Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge We’re only a few weeks into 2024, and it’s already time for a gaming event. Kicking things off this year is the Xbox Developer Direct 2024, which is described as “a deep-dive into some of the biggest games coming to Xbox platforms.” Right now, we know that includes
Read MoreA new report from Chainalysis finds that stablecoins like Tether, tied to the value of the US dollar, were used in the vast majority of crypto-based scam transactions and sanctions evasion in 2023.
Read MoreJackie Davalos / Bloomberg: StatCounter: Bing ended 2023 with 3.4% global search market share, up less than one percentage point after ChatGPT; Google had 91.6%, Yandex 1.6%, and Yahoo 1% — – Search engine has steadily increased usage but remains tiny — Google meanwhile is racing to add its own AI enhancements
Read MoreDespite expensive legal battles and regulatory pressure, Apple’s and Google’s mobile app stores are mostly unchanged. This week, Apple introduced a new fee on developers to protect its business.
Read MoreA new ad campaign is targeting the cultivated meat industry on TV and online. Industry supporters criticize it as unscientific.
Read MoreIf you’re testing old stereo equipment, a dim bulb tester can really come in handy. It’s not for testing bulbs, though, it’s a tester that uses a dim bulb to test other things. [Nicholas Morganti] explains it all in his guide to making your own example of such a tool. Just be wary — you need
Read MoreJohn Gruber / Daring Fireball: Apple’s seeming sense of entitlement to commissions from third-party iOS apps shows a confrontational stance at odds with seeking to reduce regulatory pressure — That take didn’t last long. … Sweeney’s description makes it sound as though Apple is demanding its commission from all web sales …
Read MoreSamsung’s new S24 series of phones has a new feature that’s been directly taken from the iPhone 14 Pro’s Always-On display.
Read MoreAs creators and IP holders argue with generative AI companies over the correct protocol to use data for training generative AI systems, a new non-profit firm, Fairly Trained, is offering certifications to companies who train their generative AI models on “consented” data. “We believe consumers deserve to know which companies think creator consent is important
Read MoreThis week, we discuss how generative artificial intelligence will affect the 2024 US elections. We also consider the ways regulators, social platforms, and the voting public are dealing with it.
Read MoreLeftoverLocals, a new vulnerability with many GPUs, including those in Apple devices, has just been found and may put some devices at risk when using AI.
Read MoreImage: Nintendo For a while there, the Nintendo DS was the place to go for mystery games. Leading the way were the courtroom antics of the Ace Attorney series and the puzzle book detective stories in Professor Layton. But helping round out the space was a small studio called Cing that has since shut down,
Read MoreBloomberg: TSMC announces another delay to its $40B site in Arizona, saying the second plant will start operations in 2027 or 2028, later than its prior 2026 guidance — – The firm’s first fab in Arizona has been pushed back to 2025 — Biden White House has yet to hand out promised chip subsidies
Read MoreFinal’s flagship earbuds might look odd, but they pump out some of the best sound around.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung just launched the Galaxy S24 series of phones, but it also announced a price cut for the base Galaxy S23 in the US. That got us wondering whether any of you plan to buy the Galaxy S23 at its new $699 price tag. So go ahead and vote
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung has revealed a variety of One UI 6.1 camera features coming to older Galaxy phones. This includes an improved Single Take mode, more convenient long-exposure shots, and more. Samsung just announced the Galaxy S24 series, and the new phones bring a few extra camera features courtesy of One
Read MoreApple has released some funky, special edition AirPods Pro 2 in Asia to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Read MoreSandali Handagama / CoinDesk: The EU Council and Parliament reach a provisional deal on Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, which will force all crypto companies to conduct user due diligence — Crypto firms have to do checks on transactions of 1,000 euro or more, and the framework adds measures to mitigate risks in transfers with self-hosted wallets.
Read MoreAirPods 3 have a new firmware update, but do you even need to care?
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung has revealed a variety of tweaks and additions to its Single Take camera mode. The mode now lets you shoot from your desired camera while also offering more results by default. Single Take also recognizes up to eight pet poses to offer better shots of your animal. The
Read MoreThe first major livestream from Microsoft Xbox takes place today and we are expecting a whole host of good stuff to be shown off during it. So it is a pretty exciting day. We can expect news from many of Microsoft’s partner studios – although Blizzard will be hosting its own event around Season 3
Read MoreA new report claims an impending Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple could drop as early as March.
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Vicarius, an autonomous vulnerability remediation service for supply-chain attacks, raised a $30M Series B led by Bright Pixel, taking its total funding to $57M — If the pitches reaching my inbox are any indication, one of the hot new things in generative AI is “copilots” for cybersecurity.
Read MoreMarco Quiroz-Gutierrez / Fortune: Research: monthly active open-source crypto developers fell 25% YoY to 22,266 by the end of 2023; 34% of the developers are in Europe, and 26% are in the US — Although the army of open-source developers fueling the nearly $2 trillion crypto ecosystem every month has declined by roughly …
Read MoreInstagram will be able to display HDR photographs taken with Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 phones, the two companies have announced. “Every photo and video you take, or view, will be shown in its full range of color and contrast, from the moment you snap the content, to the moment you post,” said Samsung’s VP of
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