Welcome to The Weekly Authority, the Android Authority newsletter that breaks down the top Android and tech news from the week. The 255th edition here with everything from Galaxy Unpacked, the possibility of a foldable Google tablet, a Sony Xperia 5 V video leak, pizza-scented Xbox controllers, and more… This week I’ve been hunting for
Read MoreBilly Perrigo / TIME: A look at Indian nonprofit Karya, which sells AI training data and redirects all the profit to its workers, who retain ownership of the data they create — In the shade of a coconut palm, Chandrika tilts her smartphone screen to avoid the sun’s glare. It is early morning in Alahalli
Read MoreNewley Purnell / Wall Street Journal: A Hong Kong judge rejects a government bid to ban the online dissemination of pro-democracy song “Glory to Hong Kong” on Google and other sites — Judge refuses to issue order blocking online dissemination of protest anthem, saying criminal acts can be punished by the city’s current laws
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Inside Walmart’s warehouse in Brooksville, Florida, which is becoming the company’s first US warehouse to use automated robotic systems to handle most products — Robots do the lifting and the hauling; for workers, no more aching backs—but one packed on pounds
Read MoreWe all know the Nintendo Game Boy camera peripheral, and we’ve seen plenty of hacks for it on these pages over the years. We like [Raphael Boichot]’s camera then, as instead of including a Game Boy or emulating one, it talks directly to the sensor from an RP2040. The result is a standalone camera with
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Read MoreThe bird may be dead, but Twitter—er, X—is still alive for communities, news, and memes.
Read MoreWe all love our cheap digital oscilloscopes, and with good reason. But if there’s one place where analog scopes still shine, it’s anywhere you need X-Y mode. Digitally sampling the inputs and mapping them on the screen as discrete points just isn’t the same as steering an electron beam around a CRT, making X-Y mode
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Twitter/X officially rolls out its ads revenue sharing program for eligible users globally, after giving some creators payouts earlier this month — Twitter, which Elon Musk is currently rebranding to X, is officially rolling out its ads revenue sharing program for creators.
Read MoreRyan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: Internal Meta emails: Facebook removed content about COVID-19 under pressure from the Biden administration, including posts claiming the virus was man-made — Internal Meta emails say pressure from Washington was behind a decision to take down posts attributing pandemic to man-made virus
Read MoreLauren Smiley / Wired: The backup driver of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in Arizona in 2018 pleads guilty to endangerment, in the first automated vehicle fatality case — After five years of purgatory, Rafaela Vasquez, the operator of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in 2018, pleaded guilty to endangerment.
Read MoreBack in the 486 days, it was common to see a “Turbo” button on the front panel of many PCs, which was used to toggle between the CPU’s maximum speed and a slower clock rate that was sometimes necessary for compatibility with older software. Usually an LED would light up to show you were running
Read MoreBack in the 486 days, it was common to see a “Turbo” button on the front panel of many PCs, which was used to toggle between the CPU’s maximum speed and a slower clock rate that was sometimes necessary for compatibility with older software. Usually an LED would light up to show you were running
Read MoreRyan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: Internal Meta emails: Facebook removed content about COVID-19 under pressure from the Biden administration, including posts claiming the virus was man-made — Internal Meta emails say pressure from Washington was behind a decision to take down posts attributing pandemic to man-made virus
Read MoreLauren Smiley / Wired: The backup driver of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in Arizona in 2018 pleads guilty to endangerment, in the first automated vehicle fatality case — After five years of purgatory, Rafaela Vasquez, the operator of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in 2018, pleaded guilty to endangerment.
Read MoreNetflix has faced backlash from Hollywood actors and writers after posting a job ad for an artificial intelligence (AI) expert. The ad, offering an annual salary of up to $900,000, has exacerbated concerns among Hollywood unions about the impact of AI on the entertainment industry and wages. The AI expert will be working on Netflix’s
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: YouTube officially launches Multiview for YouTube TV and Primetime Channels, starting with WNBA games, but with no mobile and web support and other limits — After testing for the past several months, YouTube is officially launching Multiview for YouTube TV and Primetime Channels, starting with WNBA games.
Read MoreComputer engineer [Marco Cilloni] realized a lot of developers today still have trouble dealing with Unicode in their programs, especially in the C/C++ world. He wrote an excellent guide that summarizes many of the issues surrounding Unicode and its encoding called “Unicode is harder than you think“. He first presents a brief history of Unicode
Read MoreAngelList, a prominent organization in the startup ecosystem, is making a strategic move into the private equity space with the recent acquisition of fintech startup Nova. This acquisition marks AngelList’s foray into a new market and demonstrates its commitment to expanding its suite of products and services for venture firms, investors, startups, and fund managers.
Read MoreComputer engineer [Marco Cilloni] realized a lot of developers today still have trouble dealing with Unicode in their programs, especially in the C/C++ world. He wrote an excellent guide that summarizes many of the issues surrounding Unicode and its encoding called “Unicode is harder than you think“. He first presents a brief history of Unicode
Read MoreArtificial intelligence (AI) has been heralded as a game-changer with the potential to revolutionize the way we work. Bill Gates and other leaders in the technology industry have highlighted the benefits of AI in the workplace. The co-creator of Microsoft predicts that AI will primarily be used to make people more efficient at their jobs.
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, recently announced that their new social media platform, Threads, has experienced a significant decline in users. Just days after its launch, Threads amassed over 100 million users, but that number has since plummeted. In a call with employees, Zuckerberg admitted that the retention rate is not satisfactory and expressed
Read MoreStephanie Hirschmiller / Decrypt: The British Museum partners with Ethereum-based metaverse game The Sandbox to create NFTs showing the museum’s collections and offer “new immersive experiences” — The cultural institution plans to establish an interactive space within the Ethereum-based world, as well as offer up NFT collectibles.
Read MoreNumerous challenges need to be addressed in the quest to expand humanity’s presence in space. One of the most critical issues is the impact of gravity, or rather the lack thereof, on the human body and various organisms. The detrimental effects of living without gravity, such as circulation problems, vision impairments, muscle degeneration, and bone
Read MoreAfter five years of purgatory, Rafaela Vasquez, the operator of a self-driving Uber that killed a pedestrian in 2018, pleaded guilty to endangerment.
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