Image: Intel Intel announced earlier this week that its compact and upgradable NUC computers were being discontinued, but now Asus is stepping in to manufacture and develop future NUC systems instead. While Intel won’t be making its cute small form factor PCs anymore, Asus will receive a non-exclusive license to Intel’s NUC (Next Unit of
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Germany-based Neura Robotics, which builds collaborative robots with cognitive capabilities that can work with humans in complex environments, raised $55M — Neura Robotics, a German startup that since 2019 has been building cognitive robots — machines that possess memory …
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 MoreBloomberg: Sources: former FTX COO Zhe “Constance” Wang has joined crypto VC firm Sino Global Capital; Wang has not been accused of wrongdoing in FTX or Alameda’s collapse — – Wang worked at Credit Suisse and Huobi before joining FTX — Wang held COO position at FTX up until the exchange collapsed
Read MoreThe development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has introduced new moral dilemmas into a world where technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate. Artificial intelligence (AI) that mimics the style of well-known authors is one such concern. Authors and AI developers are at odds over the use of their works without permission or compensation. Over 8,500
Read MoreTodd Haselton / CNBC: Microsoft’s stock closed up 4% at $359.49 on July 18, an all-time high after announcing pricing for Microsoft 365 Copilot service; MSFT is up ~50% in 2023 — – Microsoft shares rallied to an all-time high after the company announced pricing for its new Microsoft 365 artificial intelligence subscription service.
Read MoreCredit: OnLeaks via Smartprix The OnePlus 12 is now expected to arrive globally in January 2024. The phone is believed to launch in China this December. OnePlus is expected to unveil at least three more phones before the OnePlus 12, including the foldable OnePlus Open. Update: July 19, 2023 (12:06 AM ET): Tipster Max Jambor
Read MoreIt sometimes seems like there are two kinds of cheap hardware devices: those dependent on proprietary software that is no longer available and those that are equally dependent but haven’t been abandoned just quite yet. But rest assured, abandonment is always on the table, and until then, you get to deal with poorly written apps
Read MoreCredit: WinFuture Sony has scheduled a launch event for next week. The company will most likely announce the WF-1000XM5 earbuds on the day. The teaser for the upcoming launch suggests Sony has made major improvements to noise cancelation on the new flagship buds. Sony is teasing a launch event for next week and we’re pretty
Read MoreAxios: Sources: Vox Media plans to stop using Chorus, its CMS that the company licensed to external publishers from 2018 to 2022, and move its websites to WordPress — Vox Media, the parent company to websites such as New York Magazine, Eater and SB Nation, will no longer use Chorus …
Read MoreRyan Smith / AnandTech: Samsung says it has completed the development of its first generation GDDR7 DRAM, slated for 2024, with a 32Gbps data transfer rate, up ~33% from GDDR6’s 24Gbps — Samsung has announced this evening that they have completed development on their first generation of GDDR7 memory.
Read MoreSean Hollister / The Verge: Hands-on with Framework Laptop 16, a modular gaming laptop that lets you replace and upgrade the whole GPU, for pre-order starting at $1,399 for the DIY edition — Four layers of modular components — including a swappable discrete GPU — right at your fingertips.
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Roblox announces tools that will let developers offer subscriptions and to sell real-world goods within their experiences, but doesn’t offer a release timeline — Roblox is developing tools that will let developers offer subscriptions within their experiences, according to a blog post published Tuesday …
Read MoreMichelle Nichols / Reuters: The UN Security Council held its first meeting on AI, as UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres endorsed creating a new IAEA-like UN agency to deal with AI risks — The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on artificial intelligence on Tuesday where China said the technology …
Read MoreMeta has announced the launch of Llama 2, the commercial version of its free and open-source AI framework. Freely accessible through Microsoft’s Azure cloud service and other providers, the model was previously provided only to select academics for research purposes. The model, which can produce natural-sounding text, is a competitive alternative to the expensive proprietary
Read MorePhoto illustration by Alex Parkin / The Verge Squarespace has lived through the eras of domain squatting, SEO keywords, and social algorithms and is now launching AI tools. Here’s what’s next for the 20-year-old company. Continue reading…
Read MoreJennifer Elias / CNBC: Sources: Google is internally piloting an opt-in program where some employees will be restricted to internet-free PCs to reduce the risk of cyberattacks — – Google is enlisting employees for a pilot program to work without internet access. — The search giant, which is undergoing …
Read MoreApple and Amazon were fined a combined $218 million by Spain’s antitrust watchdog for anti-competitive practices. The penalty for Apple was $161 million, while Amazon’s was $56.7 million. The two tech giants have been accused of stifling competition for smaller businesses by restricting the ability of third-party sellers to offer Apple products on Amazon’s platform.
Read MoreAs much as some people on the Internet might like to think — no, Apple did not come up with the idea of the smart watch. Even if you ignore the calculator watches that we imagine a full 60% of Hackaday readers wore at one time or another in their lives, the Timex Datalink was
Read MoreAlex Barinka / Bloomberg: A stress test by EU officials finds that TikTok isn’t fully compliant with the EU’s Digital Services Act ahead of the August 25, 2023 compliance deadline — – Big internet platforms must abide by list of moderation rules — TikTok isn’t yet fully compliant with upcoming European Union …
Read MorePhoto illustration by Alex Parkin / The Verge Squarespace has lived through the eras of domain squatting, SEO keywords, and social algorithms and is now launching AI tools. Here’s what’s next for the 20-year-old company. Continue reading…
Read MoreMargot Robbie as Barbie in her cowgirl guise. | Image: Warner Bros. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is often good and sometimes great, but it always feels like it’s fighting to be itself rather than the movie Warner Bros. and Mattel Films want. Continue reading…
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority In a blog post, Samsung executive TM Roh lays out what’s coming to the summer version of Galaxy Unpacked 2023. The post makes it clear we’ll see new foldable phones, new tablets, and new smartwatches. These will undoubtedly be the Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy Z Fold 5,
Read MoreThe Verge: Logitech acquires Helsinki-based Loupedeck, which makes editing consoles and software for streamers and creative professionals, for an undisclosed sum — Logitech has acquired Loupedeck — the company behind the self-titled editing console beloved by streamers and creative professionals …
Read MoreWix’s new AI Site Generator tool lets you build a whole site with a few prompts. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge Template-based website builder Wix has announced that soon it’ll let you create entire websites by typing a description into a box and answering a few follow-up questions. Everything, from the design to
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