Our top picks for the best drawing tablets, with or without a built-in display. | Image: The Verge Whether you’re new to digital art or a seasoned professional designer, these are our top picks for the best drawing tablets on the market. Continue reading…
Read MoreTesting the HTC Vive Focus 3 during a European Space Agency parabolic flight. | Image: Novespace HTC is going to space. The company announced today that on a planned November 7th NASA resupply launch, a tweaked, microgravity-friendly version of its Vive Focus 3 VR headset will be sent to the International Space Station. Once it’s
Read MoreCulturePulse’s AI model promises to create a realistic virtual simulation of every Israeli and Palestinian citizen. But don’t roll your eyes: It’s already been put to the test in other conflict zones.
Read MoreSubmitting a new device for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing seems a little like showing up for the final exam after skipping all the lectures. You might get lucky and pass, but it really would have been smarter to take a few of the quizzes to see how things were going during the semester. Similarly, it
Read MoreCoinDesk: A year after FTX began to collapse, the exchange remains in bankruptcy court, weighed down by $10B of user claims, and its crypto holdings have grown in value — The FTX founder’s downfall began on Nov. 2, 2022 – a year ago Thursday – when CoinDesk published a big scoop.
Read MoreBitwarden has added support for the more secure passkey login method. | Image: Bitwarden Bitwarden, one of our top picks for free password managers, is adding support for passkeys in the latest version of its browser extensions. Passkeys can use your device’s pin, face, or fingerprint for authentication, and are a more secure and convenient
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Starting November 2nd, YouTube will impose restrictions on how often teens receive repeated video recommendations related to sensitive topics like body image, the company announced on Thursday. YouTube says the new safeguards are the result of its partnership with the Youth and Families Advisory Committee, which consists of
Read MoreMyles McCormick / Financial Times: How Arizona State University, a “secret weapon” that has become a hive of R&D for the chip industry, made Phoenix the beating heart of the US chipmaking boom — Arizona State’s role in building skilled labour force is part of national trend as investors scramble for talent
Read MoreLizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Palantir reports Q3 revenue up 17% YoY to $558M, a $72M net income, the fourth straight profitable quarter, and projects 2023 income above est.; PLTR jumps 12%+ — – Customers have clamored for the company’s new AI offerings — Palantir missed expectations on sales to governments
Read MoreLauren Feiner / CNBC: New York AG Letitia James says Uber and Lyft agree to pay a combined $328M to settle allegations of withholding wages from drivers and not providing sick pay — – Uber and Lyft agreed to pay a total of $328 million to settle allegations that they unlawfully withheld wages from drivers
Read MoreNiket Nishant / Reuters: PayPal says the company received an SEC subpoena tied to its US dollar stablecoin, launched in August 2023 — Payments firm PayPal Holdings (PYPL.O) said on Thursday it had received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tied to its U.S. dollar stablecoin.
Read MoreThis week, we analyze all the changes at X during its first year under new ownership.
Read MoreLeah Nylen / Bloomberg: US v. Google: Google’s VP of Search Elizabeth Reid disputes the government’s contention that Google “rushed” Bard’s launch after Microsoft announced Bing Chat — – Chatbot offered wrong answer on James Webb telescope images — Elizabeth Reid testified about AI efforts at antitrust trial
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority Samsung is said to be working on “AI technology” to offer it in its smartphones in 2024. This could be referring to on-device generative AI, which could be launched on either the Galaxy S24 series or the Galaxy Z Fold 6. ChatGPT has been the hottest AI innovation to
Read MoreThe latest release of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code editor features more audio cues, customizable Activity Bar positioning, and coding improvements to the Python extension. VS Code 1.84, also known as the October 2023 release, was published November 1. It can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, or Mac at the Visual Studio Code website. Highlighted in
Read MoreIn today’s rapidly transforming digital world, APIs have become the linchpin for quick delivery of business functionality. These digital connectors underpin much of the enterprise innovation we witness today, from seamless customer experiences to integrated partner ecosystems. Yet, as the CTO of Traceable, I can’t help but observe a growing (and glaring) pattern: As API
Read MoreNovember is the time for .NET updates, with .NET 8 peeking around the corner. It’s not the only part of the .NET ecosystem that gets an update; many third-party tools, frameworks, and platforms roll out their own updates to be ready for the new release. As this year’s .NET is an even-numbered long-term support release,
Read MoreIAsyncEnumerable is a powerful feature introduced in C# 8.0 that allows us to work with a sequence of data asynchronously. As the name suggests, IAsyncEnumerable is the asynchronous counterpart of IEnumerable, the interface that allows us to easily iterate through the elements of a collection. Interestingly, the IAsyncEnumerable interface works on a pull-based approach, where
Read MoreNintendo Switch Online has steadily become a treasure trove for retro game enthusiasts. Initially met with skepticism, the platform has matured over time, offering a plethora of games from the NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, N64, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy Advance eras. With the recent inclusion of titles like The Mysterious Murasame
Read MoreReuters: Boeing investigates a cyber incident that impacted its parts and distribution business, days after LockBit announced stealing “a tremendous amount” of data — Boeing (BA.N), one of the world’s largest defense and space contractors, said on Wednesday it was investigating …
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is raising prices for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, Germany, Poland, and Turkey. The company is offering concessionary lower rates for existing subscribers for a limited time in some regions, but expect the new pricing to reflect in the next billing cycle
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: YouTube begins raising Premium’s price globally, including in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Germany, Poland, and Turkey, after raising the US price in July — Following the United States in July, YouTube Premium’s international price increase is starting.
Read MoreElizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: US v. SBF: in closing statements, the US relied heavily on evidence to argue SBF is guilty and said he was “greedy” while SBF’s defense only made things worse — Mistakes aren’t illegal, but fraud is — and Bankman-Fried’s lawyers never made his defense land.
Read MoreThere are two kinds of cop shows: ones where a team of smart, hard-working, and extremely likable investigators bring perps to justice. And then there are shows like Will Trent, where the whole show is being run by an inhumanely intelligent cop with a penchant for always saying the wrong thing, and of course, a
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Apple is reportedly working on a blood glucose monitoring system that would warn Apple Watch users if they are prediabetic. The system isn’t designed to give actual blood sugar readings to diabetes patients. Apple’s tech is said to be noninvasive and uses light shined through the skin to measure
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