Credit: Windows Insider Blog Microsoft’s long-running Paint app has received a background removal tool. This will allow users to easily cut a subject out from an image. The tool comes after the likes of Apple and Samsung offer similar capabilities. Microsoft Paint has been around for almost 40 years at this point, shipping way back
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A new leak suggests that iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, and iPhone 15 Pro pricing is expected to remain the same as their predecessors. However, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is expected to see a $100 price increase. We’re surprisingly excited about the iPhone 15 series, and a large
Read MoreThe iPhone 15 is imminent. For years now Apple has made it a tradition to unveil its latest iPhones every September, shipping shortly after a press event, and we’re not expecting anything different this year. Here’s everything you need to know about the iPhone 15’s release date, its accompanying press event, and other products Apple
Read MoreBangor University scientists think that the way to go big with nuclear power is to, in fact, go small. Their tiny nuclear fuel pellets called triso fuel are said to be the size of poppy seeds and are meant to power a reactor by Rolls Royce the size of a “small car.” We aren’t sure
Read MoreAlex Barinka / Bloomberg: TikTok’s Shop marketplace goes live for some US users, presenting a feed of “recommended” random products, including several counterfeit Chinese goods — The social app’s Shop marketplace, key to its growth strategy, is so far hard to navigate.
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge We know for a fact that Valve’s hardware ambitions didn’t end with the Steam Deck. Over the past two years, Valve has suggested it would like to see a standalone VR headset, a new Steam Controller, and a Steam Deck revision with better battery life and screen. Now,
Read MoreSean Lyngaas / CNN: An excerpt from Walter Isaacson’s Elon Musk biography says Musk cut off Starlink internet service access to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack on a Russian fleet — Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company’s Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast …
Read MoreImage: Lotus Lotus revealed the 2024 Emeya electric hypercar, a four-door sedan with nearly 1,000 horsepower and a burning desire to reach 60mph in under three seconds. Lotus claims that the Grand Tourer “is one of the fastest GTs in the world” — but we’ll need to see some unbiased testing first before we agree
Read MoreSarah Wynn / The Block: The FBI says North Korea-linked Lazarus Group was responsible for the theft of $41M in crypto from online casino and betting site Stake around September 4, 2023 — – The FBI said North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group was responsible for a $41 million theft this week from crypto-based sports betting platform
Read MoreIBM has unveiled generative AI foundation models and Watsonx.ai generative AI enhancements to its Watsonx AI and data platforms. Announced September 7, IBM’s Granite series mutli-size foundation models use the “Decoder” architecture and apply generative AI to language and code tasks. Enterprise NLP (natural language processing) tasks are supported such as summarization, content generation, and
Read MoreForbes: Inside Apple’s impossible war on child exploitation, as the company scrapped its on-device CSAM scanning system and key team members behind the initiative left — Apple spent years trying to design a system that would stop the spread of child sexual abuse material on iPhones and iCloud.
Read MoreAt its core, the ESP32 chip is not much more than an integrated circuit, a huge mass of transistors sealed inside an epoxy resin package with some leads. Of course, most of us won’t buy discrete ESP32 chips with no support circuitry since it’s typically easier and often not that much more expensive to get
Read MoreLily Hay Newman / Wired: The US and the UK sanction 11 more alleged Trickbot ransomware gang members, and the US DOJ unseals indictments against nine alleged Trickbot and Conti members — Authorities have sanctioned 11 alleged members of the cybercriminal groups, while the US Justice Department unsealed three federal indictments …
Read MoreThe Verge X really wants you to forget about Twitter — and that includes in its terms of service. Users are starting to see pop-ups about new terms that go into effect on September 29th, and one adjustment is two instances of “retweet” (the only use of “tweet” in the current terms) to “repost,” essentially
Read MoreThe Verge X really wants you to forget about Twitter — and that includes in its terms of service. Users are starting to see pop-ups about new terms that go into effect on September 29th, and one adjustment is two instances of “retweet” (the only use of “tweet” in the current terms) to “repost,” essentially
Read MoreAt its core, the ESP32 chip is not much more than an integrated circuit, a huge mass of transistors sealed inside an epoxy resin package with some leads. Of course, most of us won’t buy discrete ESP32 chips with no support circuitry since it’s typically easier and often not that much more expensive to get
Read MoreSarah Wynn / The Block: The FBI says North Korea-linked Lazarus Group was responsible for the theft of $41M in crypto from online casino and betting site Stake around September 4, 2023 — – The FBI said North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group was responsible for a $41 million theft this week from crypto-based sports betting platform
Read MoreHeirloom’s technology filters CO2 out of the air. | Image: Heirloom Microsoft is helping to fund one of the US’s first hubs for pulling planet-heating carbon dioxide out of the air. It struck a deal with California-based startup Heirloom, which says it will capture up to 315,000 metric tons of CO2 for Microsoft over the
Read MoreNetflix Netflix has just released a new trailer for Castlevania: Nocturne, and it’s all about the Bloodlines. The new trailer features more of Richter Belmont (Edward Bluemel), the new scion of the Belmont house, as he does what his family does best: kill vampires. Nocturne is set during the French Revolution as a new vampire
Read MoreThe adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been rapidly spreading across numerous industries, and can now be found in anything from supply chain management to healthcare, and construction. However, with the adoption of any new technology comes a sense of hesitation, often leaving business leaders to question whether their decision will positively impact their forward-looking
Read MoreJoe Warminsky / The Record: Apple releases macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS updates to address two zero-day flaws that Citizen Lab says were used to deliver NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware — Apple released software updates on Thursday to address two zero-day vulnerabilities that researchers said were used …
Read MoreErin Woo / The Information: X Head of Brand Safety Elyana Thierry left in June per her LinkedIn page, months after being elevated to the role after the previous head resigned in the summer — The head of brand safety at X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has left the company, according to her
Read MoreCredit: Microsoft It’s been almost two years since the Microsoft Surface Go 3 was first announced. A successor is almost certainly not far off for this great cheap tablet from Microsoft. In this guide, we take a closer look at everything we know about the upcoming Microsoft Surface Go 4.
Read MoreSam Kessler / CoinDesk: Former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame pleads guilty to US campaign finance and money transmitting charges and will forfeit $1.5B+ as part of the deal — Salame admitted to being a “straw donor” to secretly funnel millions of dollars to Republican political candidates while Bankman-Fried donated to Democrats.
Read MoreTesla’s Universal Wall Connector can charge this Mustang Mach-E and the Tesla to the left. | Image: Hilton Tesla and Hilton are teaming up to install up to 20,000 electric vehicle charging stations at Hilton hotels and properties. The project will kick off in early 2024, and the chargers are slated for installation at 2,000
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