One of the most broadly applicable ideas I’ve ever encountered is the concept of impedance matching. If you’re into radio frequency electronics, you’re probably thinking that I mean getting all your circuit elements working to a common characteristic resistance for maximum power transfer. (If you’re not, you’re probably wondering what that jumble of words even
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority A couple of weeks ago, I found myself installing Niagara Launcher for the first time. It had been years since I’d used a third-party Android launcher and the last time I did, it was Nova Launcher and its very stock-like experience. Niagara’s unique approach intrigued me, but after
Read MorePlus: A major ransomware crackdown, the arrest of Ukraine’s cybersecurity chief, and a hack-for-hire entrepreneur charged with attempted murder.
Read MoreMounting evidence bolsters the idea that drugs like semaglutide—better known as Ozempic or Wegovy—can hamper a thirst for booze.
Read MoreThis elegant hybrid smartwatch adds temperature tracking to heart rate, ECG, and blood oxygen levels, but the subscription left me cold.
Read MoreGenerally, when we’re looking to build something that moves we reach for motors, servos, or steppers — which ultimately are all just variations on the same concept. But there are other methods of locomotion available. As [Jamie Matthews] demonstrates, Nitinol wires can be another way to help get things moving. Nitinol is a type of
Read MoreThe iPad line-up at the end of 2023 is overly complicated and confusing. Apple’s refreshing the entire range in 2024 – and that’s a great opportunity to streamline and simplify
Read MoreAnthony Ha / Engadget: A look at the escalating battle between YouTube and ad blockers, as YouTube more frequently adapts its detection methods and rolls out new ways to serve ads — Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies. — YouTube recently took dramatic action …
Read MoreSustainable diets have been around for ages. An emerging cookbook genre that tackles the climate crisis signals a new appetite for change.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority While plenty of the latest and greatest smartphones provide four or more years of software support, this is a relatively new development in the Android space. If you haven’t upgraded in the past couple of years, chances are you’re nearing the end of the two or three years of
Read MoreBen Cohen / Wall Street Journal: Algorithmic trading firm XTX Markets announces the $10M AI-MO Prize for a public AI model than can win a gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad — AI isn’t smart enough to win a gold medal at the math Olympics—yet. Can a billionaire’s money change that? — Alex Gerko
Read MoreLewis Gordon / The Verge: How Saudi Arabia’s investments in gaming is remaking the industry, as it aims for social transformation by being a hub of game development and esports — With avowed ‘massive gamer’ Mohammed bin Salman at the helm, the kingdom’s insatiable appetite and bottomless riches are already remaking the global video game
Read More[mircemk] built a slick-looking LED tester with a couple handy functions built in. Not only can one select a target current to put through an LED, but by providing a target voltage, the system will automatically calculate the necessary series resistor. If for example the LED is destined for 14 V, this device will not
Read MoreA quest to uncover the truth about Bobi, named the “oldest dog ever” by Guinness World Records, led to dog fur experts and conspiracy theories, and left me with serious questions about how world records are verified.
Read MoreSean Hollister / The Verge: The judge overseeing Epic v. Google vows to investigate Google for systemically suppressing evidence by deleting internal chats, including those by Pichai — On Friday, Judge Donato vowed to investigate Google for intentionally and systematically suppressing evidence, calling the company’s conduct …
Read MoreMayumi Hirosawa / Nikkei Asia: The G7 agrees on comprehensive international guidelines for generative AI, covering both developers and users, expected to be approved as soon as this month — Principles urge developers and users to combat misinformation — The Group of Seven looks to set a de facto international standard for rules governing advanced
Read MoreWhen you have three cats and three humans, you have one problem: feeding them on a schedule without over or under feeding them. Even if there was only one human in the equation, the Cat-o-Matic 3000 would still be a useful tool. Essentially, it’s a traffic light for cats — where green means you are
Read MoreEmily Baker-White / Forbes: An interview with Guillaume Verdon, founder of stealth AI startup Extropic who is behind the @BasedBeffJezos persona at the center of effective accelerationism — Forbes has learned that Guillaume Verdon, the founder of stealth AI startup Extropic and a former Google engineer …
Read MoreMia Sato / The Verge: Meta says it is updating child safety features after a series of WSJ reports, including expanding its list of terms, phrases, and emojis related to child safety — In a blog post published today, Meta says it’s expanding and updating its child safety features aimed at protecting kids …
Read MoreAnthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: The US, UK, and Australia plan to test a new way to track Chinese submarines using AI to rapidly process sonar data, as part of the AUKUS security alliance — – US, Australian and UK set to test sonar data processed by AI — Plan is part of Aukus security alliance
Read MoreReuters: Sources: EU lawmakers can’t agree on how to regulate systems like ChatGPT, with foundation models becoming the main hurdle in talks over the proposed AI Act — EU lawmakers cannot agree on how to regulate systems like ChatGPT, in a threat to landmark legislation aimed at keeping artificial intelligence …
Read MoreMRIs generally fall somewhere on the scale from boring to stressful depending on why you’re having one and how claustrophobic you get. Regardless, they’re a wonderful diagnostic tool and they’ve saved thousands if not millions of lives over the years. In a fun use of the technology, [mandalaFractals] has shown us how to make a
Read MoreMichael Nuñez / VentureBeat: Meta announces Seamless Communication, a suite of AI translation models that aim to enable more natural and authentic communication across languages — Meta AI researchers announced on Thursday that they have developed a new suite of artificial intelligence models called Seamless Communication …
Read MorePlatformer: Internal documents: Amazon’s AI chatbot Q, out in preview, experiences “severe hallucinations” and leaks “confidential data” like AWS data center locations — Some hallucinations could ‘potentially induce cardiac incidents in Legal,’ according to internal documents
Read MoreNeedless to say, a malfunctioning microphone is a major problem on any kind of Android phone. While a lot of people confine their conversations to messaging apps these days, you’re almost inevitably going to be taking an honest-to-goodness voice call at some point. If your mic isn’t hearing you, there are a few things you
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