Dina Bass / Bloomberg: Microsoft says its Copilot Copyright Commitment will defend customers of its AI products from copyright lawsuits if they use “guardrails and content filters” — The software giant also will pay related fines and settlements, so long as customers follow its rules.
Read MoreImage: Nintendo After weeks of wonder (heh) and speculation, Nintendo is finally giving longtime Mario voice actor Charles Martinet a proper send-off. Nintendo released a short video featuring Martinet and Nintendo executive Shigeru Miyamoto in which the pair take a fond look back at Martinet’s time in the role. Here’s a special video message from
Read MoreForbes: Imbue, formerly Generally Intelligent, which says it has access to 10,000 of Nvidia’s H100 GPUs to build AI “agents”, raised a $200M Series B at a $1B valuation — The startup, one of very few woman-led AI unicorns, has a $1 billion valuation and access to 10,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs …
Read MoreThe humble transistor radio is one of those consumer devices that stubbornly refuses to go away, but it’s fair to say that it’s not the mover and shaker in the world of electronics it might once have been. Thus it’s also not a staple of the repair bench anymore, where fixing a pocket radio might
Read MoreIf you can stretch your budget from a MacBook Air, the 14-inch MacBook Pro will more than reward you. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple’s big iPhone event announcing a new iPhone may be just five days from now, but the best Apple thing you can buy today is its M2
Read MoreIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Apple is holding its next big event in September to take the wraps off the iPhone 15, new Apple Watches, and more. Here, we’ll go over how and when you can watch the event, along with the new product announcements we’re expecting to see from Apple. When is
Read MoreAlmost all of Studio Ghibli’s films are on Netflix and Max. To help prioritize your animation binge, we’ve ranked every single one.
Read MoreSandali Handagama / CoinDesk: An IMF and Financial Stability Board paper warns jurisdictions against blanket bans on crypto, recommending targeted restrictions and sound monetary policy — The global standard-setters also warned stablecoins adopted by multiple jurisdictions “may transmit volatility more abruptly” than other crypto.
Read MoreParesh Dave / Wired: In a novel move, Pinterest updates its content algorithm to surface diverse body types, powered by an AI system trained on 5B+ images of bodies of all sizes — Social media algorithms usually promote biases toward white, thin bodies. Pinterest is using machine learning to surface images of all shapes and
Read MoreWith this redesign of its popular Pico wireless remote, Lutron is transitioning its Caséta smart lighting line to a more classic look. | Image: Lutron Smart lighting manufacturer Lutron is expanding its line of smart switches that don’t look like smart switches, adding a new Pico Paddle Remote ($19.99) to its Caséta smart lighting line.
Read MoreA culture in which it’s fair to say the community which Hackaday serves is steeped in, is electronic music. Within these pages you’ll find plenty of synthesisers, chiptune players, and other projects devoted to synthetic sound. Not everyone here is a musician of obsessive listener, but if Hackaday had a soundtrack album we’re guessing it
Read MoreBooks, yes. Magazines — maybe. | Photo by Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge I like short stories. I read them, and I write them. I grew up subscribing to and reading The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Analog, Asimov’s, and a bunch of others, some genre, some not. And as I got older, I
Read MorePhoto by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Polaroid has announced a new high-end instant camera dubbed the Polaroid I-2 today. According to Polaroid, the $599.99 I-2 is the company’s most capable instant camera yet, with built-in manual controls and the sharpest new lens it’s ever produced. The I-2 boasts a three-element autofocusing lens,
Read MoreCredit: Curtis Joe / Android Authority Nintendo reportedly demonstrated the Switch 2 to developers at the Gamescom expo. It’s believed the company showed off an upgraded version of Breath of The Wild as a tech demo. The rumored console is tipped to launch in 2024. We’ve heard murmurings about the Nintendo Switch 2 for what
Read MoreSocial media algorithms usually promote biases toward white, thin bodies. Pinterest is using machine learning to surface images of all shapes and sizes.
Read MoreA scene from Ariane Louis-Seize’s Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person. | Courtesy of TIFF Stay up to date with the latest from TIFF. Continue reading…
Read MoreStories about AI liberation aren’t obsolete—and they aren’t really about robots, either.
Read MoreImage: The Verge Chrome on the desktop is about to get a new look. Google’s widely used browser is getting an update based on its Material You design language in the coming weeks, and in this case, that will include refreshed icons with “a focus on legibility” and new color palettes that “better complement your
Read MoreInstead of using a countertop bottle warmer, Ember’s $400 system can warm your baby’s bottle and keep it cool on the go.
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Google plans to update Chrome to incorporate its Material You design language in the coming weeks, including refreshed icons and new color palettes — Chrome on the desktop is about to get a new look. Google’s widely used browser is getting an update based on its Material You design language
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Honda announced today that it’s adopting Tesla’s electric vehicle charging connector for its future vehicles. The Japanese automaker was one of the holdouts to accept the competing (and winning) standard, joining the likes of Ford, GM, Rivian, Volvo, Polestar, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, and Fisker. Honda is planning to
Read MoreJonathan Randles / Bloomberg: Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Genesis sues its parent DCG, seeking to recover ~$620M in cash and bitcoin in outstanding loans despite ongoing settlement talks — – Suits seek to recover about $620 million in cash and Bitcoin — DCG said it’s documenting a standstill agreement with Genesis
Read MoreOne researcher claims the number of victims who stored their crypto keys on LastPass was “simply too much to ignore.” | Illustration: Beatrice Sala Security experts are claiming that some of the LastPass password vaults stolen during a security breach near the end of 2022 have now been cracked open following a string of six-figure
Read MoreIf Silicon Valley CEOs were all exceptional, you’d expect the industry itself to be unique in its success and durability. It’s not.
Read MoreThe range of characters that can be represented by Unicode is truly bewildering. If there’s a symbol that was ever used to represent a sound or a concept anywhere in the world, chances are pretty good that you can find it somewhere in Unicode. But can many of us recall the proper keyboard calisthenics needed
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