[rafii6312]’s Corsair HS80 wireless headset had a big problem: short range. The sound quality was great, but the wireless range wasn’t winning any friends. Fortunately, the solution was just to swap the small SMT antenna on the USB transmitter for an external one. Original SMT antenna (blue component) offers small size, but poor range. This
Read MoreBloomberg: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says the US “won’t tolerate” China’s ban on Micron chips and calls the decision an “economic coercion” — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the US “won’t tolerate” the recent decision by Chinese authorities to ban chips …
Read MoreSusanne Barton / Bloomberg: Binance plans to launch a local service for Japan residents in the summer and discontinue its global service for users in the country on November 30, 2023 — Binance is creating a new platform for residents in Japan in order to fully comply with local regulations, the company said in a
Read MoreAI image generators have gained new tools and techniques for not just creating pictures, but modifying them in consistent and sensible ways, and it seems that every week brings a fascinating new development in this area. One of the latest is Drag Your GAN, presented at SIGGRAPH 2023, and it’s pretty wild. It provides a
Read MoreAisha Majid / Press Gazette: Chartbeat data for 1,350 publishers: Twitter referral traffic fell from 1.9% in April 2018 to 1.2% in April 2023; medium-sized publishers’ traffic dropped 40% — Twitter – already a small source of clicks for publishers – has further declined in importance as a traffic referrer in recent years.
Read MoreSam Kim / Bloomberg: Source: South Korea won’t encourage its memory-chip firms to grab market share in China lost by Micron, as it could disrupt its bilateral relations with the US — South Korea will avoid capitalizing on China’s ban on a US chipmaker, seeing the move by Beijing as an attempt to drive …
Read MoreThe visible circuitry inside the brush head. Following the trend of stuffing more electronics in everyday devices, the new Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush that [Cyrill Künzi] purchased ended up having a ‘brush head replacement reminder’ feature that wasn’t simply a timer in the handle or base of the unit, but ended up involving an NFC
Read MoreAndrew Logan / Texas Monthly: A profile of Tapbots founders Paul Haddad and Mark Jardine; ex-Twitter exec Amir Shevat says ~17% of engagement on Twitter historically was via third-party apps — After Elon Musk killed their Twitter app, two software developers in the North Texas suburbs are trying to shape the future of social media.
Read MoreThese wireless gaming headphones aim to do it all, and they’re pretty darn close to perfect.
Read MoreThe visible circuitry inside the brush head. Following the trend of stuffing more electronics in everyday devices, the new Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush that [Cyrill Künzi] purchased ended up having a ‘brush head replacement reminder’ feature that wasn’t simply a timer in the handle or base of the unit, but ended up involving an NFC
Read MoreSusanne Barton / Bloomberg: Binance plans to launch a local service for Japan residents in the summer and discontinue its global service for users in the country on November 30, 2023 — Binance is creating a new platform for residents in Japan in order to fully comply with local regulations, the company said in a
Read MoreAndrew Logan / Texas Monthly: A profile of Tapbots founders Paul Haddad and Mark Jardine; ex-Twitter exec Amir Shevat says ~17% of engagement on Twitter historically was via third-party apps — After Elon Musk killed their Twitter app, two software developers in the North Texas suburbs are trying to shape the future of social media.
Read MoreSusanne Barton / Bloomberg: Binance plans to launch a local service for Japan residents in the summer and discontinue its global service for users in the country on November 30, 2023 — Binance is creating a new platform for residents in Japan in order to fully comply with local regulations, the company said in a
Read MoreAisha Majid / Press Gazette: Chartbeat data for 1,350 publishers: Twitter referral traffic fell from 1.9% in April 2018 to 1.2% in April 2023; medium-sized publishers’ traffic dropped 40% — Twitter – already a small source of clicks for publishers – has further declined in importance as a traffic referrer in recent years.
Read MoreAI image generators have gained new tools and techniques for not just creating pictures, but modifying them in consistent and sensible ways, and it seems that every week brings a fascinating new development in this area. One of the latest is Drag Your GAN, presented at SIGGRAPH 2023, and it’s pretty wild. It provides a
Read MoreTracy Wen Liu / Wired: Source and analysis: PDD-owned Temu is losing an average of $30 per order and between $588M to $954M per year, as it tries to break into the US market — The Chinese shopping app is topping app stores in the US. But it’s burning money and squeezing its suppliers to
Read More[rafii6312]’s Corsair HS80 wireless headset had a big problem: short range. The sound quality was great, but the wireless range wasn’t winning any friends. Fortunately, the solution was just to swap the small SMT antenna on the USB transmitter for an external one. Original SMT antenna (blue component) offers small size, but poor range. This
Read MoreBloomberg: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says the US “won’t tolerate” China’s ban on Micron chips and calls the decision an “economic coercion” — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the US “won’t tolerate” the recent decision by Chinese authorities to ban chips …
Read MoreOpenAI’s ChatGPT is a lot of things, but a lawyer it is not. | Illustration: The Verge Lawyers suing the Columbian airline Avianca submitted a brief full of previous cases that were just made up by ChatGPT, The New York Times reported today. After opposing counsel pointed out the nonexistent cases, US District Judge Kevin
Read MoreMinecraft is a simple video game. Well, it’s a simple video game that also has within it the ability to create all of the logic components that you’d need to build a computer. And building CPUs in Minecraft is by now a long-standing tradition. Enter CHUNGUS II. The Computational Humongous Unconventional Number and Graphics Unit
Read MoreCryptocurrency has gained significant attention and popularity in recent years. With its decentralized nature and potential for high returns, crypto trading has become a subject of interest for investors and individuals seeking new opportunities. In this article, we will explore the world of crypto trading, its impact on the economy, and the factors that contribute
Read MoreWe found some great discounts on Apple’s latest smartwatch and other gadgets. | Image: Will Joel / The Verge Memorial Day isn’t just the unofficial start of summer — it’s also a good time to save money on everything from outdoor furniture to the latest tech accessories. And with many sales now in full swing,
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Opinion post by Rita El Khoury Ever since I flashed Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on my HTC Desire Z, I’ve been curious about trying the latest and — supposedly — greatest version of Android as soon as possible. When Google started publicly testing official Android developer previews and
Read MoreCam Thompson / CoinDesk: DappRadar: Blur’s NFT lending marketplace Blend amassed 169,900 ETH, or about $308M, in volume since its May 1 launch, taking 82% of total lending volume market — Since NFT lending marketplace Blend launched May 1, it has amassed 169,900 ETH, or about $308 Million in volume.
Read MoreWes Fenlon / PC Gamer: The developers behind open source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin say Nintendo sent Valve a DMCA takedown notice to block Dolphin’s impending release on Steam — The GameCube & Wii emulator developers say the Steam release is “indefinitely postponed.” — On Friday, the developers behind …
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