Image: Volvo EVs are getting big — too big, some say — so it’s refreshing to see Volvo trend in the other direction. The Swedish automaker’s next EV, the compact EX30 SUV, is powered by a modest battery that nevertheless manages to churn out a decent amount of range. But more compelling than that is
Read MoreFilipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple releases a Game Porting Tool, based on open-source platform Wine, which can translate DirectX 12 into Metal 3, a potentially massive step for Mac gaming — One of the new features in macOS Sonoma is Game Mode, which Apple claims improves gaming performance on Apple Silicon Macs.
Read MoreIvan Mehta / TechCrunch: Automattic launches Jetpack AI Assistant for WordPress and Jetpack-powered sites, letting users generate content, translate text into 12 languages, and more — Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and the main contributor to the open-source WordPress project, launched an AI assistant …
Read MoreApple’s Vision Pro headset is going to cost a small fortune, but it’s costing a lot to build as well.
Read MoreJoe Tidy / BBC: The Clop ransomware group tells the BBC, British Airways, Boots, and others to email them or data stolen via the MOVEit hack will be released on June 14 — A prolific cyber crime gang thought to be based in Russia has issued an ultimatum to victims of a hack that has
Read MoreFinancial Times: Critics say hopes of a quick UK-US digital trade deal have dimmed due to soft-pedaling by the US, with no progress made since an April 2022 joint statement — Frustrations emerge as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lands in Washington to meet President Joe Biden over economic ties
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta could be the latest company to test the social potential of AI chatbots. A screenshot shared by leaker Alessandro Paluzzi on Twitter shows what seems to be an intro screen for the new Instagram feature. It says the chatbots will be able to answer questions, give advice,
Read MoreCasey Newton / Platformer: How Twitter, YouTube, and Meta gave up on removing lies about the 2020 US Presidential elections, having briefly banded together to do the right thing — For a time, they fought the good fight — but not any more — I. — On tech platforms these days you can get away
Read MoreApple is set to offer Messi a revenue share from the $2.5 billion MLS deal to convince him to join Inter Miami.
Read MoreEmily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: A profile of Google General Counsel Halimah DeLaine Prado after SCOTUS unanimously sided with the company in Gonzalez v. Google, as state cases test Section 230 — Google’s general counsel, Halimah DeLaine Prado, was with friends in the suburbs of Boston for some rare personal time when she learned …
Read MoreCoca-Cola / Riot Games Coca-Cola has come up with a way for you to level up in real life. In a collaboration with Riot Games and in celebration of League of Legends, the two companies have developed a soft drink that they claim is what experience points taste like. (Author’s note: there are many different
Read MoreSankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: Google is adding more Indian languages to its services and developing an AI model that would be able to handle 100+ Indian languages across speech and text — Google is adding more Indian languages to its services and seeking ways to make its Android smartphones cheaper, eager to win more users
Read MoreHave you ever known what you wanted to say but couldn’t figure out exactly how to say it? For some individuals, that’s all the time. The gap between intention and action can be a massive chasm. [Pedro Martin] is trying to help bridge that gap with a Bluetooth RPM letterboard. [Soma Mukhopadhyay] developed Rapid Prompting
Read MoreJeffrey Dastin / Reuters: Google Cloud partners with Priceline to help the travel agency develop an AI chatbot for planning trips, suggesting hotels like a “personal concierge”, and more — Want a New York hotel near a Christmas market, a vegan restaurant, or another attraction?
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung has confirmed that its foldable Unpacked launch will take place in Seoul. The company added that the event would take place in late July. This is an earlier launch window than previous foldable reveals. We heard loads of rumors about Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold
Read MoreFinancial Times: Nigeria-based Tingo, which offers mobiles and credit to farmers, fell ~80% after Hindenburg alleged the Nasdaq-listed fintech is an “exceptionally obvious scam” — Report alleges that Nasdaq listed company is an ‘exceptionally obvious scam’ — Shares in Tingo Group more than halved …
Read MoreMaghan McDowell / Vogue Business: Louis Vuitton announces “Treasure Trunk” NFTs costing €39K each and granting access to future products and experiences, in a hard pivot from an NFT-based game — The collection of phygital “Treasure Trunks” marks the first time that the luxury brand will sell NFTs …
Read MoreCredit: Media Peanut Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 specs have apparently leaked online. The phone is tipped to arrive with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip and a larger cover screen. It looks like the battery capacity, charging speed, and rear cameras remain unchanged. We’ve seen a few Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 leaks ahead
Read MoreFinancial Times: Nigeria-based Tingo, which offers mobiles and credit to farmers, fell ~80% after Hindenburg alleged the Nasdaq-listed fintech is an “exceptionally obvious scam” — Report alleges that Nasdaq listed company is an ‘exceptionally obvious scam’ — Shares in Tingo Group more than halved …
Read MoreJeffrey Dastin / Reuters: Google Cloud partners with Priceline to help the travel agency develop an AI chatbot for planning trips, suggesting hotels like a “personal concierge”, and more — Want a New York hotel near a Christmas market, a vegan restaurant, or another attraction?
Read MoreJavier Espinoza / Financial Times: Sources: the EU is considering a mandatory ban on using equipment from companies like Huawei that are deemed to present a security risk in 5G networks — Brussels concerned lack of action by member states to bar high-risk companies threatens security of entire bloc
Read MoreBen Schoon / 9to5Google: Samsung plans to hold its next Unpacked event in late July 2023 in Seoul, the first time in its home country, where it will unveil next generation foldables — Samsung has just confirmed plans for its first Unpacked event in its home country of South Korea, and new foldable phones are
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge It was time to download Google Chrome on a new Windows 11 computer. I typed “Chrome” into the Microsoft Edge search bar. I was greeted with a full-screen Microsoft Bing AI chatbot window, which promptly told me it was searching for… Bing features. Screenshot by Sean Hollister / The Verge Search query:
Read MoreCharlize Alcaraz / BetaKit: Montreal-based GSoft, which offers employee experience software for Microsoft 365 management, onboarding, skills development, and more, raised CA$125M from CDPQ — GSoft’s February acquisition of Quebec City’s Didacte was the company’s first. — Montreal-based GSoft …
Read MoreThe smart television is an interesting idea in theory. Rather than having the cable or satellite company control all of the content, a small computer is included in the television itself to host and control various streaming clients and other services. Assuming you have control of the software running on the computer, and assuming it
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