Image: 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 MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is ramping up Vision Pro production, aiming for customer-bound units to be ready by the end of January and a retail debut planned for February — – Overseas manufacturing of the headset is running at full speed — Vision Pro debut will vault Apple into new product category
Read MoreReed Albergotti / Semafor: Q&A with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on generative AI reshaping Meta, facial recognition, regulations, open source, Llama, AGI, recruiting, Mistral AI, and more — Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth, better known in the tech industry as “Boz,” was teaching a class …
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google recently gave its Bard chatbot a major makeover in the form of an upgrade to the new Gemini Pro large language model. According to Google, Gemini represents a significant step forward, and the current Gemini Pro variant is considerably more advanced than GPT-3.5. After spending the last few
Read MoreCredit: Samsung The Samsung Health app is getting a new medication tracking feature. In addition to tracking, the feature also gives tips and relevant information about the drugs you’re taking. The feature is set to roll out later this week and will be available in the US first. If you have trouble keeping up with
Read MoreCredit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority Recently I’ve been writing a lot about satellite internet providers and Starlink. This has inevitably brought up discussions about latency. Still, what is latency exactly, and why is it so important? In this short explainer, we dive into the answer. For clarity, latency can also be used to talk
Read MoreBelkin’s 3-in-1 charging stand makes for a great StandBy companion, regardless of whether you own an Apple Watch. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The Qi2-based chargers are certainly coming, but if you can’t wait for them to land next year, Belkin’s BoostCharge Pro 3-in-1 Wireless Charger with MagSafe is on
Read MoreCyrus Farivar / Forbes: Simple searches show that Etsy, despite its anti-porn policy, lists AI-generated porn for sale; Etsy removed deepfake porn of 55+ celebs after being notified — AI-generated pornographic images of at least 55 well known celebrities were available for purchase until Forbes notified Etsy.
Read MoreNext-generation Apple CarPlay UI in an Aston Martin. | Image: Aston Martin Apple said we’d get vehicle announcements tied to its “next generation” of wireless CarPlay by the end of 2023, and today, it delivered mock-ups of the dashboard-spanning UI styled for Porsche and Aston Martin. Instead of simply taking over the infotainment center and
Read MoreIt’s weird to think that an abacus would have still been used sixty years ago, or so posits the documentary series The Computer and the Mind of Man. This six part series originally aired on San Francisco local television station KQED in 1962, a time where few people outside of academia had even stood next
Read MoreCredit: Andrew Grush / Android Authority Welcome to What’s New in AI, our weekly update where we bring you all the latest AI news, tools, and tips to help you excel in this new brave AI-driven world. Let’s start by focusing on the biggest (and currently breaking) story of the week: Training models may be
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority WhatsApp may be working on a feature to share music audio during a video call. All participants in the call would be able to listen to any audio that’s played by the person sharing their screen. The feature is being developed for both Android and iOS. For those who
Read MoreThe Verge: Memo: Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is leaving Microsoft on December 29; Activision’s leadership remains and is being integrated into Microsoft Gaming — Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down officially December 29th. Microsoft has not appointed a direct replacement …
Read MoreIt seems like mechanical keyboard enthusiasts are more spoiled for choice with each passing day. But as broad as the open source pool has become, there’s still no perfect keyboard for everyone. So, as people innovate toward their own personal endgame peripherals and make them open source, the pool just grows and grows. Image by
Read MoreGreg S. Fink / Car and Driver: Aston Martin and Porsche preview bespoke interfaces for the next generation of Apple CarPlay, which integrates into all of the displays of the vehicle — Apple is working with automakers to make a brand-distinct CarPlay experience. — Apple’s next-generation CarPlay environment arrives in 2024.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The UK Supreme Court ruled that AI cannot get patents, declaring it cannot be named as an inventor of new products because the law considers only humans or companies to be creators. The court unanimously denied a petition from Stephen Thaler, founder of the AI system DABUS, to
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Generational development is the most consistent story of 2023’s wearables market. The top products of the year all build on the success of existing device lines with upgraded specs, added tools, and revamped features. In fact, none of our top five picks represent a brand-new competitor. We’re not complaining; everyone
Read MoreParesh Dave / Wired: Interviews with 20 current and former Meta and Google staff say FTC consent decrees blocked some user data harvesting, but they are now outdated and inadequate — Google’s doomed social network Buzz led US regulators to force Google and Meta to monitor their own data use.
Read MoreResearchers at UCLA recently developed what they are calling a thermal transistor: a solid-state device able to control the flow of heat with an electric field. This opens the door to controlling the transfer of heat in some of the same ways we are used to controlling electronics. Heat management can be a crucial task,
Read MoreWith the holiday season on the way, you may have forgotten to pick up that last gift. These choices will all come before the big day.
Read MoreYour productivity goals for 2024 might be easier to hit if you have the latest Chromebook in your backpack, and Best Buy has come up with a festive deal for the ages. The new HP Chromebook Plus usually retails for almost $500, but you can currently get it from the online retailer for just $249.
Read MorePhoto by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images 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 data to back it up. Waymo analyzed 7.13 million fully driverless miles in three cities — Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San Francisco —
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Just like all gadgets, even tablets solely devoted to fitness will eventually meet their software demise. That time is rapidly approaching for Peloton’s first-gen bike tablets, known as Quartz. Peloton sold these first-gen bikes between 2013 and 2016. The company already cut off software updates for the early
Read MoreAs part of a settlement with a horse welfare nonprofit, Amazon will no longer sell products containing “ejiao,” which is made with donkey skin.
Read MoreExtreme conditions caused by climate change are making winter sports more risky. From Colorado to Washington, that’s also making mountain rescue missions even more perilous.
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