Truly new musical instruments don’t come along every day; much of the low hanging fruit has already been taken. [Simon the Magpie] has been working on something that’s just a little innovative, and built what he refers to as an “Incredible Horror Instrument.” It’s all about feedback. The build started with the Suzuki Andes 25F,
Read MoreAlex W. Palmer / New York Times: A look at the US Bureau of Industry and Security, which employs ~350, had a $140M+ budget in 2022, and is a key tool in cutting China off from advanced chips — The Biden administration thinks it can preserve America’s technological primacy by cutting China off from advanced
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority The Roku Channel is now available on Google TV and Android TV devices. It offers over 80,000 free movies and TV shows. It also offers access to over 350 free linear TV channels for news, sports, entertainment, and more. Owners of Google TV devices or other Android TV OS
Read MoreFinancial Times: Sources: Meta is poised to release a commercial version of LLaMA imminently and plans to make the AI model more widely available and customizable by companies — Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Google are surging ahead in Silicon Valley development race — Meta is poised to release …
Read MoreWhen Russia invaded, Ukraine’s HIV/Aids sufferers faced losing access to lifesaving treatment. Volunteers took enormous risks to keep the supplies moving.
Read MoreDinesh Nair / Bloomberg: PE firm CapVest agrees to acquire UK-based Kerridge, which provides ERP software to clients globally, from Accel-KKR; sources say the deal is valued at over $1B — Private equity firm CapVest Partners has agreed to acquire UK software provider Kerridge Commercial Systems Ltd.
Read MoreIvan Mehta / TechCrunch: Apple adds bilingual support to Siri, starting with Indic languages like Hindi and Telugu; Google Assistant got multilingual support in 2018 and Alexa in 2019 — Apple released its first set of public beta versions of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma on Wednesday.
Read MorePhoto by Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images Raising speed limits leads to more frequent car crashes, while lowering them leads to fewer crashes, a new analysis by AAA concludes. It’s the kind of conclusion that seems obvious on the surface but still needs to be highlighted given how many states seem convinced that raising speed
Read MoreIllustration by Hugo Herrera for The Verge As they say, it’s the final countdown. There are now just a couple of hours left of Prime Day 2023, everybody’s favorite midsummer shopping event hosted by Amazon. That means that, if you’ve been on the fence about a certain deal, it might be a good time to
Read MoreMany aspects of running a business now depend on AI, and customer service is no different. Due to their versatility and efficiency, AI-powered customer support bots have grown in popularity in recent years. Companies like Dukaan, an Indian start-up, have been criticized for this trend because they replaced 90% of their support staff with an
Read MoreWIRED reviewers have scoured the web for the best Amazon Prime Day deals on gear we’ve tested and love from Dyson, Apple, and more.
Read MoreApple’s M1 MacBook Air certainly isn’t new, but for $749.99, it still has plenty to offer. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Amazon Prime Day may be almost done, but you can still save on a bunch of gadgets spanning a range of categories. If you’re in the market for a good laptop
Read MoreSergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: GitHub launches support for passkeys in public beta, letting users who opt in upgrade from security keys to passkeys, and use those in place of password and 2FA — GitHub announced today the introduction of passwordless authentication support in public beta, allowing users to upgrade from security keys to passkeys.
Read MoreAfter 50 years of progress, the aviation industry is now safer and more efficient than ever before, thanks in large part to Airbus’ pioneering work in this area. The advancement of autopilot systems in recent years is among the most noteworthy developments because of the way they have changed the nature of the pilot’s job.
Read MoreDigiTimes: Intel’s Habana launched its Gaudi 2 AI processor in China on July 11 to be used by Chinese cloud providers like Inspur, despite the US’ export controls — As the US seeks to tighten export controls on AI chips to China, Intel held a press conference in Beijing on the July 11 …
Read MoreAaron Holmes / The Information: Cloud security startup Orca sues Israeli competitor Wiz in the US for allegedly illegally copying patented software that monitors data stored on cloud servers — Fierce competition between two of the hottest and most highly valued security startups has turned into a legal battle.
Read MoreDebugging a Raspberry Pi Pico is straightforward enough; it simply involves hooking up something up to the USB and SWD pins. [Mark Stevens] whipped up the PicoDebugger to make this job easier than ever before. The Raspberry Pi Foundation developed the Picoprobe system to allow a RP2040 to act as a USB to SWD and
Read MoreGoogle has officially launched its AI-powered notes app, NotebookLM, which was previously known as Project Tailwind. The app was first announced at the Google I/O developer conference, and it has now been released to a small group of users in the US. With NotebookLM, Google is offering users their own personal AI, allowing them to
Read MoreMotorola’s latest flip smartphone is brand new, but already on sale. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Because time is a flat circle, back-to-school season is creeping up on us just as we were getting settled into summer. Fall flagship phone launches are on the horizon, too. But before you trade in your
Read MoreThe Google Nest Wifi Pro is on sale, if you want a pretty good mesh system that looks like it has a candy shell. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Good evening. It’s still Prime Day. Maybe we’ll be stuck in Prime Day forever (jkjk, there are only a few hours left).
Read MoreFrom travel adapter sets to screen protectors, Prime Day is a great time to score some affordable upgrades.
Read MoreInvGate, a provider of IT service management and IT asset management solutions, has secured $35 million in a growth round to fuel its international expansion. The company, which started up in 2009, has grown steadily over the past three years, expanding by an average of 60% annually. CEO and co-founder of InvGate Ariel Gesto says
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Between the ongoing Steam Summer Sale and now Amazon Prime Day, it’s a great time to save on a wide swath of video games for both consoles and PC alike. Whether you play games on Sony’s PlayStation 5, the Nintendo Switch, Microsoft’s Xbox Series X / S, or
Read MoreThe Verge: The FTC files to appeal a US court ruling that cleared the way for Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard; the existing TRO expires on July 14 at 11:59pm PT — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it is appealing a recent US federal court order that cleared the way for Microsoft to purchase
Read MoreBoth the WH-1000XM5 (left) and last-gen WH-1000XM4 (right) headphones are on sale right now. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you felt left out of Amazon Prime Day this year because you’re not a Prime member, it’s understandable. Watching everyone else quickly grab deals you don’t have access to can inspire a
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