Samrhitha Arunasalam / Reuters: OpenAI says ChatGPT can now browse the web, available first to Plus and Enterprise users, and the chatbot is “no longer limited to data before September 2021” — ChatGPT users will now be able to surf the web, Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O) OpenAI said on Wednesday …
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge After years of back-and-forth battling between Fortnite publisher Epic Games and Apple, the gaming company filed a writ of certiorari asking the US Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling in their antitrust case. Epic has argued that Apple unfairly monopolizes the mobile app space with iOS and
Read MoreA faction of scribes is putting guardrails around AI’s encroachment on their work. The effects will echo in industries far beyond Hollywood.
Read MoreJonathan Stempel / Reuters: The US DOJ sues eBay for allegedly breaking environmental laws by allowing sales of harmful products, like 343K+ devices that “defeat” vehicle emission controls — The U.S. government on Wednesday sued eBay (EBAY.O), accusing the online platform of violating the Clean Air Act …
Read MoreLeah Nylen / Bloomberg: US v. Google: Microsoft says the company has tried for years to displace Google as the iPhone’s default search engine, but Apple never seriously considered Bing — – Executive testifies Microsoft sought browser switch for years — ‘Apple is making more money on Bing existing than Bing does’
Read MoreBloomberg: Kraken plans to offer US-listed stock and ETF trading, a source says in the US and the UK through a new division, Kraken Securities, targeted for a 2024 launch — – Kraken targeting 2024 launch for stock trading: person — Move comes almost two years after Bitcoin’s $69,000 peak
Read MoreEddie Makuch / GameSpot: Mark Zuckerberg says that Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to the Quest 3 in December, letting users play hundreds of titles on “a massive screen, anywhere you go” — Get ready to play Xbox games in yet another place. — Xbox Cloud Gaming is already available on Xbox consoles …
Read MoreSean Hollister / The Verge: Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 for XR devices, with 2.5x the GPU and 8x the AI performance over Gen 1, and the Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 for smart glasses — The Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 puts head and hand tracking on the chip — and the AR1 has
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Google is pushing a new ChromeOS update that introduces significant upgrades, including a new look, some useful battery charging controls, accent color accessibility settings, and more (via 9to5Google). ChromeOS, now on stable version 117, adopts Google’s “Material You” design philosophy, the radical new look introduced on Android 12 in 2021. The change
Read MoreAlex Heath / The Verge: Meta unveils a Meta AI assistant for WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, and 28 AI characters based on celebrities like MrBeast, Charli D’Amelio, and Snoop Dogg — The Meta AI assistant is coming to WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, along with dozens of AI characters based on celebrities like MrBeast and Charli
Read MoreIt feels like the Meta Quest 2 has been around for ages. In fact, the VR headset has been out for long enough that it even went through a mid-cycle rebrand, going from the Oculus Quest 2 to the Meta Quest 2. But after three years, it’s time for the headset to pass the torch
Read MoreMia Sato / The Verge: Meta announces AI-generated chat stickers for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, and unveils new AI-powered image editing tools for Instagram — New generative AI tools announced Wednesday at Meta’s Connect event will allow users to edit images and create stickers using text prompts.
Read MoreDarrell Etherington / TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg announces that Xbox Cloud Gaming is “coming to Quest in December”, letting users play hundreds of titles on “a massive screen, anywhere you go” — The next-generation of Meta Quest hardware is here, and Meta announced a bunch of software news alongside the Quest 3 VR headset hardware reveal.
Read MoreImage: Getty Online auction site eBay was accused of selling “hundreds of thousands” of dangerous polluting products, in a lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice on Wednesday. The complaint alleges that eBay sold 343,000 aftermarket defeat devices, which illegally subvert motor vehicle emission controls in violation of the Clean Air Act. These devices
Read MoreSoundThinking is purchasing parts of Geolitica, the company that created PredPol. Experts say the acquisition marks a new era of companies dictating how police operate.
Read MoreLego Bricktales. | Image: Meta Mark Zuckerberg teased augmented reality Lego yesterday — and sure enough, the Meta Quest 3 headset will offer a Lego AR game. Not a new one, and not a build-anything-you-want Lego metaverse like the one Epic might be building — instead, it’s an existing game called Lego Bricktales that’s already
Read MorePhoto illustration by Alex Parkin / The Verge In a rare interview, Meta’s CEO dives into where AI is going next, the new Quest 3 headset, and his ongoing rivalry with Elon Musk. Continue reading…
Read MoreBrian Heater / TechCrunch: Meta teases Meta Quest for business, set to launch in October with a focus on enterprise AR applications including Microsoft 360, which is coming later in 2023 — Meta’s Quest headsets have long been reliably consumer focused – at least until last year’s Quest Pro launch.
Read MoreAmazon isn’t currently showing the price of the Sony SRS-XB13 Bluetooth speaker on its landing page. This is because it’s significantly lower than Sony wants to sell the speaker for, which is good news for audio fans. Adding the Bluetooth speaker to your cart reveals an all-time low Amazon price of just $46.99. Sony SRS-XB13
Read MoreThe company announced the Meta Quest 3 headset and new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The new hardware comes with a vision for head-mounted computing that incorporates the real world a little bit more.
Read MoreThe Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Unlike the original, I kind of see where Meta’s going with its second-gen smart glasses. Continue reading…
Read MoreThey’re still camera glasses, but they’re also decent headphones, and they don’t look half bad. | Image: Meta Meta’s smart glasses are not called “Stories” anymore. They’re just called smart glasses now. Technically, the new model Meta just announced is called the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, and the company will happily correct you anytime you
Read MoreThe Meta Quest 3. (It has two controllers, not just the one you see here.) | Image: Qualcomm Meta has just fully revealed its Quest 3 virtual reality headset and announced its Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, and they’ve both got Qualcomm silicon inside. There’s a new Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 in the Quest 3 and
Read MoreThe iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max offer customization aplenty with a new Action Button. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge It’s only been around for about a week, but the iPhone 15 Pro’s Action Button has quickly become one of our favorite new iPhone features in years. That’s thanks in big part
Read MoreAisha Malik / TechCrunch: Roblox launches on Meta’s Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest Pro headsets, after an open beta started in July 2023 — Roblox is launching on Meta Quest VR headsets today, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced at the company’s Connect event. The announcement comes as Roblox, a major player in the metaverse
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