When combing through the history of technological innovation, we often find that pinning down a given inventor of something can be tricky. [Foeke Postma] at Bellingcat shows us that even the Smithsonian can get it wrong when given faulty information. The mystery in question is the disappearance of inventor [George Cove] from a photograph of
Read MoreLow-power radios, often referred to in the amateur radio community as QRP radios, have experienced a resurgence in popularity lately. Blame it on certain parts of the hobby become more popular, like Parks on the Air (POTA) or Summits on the Air (SOTA). These are events where a radio operator operates off-grid at remote parks
Read MoreWhen combing through the history of technological innovation, we often find that pinning down a given inventor of something can be tricky. [Foeke Postma] at Bellingcat shows us that even the Smithsonian can get it wrong when given faulty information. The mystery in question is the disappearance of inventor [George Cove] from a photograph of
Read MoreAlex Reisner / The Atlantic: Analysis: Books3, a dataset used to train Meta’s Llama, BloombergGPT, and EleutherAI’s GPT-J, contains 170K+ books from Stephen King and other authors — Stephen King, Zadie Smith, and Michael Pollan are among thousands of writers whose copyrighted works are being used to train large language models.
Read MoreSebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: Amazon restarts Amazon Shipping, its UPS and FedEx competitor that handles packages from other websites, after pausing the US service earlier in the pandemic — Amazon Shipping, paused earlier in the pandemic, handles packages from other websites and selling channels
Read MoreFrank Chaparro / The Block: Analysis: daily trading volumes surge on Coinbase International, an offshore derivatives exchange Coinbase launched in May 2023, reaching $287M on August 18 — – Coinbase’s offshore derivatives exchange has experienced a surge in daily trading volumes, reaching $287 million on August 18.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge United States District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled on Friday that AI-generated artwork can’t be copyrighted, as noted by The Hollywood Reporter. She was presiding over a lawsuit against the US Copyright Office after it refused a copyright to Stephen Thaler for an AI-generated image made with
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla owners with iPhones can now use Siri to trigger Apple Shortcuts automations without turning to paid third-party apps like Tessie to do so. The Tesla app’s newest update, version 4.24.0, dropped with a release note saying “Access your vehicle controls and climate from the Apple Shortcuts app.”
Read MoreCory Weinberg / The Information: Source: in H1 2023, Instacart’s revenue grew 30%+ YoY to ~$1.4B but gross transaction volume grew ~5% YoY; Instacart reportedly plans to go public in September — When Instacart executives begin their initial public offering pitch to investors as early as next week, they face a challenge.
Read MoreThere are many possible answers to the question of what the lowest-powered hardware on which Linux could run might be, but it’s usually a pre-requisite for a Linux-capable platform to have a memory management unit, or MMU. That’s not the whole story though, because there are microcontroller-focused variants of the kernel which don’t require an
Read MoreWelcome to the 497th edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the big headlines this week: Google had a couple of AI announcements this week. The first is a new feature where AI will summarize longer articles into a summary that is quicker for the reader to understand directly in Search. The other is from
Read MoreThere are plenty of reasons to install solar panels on one’s home. Reducing electric bills, reducing carbon footprint, or simply being in a location without electric service are all fairly common. While some of those might be true for [Dominic], he had another motivating factor. He wanted to install a charger for his electric vehicles
Read MoreImage: The Writers Guild of America The Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) wrote in an update yesterday that bargaining talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are ongoing after the two resumed negotiations just over a week ago (via Deadline). The WGA also says the talks will continue next week. The guild
Read MoreBill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Windows file archiver utility maker WinRAR fixes a vulnerability that could let an attacker remotely execute arbitrary code, after a researcher flagged the flaw — A high-severity vulnerability has been fixed in WinRAR, the popular file archiver utility for Windows used by millions …
Read MoreMultiple retailers are discounting the PS5 right now, too, meaning you don’t necessarily need to buy it from Sony. | Image: Sony Deals on the PlayStation 5 come once in a blue moon. That’s why we’re here to remind you that Sony’s excellent PS5 promo — which has been running since August 6th as part
Read MoreThomas Barrabi / New York Post: Private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners, which acquired MindGeek in March 2023, rebrands the Pornhub owner as Aylo, seeking a “fresh start” after scandals — Pornhub’s shadowy parent company MindGeek said it is changing its name as its new owners seek a “fresh start” for the scandal-ridden smut empire.
Read MoreThere are plenty of reasons to install solar panels on one’s home. Reducing electric bills, reducing carbon footprint, or simply being in a location without electric service are all fairly common. While some of those might be true for [Dominic], he had another motivating factor. He wanted to install a charger for his electric vehicles
Read MoreThere are many possible answers to the question of what the lowest-powered hardware on which Linux could run might be, but it’s usually a pre-requisite for a Linux-capable platform to have a memory management unit, or MMU. That’s not the whole story though, because there are microcontroller-focused variants of the kernel which don’t require an
Read MoreMadden 24 has some audio issues right now. | Image: Electronic Arts PlayStation 5 and PC Madden 24 players are dealing with annoying popping and crackling audio and disappearing sound channels. A post on the Madden subreddit says that, during games, half the audio cuts out then returns with some static whenever a play ends
Read MoreIf you’re using WordPress for your website, you know you’ve laid the foundation for a strong business. WordPress powers 43% of all online websites today. And has 64% of the Content Management System marketplace. Because there are tens of thousands of businesses and developers in this ecosystem, you can scale your business as you like
Read MoreIf you’re using WordPress for your website, you know you’ve laid the foundation for a strong business. WordPress powers 43% of all online websites today. And has 64% of the Content Management System marketplace. Because there are tens of thousands of businesses and developers in this ecosystem, you can scale your business as you like
Read MoreIn a field somewhere north of Berlin right now, around 5,500 hackers and their family members are blinking, coding, building, giving talks, and simply hanging out. Once every four years, the German hacker scene gathers and gets burned by the day star, despite the ample warnings to apply copious sunscreen. CCCamp is a must-attend-it-to-get-it type
Read MoreSamsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra landed early in 2023 with all of the hype of a headliner at Coachella or Lollapalooza — and we rewarded it with a rock & roll comparison that stretched on just as long as either of the festivals mentioned above. While we won’t be revisiting the Springsteen-centric theme from our original
Read MoreIf you’re using WordPress for your website, you know you’ve laid the foundation for a strong business. WordPress powers 43% of all online websites today. And has 64% of the Content Management System marketplace. Because there are tens of thousands of businesses and developers in this ecosystem, you can scale your business as you like
Read MoreSamsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra landed early in 2023 with all of the hype of a headliner at Coachella or Lollapalooza — and we rewarded it with a rock & roll comparison that stretched on just as long as either of the festivals mentioned above. While we won’t be revisiting the Springsteen-centric theme from our original
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