Image: Robosen After creating the ultimate Optimus Prime toy, Hasbro and Robosen are back with yet another Transformers figure, and this time, it’s a 14-inch programmable robot modeled after Bumblebee. With a price tag of $399, this miniature Autobot can walk, squat, kick, lean, dance, and even pick itself up from the ground. But there
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Acryl Data, which offers a data catalog service built on DataHub open source framework, raised a $21M Series A led by 8VC, bringing its total funding to $30M — With the explosion of different kinds of data, companies are struggling to realize meaningful value from their stored data.
Read MoreAn obsession with flashy updates to popular games means originals are often pushed aside. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Read MoreImage: Square Enix I am a person who often struggles with vast, world-spanning fantasy stories. I just can’t keep track of all of the people and places and other proper nouns that make up the world. The result is that I spend a lot of time reading wikis to help me get through things like
Read MoreAllison Johnson / The Verge: Motorola Razr Plus review: a useful large cover screen, all-day battery, and a fun form factor, but only splash-resistant and the cover screen setup is fiddly — June 22, 2023 … The Motorola Razr Plus is the first folding phone that makes me genuinely excited for what’s ahead.
Read MoreLG’s latest OLED offers more processing power than the C2 and a bevy of gamer-friendly features, including a 120Hz refresh rate. | Image: LG Memorial Day weekend is known for being one of the best times of the year to buy a TV, so it was no surprise when LG’s new C3 OLED dropped to a
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Utah-based Limble, which helps companies track “dumb” and unconnected physical assets, raised a $58M Series B from Goldman Sachs at a $450M post-money valuation — Advances in Internet of Things technologies promise to give organizations and us ordinary people an unprecedented view …
Read MoreThe Steam Deck has snowballed in popularity to the point where people eagerly await its successor, the Steam Deck 2. If you want to play AAA games on the go, portable handheld consoles like the Steam Deck and the ASUS ROG Ally are the perfect choice. Pairing these handheld consoles with an Xbox Game Pass
Read MoreCurrently, the most sought-after application of AI video technology is text-to-video AI. | Alex Parkin Currently, the most sought-after application of AI video technology is text-to-video AI. The idea is anyone will be able to type a prompt into a text field, and within seconds — or, more likely, minutes — a video will be
Read MoreImage: Microsoft / Sony Microsoft is battling a key US regulator here, but the real war looks like it will be Microsoft vs. Sony. Continue reading…
Read MoreBloomberg: The US and the EU both agree that Google’s adtech dominance must end and call for a breakup; Margrethe Vestager hailed “close and fruitful” work with the DOJ — European Union and US antitrust regulators may have gone their separate ways of late.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: A look at TikTok’s effect on small businesses in the US, as the app has become “a billion-person focus group”, disrupting business cycles and corporate R&D — The social-media giant has become ‘a billion-person focus group,’ disrupting business cycles and upending corporate R&D
Read MoreSpycraft developed by defense contractors are now being sold to employers to identify labor organizing. Regulators must step up to protect workers’ privacy.
Read MoreBefore the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP, spelled ‘Chornobyl’ in Ukrainian) disaster in 1986, there had been little need for radiation-resistant robots to venture into high-risk zones. The MF-2 Joker, also used for clearing debris at the Chernobyl NPP #4 disaster site. Yet in the aftermath of the massive steam explosion at the #4 reactor
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I’ve taken over 4000 photos with my Pixel 7 Pro since I got it in early October 2023 — I travel a lot and attend many expos and events — and although I’m pretty satisfied with the versatility of its camera experience for my needs, I have come
Read MoreSky’s Live camera sitting on top of one of its TVs. | Image: Sky Comcast-owned British broadcaster Sky has launched a new camera that’s designed to add more social, fitness, and gaming features to its smart TVs. The Sky Live camera attaches magnetically to the top of Sky Glass smart TVs and connects via USB-C
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: Comcast-owned UK broadcaster Sky launches Sky Live, a camera designed to add social, fitness, and gaming features to its smart TVs, for £290 — Comcast-owned British broadcaster Sky has launched a new camera that’s designed to add more social, fitness, and gaming features to its smart TVs.
Read MoreImage: Netflix It goes without saying that when people show up to watch King Kong, or Godzilla, or King Kong vs. Godzilla, they’re there to see big monsters wreak havoc. Sometimes there are interesting human stories, but they mostly serve to frame those giant monsters we love so much. And that’s the first mistake that
Read MoreDuck Player is the kind of privacy-first feature DuckDuckGo hopes to build more of. | Image: DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo’s browser is finally available for Windows users. About nine months after launching its browser for Mac, the privacy-focused search engine company is bringing a very similar product to Windows users. It’s available now, and its pitch is
Read MoreThis week, we talk about how the two giants changed the digital—and IRL—retail landscape over the course of their decades-long rivalry.
Read MoreBloomberg: a16z, Accel, Bain, Bessemer, Kleiner, and, sources say, Coatue and Tiger are increasingly buying startup shares on the secondary market, often at cheap prices — It’s a bargain-hunter’s dream, and for sellers it’s sometimes the only good option left. — Secondary markets …
Read MorePanel 1: “Goodnight Phone,” a comic by Gina Wynbrandt. The title card is a nighttime cityscape under a full moon. Panel 2: A woman in a green puffer jacket walks into a room painted pink. She is looking at her phone. A notification labeled “All About You” pops up. She is at average energy and
Read MoreSemiAnalysis: A look at Intel’s history as the chip industry’s only major Integrated Design Manufacturer and why the approach is both a structural advantage and disadvantage — Foundry Cost, Hot Lots, Steppings, Tool Utilization, Test & More: Path to Operational Efficiency? — ∙ Paid
Read MoreKevin Purdy / Ars Technica: DuckDuckGo releases its privacy-focused browser on Windows in beta, one year after launching on macOS, offering Duck Player for YouTube without ads and more — No extensions yet, but it can fight spam, tracking, and YouTube’s algorithm. — Privacy-focused firm DuckDuckGo has released …
Read MoreAdobe’s own product design platform may be dropped entirely in favor of Figma. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Days appear to be numbered for Adobe XD. As spotted by developer Alex Ivanovs, the UX / UI product design platform is no longer available as a standalone app under Adobe’s Creative Cloud launcher,
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