This year, Garmin gave both of its top multisport watch lines a healthy upgrade, adding Pro monikers to the most recent Epix and the newest Fenix. Just as Garmin watches tend not to disappoint, both new devices offer a fantastic user experience. To help you choose the right fitness tracker, we compare the Garmin Epix
Read MoreOne of the most handy new features included in the Java 18 release (March 2022) was the new Simple Web Server, which makes it easy to spin up and configure an HTTP file server. It also exposes an API that extends the existing httpserver package for building simple use cases. The new Simple Web Server is a
Read MorePowerful and versatile as it is, Python lacks a few key capabilities out of the box. For one, there is no native mechanism for compiling a Python program into a standalone executable package. To be fair, the original use case for Python never called for standalone redistributables. Python programs have, by and large, been run
Read MoreReuters: Huawei quietly launches the ~$960 Mate 60 Pro, giving no advance notice and releasing no ads; some investors speculate that Huawei used its own 5G chip — Chinese chip stocks rallied on Wednesday following Huawei Technologies’ (HWT.UL) launch of its new Mate 60 Pro phone …
Read MoreThe Fairphone 5 with its repairable guts on show for all to see. | Image: Fairphone The Fairphone 5 is the latest sustainably produced and repairable handset from Dutch smartphone company Fairphone. Like its previous devices, the Fairphone 5 is made with ethically sourced materials by workers who are given a living wage bonus and
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Despite a rough year for the memory chip business, SK Hynix’s stock rose ~60% in 2023, benefiting from the rise of AI chips that rely on high bandwidth memory — South Korea’s SK Hynix bet early on powerful memory chips for generative AI programs like ChatGPT
Read MoreThe European Union is desperate for its own artificial intelligence giant. German startup Aleph Alpha might be its best hope.
Read MoreRichard Lawler / The Verge: An image with the alt text “A person takes a call on a Pixel 8 Pro phone in Porcelain” popped up on a Google Store page displaying the as-yet-unannounced device — Continuing the storied tradition of Google’s Pixel devices being some of the most-leaked hardware ever …
Read MoreLora Kolodny / CNBC: In July 2023, the NHTSA ordered Tesla to provide data on Autopilot’s “Elon mode”, which eliminates prompts for drivers to their keep hands on the wheel — – Tesla received a special order from the National Highway Transportation Administration in late July requiring …
Read MoreCaiwei Chen / Rest of World: Chinese sextortion scammers have flooded X, harassing political dissidents and influential figures since the platform added paid verification in April 2023 — Scammers are targeting Chinese-language users, harassing political dissidents and influential figures.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority A leaker asserts that the Galaxy S24 Ultra will get Snapdragon power in all regions. This comes after a claim that the base Galaxy S24 will get Exynos power across the board. Samsung is gearing up to launch the Galaxy S24 series in early 2024, and leaks over the
Read MoreLilian Zhang / South China Morning Post: Alibaba’s T-Head, VeriSilicon, and seven other Chinese chip companies announce a patent alliance for RISC-V to share patents and license them to third parties — – Alibaba’s chip unit T-Head, VeriSilicon and seven other firms announced the formation of the patent alliance at a RISC-V industry forum in
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Continuing the storied tradition of Google’s Pixel devices being some of the most-leaked hardware ever, the as-yet-unannounced Pixel 8 Pro has popped up on a Google Store page. @Android_Setting on Twitter / X pointed out the image on a page promoting Google’s subscriptions and services (Pixel Pass is not among them), showing
Read MorePoland’s railways have recently come under a form of electronic attack, as reported by Wired. The attack has widely been called a “cyber-attack” in the mainstream media, but the incident was altogether a more simple affair pursued via good old analog radio. The attacks were simple in nature. As outlined in an EU technical document, Poland’s
Read MoreLeo Lewis / Financial Times: Sources: Chinese-backed hackers breached Japanese cybersecurity agency NISC’s email system; experts link the July 4 ransomware attack on Port of Nagoya to China — Infiltration comes as allies scrutinise Tokyo’s defences against hacking — The organisation responsible for Japan’s national defences …
Read MoreAlex Zorn / Chicago Business Journal: Chicago-based Mediafly, which provides a revenue enablement service to Adobe, TransUnion, Nestle, and other large companies, raised $80M led by BIP Ventures — Chicago software company Mediafly announced an $80 million raise on Tuesday. — The funding round was led by BIP Ventures …
Read MoreLora Kolodny / CNBC: Court filing: X is facing 2,200 arbitration cases from employees it laid off after Musk took over; the filing fees alone for that volume of cases could be $3.5M — – Elon Musk’s X Corp. is facing 2,200 arbitration cases, a court filing in Delaware revealed on Monday.
Read MoreThe Steam Deck’s biggest weakness is battery life — and yet somehow, every challenger has failed to raise that bar. The Ayaneo 2 showed us that AMD’s Ryzen 6800U wasn’t ready to compete; the Asus ROG Ally revealed that AMD’s Z1 Extreme couldn’t pull ahead if Asus insisted on matching the Steam Deck’s 40 watt-hour
Read MoreDanny Nelson / CoinDesk: Source: Robinhood, whose entry into crypto was powered by Jump Trading, split ways with the firm in early July, as Jump reportedly backs away from the US market — The retail broker’s entry into crypto several years ago was powered by Jump Trading, which is a giant in traditional financial markets.
Read MoreIf you live in a place where you can buy Arduinos and Raspberry Pis locally, you probably don’t spend much time worrying about your water supply. But in some parts of the world, it is nothing to take for granted, bad water accounts for as many as 500,000 deaths worldwide every year. Scientists have reported
Read MoreCredit: Austin Kwok / Android Authority According to a trusted Apple insider, the company will launch USB-C AirPods alongside the new iPhone 15 lineup on September 12. The AirPods Pro 2 earbuds are most likely to get the refresh. Apple reportedly has no plans to refresh the non-pro AirPods with a USB-C charging case. Apple
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Verizon will offer a new $90 monthly cellphone plan called Unlimited Ultimate, announced in an update to the May blog post that announced its myPlan lineup. It offers 60GB of mobile hotspot data (double what you get with the $80 Unlimited Plus plan), 10GB of unthrottled international data,
Read MoreThe Team Coco Radio logo. | Image: Team Coco This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. It’s only Tuesday, and it’s already been a packed week for podcast news. Shortly before hitting publish on this issue of Hot Pod, I got the news that
Read MoreIt’s not just the wind and rain to worry about: Storm surges of up to 15 feet could pour over the coast, reaching miles inland.
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Tether has added Britannia Bank & Trust, a privately held bank operating in the Bahamas, to process dollar transfers — – Britannia Bank & Trust processes dollar transfers for Tether — Stablecoin issuer faces long-standing questions on reserves
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