Image: Microsoft Microsoft is finally giving Teams users an easier way to control audio and video features during meetings. The software giant has started testing easily accessible tools for switching cameras, audio sources, speaker output, and much more. These new features are part of an update available for Microsoft Teams Public Preview today. In the
Read MoreAn incorrect listing on Apple Maps may have cost a small business in Australia thousands of dollars, by mistakenly labeling it as “permanently closed,” as well as getting its location wrong. The corrected listing for Pum’s Kitchen in Apple Maps Chris Pyatt, operator of Thai restaurant Pum’s Kitchen in Queensland, Australia, was asked by a
Read MoreYou can tell it’s a future bike because of the LEDs. | Image: 505 Games / Kojima Productions Some Mac, iPhone, and iPad gamers will finally be able to play as postapocalyptic Norman Reedus in Death Stranding Director’s Cut on January 30th. Only iPhone 15 Pro models and Macs or iPads equipped with Apple’s M-series
Read MoreLG’s C3 OLED TVs offer bright, vivid displays along with several gamer-friendly features. | Image: LG Super Bowl season traditionally brings with it steep discounts on last year’s TVs, and while it’s still some time away, the deals are starting to trickle in. If you want to upgrade your TV ahead of the event, BuyDig
Read MoreAn uncanny audio deepfake impersonating President Biden has sparked further fears from lawmakers and experts about generative AI’s role in spreading disinformation.
Read MoreGoogle is adding new AI features to Chrome, including tools to organize browser tabs, customize themes, and assist users with writing online content such as reviews and forum posts. The writing helper is similar to an AI-powered feature already offered in Google’s experimental search experience, SGE, which helps users draft emails in various tones and
Read MoreThe blimp, the airship, the dirigible. Whatever you call them, you probably don’t find yourself thinking about them too often. They were an easy way to get airborne, predating the invention of the airplane by decades. And yet, they suffered—they were too slow, too cumbersome, and often too dangerous to compete once conventional planes hit
Read MoreImage: Schiaparelli When normal people think of couture garments — the extravagant custom designs using all but extinct techniques, materials, and craftsmanship — they probably dream of pieces made with luxurious silks, supple leathers, crystals, and tulle. Daniel Roseberry thinks of your old flip phone. Roseberry, the creative director of French fashion house Schiaparelli, showed
Read MoreThis cavernous and quick all-electric seven-seater is the Korean car brand’s play to beat luxury SUVs that are twice the price. And it could well succeed because this is Kia’s best car yet.
Read MoreMacworld Google on Tuesday announced that the latest version of its Chrome browser for the Mac has three new AI-based features. The features are in Chrome version M121, which will automatically install when you launch the app. The new features, which are described by Google as “experimental generative AI features to make it even easier
Read MoreChrome’s AI features are simple for now — but bigger things are coming. | Image: Google Google’s Chrome browser is leaning into AI in a big way. Rather than just shove a Bard sidebar into the browser, Google is rolling out a couple of features that tap into its models in order to hopefully make
Read MoreIf you’re hunting for a new screen to watch the game—or catch up on Oscar-nominated movies before the awards show—we’ve rounded up some excellent TV deals.
Read MoreIn conversation with Jenny Darmody, author Diana Wu David said that while tech comes with both benefits and challenges, some of the biggest hurdles for future workforces comes from the people themselves. Read more: Managing change a critical skill for the current and future workforce
Read MoreDirector Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s new space thriller I.S.S. shows astronauts and cosmonauts fighting for control of the space station. That’s unlikely—and the reality is far more compelling.
Read MoreApple TV+ has been hit with a small round of layoffs as eight people who worked in kids content were let go on Tuesday. Apple TV+ The cuts included music, production, and development for children’s programming. It is likely that the layoffs have come as Apple TV+ ended its contract with Skydance Animation, which happened
Read MoreWyze has announced the second generation of its inexpensive floodlight camera, and it’s even cheaper. | Image: Wyze Budget smart home company Wyze announced its second generation wired floodlight camera this week, and it brings some significant upgrades over the first gen. These include bumping up the video resolution to 2K HD from 1080p, increasing
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Samsung is expanding its self-repair program. 50 models across Samsung’s portfolio are now supported by the program. Samsung Galaxy owners will have a wider assortment of self-repair parts available to them. Samsung’s self-repair program that allows users to repair certain devices with select parts is getting a big boost. The program is expanding
Read MoreApple enthusiasts can now experience the much-anticipated Apple Vision Pro in augmented reality (AR) through the Apple Store app as the tech giant gears up to reveal in-store availability details for its spatial computer. Viewing Apple Vision Pro in augmented reality Eager Apple fans have a unique opportunity to virtually engage with the Apple Vision
Read MoreThis is one of those Amazon smartwatch deals that makes you double-take. A huge 67% price drop has slashed the Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Edition from almost $300 to just $99, which had me checking that I wasn’t looking at some low-rated Amazon seller or a refurbished model. But everything checks out — the deal
Read MoreThe Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists decided to keep its Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight. | Image: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Despite a horrific war in Gaza and growing conflict in the region, the hottest year on record, and the hype surrounding artificial intelligence — the Doomsday Clock will stay put this
Read MoreImage: Netflix We’re about a month away from the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix, which can only mean one thing: it’s time for a trailer. This clip is focused almost entirely on setting up Aang (played by Gordon Cormier) — the titular Avatar — as a young hero preparing to, well,
Read MoreThere’s just something about miniature worlds — they’re just so relaxing to look at and ponder. Think you don’t have ample room for a model train layout at your place? You may not be thinking small enough. [Peter Waldraff] knows a thing or two about hiding train layouts inside of furniture (that’s one solution), but
Read MoreFrom friends to family members to business contacts, we all have saved hundreds of contacts on our iPhones. Saving contacts on an iPhone is super easy, and you don’t need to use any third-party app for that, but if you think all contacts are safely stored forever on your iPhone, you are wrong! Wonder what
Read MoreBeijing has quietly pulled the proposed curbs on the video game industry from the official website, weeks after the draft guidelines wiped tens of billions of dollars off the market value of local titans. From a report: The link to the draft rules was no longer accessible as of this morning, Haitong Securities reported earlier
Read MoreMacworld Maybe your Mac isn’t running as well as it used to. Maybe one or more of your apps are behaving strangely. Perhaps you are concerned about your privacy online or what companies and app developers know above you. All these are good reasons to clear the cache on your Mac. But before we run
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