Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge Twenty-five years ago, Apple released the computer that would save it from bankruptcy and pave the way for Apple to become the most important technology company ever. Continue reading…
Read MoreSounds good for short outages, but hurricanes may require something with a little more juice. | Image: Comcast Comcast is launching a new cellular-equipped backup internet device that’s designed to keep customers connected during storms and localized outages. The Xfinity Storm-Ready WiFi is a Wi-Fi 6-capable device powered by the Xfinity 10G network that doubles
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: YouTube starts mass removal of videos promoting “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” or discouraging “seeking professional medical treatment” — YouTube will remove content that promotes “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” …
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Meta-owned WhatsApp has started testing a new AI-generated stickers feature. WABetaInfo reports that some testers in the Android WhatsApp beta program have spotted the new AI-powered stickers, allowing WhatsApp users to generate a sticker based on a text description. Android Police points out that it’s not clear which generative AI model WhatsApp
Read MoreTesla’s Model S configurator, showing the newly available Standard Range version. | Screenshot by Jon Porter / The Verge Tesla now sells “Standard Range” versions of its Model S and Model X, lowering the starting price of both vehicles by $10,000 for anyone prepared to compromise on the distance either car can drive before needing
Read MoreBrian Fung / CNN: The FCC says 20M+ US households enrolled in a program to receive $30 per month subsidies for internet access, up from 10M in early 2022 and 16M in February 2023 — More than 20 million US households are now receiving discounts on internet service as part of a federal program created
Read MoreOver 200 interim contracts have been granted by SAG-AFTRA since the strike began last month. | Illustration by William Joel / The Verge In an act of solidarity with the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) will no longer grant permission to independent projects that fall under WGA contracts to continue
Read MoreOlivia Poh / Bloomberg: Southeast Asian internet giant Sea reports Q2 revenue up 5.2% YoY to $3.1B, below $3.2B est., and Shopee revenue up 21% YoY, the slowest on record; SE drops 13% — – Online-retail arm Shopee posts slowest growth on record — Tech firm’s shares plunge about 13% in pre-market trading
Read MoreNetflix Games are finally rolling out on Mac, PC, and TVS.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube will remove content that promotes “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” or which “discourages viewers from seeking professional medical treatment,” the video platform announced today. The enforcement comes as YouTube is attempting to streamline its medical moderation guidelines based on what it’s learned while attempting
Read MoreThe impulse to save everything no longer makes sense. It’s time to leave the city as a monument to the dangers of global warming—and rethink our relationship to heritage.
Read MoreCredit: Patreon/Mishaal Rahman Google is reportedly working on several taskbar-related improvements for Android. One of the most prominent additions is a search bar in the taskbar. Stock Android could also gain a few taskbar capabilities seen in other Android skins. Google introduced Android 12L over a year ago, targeting tablets and foldable phones. One of
Read MoreBloomberg: A look at China’s sweeping AI rules, taking effect on August 15 and governed by seven agencies, which soften an earlier draft and follow European regulators — – Europe has also delved into rules for protecting individuals — Beijing is poised to implement sweeping new regulations …
Read MoreSara Fischer / Axios: Email: X no longer lets advertisers promote their accounts within the platform’s timeline to gain followers; a source says such ads generate $100M annually — X, the company formerly known as Twitter, will no longer allow advertisers to promote their accounts within the platform’s timeline …
Read MoreDo you know how you see those cheap telescopes at the department store? The box has beautiful pictures that probably came from the Hubble. What you will see is somewhat different. You have to carefully look at [upir’s] Arduino thermal camera project because it intersperses pictures of what you expect an 8×8 sensor will produce
Read MoreMatt Burgess / Wired: How a scam tied to ad firm CPABuild hosts malicious PDFs, indexed by search engines, on hacked .gov, .org, and .edu sites, often luring Fortnite or Roblox users — The wide-ranging scams, often disguised as game promotions, can all be linked back to one network.
Read MoreCredit: Xiaomi Xiaomi has announced the Smart Band 8 Pro fitness tracker. The new wearable brings a bigger screen and battery. Expect to pay a starting price of ~$55) in China. Xiaomi‘s Smart Band fitness trackers have long stood out for their cheap price tags, but the company has upped the ante in recent years
Read MoreCredit: Vrtuoluo A prototype of Samsung’s upcoming XR headset has leaked, giving us a good look at one possible version scheduled to launch in 2024. The prototype has four tracking cameras, dual RGB cameras for color passthrough, and a depth sensor. It also does not rely on any controllers. With its XR headset, Samsung could
Read MoreSQL often struggles when it comes to managing massive amounts of time series data, but it’s not because of the language itself. The main culprit is the architecture that SQL typically works in, namely relational databases, which quickly become inefficient because they’re not designed for analytical queries of large volumes of time series data. Traditionally,
Read MoreDavid Vellante of “the Cube” fame wrote an awe-inspiring post addressing the cloud versus on-premises issues for artificial intelligence and came up with new survey data, raw meat to bloggers. The most valuable takeaway was something I already assumed: “While most customers are reporting a modest spend increase of 10% or less [on generative AI], 36%
Read MoreIn addition to Microsoft’s AI Builder, which brings focused and generative AI and machine learning capabilities to Power Apps and Power Automate, a number of other companies are adding AI capabilities to their low-code and no-code software development and robotic process automation products. To read this article in full, please click here
Read MoreTimmy Shen / The Block: Filing: BAM Trading, which runs Binance.US, seeks a protective order against the SEC due to “conducting a fishing expedition”; the SEC seeks four depositions — – BAM Trading, the company behind Binance.US, filed a motion on Monday to seek a protective order against the SEC.
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Substack now lets users follow individual writers without subscribing to their newsletter, a further expansion into social networking after Notes — Substack now lets you follow writers, offering a way for you to keep tabs on what a writer is doing without having to subscribe to their newsletter.
Read MoreMatt Burgess / Wired: How a scam tied to ad firm CPABuild hosts malicious PDFs, indexed by search engines, on hacked .gov, .org, and .edu sites, often luring Fortnite or Roblox users — The wide-ranging scams, often disguised as game promotions, can all be linked back to one network.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra will reportedly offer “good” 5x zoom quality. This is due to the previously rumored 50MP 3x tele camera, a leaker claimed. This would address a key weakness of Galaxy Ultra phones if confirmed. A leaker claimed last week that the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will
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