las Vegas. As the company moves closer to realizing its goal of making on-demand automobiles financially feasible, this is a major step forward. Halo Car has changed the game for automobile delivery to customers’ driveways by employing remote operators. Let’s
Read MoreThis is some old hardware. | Image: Narwhal for Reddit Many Reddit users are mourning the June 30th shutdowns of third-party apps like Apollo for Reddit, rif is fun for Reddit (RIF), and BaconReader, but at least one popular Reddit app will still be around: Narwhal for Reddit. “Narwhal is not going anywhere on July
Read MoreJosh Scott / BetaKit: Ontario-based Passage, which is building a service that helps immigrants access financing to learn and work in Canada, raised a CA$40M seed led by Drive Capital — Ex-ApplyBoard CEO plans to finance skilled immigrants that meet Canada’s workforce needs. — After spending seven years …
Read More[Helge Fyske (LA6NCA)] may not be an actual spy — then again, he may be; if he’s good at it, we wouldn’t know — but he has built a couple of neat vacuum tube spy radios in the past. And there’s no better test for such equipment than to haul it out into the field
Read More[Helge Fyske (LA6NCA)] may not be an actual spy — then again, he may be; if he’s good at it, we wouldn’t know — but he has built a couple of neat vacuum tube spy radios in the past. And there’s no better test for such equipment than to haul it out into the field
Read MoreWheeled bikes are efficient machines, and most cycling speed and distance records are held by them. However, [The Q] has a taste for weirder creations that amuse perhaps more than they serve as viable transportation. His latest experiments revolve around tracked propulsion methods. The build is a wheelless bike that relies on long thin tracks
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