The selfhosting community is an interesting and useful part of the Internet dedicated to removing one’s own services and data from the cloud and hosting it on their own servers, often on hardware that can be physically touched. With that kind of network usage, it’s not uncommon for people to build their own routers, firewalls,
Read MoreJanus Rose / VICE: Bipartisan bills are being introduced across the US to fight AI deepfakes, especially non-consensual AI-generated porn and fake celebrity endorsements — Lawmakers are introducing new bills to protect famous actors and musicians from ‘AI Fraud’—and maybe the rest of us. — NEW YORK, US
Read MorePhoto by Victoria Song / The Verge Following a lost bid to halt a ban on selling its newest Apple Watches, Apple says it’s going to sell the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 without their blood oxygen features beginning tomorrow, January 18th. The revised watches will be available from Apple’s website
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple’s ability to sell the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the US is in trouble due to a patent dispute — here’s all the latest news. Continue reading…
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple plans to sell the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 without the blood oxygen feature online starting 6am PT on January 18 and in Apple Stores on the same day — Earlier today, a US appeals court rejected Apple’s request to pause the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2
Read MoreThis week Jonathan Bennett and Dan Lynch talk with Sean DuBois, WebRTC wizard, all about the crazy feats the Pion Go server is capable of, how WebRTC is about to change OBS, and what it looks like to build a successful Open Source Career. WebRTC is for more than video. The TOR Snowflake project uses
Read MoreToday, Samsung took the wraps off its latest line of premium flagship smartphones: the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. In this lineup, the most powerful phone is the mighty Ultra variant. With five lenses on the back — including a newly upgraded 50MP periscope telephoto lens — this is clearly designed for folks who care a
Read MoreAbigail Summerville / Reuters: LiveRamp, which helps match up customer datasets for brands and advertisers, agrees to acquire marketing data startup Habu for ~$200M in cash and stock — , a software company which helps match up customer datasets for brands, advertisers and retailers, told Reuters on Wednesday it has agreed …
Read MoreThis week Jonathan Bennett and Dan Lynch talk with Sean DuBois, WebRTC wizard, all about the crazy feats the Pion Go server is capable of, how WebRTC is about to change OBS, and what it looks like to build a successful Open Source Career. WebRTC is for more than video. The TOR Snowflake project uses
Read MoreRed Hat has unveiled the Red Hat Developer Hub, an enterprise-level internal developer platform (IDP) for building developer portals. The platform provides an opinionated framework and set of templates that will “reduce friction and frustration” for development teams, Red Hat said. Based on the Backstage open source Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) project and accessible
Read MoreSamsung’s Galaxy S24 series has now been officially unveiled. The tech giant’s latest and greatest comes with all kinds of advanced features along with the new on-device/cloud AI solution called Galaxy AI. If you’re planning to trade in your current device to upgrade to one of the Galaxy S24 models, then we have a question
Read MoreSara Fischer / Axios: Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg plans to leave Meta’s board of directors and become an informal advisor to the company in May 2024 — Former Meta chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg plans to leave Meta’s board of directors, Axios has learned. She will become an informal adviser to the company in
Read MoreImage: EA It’s been almost five years since EA announced the third installment of the popular Plants vs. Zombie mobile game, and now it’s nearly here. EA has revealed that Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia (PvZ3) has soft-launched in select countries, including the UK, Netherlands, Australia, Philippines, and Ireland. Just like previous installments,
Read MoreThe Verge Pitchfork, the acerbic music site that defined album reviews in the early blogging era, is being hollowed out. Owner Condé Nast has decided to merge the music magazine with GQ, the men’s interest publication, according to a staff memo circulated by Max Tani of Semafor. Launched back when CDs were a thing, Pitchfork
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Facebook gets data on individual users from many thousands of companies, and a new study (PDF) from Consumer Reports tried to put more exact numbers on it. Researchers found that, on average, Facebook received data from 2,230 different companies for each of the 709 volunteers. One extreme example
Read MoreThe Galaxy S24 family arrives with new AI features to enhance photography, communication, and search. Here’s where you can preorder one. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Following a spat of leaks, Samsung has unveiled its forthcoming set of flagship phones, detailing the new Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra at its
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Samsung surprised Galaxy Unpacked viewers by announcing the Galaxy Ring. The Galaxy Ring will be used with Samsung Health. Oura’s CEO says that Samsung entering the market is validation for the category. Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event was pretty eventful, with numerous announcements ranging from hardware to AI and more.
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Netflix is not planning to launch a native Apple Vision Pro app or allow its iPad app on the platform, and says users can watch Netflix on the web browser — Netflix Inc. isn’t planning to launch an app for Apple Inc.’s upcoming Vision Pro headset, marking a high-profile snub of
Read MoreIf you’re looking to get a Samsung Galaxy S24 series handset, you may be wondering how these devices will implement SIM technology. Things have gotten a bit confusing, as many devices support only one SIM, while others have dual-SIM capabilities. On the other hand, the latest iPhones no longer support physical SIM cards, relying on
Read MoreIt used to be common to find microSD slots in Android phones, making it easy to expand their app space or carry your music and movie libraries with you. In 2024, however, those slots are increasingly rare, so it’s natural to ask if Samsung’s new S24 series supports expandable storage. QUICK ANSWER
Read MoreRecent Apple Watch models can’t be sold until a patent dispute over the blood-oxygen sensor is settled in appeals, a US federal court ruled on Wednesday.
Read MoreAre you looking to get the Galaxy S24 Ultra? This is Samsung’s flagship of flagships, offering a premium design, the largest display in the S24 lineup, and the best overall specs. But, does the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra have a curved display? QUICK ANSWER
Read MoreSamsung tends to offer a decent variety of colors for its flagship phones, and the Galaxy S24 series is no different. What’s your favorite color, though? Go ahead and vote in our polls below to choose your favorite colors for the Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra.
Read MoreIt’s easy to forget when you’re excited about new tech, but before you drop cash on any smartphone, you should always be thinking about accessories — some are unavoidable, while others can take the experience to another level. Here are some of the best accessories to buy before your Galaxy S24 even hits your doorstep.
Read MoreEd Newton-Rex quit his job at startup Stability AI over ethical concerns about its collection of training data. His nonprofit Fairly Trained aims to deter startups from scraping the web.
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