TikTok Shop Has a Snail Slime Problem
TikTok Shop, which launched in the US last week, is littered with impossibly cheap—and fake—products. Snail slime is just the beginning.
Read MoreTikTok Shop, which launched in the US last week, is littered with impossibly cheap—and fake—products. Snail slime is just the beginning.
Read MoreStartup Light Bio has created a bioluminescent petunia using mushroom genes and plans to start shipping the plants next spring.
Read MoreImage: Microsoft Microsoft is holding a “special event” in New York City later this week where it’s expected to debut three new Surface devices and AI-powered features for Windows, Office, Bing, Surface, and more. The event is taking place just days after Panos Panay, Microsoft’s former head of Windows and Surface, resigned in a surprise
Read MoreZeba Siddiqui / Reuters: Okta CSO David Bradbury says five client companies, including MGM and Caesars, were hacked via help desk calls by the ALPHV and Scattered Spider groups — Hackers who breached casino giants MGM Resorts International (MGM.N) and Caesars Entertainment (CZR.O) in recent weeks also broke …
Read MoreMost people use their computer to run pre-packaged programs: usually a web browser, games, or office applications. Whether the machine is a PC or a Mac, they don’t generally write their own software. For them, the computer is an appliance, and they do what their computer allows them to do. It shouldn’t have to be
Read MoreApple TV is one of the best streaming boxes around — but you need a wicked TV to get the most out of it.
Read MoreFinancial Times: How the UK CMA blocking Microsoft’s Activision deal, at odds with the US and the EU, shows its newfound influence after Brexit and forced a revised proposal — When Sarah Cardell announced in August that a takeover she had blocked just four months earlier would be investigated afresh …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A huge amount of unredacted Microsoft emails and documents have leaked online. Continue reading…
Read MoreCredit: Google More details about the Tensor G4 chip, set to appear in the Pixel 9 series, have leaked. It’s believed that the chipset will adopt the Cortex-X4, A720, and A520 CPU cores. The leaker adds that the Tensor G4 will be made on Samsung’s 4nm process. Google is set to announce the Pixel 8
Read MorePresto is a popular, open source, distributed SQL engine that enables organizations to run interactive analytic queries on multiple data sources at a large scale. Caching is a typical optimization technique for improving Presto query performance. It provides significant performance and efficiency improvements for Presto platforms. Caching avoids expensive disk or network trips to refetch
Read MoreGenerative AI is in its early days, but it’s already threatening to upend career paths and whole industries. While AI art and text generation are getting considerable mainstream attention, software developers tend to be more interested in large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot. These tools can help developers write code more efficiently
Read MoreLow-code and no-code development platforms have gained significant traction recently, and more so with the rise of artificial intelligence in 2023. This technology promises to democratize application development and empower “citizen developers.” If it sounds familiar, we tried this back in the ‘70s with Cobol and many times after that. Executives won’t write code no
Read MoreCredit: Wang Teng Thomas on Weibo The Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus will be the first mid-range smartphone from Xiaomi to come with an IP68 water and dust resistance rating. It will also come with the “Rain Water Touch” feature that makes it easier to use the phone in the rain. The Redmi Note 13
Read MoreSean Hollister / The Verge: FTC v. Microsoft: docs show Microsoft’s gaming plans for 2028, aiming for “full convergence” of its cloud platform and hardware to deliver “cloud hybrid games” — The documents may also reveal Microsoft’s far future plans for 2028 — by which the company believed it could achieve …
Read MoreZen Soo / Associated Press: After Hong Kong police arrested six following allegations of fraud at unlicensed crypto exchange JPEX, the government plans to tighten its crypto regulations — Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that the territory will tighten regulation of digital assets after police arrested six people following allegations …
Read MoreThe world-famous biochemist is ready to tackle everything from immune disorders and mental illness to climate change—all by altering microbes in the digestive tract.
Read MoreImage: Eve Eve, the monitor and tablet company that some accuse of walking away with their money, hasn’t fixed its reputation. Continue reading…
Read MoreIt’s easy to feel like there’s no escape from doomscrolling. The classical Chinese handscroll suggests otherwise.
Read MoreCredit: Google Google Bard can now connect to your Google apps and services. You can use it to find flight bookings in Gmail, plan trips, access Drive documents, and more. Bard’s “Google it” feature is also getting some improvements. Google Bard is getting new abilities today with the launch of Bard Extensions in English. It’s
Read MoreWhile short-form videos dominate your usual TikTok feed, don’t be surprised if you come across a slideshow displaying several pictures. If you want to share your summer vacation memories or the latest adventures from Disney World and don’t have enough time to create a video, use the built-in tools in TikTok to create a slick
Read MoreCredit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority An accidentally unredacted file has revealed Microsoft’s refreshed Xbox consoles. The documents detail Microsoft’s refreshed Xbox Series S, Series X, and controller. It looks like the new Series X console will drop a disc drive as well. It’s not uncommon for console manufacturers to reveal a refreshed model in
Read MoreImage: Google Google’s Bard AI chatbot is no longer limited to pulling answers from just the web — it can now scan your Gmail, Docs, and Drive to help you find the information you’re looking for. With the new integration, you can ask Bard to do things like find and summarize the contents of an
Read MoreA screenshot from the original Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. | Image: Bethesda Softworks Before it was acquired by Microsoft, ZeniMax Media, the parent company of studios like Bethesda Game Studios and id Software, was working on remasters of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Fallout 3, and a new entry in the Doom franchise, according to
Read MoreCredit: Google The Pixel Watch is tipped to feature a temperature sensor, with measurement features akin to the Fitbit Sense 2. Google could also be adding a stress measurement sensor to the watch. The wearable is also expected to bring safety and translation improvements. Google has already confirmed the Pixel Watch 2 is coming on
Read MoreMicrosoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer would really like to buy Nintendo someday. In an August 2020 email to two top Microsoft marketing executives, Spencer wrote that “Nintendo is THE prime asset for us in Gaming” and that “getting Nintendo would be a career moment and I honestly believe a good move for both companies.” The
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