Matthew Humphries / PCMag: Intel grants Asus a non-exclusive license to its NUC designs; Asus will make and sell 10th to 13th gen NUC systems and can develop new system designs — The agreement covers existing NUCs and allows Asus to design new models. … , Asus is granted a non-exclusive license to Intel’s NUC
Read MoreYou can order the Studio Pros beginning today. | Image: Beats For the first time since 2017, Beats is announcing a brand-new pair of flagship headphones. Today, the Apple-owned company is introducing the $349.95 Beats Studio Pros. They’re available to order beginning today and will be in Apple retail locations (and other stores) on July
Read MorePhoto by Hakan Nural / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have agreed to extend their merger agreement pending the outcome of negotiations with UK regulators. Both parties will now have until October 18th to finalize the transaction, after missing yesterday’s original deal deadline. “The recent decision in the US and approvals
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft and Activision Blizzard agree to extend their merger agreement to October 18, pending the outcome of negotiations with UK regulators — Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have agreed to extend their merger agreement pending the outcome of negotiations with UK regulators.
Read MoreOr Goren / Cord Busters: Netflix removes its $10 Basic tier, its most affordable ad-free tier, in the US and UK for new and rejoining members — This post may contain affiliate links* — Breaking: In a major shakeup of its pricing model, Netflix, the global streaming giant, has abandoned its low-cost ‘Basic’ tier …
Read MoreImage: Nintendo If you haven’t played a Pikmin game before, you might be surprised to learn that the series can get quite dark. Sure, it stars a bunch of adorable plant-like beings — the titular pikmin — who navigate a huge world full of similarly cute creatures. It’s bright and colorful in the way that
Read MoreKatharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: The UK CMA provisionally clears Broadcom’s $61B acquisition of VMware, after finding that the deal would not harm competition; the deal still needs US approval — – CMA looks to clear technology deal after an in-depth review — The decision follows a green light from its EU counterpart
Read MoreBrian Fung / CNN: The FTC and the DOJ release draft changes to US merger review guidelines, introducing potentially comprehensive changes for the first time in more than a decade — The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday released a set of long-anticipated draft updates …
Read MoreME GRIMLOCK. How much would fans pay for the ultimate action figure? A company named Robosen seems determined to find out — with Transformers toys that transform themselves like they do in the classic cartoon. First, it was a $750 self-transforming Optimus Prime robot, then a $750 transforming trailer to go with. $1,500 total to
Read MoreNetflix acquired its first studio, Night School, in 2021. Now it’s launching Oxenfree II: Lost Signals with the streaming service. How it fares could be a bellwether for indie success.
Read MoreSilicon Valley plans to use AI to do to movies and TV what it did to news and music, but it’s not too late to resist.
Read MoreNew experiments in the deserts of Utah and Nevada show how advances in fracking—technology developed by the oil industry—can be repurposed to tap clean geothermal energy anywhere on Earth.
Read MoreByteDance hasn’t yet announced when TikTok Music will be launching to US markets. | Image: TikTok / The Verge / Canva TikTok is rolling out its new subscription-based music streaming platform — aptly named TikTok Music — to new markets, almost two weeks after the service first debuted in Indonesia and Brazil. According to a
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Qualcomm has announced that Meta’s Llama 2 AI model is coming to flagship Snapdragon phones in 2024. The chipmaker says you won’t need an internet connection to run Llama 2 on these phones. Meta also confirmed that it’s open-sourcing the AI model. Qualcomm has already demonstrated AI tech like
Read MoreAccording to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, only 33% of Americans feel confident about retiring comfortably. Many individuals and families struggle to secure their financial future, making it essential to be aware of the pitfalls and mistakes that can derail your retirement plans. My story began when I was 25, fresh out of college, and eager to
Read MoreThe Windows version of the Python interpreter can be run from the command line the same way it’s run in other operating systems, by typing python or python3 at the prompt. But there’s a feature unique to the Python edition of Windows that makes it easier to manage multiple installed versions of the Python interpreter—the
Read MoreReactive programming is an important coding style that evolved from the functional world. Reactive code utilizes an event-driven philosophy of streams, producers, and subscribers to simplify complex logic and enable asynchronous, nonblocking handling of IO processing in applications. In Java, this means we can build applications using the java.nio (nonblocking IO) package with expressive APIs. Many frameworks
Read MoreGene Park / Washington Post: A look at “non-playable character” TikTok creators, like Pinkydoll, who livestream themselves doing robotic and repetitive actions for digital tips — On TikTok, a woman named Pinkydoll with a thousand-yard stare faces you, undulating just enough to let you know she’s alive.
Read MoreKate Park / TechCrunch: Seoul-based fashion marketplace Musinsa raised a $190M Series C led by KKR, with participation from Wellington Management, source says at a ~$2.76B valuation — Musinsa, a Seoul-based fashion marketplace, said Wednesday it has raised a $190 million round of Series C funding led by KKR, with participation from Wellington Management.
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Telegram raised $210M through bond sales, more than two years after raising $1B+ in debt financing; CEO Pavel Durov “personally bought” ~25% of new bonds — Telegram has raised $210 million through bond sales this week from a number of investors, including its founder …
Read MoreJon Gertner / New York Times: A look at the Wikipedia community’s debates about AI, including AI’s threats and potential benefits, knowledge creation, truthfulness, and legal concerns — Can the online encyclopedia help teach A.I. chatbots to get their facts right — without destroying itself in the process?
Read MorePixel 7 Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Some Pixel phone owners are reporting that a variety of apps are crashing on their devices. It’s believed the problem could be related to the Carrier Services or Play Services apps. We saw a pretty crazy bug on Android in 2021, when a faulty version of the
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority WhatsApp is rolling out the ability to initiate conversations with new, unknown numbers without needing to save them in your contact book. To text an unknown number, search for the number in the New Chat screen. WhatsApp remains the IM app of choice for millions of users worldwide. In
Read MoreSome things go together, like chocolate and peanut butter. Others are more odd pairings, like bananas and bacon. We aren’t sure which category to put [IMSAI Guy]’s latest find in. He has a microscope with a built-in digital multimeter. You can see the video of the device in operation below. The microscope itself is one
Read MoreToby Sterling / Reuters: ASML Q2: revenue up 28% YoY to €6.9B, vs. €6.74B est., net profit up 35% YoY to €1.9B, vs. €1.82B est., and raises 2023 growth forecasts from 25% to 30% — – Ups full-year sales growth forecast to 30% from 25% — Q2 net profit up 35% at 1.9 billion euros
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