Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge A second California state senator has introduced bills meant to regulate AI systems, particularly those used by state agencies. Senator Steve Padilla, a Democrat, introduced Senate Bills 892 and 893, establishing a public AI resource and creating a “safe and ethical framework” around AI for the state. Senate Bill
Read MoreImage: Laura Normand / The Verge SpaceX is facing a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that alleges the company illegally fired employees for writing an open letter that criticized CEO Elon Musk. Last year, a group of SpaceX employees drafted an open letter to express concerns about how Musk’s behavior “is a
Read MoreKeep your passwords safe from this guy. | Illustration: Beatrice Sala Following a high-profile security breakdown in 2022, LastPass is finally imposing a 12-character minimum for customers’ master passwords. BleepingComputer spotted a release from LastPass confirming the change that acknowledges 12 characters was already the default setting, but preexisting users previously had the option to
Read MoreStarlink has launched new satellites that could help eliminate cellular dead zones and make Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite feature pointless.
Read MoreThe Information: TikTok plans to raise TikTok Shop’s US seller fees from 2% to 8% over the next few months; a source says TikTok has started reducing some merchant subsidies — TikTok powered early growth in its U.S. shopping service by offering low sellers’ fees and footing the bill for deep discounts.
Read MoreCredit: Curtis Joe / Android Authority An industry consultant predicts the Nintendo Switch 2 will launch this year. The consultant believes the console will sell for $400 and will be “an iteration rather than a revolution.” Nintendo may up the price of its games to $70. Although Nintendo has been extremely tight-lipped about the successor
Read MoreAshley Capoot / CNBC: Xerox plans to cut 15% of its workforce as part of a restructuring; the company had ~20,500 employees as of December 31, 2022, per an SEC filing; XRX drops 12%+ — – Xerox announced plans to cut 15% of its workforce as part of a plan to implement a new organizational
Read MoreStarbucks will let customers drive-through with reusable cups at all US and Canada stores. | Image: Starbucks Starbucks announced today that customers will now be able to bring in their reusable cups whether they’re walking into a store or driving up in the US and Canada. The company claims it’s the first national coffee retailer
Read MoreThe GE Profile Smart Smoker is an indoor countertop cooker that claims to create the same flavors as an outdoor smoker. | Image: GE Appliances The newest smart kitchen gadget from GE Appliances solves another cooking pain point you never knew you had… having to go outdoors. The GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker is a
Read MoreAnalog acquisition tools are super helpful whenever you want to run an experiment, test out a theory, or improve upon your code, and you won’t realize how much you always needed one up until you’re facing a situation where it’s the only tool for the task. Well, here’s a design you might just want to
Read MoreThe new Moonwalkers X have six wheels, not 10, and they’re heavy but not as heavy. | Image: Shift Robotics The Moonwalkers went somewhat viral in 2022 when the company behind them, Shift Robotics, promised it had created “the world’s fastest shoes.” They’re not exactly shoes, though: they strap on top of your existing shoes
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been suffering from a cocktail of cold, flu, and cough like pretty much every single person I’ve crossed paths with in Paris or Beirut. We’re all under the weather, but being asthmatic means my symptoms often go to some annoying extremes and
Read MoreThere was very little we didn’t like in our glowing review of the Apple iPad Mini 6. One of our few qualms was that perhaps it was a little pricey at retail, but this iPad Mini deal removes that obstacle. The tablet is down to just $399.99 in this latest Amazon deal, knocking 20% off
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Twitch changes its sexual content policies again and says it won’t allow streamers to “imply or suggest that they are fully or partially nude” — Twitch is changing its sexual content policies again, this time to prohibit implied nudity on the platform.
Read MoreIf you were to visit a railway almost anywhere in the world, you would find that unless it was in some way running heritage trains, the locomotives would bear a similarity to each other. Electric traction is the norm, whether it comes from a trackside supply or from a diesel generator. In the middle of
Read MoreCredit: Supplied by Roku Roku has announced the Roku Pro Series of TVs, coming a year after it first revealed its own TVs. The Pro Series offers 4K QLED screens and will be available in Spring 2024 for under $1,500. The company also announced a new feature to automatically adjust TV settings based on what
Read MoreCamilla Hodgson / Financial Times: A look at the cottage industry of lawyers helping Amazon marketplace sellers reactivate their accounts after suspensions, as Amazon cracks down on millions — Small businesses seek advice to reactivate accounts after being caught by drive to clean up ecommerce platform
Read MoreCredit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority SpaceX launched its first set of Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities last night. T-Mobile will soon start testing its satellite phone service using the Direct to Cell technology. The service will start with text messaging and expand to voice and data in the coming years. On August
Read MorePinball machines were the video games of their day. Back when they were king, there were no microcontrollers — everything was electromechanical. We know from experience that fixing these was difficult but we imagine that designing complex play behavior with a bunch of motors, relays, clutches, contacts, and more would have been excruciatingly difficult. [Technology
Read MoreRoku announced its first self-branded TVs at CES last year, and as expected, the main emphasis was on budget pricing and providing a solid, dependable product. Above all else, the Roku Select and Plus Series TVs were a vehicle for getting Roku’s software into even more homes. But the first-party Roku TVs fell a bit
Read MoreJustine Calma / The Verge: Researchers developed three AI models to analyze 2,000TB of maritime data and create the first global map of vessel traffic and offshore infrastructure — Using satellite imagery and AI, researchers have mapped human activity at sea with more precision than ever before.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority T-Mobile is adding free Hulu as a perk for subscribers on January 24, 2024. However, the subscription includes ads and is only available specifically for Go5G Next subscribers. Regardless, Go5G Next customers will have four free streaming subscriptions by the end of this month. Today, T-Mobile gives certain subscribers
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Twitch is changing its sexual content policies again, this time to prohibit implied nudity on the platform. The platform already prohibits nudity, but Twitch’s new attire policy, which goes into effect today, also doesn’t allow streamers to “imply or suggest that they are fully or partially nude,” chief
Read MoreImage: Ubisoft Xbox has revealed its first Game Pass lineup of 2024, which includes headliners like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Resident Evil 2. But there’s still no sign of the Call of Duty games Xbox boss Phil Spencer hinted at for 2024. Game Pass is the subscription service offered by Microsoft that lets you play
Read MoreThe new second-generation Backbone One controller comes with iPhone case support for the first time, but is it any good?
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