During CES 2024, a collaboration between Google and Samsung was unveiled to streamline Android sharing and enhance ecosystem compatibility. This alliance introduces a unified Quick Share feature that simplifies the sharing experience for Samsung phone users and incorporates previously Samsung-exclusive features into non-Samsung Android phones with supported devices. The partnership aims to bridge the gap
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: OpenAI is in talks with CNN and Fox Corp. to license their text, video, and image content; Time “is in discussions with OpenAI” about a content deal — – Startup has said it’s in discussions with dozens of publishers — Negotiations come as OpenAI faces New York Times lawsuit
Read MoreJesse Hamilton / CoinDesk: US SEC Chair Gary Gensler concedes that losing in court after rejecting Grayscale’s spot bitcoin ETF left the agency with little choice but to approve such ETFs — The SEC chair said a court forced his hand and that the agency’s decision to greenlight a spot bitcoin ETF doesn’t signal support
Read MoreAt a Senate hearing on AI’s impact on journalism, lawmakers backed media industry calls to make OpenAI and other tech companies pay to license news articles and other data used to train algorithms.
Read MoreNow that 2024 has arrived, many are hoping for a better housing market. Last year saw record-low home sales, one of the worst housing shortages in recent history, and the highest mortgage rates in over twenty years. Will this year be any different? And what will it mean for institutional real estate investors? Low housing
Read MoreAt a Senate hearing on AI’s impact on journalism, lawmakers backed media industry calls to make OpenAI and other tech companies pay to license news articles and other data used to train algorithms.
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google is rolling out the first security patch of 2024 to the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2. Google says the rolling out will continue over the next week in phases depending on device and carrier. The update comes with firmware version TWD9.240105.004.A1. It’s the second week of
Read MoreAI research and deployment company OpenAI has launched the GPT Store, a web directory of custom versions of ChatGPT. Unveiled January 10, the GPT Store offers a range of GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) models developed by OpenAI partners and the community. Since OpenAI introduced “GPTs” two months ago, users have built more than three million
Read MoreAs the 2024 U.S. election season draws closer, apprehension grows about the possible influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on the democratic process. Some worry that AI might inundate the internet with deepfakes and misinformation, leading to a bleak future where public opinion can be easily manipulated. Nevertheless, two experienced political campaign veterans believe the worst
Read MoreTake that, Satoshi! | Nick Barclay / The Verge Fifteen years after the genesis block was mined (and after one false announcement), the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Bitcoin has fully joined the financial system it was built to challenge. The decision will make 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs available to investors,
Read MoreImage: Kia Kia and Uber have signed a memorandum of understanding to use the automaker’s newly announced PBV modular electric vehicles for ridehailing. PBV, which stands for Platform Beyond Vehicle, was introduced during CES in Las Vegas as a family of EVs built on a flexible vehicle architecture, with different swappable body types. The vehicle
Read MoreSarah Wynn / The Block: The US SEC is working with the FBI to investigate the false X post on January 9 about approving spot bitcoin ETFs; the agency approved 11 of them on January 10 — – The SEC spokesperson said the agency will provide updates as appropriate and said any agency action on
Read MorePolitico: Sources: Amazon won’t offer concessions to the European Commission in a bid to garner approval for its planned $1.4B takeover of iRobot — Amazon won’t offer concessions to the European Commission in a bid to garner approval for its planned $1.4 billion takeover of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot …
Read MoreWhen the USB standard was first revealed, a few peripherals here and there adopted it but it was far from the “universal” standard implied by its name. It was slow, had limited ability to power anything, and its plug-and-play capability was spotty at best. The modern USB standard, on the other hand, has everything its
Read MoreRabbit R1. | Photo by David Pierce / The Verge The R1, the pocket-size gadget from Rabbit that’s supposed to use your apps for you, has already sold out of its first batch. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the startup Rabbit announced that it sold 10,000 units in just one day. “When we
Read MoreReuters: The US SEC approves spot bitcoin ETFs from BlackRock, Grayscale, ARK 21Shares, Bitwise, WisdomTree, Fidelity, VanEck, Invesco, Valkyrie, Hashdex, and Franklin — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved 11 spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, including those of Grayscale …
Read MoreThe US approval of spot bitcoin ETFs, a new way to track the price of bitcoin, could trigger a gold rush for investors. But an exclusive cast of middlemen will earn big in the background, too.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Power banks are incredibly handy accessories, allowing you to charge your phone when you’re away from the mains. And they’re available in all shapes and sizes. Colleague Jonathan Feist got us wondering about the last time we used a power bank, though. So we thought we’d turn this question
Read MoreRohan Goswami / CNBC: The US DOJ says SAP will pay over $220M to settle investigations into worldwide “recidivist” foreign bribery practices — – SAP, the $192 billion German enterprise tech company, will pay more than $230 million to settle investigations into worldwide “recidivist” foreign bribery practices …
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Google Wallet for Wear OS has gained support for showing airline boarding passes. The feature appears to work for Wear OS 3 and up. Tapping on “View pass” will bring up a QR code that can be scanned at the gate. Back in October 2023, the Google Wallet app
Read MoreThe easiest way to drop papers on someone! | Nick Barclay / The Verge Friends, I believe we’ve found the most compelling use of the blockchain yet: serving people with legal documents. It is, in fact, even easier to serve notice of a lawsuit to someone using blockchain technology than it is in real life,
Read MoreThe CES 2024 event is underway and Satechi has announced an update to its existing Stand & Hub and the new Thunderbolt 4 Slim Hub Pro.
Read MoreA prototype from 2017 shows that Apple had some different ideas for MagSafe before it shipped in 2020.
Read MoreImage: Alex Parkin / The Verge Another year, another CES, another batch of big and strange ideas about displays. CES may not be quite the TV-centric show it once was, but you practically can’t turn around in the Las Vegas Convention Center without encountering a new way to use LEDs. For the first of our
Read MoreIf like us, you missed out on the TRS-80 Model I back when it first came out, relax .With this brand-new PCB that’s a trace-for-trace replica of the original and a bunch of vintage parts, you can build your own from scratch. Now, obviously, there are easier ways to enjoy the retro goodness that is
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