Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority YouTube stepped up its fight against ad-blockers in 2023, launching a three-strikes policy as well as intentionally delaying video playback for those with ad-blockers enabled. It’s clear that many people feel aggrieved by the company’s anti-ad-blocking offensive. But would you go so far as to forego YouTube Premium in
Read MoreNow free users can transcribe up to two messages per week. | Image: Telegram Telegram has introduced a bunch of new features to its Android and iOS messaging apps this week, including easier ways to find channels to join and giving non-paying Telegram users access to voice transcriptions. In its latest update released on Thursday,
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Valve launches a Steam Link app on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro, letting users more easily play VR games from their Steam library wirelessly — Valve’s Steam Link app, which lets you stream games from your Steam library to another device, is out now for the Meta Quest 2,
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Read MoreThe dean of MIT’s School of Science embraces skepticism and failure, and she wants the next generation of scientists to jump right in.
Read MoreHundreds of dogs across multiple states have been struck down with a severe respiratory illness. Veterinarians suspect a mystery bacteria but are still grasping for clues.
Read MoreThis particle physicist, science communicator, and member of the team who uncovered the Higgs Boson wants everyone to know that art and science aren’t mutually exclusive.
Read MoreWe’re not sure what is more amazing here: the glow of the blinkenlights themselves, the tedium involved in creating it, or the fact that [makeTVee] soldered 280 microscopic WS2812 LEDs while at Supercon. This hack began before the con when [makeTVee] designed the LED-diffusing frame in Fusion 360 and printed it in clear resin. Rather
Read MoreAlex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter: Meta’s and YouTube’s use of celebrities’ likenesses for AI chatbots and songs raises tough questions about identity, IP, safeguards, and licensing — Meta and YouTube are looking to Demi Lovato, Tom Brady and other A-listers to mainstream the technology — flawed guardrails and all.
Read MoreA spate of iPhone orders have awry with wrong models being delivered and Apple isn’t being very helpful, it seems.
Read MoreIn iA Writer’s traditional minimalist interface, AI text shows up in grey, while your own words an in black. | Image: iA Writer iA Writer 7, the latest version of the minimalist multi-platform writing software, has a new feature that’s designed to clearly mark text contributed by generative AI systems like ChatGPT. While your own
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Uber could soon offer eSIM purchases within its app. The code found in the Uber app for Android also indicates customers might get free promotional data to use to buy an eSIM and use the Uber app. It looks like Uber is preparing to start selling eSIMs directly through
Read MoreStacy Elliott / Decrypt: Coinbase reports receiving 13,079 law enforcement requests between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023, up 6% YoY and 3x since 2020; ~50% were from the US — Almost half of the 13,079 law enforcement requests Coinbase received in 2023 came from the U.S., according to a new report.
Read MoreA viral TikTok user has captured a following with the curious case of an alarm that goes off at 9:25 am each day.
Read MoreCredit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Threads could be launching in Europe this month, according to a new report. Users in the EU could be given the choice to use the platform without needing to make an account. It is not yet known if this is the only way they can use the platform. Expanding
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Tests: Meta’s recommendation systems promote pedophile content on Instagram and Facebook Groups, despite Meta announcing a child-safety task force in June 2023 — The social-media company has stepped up enforcement, but its algorithms continue to promote problematic content
Read MoreThe Fitbit Inspire 3 is a great example of a capable fitness tracker under $100. Now that it’s a few months old, you can find it for even less. But what if you need something more? Perhaps the Fitbit Charge 6 is something you have your eye on. Below, we look at the Fitbit Charge
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Apple has released iOS 17.1.2, iPadOS 17.1.2, and macOS Sonoma 14.1.2 to iPhones, iPads, and Macs, respectively. These updates contain fixes for two critical WebKit vulnerabilities actively exploited on older software versions. iOS 17 has been out for a while, and users largely love the new update. Features like
Read MoreCredit: SmartPrix The Galaxy S24 series has been spotted in the FCC database. These filings strongly suggest that some S24 and S24 Plus models will offer a Snapdragon chip. We’ve already seen loads of Samsung Galaxy S24 series rumors, and we’re expecting plenty more leaks as we head into 2024. Now, it looks like Samsung‘s
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Telegram is now letting anyone use its voice transcription feature. However, unlike Telegram Premium subscribers, non-premium users still don’t have unlimited access to it. Telegram rolled out an update on Thursday with a number of new features. One of the most useful changes is the voice transcription feature coming
Read MoreLeaving aside all the annoying hype surrounding Tesla’s Cybertruck, there’s a little technical detail which might be of more interest to readers than the automotive behemoth itself. It’s one of very few vehicles on the road to eschew 12 volt electrics for not 24 volt, but 48 volt. This has been one of those automotive
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Qualcomm has reportedly decided against a dual-sourcing strategy for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. It was initially believed that both TSMC and Samsung would manufacture the mobile chipset. TSMC will apparently be the sole manufacturer of the processor. Qualcomm just launched the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, expected to
Read MoreOkay, I’m going to geek out for this one. The start of my cloud computing career was not using cloud computing services, it was building them. This meant setting up a service that could do complex things, handle many service requesters, and manage to serve many clients simultaneously. To do all this, I had to
Read MorePostgreSQL 16, the latest major release of your favorite open source RDBMS, set new standards for database management, data replication, system monitoring, and performance optimization. Like clockwork, EnterpriseDB (EDB), a leading contributor to PostgreSQL code and leading provider of the Postgres database to enterprises, has unveiled its latest portfolio release for Postgres 16.1. The milestone
Read MoreOf all the reasons Python is a hit with developers, one of the biggest is its broad and ever-expanding selection of third-party packages. Convenient toolkits for everything from ingesting and formatting data to high-speed math and machine learning are just an import or pip install away. But what happens when those packages don’t play nice
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