Credit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority A new report shows T-Mobile 5G coverage in the US blows away the competition. Even when you combine Verizon and AT&T’s 5G availability, T-Mobile beats them by almost double. T-Mobile also dominates in 5G download speeds and is nearly equal to AT&T and Verizon in all other categories. Every
Read MoreBill Toulas / BleepingComputer: The Port of Nagoya, Japan’s largest and busiest port, plans to resume operations on July 6 after a July 4 ransomware attack; no group has claimed the hack yet — The Port of Nagoya, the largest and busiest port in Japan, has been targeted in a ransomware attack that currently impacts
Read MoreLucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Sources: Andy Jassy asked Amazon’s Hollywood studio for detailed budgets to scrutinize ballooning costs; Amazon spent $7B on originals and other shows in 2022 — Good afternoon from Orient, New York, wherever you may be. I am spending the next month on the East Coast, so please reach out if you
Read MoreYou won’t get the standard Android experience with the Murena version, but that, too, could eventually make its way to the US. | Image: Murena / Fairphone The Fairphone 4 — a user-repairable smartphone built using ethically sourced materials — is finally coming to the US, almost two years after it first debuted back in
Read MoreAs violence in games becomes more lifelike, what does that mean for how we interact with digital worlds?
Read MoreJess Weatherbed / The Verge: Fairphone and Murena partner to launch the modular Fairphone 4 in the US for $599+, running the Google-free /e/ OS instead of Android OS, available unlocked — Well, sort of anyway. … There are two configurations available: one with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for $599 and another
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use
Read MoreBen Blanchard / Reuters: Foxconn reports Q2 revenue down 13.8% YoY to $41.76B and June revenue down 19.7% YoY to $13.6B due to weak consumer demand, but forecasts a brighter Q3 outlook — Taiwan’s Foxconn, a major iPhone assembler for Apple Inc (AAPL.O), said on Wednesday that second quarter revenue dropped 13.8% year …
Read MoreIn a simulation, AI learned fast and helped virtual patients meet their blood glucose targets. Can machine learning be trusted to help real people too?
Read MoreUsing my Flipper Zero to hack extra food, weapons, and horses in the game reminds of the glory days of cheat codes.
Read MoreAssistive technology services are integrating OpenAI’s GPT-4, using artificial intelligence to help describe objects and people.
Read MoreWhen the chance arrived to buy a mechanical keyboard for not a lot, naturally, [Hales] jumped at it. Then it started having odd intermittent problems with some keys appearing stuck, which led to a teardown and some fault finding. The culprit was a white LED — but why this was the case is a fascinating
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Instagram launches a basic Threads web interface, offering an early look at what to expect before its July 6 launch; the service appears to have 2,500+ users — Instagram’s new Threads app, a Twitter competitor, isn’t supposed to launch until July 6th but the web interface is live right now
Read MoreIn case you’ve been backpacking in the Himalayas for the last year, generative AI has recently become enormously popular. Text generators like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google Bard are one type of generative AI model. Text-to-image generators are another. One of the leaders in the space is Stable Diffusion, an open source image generation AI system. We’ll use Stable
Read MoreMaria Sherman / Associated Press: Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. says music with AI-created elements is eligible for a Grammy, but the AI portion will not be considered for the award — Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry.
Read MoreIt may now be easier to get pregnant using the sperm of a deceased loved one. The practice is controversial—but it’s not inherently wrong.
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Microsoft has revealed in court submissions that Sony is expected to release a PlayStation 5 Slim variant in 2023 for $400. Sony is also anticipated to launch a “PS5 handheld console” in 2023 for under $300. Further, Sony is also said to be working on a PS5 Pro
Read MoreJack Thompson / Rest of World: How some farmers in Senegal, who struggle to read or write, use WhatsApp voice notes to collaborate with NGOs and researchers and learn new farming practices — For farmers in Senegal who struggle to read or write, sending voice notes has unlocked a new world of collaboration across the
Read MoreCredit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority More apparent details about the relaunched Galaxy S21 FE have appeared online. The phone is expected to be re-released in India with a Snapdragon chip. The leak also points to a recommended price tag in the market. We first heard last week that Samsung would relaunch the Galaxy S21
Read MoreThe Threads web interface. | Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge Instagram’s new Threads app, a Twitter competitor, isn’t supposed to launch until July 6th but the web interface is live right now for everyone to explore. It provides an early look at what to expect from the full Threads app that will launch
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority nubia has announced the REDMAGIC 8S Pro gaming phone. It’s equipped with an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a cooling fan, and a huge battery. The company also has a Pro Plus variant with 24GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The nubia REDMAGIC gaming phones are often the
Read MoreFoo Yun Chee / Reuters: The EU announces new rules to help privacy regulators work on cross-border cases faster and give companies more rights, after criticism of slow investigations — Stung by criticism of tardy privacy investigations and the Irish privacy regulator’s outsized role in overseeing Big Tech …
Read MorePython has long had a presence as a language for server-side frameworks, with support for most every project size or use case. But it’s historically been confined to the back end—there’s no real culture of writing Python for creating front-end, client-side code. At least, not yet. Recently, some projects have tried to transpile Python to
Read MoreTrisha Thadani / Washington Post: Some experts fear that SCOTUS’ ruling against affirmative action in June 2023 could be a blow to tech companies’ hiring practices and diversity commitments — The industry already struggled to recruit a diverse workforce. Last week’s ruling could make things worse.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Twitter has clarified its latest move to impose limits on the platform. The company says any advance notice to users about the limits would have prompted bad actors and bots to evade detection. The platform says that the rate limits affect only a small percentage of users and have
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