Getting fresh water from salt water can be difficult to do at any kind of scale. Researchers have developed a new method of desalinating water that significantly reduces its cost. [via Electrek] By mimicking the thermohaline circulation of the ocean, the researchers from MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University were able to solve one of
Read MoreReuters: Analysis: ABBA Voyage, the London show performed by 3D avatars of the band created using motion capture, made £322.6M in revenue in the 12 months since May 2022 — Thank you for the music, London’s authorities might say, after Swedish pop group ABBA’s digital concert residency raked …
Read MoreThe Verge Behold! Someone is investing in a podcast company Could it be a sign that the tide is turning? Danish podcast and audiobook subscription service Podimo announced a new funding round worth €44 million ($48.4 million). Participants in the round include previous investors Augustinus Fabrikker and HighlandX, as well as the Danish Export and
Read MoreImage: The Verge Google’s Safety Check feature for Chrome, which, among other things, checks the internet to see if any of your saved passwords have been compromised, will now “run automatically in the background” on desktop, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The constant checks could mean that you’re alerted about a
Read MoreVFD displays are beloved for their eerie glow that sits somewhere just off what you’d call blue. [mircemk] used one of these displays to create an old-school VU meter that looks straight out of a 1970s laboratory. The build uses an Arduino Nano as the brains of the operation, which uses its analog inputs to
Read MoreNearby Share is Google’s peer-to-peer file sharing service available on all Android devices with Google apps. Quick Share is Samsung’s file sharing service that’s exclusive to Galaxy devices. The latest version of the Google Play Services app suggests that Nearby Share could be rebranded to Quick Share, hinting at a possible merger of the two
Read MoreEthan Gach / Kotaku: Insomniac’s hacked files show challenges it faces juggling teams, timelines, and budgets amid possible Sony cuts; Spider-Man 2 cost ~$300M, 3x 2018’s Spider-Man — Internal documents show how a big PlayStation studio plans its future — Insomniac Games quickly established itself …
Read MoreNew York Times: US consumer groups and lawmakers say Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay, and other BNPL services may encourage younger and lower-income Americans to take on too much debt — Buying mattresses, clothes and other goods on installment plans has propped up spending, but economists worry that such loans could put some people at risk.
Read MoreChandra R. Srikanth / @chandrarsrikant: Email: Meta’s India policy head, Shivnath Thukral, says the government could choose to apply its proposed telecom law to Meta’s OTT services at a “future date” — 🚨🚨 Scoop: We’ve accessed an internal email where Meta has expressed concerns on India’s new proposed telecom law Meta is concerned that Indian
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Not only has Apple halted online sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra Series 2 (with in-store sales to follow), but the company’s ongoing patent rift with medical device maker Masimo has another ripple effect: out-of-warranty hardware repairs for several Apple Watch models are
Read MoreWill the online gaming market continue to be adversely affected by Apple’s 2021 privacy changes?
Read MoreImage: Hyperloop One Hyperloop One, the futuristic transportation startup that promised to whisk us through nearly airless tubes at airline speeds, is shutting down, according to Bloomberg. The company is selling off its assets, closing down its offices, and laying off employees. It will formally close at the end of the year, at which point
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Discovery shows were set to be pulled from PlayStation libraries on December 31st, but that’s not happening now, thanks to “updated licensing arrangements,” as reported by GamesIndustry.biz. The original plan was one of two recent reminders from PlayStation that digital ownership sucks — especially because there were a
Read MoreChandra R. Srikanth / @chandrarsrikant: Email: Meta’s India policy head, Shivnath Thukral, says the government could choose to apply its proposed telecom law to Meta’s OTT services at a “future date” — 🚨🚨 Scoop: We’ve accessed an internal email where Meta has expressed concerns on India’s new proposed telecom law Meta is concerned that Indian
Read MoreScreenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge It’s no longer possible to buy Apple’s latest flagship smartwatches, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, from the company’s online store. Apple has removed the devices from sale due to a forthcoming import ban imposed by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) that’s due
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: Apple stops selling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in its online store in the US, days before the ITC’s Watch import ban goes into effect — As promised, Apple today removed the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 from its online store in
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google might finally start telling you when your Android phone has a degraded battery, Android expert Mishaal Rahman wrote in an article for Android Authority. Unlike iPhone users, who have been able to see their phone’s battery health stats from their settings for a long time, Android owners
Read MoreAt the end of the day, all it takes to make a guitar go to eleven is a new knob. Making the knob is another thing — that takes a shop full of machine tools, the expertise to use them, and a whole bunch of time. Then again, if you’re pressed for time, it looks
Read MoreIllustration by The Verge More than 200 Substack authors asked the platform to explain why it’s “platforming and monetizing Nazis,” and now they have an answer straight from co-founder Hamish McKenzie: I just want to make it clear that we don’t like Nazis either—we wish no-one held those views. But some people do hold those
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Memo: Apple won’t offer hardware swaps for out-of-warranty Watch models going back to Series 6 in the US during the ITC’s ban but will offer help via software — – Company will only be able to conduct software-based repairs — Hardware swaps for broken Apple Watches won’t be offered in US
Read MoreRichard Lawler / The Verge: Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie doubles down on not moderating Nazi content, after 200+ authors criticize the company for “platforming and monetizing Nazis” — More than 200 Substack authors asked the platform to explain why it’s “platforming and monetizing Nazis,” …
Read MoreIllustration by The Verge More than 200 Substack authors asked the platform to explain why it’s “platforming and monetizing Nazis,” and now they have an answer straight from co-founder Hamish McKenzie: I just want to make it clear that we don’t like Nazis either—we wish no-one held those views. But some people do hold those
Read MoreGoldman Sachs has increased the interest it pays Apple Savings account customers to 4.25%.
Read MoreApple is reportedly working on a big AI push in 2024 and new research could be the key behind putting LLMs on iPhones.
Read MoreRichard Waters / Financial Times: The Apple-Masimo patent battle is a dramatic demonstration of the collision of different IP regimes when tech companies move into new markets, like health care — As mobile computing invades markets such as healthcare, intellectual property moats will be tested
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