The new Cowboy Cruiser. | Image: VanMoof Company launches cheaper Core e-bike configurations while predicting profitability starting this quarter. Continue reading…
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority We recently uncovered evidence that Reddit was working on a contributor program, allowing users to earn cash for their content. This news also comes after the platform made poorly received API changes, effectively killing most third-party clients. In any event, we wanted to know what you thought of Reddit’s
Read MoreWhen you think of an MMU — a memory management unit — you probably think of a modern 32-bit computer. But [Jeff Truck] has a surprise. His new RCA 1802 computer has bank switching, allowing the plucky little processor to address 256K of RAM. This isn’t just the usual bank-switching design, either. The machine has
Read MoreKatie Tarasov / CNBC: A look at Samsung’s and Texas Instruments’ chip fabs in Texas, as the state becomes a US chipmaking hub with six projects totaling $61B and creating 8K+ jobs — WATCH NOW — How Texas became the center of U.S. chipmaking — On a 1,200-acre plot of land in a small town
Read MoreSearch engine optimization (SEO) is an essential part of any marketing strategy, and link quality has a major impact on SEO. For successful organic ranking, it’s important to understand how best to measure the quality of an incoming link. To do this, experts rely on techniques such as relevance-based, authority-based, and trust-based link measurement which
Read MoreAsh Parrish / The Verge: Overwatch League’s future remains uncertain as Activision Blizzard lays off ~50 esports employees and asks teams to vote on an updated operating agreement — Amid layoffs in the Activision Blizzard esports department, Overwatch League franchise owners will vote on whether to continue the league in its current format.
Read MoreCharmaine Jacob / CNBC: Canalys: smartphone shipments in India stabilized in Q2 2023 after three quarters of decline, with 36.1M units, down 1% YoY; Samsung led with an 18% share — – India’s smartphone market stabilized in the second quarter with 36.1 million units shipped, according to a report by Canalys.
Read MoreJordan Robertson / Bloomberg: A study based on open-source data estimates that 30K+ workers at European tech companies have moved to China in the past 20 years; China rejects the findings — More than 30,000 workers at European technology companies have moved to China in the last 20 years, bringing critical industry know-how back home.
Read MoreThere’s now a laser machine that can fix pesky green lines on OLED displays without the need for replacement parts. The tool works like magic and removes green lines from OLEDs within seconds. The tech recreates broken traces within OLED panels in the same manner they were originally made in the factory. Green lines on
Read MoreThe Apple II was at the forefront of the home computer revolution when it came out in 1977. In its era, nobody really cared about hooking up the Apple II to a VGA monitor, but these days, it’s far easier than sourcing an original monitor. The V2 Analog is a useful tool that will let
Read MoreThe Motorola Razr Plus was put through YouTuber Zack Nelson’s famous durability test. It survived dust exposure even with an unimpressive IP rating. However, the bend test showed a peculiar weakness in the phone. I have an almost two-year-old toddler who loves to flip open books. But she’ll often bend them in the opposite direction,
Read MoreThere’s now a laser machine that can fix pesky green lines on OLED displays without the need for replacement parts. The tool works like magic and removes green lines from OLEDs within seconds. The tech recreates broken traces within OLED panels in the same manner they were originally made in the factory. Green lines on
Read MoreAsh Parrish / The Verge: Overwatch League’s future remains uncertain as Activision Blizzard lays off ~50 esports employees and asks teams to vote on an updated operating agreement — Amid layoffs in the Activision Blizzard esports department, Overwatch League franchise owners will vote on whether to continue the league in its current format.
Read MoreRebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Autonomous trucking company Aurora Innovation raised $600M in private placement of its stock and plans a public offering at $3 per share valued at ~$220M — Aurora Innovation, the self-driving technology company that aims to launch an autonomous trucking business in 2024 …
Read MoreOpenAI, a leading artificial intelligence research organization, has recently announced the launch of a groundbreaking feature for its ChatGPT platform: custom instructions. This innovative capability allows users to provide specific prompts to the chatbot, eliminating the need to repeat the same instructions during each interaction. Through custom instructions, users can now effortlessly share contextual information,
Read MoreDylan Tokar / Wall Street Journal: The US DOJ merges its crypto enforcement team that debuted in 2021 into the agency investigating computer-related crimes, giving crypto crimes the same status — The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team will become a permanent fixture of a section of the agency that investigates computer-related crimes.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Sergey Brin has increased his visits to Google in recent months to three to four days a week, working with AI researchers building Google’s Gemini — Co-founder is working alongside AI researchers at tech giant’s headquarters, aiding efforts to build powerful Gemini system
Read MoreDavid Heaney / UploadVR: Meta rolls out its Quest v56 update, bringing Hand Tracking 2.2, which it claims improves latency up to 40% in typical use and up to 75% during faster movements — The Meta Quest v56 update brings a range of improvements and new features to Quest 2 and Quest Pro.
Read MoreWe’ve seen a few makers 3D scan themselves, and use those to print their own action figures or statuettes. Some have gone so far as building life-sized statues composed of many 3D printed parts. [Ivan Miranda] is no regular maker though, and his custom 3D printer is big enough that he can print himself a
Read MoreThe summer promos just keep coming. | Image: Epic Games If you were looking to stock up on some PC games, you might want to head on over to the Epic Games Store. That’s because from now until August 3rd at 11AM ET, Epic Games is taking 75 percent off hundreds of titles as a
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suspending its administrative challenge (PDF) seeking to block Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard. The FTC had taken a two-pronged approach against the $68.7 billion deal, filing this case last December that was scheduled to go before its own administrative judge on August
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit is now in charge of r/malefashionadvice, which for a time was the biggest subreddit still closed in protest of the platform’s API pricing changes. The subreddit is now open, meaning Reddit users can browse content in the community once again, though in a restricted mode, meaning only
Read MoreThe tech industry is witnessing a monumental shift in the dynamics of startup success. While venture-backed startups struggle to find relief amidst a backlog of richly priced ventures, some tech companies are defying expectations and going public with resounding triumphs. In this article, we delve into the world of tech-ish companies and explore the seismic
Read MoreJonathan Stempel / Reuters: FTX sues Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh for $1B+, alleging they misappropriated funds for “pet projects” before FTX bankruptcy — FTX Trading Ltd on Thursday sued founder Sam Bankman-Fried and other former executives at the cryptocurrency exchange …
Read MoreX-energy, a leading firm in the development of advanced nuclear reactors, has just announced a ground-breaking partnership with Energy Northwest, signaling a major step forward for the future of clean energy. The deal calls for the installation of up to 12 small modular reactors (SMRs) with cutting-edge technology in Central Washington. X-energy had previously abandoned
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