Adobe Inc.’s $20 billion plan to buy digital-design startup Figma is in doubt, according to a recent report by Bloomberg. Over a year since the announcement, the deal remains in limbo, facing regulatory hurdles. Meanwhile, Adobe’s gaze has shifted toward the burgeoning realm of AI. Adobe’s shift in priorities to AI At Adobe’s latest Los
Read MoreNew York Times: The Microsoft-Activision deal closure shows that tech giants can still grow by getting “vertical mergers” through courts and regulators relatively unscathed — With the completion of the blockbuster acquisition, the notion that tech giants can grow through “vertical transactions” remains intact.
Read MoreAuto execs in the US, Europe, and Japan never thought Chinese EVs were a threat. Now they’re coming to wipe the floor with their Western counterparts.
Read MoreCecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: How Influencers played a key role in boosting the popularity of Riot Game’s Valorant among Gen Z gamers; Riot says 70% of Valorant players are Generation Z — Valorant was never a sure thing, until it was. … Rachell Hofstetter, known to fans as Valkyrae, yells like a banshee as she
Read MoreFirmware is caught between hardware and software. What do I mean? Microcontroller designers compete on how many interesting and useful hardware peripherals they can add to the chips, and they are all different on purpose. Meanwhile, software designers want to abstract away from the intricacies and idiosyncrasies of the hardware peripherals, because code wants to
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Opinion post by Calvin Wankhede After months of speculation, Samsung finally announced the Galaxy S23 FE last week. The announcement coincided perfectly with the Pixel 8 series’ launch, almost as if Samsung set out to steal Google’s thunder. It’s not hard to see why, at least on paper. Like
Read MoreAuto execs in the US, Europe, and Japan never thought Chinese EVs were a threat. Now they’re coming to wipe the floor with their Western counterparts.
Read MoreThe new REI Co-op Cycles DRT e3.1 is a buttery smooth e-MTB that can comfortably take you anywhere a traditional off-road bike can go.
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Read MoreTwenty-one US states tax products like tampons, pads, and cups. These companies are trying to fight back.
Read MoreA recently discovered flaw in the HTTP/2 protocol, which underpins a significant portion of web traffic, has raised concerns among cybersecurity experts. The vulnerability, known as the “rapid reset flaw,” could potentially expose users to a range of security threats. Recently, tech giants like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Cloudflare faced massive distributed denial of service
Read MoreA billion acres of old farmland—an area half the size of Australia—has fallen out of use. Ecologists say the lands and degraded forests are neglected resources for rewilding and for capturing carbon.
Read MoreNikola Tesla once dreamed of transferring electrical energy through the air. Now, a company called Wi-Charge is beta-testing a prototype technology, and I’m testing it in my bathroom.
Read MoreWhile paging through the feed a few days ago our attention was caught by something a little away from the ordinary in Hackaday terms, a DIY video about creating cast concrete signage from [Proper DIY] which we’ve placed below the break. A deceptively easy-looking mould-making process has a few tricks that will make the difference
Read MoreDiane Bartz / Reuters: The US FTC says it remains focused on its appeal opposing Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision and will “assess” the company’s cloud gaming deal with Ubisoft — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday it remained focused on its appeal opposing Xbox maker Microsoft’s …
Read MoreThere are a few “Will it run” tropes when it comes to microcontrollers, one for example is “Will it run Doom?“, while another is “Will it run Linux?”. In one of the lowest spec examples of the last one, [gvl610] has got an up-to-date Linux kernel to boot on a vanilla Arduino Uno. And your
Read MoreChristopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: A look at the efforts of companies and governments to build their own satellite networks that can deliver internet connectivity anywhere on Earth — Elon Musk’s Starlink may soon face new competition from satellite companies offering internet service, available from anywhere on Earth where you can see the sky
Read MoreIf you solder (and we know you do), you absolutely need ventilation, even for that lead-free stuff. Fortunately, [tinyboatproductions] has gotten into air quality lately and is here to help you with their snappy 3D printed air-filtering design. At the heart of this build is a 120 mm notoriously-quiet Noctua fan coupled with a carbon
Read MoreLily Hay Newman / Wired: The HTTP/2 Rapid Reset flaw, which was exploited to launch record-setting DDoS attacks, requires patching every web server before the problem can be eradicated — Dubbed “HTTP/2 Rapid Reset,” the flaw requires making patches available for virtually every web server around the world before the problem can be eradicated.
Read MoreJoel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg: A California judge allows a group of lawsuits against Meta and others alleging social media is addictive for children to proceed based on a negligence claim — – California state judge allows negligence claim to proceed — Judge dismisses seven other claims filed by kids and parents
Read MoreWhile Beats is probably most famous for its over-the-ear headphones, it’s still a force to be reckoned with in wireless earbuds, given the brand’s signature aesthetics, bass-heavy sound, and ample marketing help from Apple. But there are two leading earbud options, the Beats Fit Pro and the Beats Studio Buds Plus, and the one to
Read MoreJosh Eidelson / Bloomberg: Filing: the US NLRB alleges that X illegally fired an employee in November 2022 in retaliation for her posts challenging the company’s RTO policy — Elon Musk’s X Corp. illegally fired an employee in retaliation for her internet posts challenging its return-to-office policy …
Read MoreThis is like ASMR for Hackers: restoration specialist [Polymatt] has put together a video of his work restoring a 1995 IBM Thinkpad 701c, the famous butterfly keyboard laptop. It’s an incredible bit of restoration, with a complete teardown and rebuild, even including remaking the decals and rubber feet. [Polymatt] runs Project Butterfly, an excellent site
Read MoreAnton Shilov / AnandTech: A look at TSMC’s Open Innovation Platform, which debuted in 2008 and now involves tens of companies that help TSMC’s clients build better chips more efficiently — This year TSMC is commemorating 15 years of its Open Innovation Platform, a multi-faceted program that brings together the foundry’s suppliers …
Read MoreWhile Beats is probably most famous for its over-the-ear headphones, it’s still a force to be reckoned with in wireless earbuds, given the brand’s signature aesthetics, bass-heavy sound, and ample marketing help from Apple. But there are two leading earbud options, the Beats Fit Pro and the Beats Studio Buds Plus, and the one to
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