This is a Google prototype, but is it the one Google killed? | Image: Google Last January, we revealed Google was building an AR headset, too — “Project Iris” would be the company’s bet against the then-yet-to-be-announced headgear from Meta and Apple. But now that its rivals have been revealed, Google is reportedly pulling the
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI’s ChatGPT iOS app adds Bing for ChatGPT Plus subscribers, letting them get answers on information that extend beyond ChatGPT’s original training data — ChatGPT on mobile can now surf the web. But only via Bing. — Today, OpenAI announced that subscribers to ChatGPT Plus …
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority While the likes of Myspace and MSN Messenger were already around in 2004, the invention of Facebook that year changed the social media landscape forever. As of 2022, Mark Zuckerberg’s social network was the largest in the world, with nearly three billion users and about half that number using
Read MoreThese days the dozen or so ECUs in an average car are joined by an infotainment system of some type, which are typically a large touch screen on the dashboard (the headunit) and possibly a couple of auxiliary units for the rear seats. These infotainment systems run anything from QNX to (Yocto) Linux or more
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hope everyone is gearing up for the dog days of summer. Today’s issue includes a Q&A I did with Chris Morrow, the newly hired head of audio at Plan B
Read MoreImage: Caltech Caltech has a new RC car-sized robot that can change its shape to drive, fly, and walk to meet the needs of the moment. In its press release, the university compares the M4 — short for Multi-Modal Mobility Morphobot, which sounds like a rejected pitch for a ’90s kids’ show — to a
Read MoreNearby Share, Android’s equivalent to AirDrop, continues to receive updates from Google. The latest change lets you share files and text to your devices even when their screens are off. Google hasn’t announced this change, but we recently noticed it on our devices. A lot of people are still not aware that Android has an
Read MoreImage: OpenAI The ChatGPT app on iOS now lets paid users access information surfaced by Microsoft’s Bing. In the app’s most recent update, OpenAI says subscribers who pay for its $20 per month ChatGPT Plus plan receive up-to-date information from the web. Microsoft, which made a multibillion-dollar investment into OpenAI earlier this year, announced Bing
Read MoreCredit: Zak Khan / Android Authority Update, June 27, 2023 (04:58 PM ET): We have updated this Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 rumor hub with the possibility that they will not launch at the summer 2023 version of Galaxy Unpacked. Original article: Samsung’s line of true wireless earbuds makes for an eclectic and impressive-sounding catalog. The
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. Welcome to our comprehensive guide on the best videography cameras of 2023. In this digital era, videography has become an essential medium for storytelling,
Read MoreIn recent years, the e-learning industry has become increasingly popular, with more and more professionals and subject matter experts turning to digital platforms to share their knowledge and expertise. Two of the most well-regarded platforms in this competitive space are Kajabi and Thinkific. With numerous features, distinctive selling points, and targeted audiences, choosing between these
Read MoreDavid Heaney / UploadVR: Report: Google canceled its “Iris” AR glasses project earlier in 2023 and is now focused on creating AR software platforms to license to headset manufacturers — Google reportedly killed its glasses hardware project. — Business Insider’s Hugh Langley cites …
Read MoreDavid Corenswet in The Politician. | Netflix It remains to be seen what all James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy will bring to the big screen that Warner Bros. Discovery’s previous Superman films didn’t, but we now know who’ll be playing the titular Man of Steel and his journalistically minded better half. Deadline reports that David Corenswet
Read MoreLetMeSpy, a widely used phone monitoring app, recently experienced a significant data breach. The spyware, marketed for parental control and employee monitoring, allows individuals to secretly track Android phones. However, this breach has exposed sensitive user information, including email addresses, telephone numbers, and message content. In this article, we’ll delve into the details of the
Read MoreCredit: Google Google has scrapped its plans for next-gen augmented reality glasses. The company has decided to pivot to developing software platforms for AR instead. Google employees were reportedly frustrated with leaders continually changing the strategy for the project. Currently, there’s an augmented reality (AR) hardware arms race brewing between Samsung, Apple, and Meta. At
Read MorePhoto by Micah Singleton / The Verge Summer is finally here, and we’re hoping that we can, at least for a few days, take a breath (at least, as much of a breath as possible with wildfires blanketing Canada and the US with smoke), step out into the sunshine (hopefully, not too much, what with
Read MoreAnthony Vargas / AdExchanger: Tel Aviv-based Anzu, which offers in-game ad tools across mobile, PC, and console platforms, raised a $48M Series B led by Emmis Corporation — Investors are betting on the growth of video games as an advertising channel. — On Tuesday, in-game ad company Anzu announced a $48 million Series B round
Read MoreThe ESPBoy was first built as a hackable open-source game engine and handheld console for educational purposes. However, it’s also a platform that can readily support all kinds of other uses. You can even turn the humble handheld device into a working walkie talkie. The build relies on adding a SA868 transceiver module to the
Read MoreA still from Secret Invasion’s opening credits sequence. | Image: Marvel Studios Secret Invasion’s AI-generated opening credits aren’t Marvel’s best, but they do feel like a very telling sign of where the studio and the larger entertainment industry are at right now. Continue reading…
Read MoreKeeping your home clean and tidy can be a daunting task, especially if you have a busy schedule. That’s where the Teendow G20 Robot Vacuum and Mop comes in. This smart home cleaning device is designed to make your life easier by combining the functions of vacuuming, mopping, and sweeping. In this comprehensive review, we
Read MoreImage: Apple No, this isn’t another Mario Bros. Movie situation — this time, Apple has put up the entire first episode of its post-apocalyptic drama Silo on Twitter so anyone can watch for free. The move comes the same week that the series is set to air its season 1 finale, and not long after
Read MoreChinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has surprised observers by announcing major leadership changes as it seeks to reverse declining market share and resurrect growth in the post-Covid era. Executive Vice Chairman Joseph Tsai, a close friend of business co-founder and billionaire Jack Ma, is replacing outgoing CEO Daniel Zhang. Zhang had been with
Read MoreVolvo’s upcoming EX30 will initially use an adapter to support Tesla’s Superchargers. | Image: Volvo Volvo is the latest automaker, and the first one from Europe, to announce support for Tesla’s electric vehicle charging standard known as the “North American Charging Standard,” or NACS. According to the announcement, this arrangement is similar to the ones
Read MoreIssie Lapowsky / Fast Company: SCOTUS 7-2 ruling: for alleged cyberstalkers’ words to be “true threats”, a court must prove a person recklessly disregarded that the words were seen as threats — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that in order to find someone guilty of making a “true threat” …
Read MoreImagine this, but in a TV show. | Image: Innersloth Among Us, the popular social deduction game, is being adapted into an animated series at CBS Studios, according to a report from Variety. Here’s the general idea of what you can expect from the show, from Variety — it sounds like, well, an adaptation of
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