Mobileye’s system can detect illustrated signs as well as regular speed limit signs. | Image: Mobileye Driverless car tech developer Mobileye has a new vision-only system designed for one job: figure out the proper speed limit. The company’s new product is a type of Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) solution that not only automatically reads numbers
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Prepaid carriers are having a moment. Not only are there more MVNOs available than before, but they are also gaining in popularity. More consumers are learning you don’t need to stick with AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon to get quality phone service. If you’re looking to say money, Tello and
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter is working on a feature that will let you publish articles on the platform, according to owner Elon Musk. The feature will “allow users to post very long, complex articles with mixed media,” Musk said in a reply to a user tweeting about the in-development tool, which
Read MoreThe Internet of Things is a term becoming familiar to people worldwide. Due to rapid technological advancement, your life is becoming more connected than ever. From wearable devices to smart homes, IoT is a network of objects and devices communicating and sharing information with others over the Internet. Everyday objects like appliances, cars, and even
Read MoreMeta: Meta says LLaMA 2, its new open-source LLM with 2x the context length, is available for free for research and commercial use, and expands Microsoft partnership — Recent breakthroughs in AI, and generative AI in particular, have captured the public’s imagination and demonstrated …
Read MoreSamsung’s Unpacked event on July 26 is expected to see the launch of the next generation of devices, and it is suspected that the Galaxy Watch 6 will be among them. Given that the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro may not be the best Samsung smartwatch for much longer, you can now score a record 20%
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority The specs of the Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic have leaked in full. Both watches will house an Exynos W930 processor with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. Both watches will also have either a 300mAh or 425mAh battery. Samsung leaks have been coming in
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Meta announced it’s open-sourcing its large language model LLaMA 2, making it free for commercial and research use and going head-to-head with OpenAI’s free-to-use GPT-4, which powers tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing. Meta announced the move as part of Microsoft’s Inspire event, noting its support for Azure and
Read MoreMaria Heeter / The Information: Sources: Nvidia is nearing an investment in cloud compute service Lambda Labs in a deal that could total $300M, after taking a $100M equity stake in CoreWeave — Nvidia is known for its stranglehold over the market for the data center chips that power ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence software.
Read MoreScreenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge The New York Times is shutting down Digits, the math-based puzzle game it launched in beta in April. If you visit the page for the game, you’ll see a message that says “This game is going away on August 8th.” If you click into the game, you’ll see
Read MoreKif Leswing / CNBC: Qualcomm and Meta announce that Llama 2 will run on Qualcomm chips on phones and PCs starting in 2024 — – Qualcomm and Meta will enable the social networking company’s so-called new large language model, Llama 2, to run on Qualcomm chips on phones and PCs starting in 2024
Read MoreRocket Lab’s Electron rocket took off from New Zealand. | Image: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab successfully retrieved the first stage of its Electron rocket during its “Baby Come Back” mission on Monday — but it didn’t catch it with a helicopter this time around. When Electron lifted off from New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula on Monday,
Read MoreThe Amazon Smart Thermostat offers a lot of bang for your buck, especially if you’re embedded in Amazon’s ecosystem. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Amazon Prime Day brought some incredible deals on Amazon devices that have sadly since disappeared. If you don’t mind buying a refurbished device, you can still save
Read MoreEA Sports FC 2024 has secured deals with the Premier League, La Liga, and the UEFA Champions League. The new FIFA game doesn’t stand a chance.
Read MoreMany companies featured on ReadWrite partner with us. Opinions are our own, but compensation and in-depth research determine how products may be selected and ranked. Learn more about how we make money. Blenders have become an essential kitchen appliance for many households, offering versatility and convenience in preparing a wide range of recipes. As technology continues to
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A leak suggests the iPhone 16 Pro Max could have a telephoto lens with a very high focal length. A machine translation says it could be a “periscope ultra-telephoto,” suggesting a focal length over 300mm. Combined with a rumored sensor increase, the telephoto could be the one to beat
Read MoreCredit: OnLeaks via Smartprix A new leak suggests the OnePlus 12 could have a 2K AMOLED display. The OnePlus 12 may also sport a massive 5,400mAh battery. It’s said to run on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. Right on the heels of Yogesh Brar leaking the launch window of the OnePlus 12, another leak
Read MoreMeta’s Threads has been one of the most serious competitors to Twitter, and it’s seeing explosive growth as well. Meta’s new social media platform reached 100 million users in five days, which is crazy no matter how you look at it. Granted, much of the steam came from its deep integration with Instagram, but it’s
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Read MorePeter Kafka / Vox: Execs at G/O Media, owner of Gizmodo, Jezebel, and others, say the company will publish more AI-generated stories despite blowback for botched first attempts — Why G/O Media thinks we should have more stories written by bots. — In early July, managers at G/O media …
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Hammerspace, which offers data orchestration systems for Blue Origin, the NSF, Royal Caribbean Group, and others, raised $56M led by Prosperity7 Ventures — Data may be “the new oil,” but only when it can be extracted and put to use. Today, a five year-old startup called Hammerspace …
Read MorePhoto by Tim Ireland / PA Images via Getty Images Activision has fixed matchmaking server issues in some older Call of Duty titles for the Xbox 360. Players have been complaining about matchmaking issues in classics like Call of Duty: Black Ops and the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 over the past few
Read MoreTikTok says that it’s rolling out passkey support starting in some parts of the world this month.
Read MoreUniversal The story of how a group of security hackers managed to steal $81 million from the Bangladesh Bank while also accidentally letting a typo keep them from getting away with much more is almost too wild to believe. But Universal’s upcoming documentary Billion Dollar Heist from director Daniel Gordon is a reminder of just
Read MoreThe dock offers 11 ports total. | Image: Plugable Plugable’s latest USB 4 dock doesn’t require compromises when using external monitors with your laptop. The USB4 Dual Monitor Docking Station (model number UD-4VPD) contains not one but two HDMI 2.1 ports, allowing compatible laptops to be connected to dual 4K displays running at a refresh
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