Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority When it comes to the Surface Laptop, Microsoft doesn’t like to get too crazy with the build. You’ll usually see an improvement here and there, but from one generation to the next, these laptops are largely iterative. Despite Microsoft’s iterative design philosophy, the Surface Laptop line is still one
Read MoreWhile browsing AliExpress from his digital basement, [Adrian Black] stumbled upon what seemed like a brand-new mainboard for a CRT television set. He decided to take a gamble and ordered one. It finally arrived, and was indeed a brand new product from 2023. DIGITAL MAIN BOARD OF TV, Work ath [sic] HONGXUN products with the
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority We now know what Galaxy devices will get the One UI 6 update. Many three-year-old devices will receive the update. The Galaxy S20, Note 20, Z Fold 2, and more will miss out on the update. Last Friday, Samsung officially launched its version — One UI 6 — of
Read MoreThe itty-bitty 8BitDo Micro. | Image: 8BitDo 8BitDo is launching a new supersmall wireless gaming controller designed for Nintendo Switch and Android devices that could literally fit inside the palm of your hand. The company’s new Micro controller, which comes in blue and green, is available to preorder on Amazon for $24.99 each and will
Read MoreWhile browsing AliExpress from his digital basement, [Adrian Black] stumbled upon what seemed like a brand-new mainboard for a CRT television set. He decided to take a gamble and ordered one. It finally arrived, and was indeed a brand new product from 2023. DIGITAL MAIN BOARD OF TV, Work ath [sic] HONGXUN products with the
Read MoreThere are few production cars with as much geek cred as the DMC DeLorean. If you want to kick the nerdiness up a notch without doing a full Back to the Future prop-mod, then the next best thing is to make it an EV. [Bill Carlson] took a 1981 DeLorean and transplanted the drivetrain from
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Users are spotting Nearby Share targets in Android’s share sheet. It appears Google is making Nearby Share more seamless than ever. The feature hasn’t been rolled out widely just yet. Android’s Nearby Share — which uses NFC — creates an easy way to share files between devices. While it’s
Read MorePhoto illustration by William Joel / The Verge; Image: Linus Tech Tips Linus Sebastian’s Linus Media Group YouTube empire is currently in crisis, with accusations of theft, lapses in ethics, and most recently, allegations of sexual harassment. The company has currently paused all production to improve its review processes, and CEO Terren Tong tells The
Read MoreReed Albergotti / Semafor: Sources: Eric Schmidt is building an organization, modeled on OpenAI, to tackle scientific challenges using AI’s help; most of the funding comes from his wealth — Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is building an ambitious new organization to tackle scientific challenges with the help …
Read MoreImage: The Verge Amazon will soon start tacking on an extra fee for sellers who don’t use the company’s fulfillment service, according to reports from Bloomberg and CNBC. Documents viewed by the outlets indicate that Amazon will start imposing a fee on each product that merchants send out themselves. The fee will reportedly go into
Read MoreThe Bambu P1P, with optional 3D-printed panels. | Image: Bambu When owners of Bambu’s extremely well-regarded 3D printers woke up on August 15th, some found their printer had gone rogue. Some woke up to failed prints. Some found a second copy of a previous print. And at least a few found their Bambu X1C or
Read MoreMakena Kelly / The Verge: New York City bans TikTok from city-owned devices and requires agencies to remove the app within the next 30 days, after a review by the NYC Cyber Command — New York City is banning TikTok from city-owned devices and requiring agencies to remove the app within the next 30 days.
Read MoreImage: AP The Associated Press released guidelines around generative AI to its journalists as it and other news organizations look at ways to use the technology in news gathering. AP vice president for standards and inclusion Amanda Barrett said in a blog post the publication does not see AI “as a replacement of journalists in
Read MoreI recently dropped in on one of the Vintage Computer Festival events, and it made me think about why people — including myself — are fascinated with old computer technology. In my case, I lived through a lot of it, and many of the people milling around at VCF did too, so it could just
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge From laptops and pens to consoles and streaming devices, here are the best supplies to help you or the student in your life prepare for the year ahead. Continue reading…
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge New York City is banning TikTok from city-owned devices and requiring agencies to remove the app within the next 30 days. The directive issued Wednesday comes after a review by the NYC Cyber Command, which a city official said found that TikTok “posed a security threat to the
Read MoreA sign gives direction to a cooling center in Portland, Oregon, during another heatwave on August 14th, 2021. | Photo by MICHAEL HANSON / AFP via Getty Images Record heat is leading to more emergency room visits in the US, according to national tracking tools. July was the hottest month on record for the planet,
Read MoreFinancial Times: The UK plans to host an AI summit in November 2023 with “like-minded” countries, academics, and executives from DeepMind, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, and more — ‘Like-minded’ states to be asked to Bletchley Park along with tech executives and academics
Read MoreImage: Global Illumination OpenAI says it has acquired Global Illumination, a small company based in New York that describes itself as a “digital product company.” In its announcement, OpenAI didn’t disclose the terms of the acquisition but said that Global Illumination’s “entire team” has joined the company to work on its “core products,” including ChatGPT.
Read MoreImage: Laura Normand / The Verge US special counsel Jack Smith acquired direct messages — potentially including deleted messages — from former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, unsealed court transcripts have revealed. The transcripts, spotted by Politico, show that engineers for Twitter (now known as X) were able to produce Trump’s Twitter data after missing
Read MoreNintendo’s updated N64 controller is just as awkward as the original, but hey, nostalgia. | Image: Nintendo If you’ve been unable to get ahold of the official remake of the original Nintendo 64 controller from ’96, Nintendo is giving you yet another chance. Right now, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can buy the controller directly from
Read MoreUse it exclusively in sunny environments, and the Malibu’s battery life might stretch on indefinitely. | Image: Urbanista Urbanista’s latest Bluetooth speaker, the Malibu, is equipped with solar cells that the company claims could extend its battery life indefinitely. Like Urbanista’s previous solar-powered audio gear — the Los Angeles over-ear headphones and the Phoenix earbuds
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Samsung has published the changelog for the August 2023 update. The changelog reveals the update contained more changes than anticipated. One of the changes reduces the “banana blur” issue Samsung acknowledged back in June. Recently, Samsung rolled out its August 2023 security update for the Galaxy S23. Although there
Read MoreBloomberg: Documents: Amazon plans to impose a new 2% fee per sale on merchants who ship products themselves, on top of the ~15% fee they already pay, starting in October — – The new levy comes even with an FTC antitrust suit looming — Merchant fees generate revenue as online sales growth slows
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority If you turn off Bluetooth on an iPhone through the Control Center interface, it doesn’t actually turn Bluetooth off. The Bluetooth and Wi-Fi controls in CC only disconnect devices from those services. The services are still on. To really turn them off, you need to go into the Settings
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