Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them
In 2021, scientists experimenting with fiber optics picked up a strange signal: the cacophony of cicadas. It could lead to a new way of monitoring insects.
Read MoreIn 2021, scientists experimenting with fiber optics picked up a strange signal: the cacophony of cicadas. It could lead to a new way of monitoring insects.
Read MoreThe Boy and the Heron. | Image: GKIDS Everything you need to know about Studio Ghibli’s latest feature. Continue reading…
Read MoreLast week, we wrote about the Leica M11-P, the world’s first camera with Adobe’s Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) credentials baked into every shot. Essentially, each file is signed with Leica’s encryption key such that any changes to the image, whether edits to the photo itself or the metadata, are tracked. The goal is to not
Read MoreEddie Makuch / GameSpot: At an event, Xbox CFO Tim Stuart says Microsoft wants to bring Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation, Nintendo, and “every screen that can play games” — “It’s a bit of a change of strategy,” Microsoft admits. — Microsoft wants to bring Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation and Nintendo.
Read MoreRyan Gallagher / Bloomberg: Google TAG executive Kate Morgan says Google observed a “massive increase” in Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan in the last six months from over 100 groups — – Company has observed a ‘massive increase’ in China’s attacks — Government-sponsored hackers targeting government and industry
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Activision Blizzard was once working on its own alternate app store that would house Android games, pitching it as the “Steam of Mobile.” The initial plan for the store was to launch in 2019 or 2020 and charge about 10 to 12% transaction fees. The store also aimed to
Read MoreJustine Calma / The Verge: Analysis: crypto mining used ~1,600 gigaliters of water in 2021 when bitcoin peaked at $65K, or 16K liters per transaction, around 6.2M times a credit card — Bitcoin mines aren’t just energy-hungry, it turns out they’re thirsty, too. The water consumption tied to a single Bitcoin transaction …
Read MoreThis week, we talk with our resident kitchen expert about coffee: The best ways to make it, what gear to buy, and what to avoid.
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge I could not grab the windshield wiper because it was roped off and I’m a coward. Continue reading…
Read MoreIllustration by Haein Jeong / The Verge OpenAI didn’t mean to kickstart a generational shift in the technology industry. But it did. Now all we have to decide is where to go from here. Continue reading…
Read MoreTune into your AM/FM stations in style with these WIRED-approved radio sets.
Read MoreNew York Times: Spotify Wrapped 2023’s new Sound Town, for similar listeners in other cities, leaves users baffled and entertained after many were designated as Burlington, VT — The music streaming service released a new feature — Sound Towns — with its yearly summary of listener preferences and linked many people to an unexpected city.
Read MoreAJ Vicens / CyberScoop: Meta officials say the US stopped proactively sharing information on foreign influence operations, as the company releases its Q3 Adversarial Threat Report — Russia, Iran and China are likely to conduct influence operations via fake social media accounts ahead of the 2024 election, a new Meta report says.
Read MoreWhat, you think a controller is going to cost $200 and not have gamer lights? Don’t be foolish. | Image: Turtle Beach Turtle Beach is throwing its hat in the premium controller ring with a new $200 gamepad for Xbox and PC called the Stealth Ultra Wireless Controller, launching on December 15th. But instead of
Read MoreKatharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: A UK judge reverses a decision to block a full UK CMA investigation into Apple’s dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming, saying the CMA acted lawfully — – CMA wins appeal ruling on investigation of mobile dominance — Watchdog acted lawfully when it proposed an investigation
Read MoreApple has revealed the winners of its prestigious App Store Awards for 2023.
Read MoreAlex Heath / The Verge: Q&A with Sam Altman on why he was fired from OpenAI, returning to the company, improving the governance structure, the Q* model, lessons from the saga, and more — “Clearly our governance structure had a problem,” according to Altman. … When OpenAI’s board asked Sam Altman to return …
Read MoreCredit: Sanju Choudhary Alleged specs and images of a device called the Nothing Phone 2a have leaked. The phone reportedly runs Android 14 and comes with a 120Hz AMOLED display, a 50MP primary camera, and a 4,920mAh battery. The device could be a mid-ranger priced lower than the $599 Nothing Phone 2. Nothing might be
Read MoreRachel Metz / Bloomberg: In a blog post, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Ilya Sutskever won’t be a board member, but the company is “discussing how he can continue his work at OpenAI” — – Sam Altman is officially back as CEO of the AI startup — Mira Murati will retain her post as chief
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 could feature bigger foldable and cover displays. The Galaxy Z Flip 6 could feature a massive 3.9-inch display. Samsung is reportedly increasing the display sizes on next year’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6. According
Read MoreKim Masters / The Hollywood Reporter: Former associates of Linda Yaccarino describe her as difficult, volatile, but hardworking, and say high self-regard made her think she could manage Elon Musk — The former NBCUniversal ad sales chief thought she could manage the mercurial Elon Musk. Her former colleagues are baffled at the result …
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: San Jose-based DuploCloud, which provides tools to provision apps to public clouds like AWS, raised a $32M Series B co-led by WestBridge Capital and StepStone — It’s only appropriate that, during AWS’ biggest week of the year, a cloud-based software-as-a-service startup closed a sizeable funding round.
Read MoreTraditionally, robot arms have been controlled either by joysticks, buttons, or very carefully programmed routines. However, for [Narongporn Laosrisin’s] homebrew build, they decided to go with gesture control instead. The MeArm robotic arm is built using laser cut acrylic parts, and can be had in a kit if so desired. It features four servo motors,
Read MorePaul Sawers / TechCrunch: Robinhood launches commission-free stock trading in the UK, letting selected UK investors trade 6K+ US-listed stocks, with general availability in early 2024 — We knew it was coming, but stock-trading platform Robinhood is finally open for business in the U.K. — its first international …
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google has announced the best Play Store apps and games of 2023. The best overall app was Imprint: Learn Visually, while Honkai: Star Rail was named the best game. Google dishes out awards each year for the best Google Play apps and games, and 2023 is no different. The
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