Python’s package ecosystem lets you leverage the work of millions of other developers with a simple pip install command. Python’s virtual environments let you isolate projects and their packages for one another. But juggling environments and packages separately can be unwieldy. Doubly so if your projects have specific package requirements, and you want to focus
Read MoreApple’s counting on you spending big this year as iPhone 15 Pro Max accounts for over 1/3 of production units.
Read MoreCredit: HMD Global HMD Global has launched the Nokia G310 in the US. The phone is effectively a rebadged Nokia G42. It nevertheless brings a repair-friendly design, microSD card slot, and 3.5mm port. HMD Global has taken the repairable approach with several budget phones this year, and it’s now taking this same approach with the
Read MoreIf you’ve been watching Oppenheimer and it’s gotten you all excited about the idea of radioactive decay, you might want to visualize it. A cloud chamber is the perfect way to do that, and [NuclearPhoenix] is here to show us just how to build one. The build relies on a Peltier device to cool a
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: UK PM Rishi Sunak is planning an AI summit later this year with other G7 leaders and tech execs, with the historic Bletchley Park as a possible venue — – Premier mulls WWII code-breaking site to gather CEOs, leaders — Wants global approach to establish ‘guardrails’ around AI
Read MoreCredit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority Google will reportedly ditch Assistant on older smartwatches. It’s believed Assistant will be killed off on watches running Wear OS 2 or earlier. There are still loads of smartwatches on the market running Wear OS 2 or earlier, even though Google has since launched Wear OS 3 and 4.
Read MoreOlivia Poh / Bloomberg: SE Asian internet giant Sea dropped 29%, its largest single-day drop ever, wiping out nearly $10B of its market cap; Sea is valued at $23B vs. $180B in 2021 — – Singapore e-commerce stock drops to lowest ever as sales slow — Competition intensifies as Alibaba, TikTok gain shopping users
Read MoreAndrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: As San Francisco opens to 24/7 robotaxis, a look at Cruise and Waymo cars causing traffic jams and obstructing emergency vehicles, unraveling the public’s trust — The day after California regulators handed driverless car companies a major victory, allowing them to expand …
Read MoreYuka Hayashi / Wall Street Journal: The US Commerce Department has built a team of people from Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, KKR, and other Wall Street firms to help allocate $39B in chip subsidies — Talent from Goldman Sachs, KKR and Blackstone will help determine how $39 billion in semiconductor chip subsidies are allocated
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Intel is expected to call off its planned $5.4B Tower acquisition, which had an August 15 deadline, as time to win Chinese regulatory approval runs out — – Company expected to call off transaction as time runs out — Deal would have put Intel in closer competition with TSMC
Read MoreAttitude indicators are super useful if you’re flying a plane, particularly in foggy conditions or over water. They help you figure out which way the plane is pointing relative to the unforgiving ground below. [Hack Modular] has been toying with a few, and even figured out how to get them powered up! The attitude indicators
Read MoreGoogle has released a new ad mocking iPhone’s lack of live translation skills. The ad shows the Pixel 7 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro engaging in the age-old Football vs Soccer debate. Google has released a new ad showing the Pixel 7 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro having a little friendly competition. The subtext
Read MoreFinancial Times: Internal docs: India accounts for $10B of Foxconn’s annual revenue, which is 4.6% of its 2022 revenue, as Foxconn’s India push shows limits of “China plus one” — Apple supplier still relies on Chinese plants for 75% of global operations — When Foxconn chair Young Liu …
Read MoreYuka Hayashi / Wall Street Journal: The US Commerce Department has built a team of people from Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, KKR, and other Wall Street firms to help allocate $39B in chip subsidies — Talent from Goldman Sachs, KKR and Blackstone will help determine how $39 billion in semiconductor chip subsidies are allocated
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon Music Unlimited is getting another price hike, and this one affects people who pay for the music service and Amazon’s Prime subscription. The cost of Amazon Music Unlimited’s individual plan for Prime members will go up from $8.99 to $9.99 per month, according to Variety and The
Read MoreScreenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge Apple has moved end call button once again with the latest iOS 17 developer beta. Now, it lives in the lower middle of the call screen instead of on the lower right. It’s a little change, but it might mean that iOS 17’s new call controls won’t feel
Read MorePYMNTS.com: Hollywood, Florida-based ClassWallet, which offers a digital wallet-based purchasing and reimbursement service for public funds, raised $95M led by Guidepost — ClassWallet has raised $95 million to grow its digital wallet-based purchasing and reimbursement platform for public funds.
Read MoreWe knew the mirrors in our house were not really very good mirrors, optically speaking. Your mirror eats up 20 to 40 percent of the light that hits it. High-quality first-surface mirrors are better, but [Action Lab] has a video (see below) of something really different: a polymer dielectric mirror with 99.5% reflectivity. In addition,
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Users of XPro, previously TweetDeck, report encountering paywalls to use the service; X said on July 3 that “in 30 days” XPro would be a subscriber-only feature — X, the social network formally known as Twitter, appears to be finally following through on its promise to make TweetDeck a paid
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung is rolling out One UI 5.1.1 and One UI 5 Watch to more Galaxy devices. The updates will bring four new features to these devices. Samsung will release the updates tomorrow. Samsung’s One UI 5.1.1 update is designed with the company’s foldables and tablets in mind, which is
Read MoreCyberdecks rock because their homebrewed nature lets them feature all kinds of nifty additional functionality. [Kaushlesh] has built his deck with an eye to ham radio use, and it’s a rugged and impressive thing. The deck is built into a weatherproof enclosure, with various 3D-printed parts helping to integrate the components into the clamshell enclosure.
Read MoreAlex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Amazon hikes the price of Music Unlimited for Prime subscribers, up $1/month to $9.99 for individual plans and family plans up $1/month to $16.99 — Amazon previously raised the prime of Amazon Music Unlimited for non-Prime members earlier this year. — Amazon Music Unlimited …
Read MoreThe Verge X, the social network formally known as Twitter, appears to be finally following through on its promise to make TweetDeck a paid service. Many users on X, including social media consultant Matt Navarra, say that they’re seeing a sales page for X Premium (the subscription formerly Twitter Blue) when they try to load
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung is rolling out One UI 5.1.1 and One UI 5 Watch to more Galaxy devices. The updates will bring four new features to these devices. Samsung will release the updates tomorrow. Samsung’s One UI 5.1.1 update is designed with the company’s foldables and tablets in mind, which is
Read MoreThe Verge X, the social network formally known as Twitter, appears to be finally following through on its promise to make TweetDeck a paid service. Many users on X, including social media consultant Matt Navarra, say that they’re seeing a sales page for X Premium (the subscription formerly Twitter Blue) when they try to load
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