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The current record highs in the US are thanks to a heat dome—and it’s expected to get worse through the weekend.
Read MoreThe current record highs in the US are thanks to a heat dome—and it’s expected to get worse through the weekend.
Read MoreThe Apple TV+ adaptation of the Isaac Asimov series uses the telescope’s images to make the show look incredible.
Read MoreAt press time, we weren’t provided images of the rally-inspired Mustang Mach-E, so please enjoy this photo of the Mustang logo until such images become available. | Image: Ford Ford announced a “first-ever” rally-inspired Mustang Mach-E for the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK, which kicked off this week. And what’s more, the special-edition
Read MoreAfter trying iPadOS 17 out this past month, Stage Manager is finally looking like a useful feature.
Read MoreThe Apple TV+ adaptation of the Isaac Asimov series uses the telescope’s images to make the show look incredible.
Read MoreA new patent logged by Apple demonstrates a foldable screen, that could make for a bigger iPhone.
Read MoreI’m old enough to have cowered under my school desk. Decades later I learned physics from the bomb guys. What I’m mainly hearing now is echoes.
Read MoreYou can’t avoid toxicity in a world driven by endless growth. To survive, it’s time to embrace radical breakdown.
Read MoreMichael Schulman / New Yorker: Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black was an early indicator of how lopsided the streaming economy would be, as 10 actors from the show detail tiny residual incomes — The innovative and daring show was a worldwide hit for Netflix, but some of the actors say that they were never
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google has quietly revealed an Android Upgrade Invite feature for smartphones. This will give you a sneak peek of a pending major Android update before you install it. Software updates are an important part of the smartphone experience, bringing new features, fixes, and other improvements to devices. Android phones
Read MoreReuters: Twitter sues four unnamed entities in Texas for “unlawfully scraping data” and seeks $1M+ in relief; Elon Musk links the move to recent rate limit rules — Twitter has filed a lawsuit against four unnamed entities in Texas for data scraping last week, a move that showed …
Read MoreAndrew Webster / The Verge: SAG-AFTRA: AMPTP’s AI proposal lets studios scan a background actor to create a digital likeness, for a day’s pay, for perpetual use without consent or pay — During today’s press conference in which Hollywood actors confirmed that they were going on strike, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland …
Read MoreSlicers are the neat little tools that take your 3D models and turn them into G-code that your 3D printer can actually understand. They control the printing process down to the finest detail, and determine whether your prints are winners or binners. Orca Slicer is the new tool on the block, and [The Edge of
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: London-based Causaly, which uses AI for biomedical research and drug discovery, raised a $60M Series B led by ICONIQ Growth, taking its total funding to $93M — Artificial intelligence has been a big theme in the world of health and medical research, and specifically in the area of drug discovery.
Read MoreEclipse led a $28 million Series B funding round for Simbe Robotics, bringing the company’s total funding to $54 million. This new investment follows the introduction of Simbe’s Tally robots at BJ’s Wholesale Club stores earlier this year, which was met with great success. With this new round of funding, Simbe will be able to
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / Washington Post: The first beneficiaries of Twitter’s payout to creators program include far-right influencers like Andrew Tate, who posted that Twitter paid him over $20K — The platform is paying high profile creators, including Andrew Tate, thousands of dollars for posting to the app
Read MoreThe RISC-V ISA specification contains the recipe for everything from the humblest of microcontrollers to the most accomplished of high-end application processors, but it’s fair to say that at our end of the market it’s mostly been something for the lower end. There are plenty of inexpensive small RISC-V microcontrollers, but so far not much
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A new leak suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and S24 Plus will get a battery and charging upgrade. A new battery design could ensure that the next-gen Samsung flagships go up to 65W wired charging speeds. The standard Galaxy S24 may not enjoy these benefits. When it
Read MoreCREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 82 Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Kyocera has announced the rugged Duraforce Pro 3 in the US. The phone brings a removable battery, programmable buttons, and microSD support. Expect to pay an off-contract price of $899.99 for the device. Kyocera is no stranger to rugged
Read MoreCredit: OnLeaks/MediaPeanut Renders of the Galaxy Tab S9 FE have leaked. The 10.9-inch tablet is expected to launch on July 26 alongside Samsung’s new foldable phones. Samsung hasn’t released a new Fan Edition device after releasing the Galaxy S21 FE and Galaxy Tab S7 FE in 2022. But all that’s about to change at Samsung’s
Read MoreCredit: Mitja Rutnik / Android Authority Reddit is sunsetting its awards and coins system in an effort to make the platform simpler. Users will no longer be able to purchase new coins, and existing awards and coins will be sunset after September 12, 2023. Reddit has confirmed it is working on a new rewards system
Read MoreAndrew Webster / The Verge: SAG-AFTRA: AMPTP’s AI proposal lets studios scan a background actor to create a digital likeness, for a day’s pay, for perpetual use without consent or pay — During today’s press conference in which Hollywood actors confirmed that they were going on strike, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland …
Read MoreEclipse led a $28 million Series B funding round for Simbe Robotics, bringing the company’s total funding to $54 million. This new investment follows the introduction of Simbe’s Tally robots at BJ’s Wholesale Club stores earlier this year, which was met with great success. With this new round of funding, Simbe will be able to
Read MoreAndrew Webster / The Verge: SAG-AFTRA: AMPTP’s AI proposal lets studios scan a background actor to create a digital likeness, for a day’s pay, for perpetual use without consent or pay — During today’s press conference in which Hollywood actors confirmed that they were going on strike, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland …
Read MoreSlicers are the neat little tools that take your 3D models and turn them into G-code that your 3D printer can actually understand. They control the printing process down to the finest detail, and determine whether your prints are winners or binners. Orca Slicer is the new tool on the block, and [The Edge of
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