The two best days in a boat owner’s life are the day they buy it, and the day they sell it. At least, that’s the common saying among people who actually spend money to buy a boat. [saveitforparts], on the other hand, looks like he’s going to have many more great days on this boat
Read MoreThe Verge Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Threads that he’s “ready to fight” X owner Elon Musk but not to believe that there’s a scheduled date until he confirms it. Musk claimed Friday morning that the fight would be livestreamed on X and “Meta,” and that everything you’d see on camera “will be ancient
Read MoreThe topic of how to assemble an efficient data team is a highly debated and frequently discussed question among data experts. If you’re planning to build a data-driven product or improve your existing business with the help of public web data, you will need data specialists. This article will cover key principles I have observed
Read MoreImage: BwE (X) Sony has been rumored to be working on a revision of the PlayStation 5, often referred to as the PS5 Slim, that includes a removable disc drive. Now images and a video have leaked of a PS5 model that looks slimmer and slightly shorter, and may well have a removable disc drive.
Read MoreConnie Kim / HousingWire: SEC filing: NYC-based digital lender Better.com plans to go public via a SPAC merger, raising $750M, after announcing plans in May 2021 for a $7.7B SPAC merger — Shareholders at SPAC partner Aurora Acquisitions voted in favor of the merger proposal — New York-based digital lender Better.com …
Read MoreCredit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority An image of what’s believed to be the PS5 Slim appeared online this morning. Now a video has emerged of a hand holding what appears to be the rumored console. It’s difficult to tell how much smaller this system is compared to the standard PS5. Since the PlayStation 2
Read MoreConnie Kim / HousingWire: SEC filing: NYC-based digital lender Better.com plans to go public via a SPAC merger, raising $750M, after announcing plans in May 2021 for a $7.7B SPAC merger — Shareholders at SPAC partner Aurora Acquisitions voted in favor of the merger proposal — New York-based digital lender Better.com …
Read MoreConnie Kim / HousingWire: SEC filing: NYC-based digital lender Better.com plans to go public via a SPAC merger, raising $750M, after announcing plans in May 2021 for a $7.7B SPAC merger — Shareholders at SPAC partner Aurora Acquisitions voted in favor of the merger proposal — New York-based digital lender Better.com …
Read MoreBuilding a weather station is a fairly common project that plenty of us have taken on, and for good reason. They can be built around virtually any microcontroller or full-scale computer, can have as many or few sensors as needed, and range from simple, straightforward projects to more complex systems capable of doing things like
Read MorePhoto by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has been on house arrest in California since December while awaiting trial on fraud and money laundering charges over the crypto exchange’s collapse, but today he was sent to jail, as first reported by Inner City Press. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ordered the former
Read MoreCredit: X/Twitter A promotional video has leaked showing the Google Pixel 8 Pro. The clip promotes a new “Audio Magic Eraser” feature, which does exactly what it sounds like it does. There’s also a previously unseen blue colorway. Over the past few months, we’ve seen the usual steady stream of leaks related to Google’s upcoming
Read MoreLawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Poland arrests five people as Europol and the DOJ take down the Lolek “bulletproof” host for allegedly facilitating Netwalker ransomware and other attacks — Update 8/11/23: Updated with information from DOJ about alleged Netwalker Ransomware involvement.
Read MoreLawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Poland arrests five people as Europol and the DOJ take down the Lolek “bulletproof” hosting provider for allegedly facilitating Netwalker ransomware attacks — Update 8/11/23: Updated with information from DOJ about alleged Netwalker Ransomware involvement.
Read MoreFrom Heartstopper to Travelers, these are our picks for the best streaming titles to binge this week.
Read MoreCredit: The Verge Real-world photos of the Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones have leaked. These headphones will reportedly have spatial audio. Bose’s new cans are said to be Snapdragon Sound Certified. It was only a day ago when we were treated to leaked renders of the Bose QuietComfort Ultra (QCU) headphones and what could become one
Read MoreTroubleshooting a circuit is easy, right? All you need is a couple of hands to hold the probes, another hand to twiddle the knobs, a pair of eyes to look at the schematic, another pair to look at the circuit board, and, for fancy work, X-ray vision to see through the board so you know
Read MoreI’ll see you at the ATM Last night, when I was settling up at the dive bar, I began thinking once again about the tradeoffs of technology. I was thinking about it because I paid in cash. Post-pandemic, it seems that more people than ever are using credit cards for payments; they are now the
Read MoreTo honor the genre’s 50th anniversary, WIRED contributor C. Brandon Ogbunu and Grammy-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco paint two scenes of how the duality of AI will shape the art form in five decades.
Read MoreImage: HP Were you hoping Canon might be held accountable for its all-in-one printers that mysteriously can’t scan when they’re low on ink, forcing you to buy more? Tough: the lawsuit we told you about last year quietly ended in a private settlement rather than becoming a big class-action. I just checked, and a judge
Read MoreImage: Larian Studios Today, Larian Studios shared a ton of interesting player stats for Baldur’s Gate 3, the seriously massive RPG boasting over 10,000 unique endings and 174 hours worth of cutscenes. Those stats included class / race breakdowns, total number of hours played, and how many times players have pet the dog. Let’s take
Read MoreImage: The Verge We’ve already seen the design thanks to leaked renders and marketing images, so how about the next best thing to having them on your own head? The Verge has obtained numerous real-world photos of Bose’s upcoming headphones, the QuietComfort Ultras. They look quite sleek and combine design elements from the company’s recent
Read MoreApple is shutting down its Movie Trailers app and rolling trailers into the Apple TV app instead.
Read MoreDespite the push toward advanced heart health features, a pair of Yale studies finds those most at risk of cardiovascular disease aren’t using tech to improve their health. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge There’s no shortage of apps and wearables that aim to help people improve heart health. However, a pair
Read MoreEditor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Al Williams don’t always agree on the best text editor to use, but they do — usually — agree on what makes a great hack. This week, they found plenty of Hackaday posts to discuss, ranging from exotic eavesdropping on keyboards, oscilloscopes, and several posts of interest to anyone who wants
Read MoreNew gesture-based invention could allow you to control your Apple TV by waving your hand.
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