Credit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Apple’s motion to halt the looming Apple Watch ban in the US has been denied. The ban will likely come into effect on December 26. Apple will have a chance to appeal and is also planning a software workaround to avoid the ban. In a holiday setback for Apple,
Read MoreAll it takes is one knucklehead to go and do something stupid to screw things up for everyone. We’re not exactly sure who the knucklehead is behind the recent ban on hexamine fuel tablets, but given that it’s now proscribed in the UK under the “Control of Poisons and Explosives Precursors Regulations 2023,” we expect
Read MoreLawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Scammers are impersonating Binance, zkSync, and other crypto accounts on X by creating fake URLs to promote scams, giveaways, and more to steal crypto and NFTs — Cryptocurrency scammers are abusing a legitimate X “feature” to promote scams, fake giveaways, and fraudulent Telegram channels used to steal your crypto and NFTs.
Read MoreDreamWire is a system for generating multi-view wire art using machine learning techniques to help generate the patterns required. The 3-dimensional wire pattern in the center creates images of Einstein, Turing, and Newton depending on viewing angle. What’s wire art? It’s a three-dimensional twisted mass of lines which, when viewed from a certain perspective, yields
Read MoreMorgan Sung / TechCrunch: A look at the first annual VTuber Awards, a five-hour, live awards show for virtual YouTubers, hosted from an enclosed green box in WePlay’s LA studio — Anime cat girls are at the forefront of tech innovation — On stream, Filian took the stage at the center of a colossal arena
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority A seemingly official image of a countdown has leaked, all but confirming the date for Galaxy Unpacked 2024. The event is expected to take place on January 17, 2024, at 1 PM ET. It will mark the debut of the Galaxy S24 series, amongst other new Samsung launches.
Read MoreKamya Pandey / MediaNama: India’s lower house of parliament passes the Telecommunication Bill, 2023, despite a lack of clarity on whether online services will fall under the bill’s scope — Despite questions from several Members of the Parliament, Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw did not provide …
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority A seemingly official image of a countdown has leaked, all but confirming the date for Galaxy Unpacked 2024. The event is expected to take place on January 17, 2024, at 1 PM ET. It will mark the debut of the Galaxy S24 series, amongst other new Samsung launches.
Read MoreFrom Bitzees to birthing guinea pigs, these toys are popular online and in our Gear team member’s homes.
Read MoreThe Information: Sources: Anthropic is in talks to raise $750M in a round led by Menlo Ventures at a $15B valuation, tripling from spring 2023; its final valuation may top $18B — Anthropic is in talks to raise $750 million in a venture round led by Menlo Ventures that values the two-year-old artificial intelligence startup
Read MoreEditor’s Note: We’re excited to announce that Hackaday is the new home of FLOSS Weekly! The TWiT network hosted the podcast for an incredible seventeen years, but due to some changes on their end, they recently had to wind things down. They were gracious enough to let us pick up the torch, with Jonathan Bennett
Read MoreCredit: Arsene Lupin A leak on social media has provided us with high-definition renders of the base model Galaxy S24. The image showcases the four colors coming to the flagship device. The four colors are rumored to be called Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Cobalt Violet, and Amber Yellow. From specs to pictures of dummy models,
Read MoreIan King / Bloomberg: Micron reports Q1 revenue up 16% YoY to $4.73B, vs. $4.54B est., and forecasts Q2 revenue above est., as strong data center demand makes up for device demand — – Company has been contending with sluggish phone and PC markets — CEO expects 2024 to be a rebound year for battered
Read MoreImage: The Verge Valve announced a new privacy feature for the Steam client today that lets players choose whether certain games they buy and own are visible to others on the platform. According to the update announcement, starting today, Steam beta testers will be able to mark games as private to keep them, well, private.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed new changes to the regulations it currently enforces under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), seeking to further limit the collection and use of children’s data by tech companies, especially when used for targeted advertising. “Kids must be able to
Read MoreAndrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: After analyzing 7.14M miles driven, Waymo claims its autonomous driving system had an 85% reduction in injury-causing crash rates compared to human benchmarks — For years, Waymo has been claiming that its driverless vehicles have the potential to be safer than humans. Now the company says it has the
Read MoreImage: The Verge This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hello! Apologies for the late send, I have been buried in Hot Pod Summit prep. I promise it will be worth it! We’re putting together a great lineup for 2024. We’re still working on
Read MoreCredit: Arsene Lupin A leak on social media has provided us with high-definition renders of the base model Galaxy S24. The image showcases the four colors coming to the flagship device. The four colors are rumored to be called Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Cobalt Violet, and Amber Yellow. From specs to pictures of dummy models,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Warner Bros. Discovery might merge with another entertainment giant: Paramount. Sources tell Axios that Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav held talks with Paramount CEO Bob Bakish on Tuesday about a possible merger. The meeting reportedly took place at Paramount’s headquarters in Times Square, with the two CEOs
Read More“At the end of the day, if you’re threatening violence or committing acts of violence to achieve a political end, that’s terrorism,” Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes told WIRED.
Read MoreCristiano Lima / Washington Post: The US FTC proposes more data protections for kids, including making targeted ads for under-13s opt-in and banning using select data for kids push notifications — The agency proposes new limits on targeted advertising and push notifications directed at kids.
Read MoreEmma Roth / The Verge: Filing: the US ITC denies Apple’s motion to stay the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 import and sales ban while awaiting an appeal; Biden can veto the ban — Apple has lost its bid to delay an import and sales ban on the Watch Series 9 and Watch
Read MoreSlip casting can be messy both in processing and in making the original plaster mold. What if there was a better way, thanks to 3D printing? [Allie Katz] has developed a new technique using 3D printed slab molds to make ceramics. By combining the ability of 3D printing to make intricate designs and the formability
Read MoreImage: Apple Apple’s June announcement that it would launch the Vision Pro headset “early next year” could be very early. As Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports, things are lining up for the device to launch by February. He says we shouldn’t expect another launch event — which is understandable for a $3,499 device that will probably
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has lost its bid to delay an import and sales ban on the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. In a filing on Wednesday, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) denied Apple’s motion to stay the ban while awaiting an appeal. On Monday, Apple announced
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