The AirPods and AirPods Pro are some of the best true wireless earbuds you can get and are an absolute no-brainer if you have Apple devices. The speedy connections, easy access to information, seamless cross-device usage between iPhones, iPads, and Macs, and of course, their excellent audio quality are why AirPods are so popular. However,
Read MoreAvi Asher-Schapiro / Context: A look at the rise of Fusus, a controversial police tech platform merging camera surveillance with predictive policing, used in 60+ US cities across 12+ states — The spread of Fusus, a police technology platform that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing and other surveillance tools …
Read MoreAfter ESA’s Jupiter-bound space probe Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) launched on April 14th of this year, it initially looked as if it had squeezed out a refreshingly uneventful deployment, until it attempted to unfurl its solar panels and antennae. One of these antennae, for the RIME (Radar for Icy Moons Exploration) instrument that uses
Read MoreFrances Mao / BBC: NetBlocks: internet and social media disruption in Pakistan after ex-PM Imran Khan’s arrest was possibly the country’s most severe censorship in recent times — The battle between Imran Khan’s supporters and the powerful Pakistani military has this week been raging on two fronts – on the streets and on social media.
Read MoreMaysoon Khan / Associated Press: NY AG says three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to support the FCC’s net neutrality repeal in 2017 agreed to pay $615K in penalties — Three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to support the contentious 2017 federal repeal of net neutrality rules …
Read MoreChristopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: Research finds AI assistants may be able to influence users without them being aware, akin to humans swaying each other through collaboration and social norms — AI assistants may be able to change our views without our realizing it. Says one expert: ‘What’s interesting here is the subtlety.’
Read MoreNikkei Asia: Sensor Tower: 156 of the 475 top five apps in 95 countries and regions for Q1 were Chinese, up 8% from 2020; Chinese apps took the top three spots in the US — Security concerns and lack of market access drives crackdowns around the world — Chinese apps such as TikTok and Shein
Read MoreThere are a few things historically difficult to make a robot do. Stairs, of course, are the obvious problem. But realistic blinking behavior is harder than you might think. At first, it might seem frivolous and simple to have a robot blink, but according to Italian scientists, it is both more important and more difficult
Read MoreScience fiction always promised us pocket computers. These days, we’re spoiled for choice. [Spider Jerusalem] eschewed a simple smartphone or tablet, though, instead building a custom pocket computer of their own design. Like so many other DIY cyberdecks and handheld computers, this one relies on a Raspberry Pi. In this case, it’s built using a
Read MoreScience fiction always promised us pocket computers. These days, we’re spoiled for choice. [Spider Jerusalem] eschewed a simple smartphone or tablet, though, instead building a custom pocket computer of their own design. Like so many other DIY cyberdecks and handheld computers, this one relies on a Raspberry Pi. In this case, it’s built using a
Read MoreScience fiction always promised us pocket computers. These days, we’re spoiled for choice. [Spider Jerusalem] eschewed a simple smartphone or tablet, though, instead building a custom pocket computer of their own design. Like so many other DIY cyberdecks and handheld computers, this one relies on a Raspberry Pi. In this case, it’s built using a
Read MoreLivemint: Indian streaming service JioCinema introduces a Premium subscription plan, offering content from studios like HBO, up to four logins, and more for ₹999 per year — JioCinema has introduced a new Premium subscription plan, providing its users with access to a broader range of content.
Read MoreScreenshot taken from the Google I/O 2023 keynote replay Of all the emotions I expected out of this week’s Google I/O keynote, “dread” was not on my short list. Google has spent a couple of decades creating products that make my life easier. This week, it demonstrated the exact opposite: a way to make communicating
Read MoreVirginia T. Norwood passed away earlier this year at the age of 96, and NASA’s farewell to this influential pioneer is a worth a read. Virginia was a brilliant physicist and engineer, and among her other accomplishments, we have her to thank for the ongoing success of the Landsat program, which continues to this day.
Read MoreMatt Novak / Forbes: Ahead of Sunday’s presidential election in Turkey, Twitter restricts some content “in response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available” — Twitter announced on Friday that it’s blocking some content in Turkey ahead of Sunday’s presidential election in the country.
Read MoreOpinion post by Rita El Khoury The one thing that immediately struck me the moment I opened the Pixel 7a box was how phenomenally well-built this phone is. In hand, it is virtually indistinguishable from my more expensive Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, despite the switch from a glass to a plastic back. Sure, the
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / Washington Post: A look at Forever Voices, which launched GPT-4-powered chatbot CarynAI, letting the fans of influencer Caryn Marjorie chat with her replica for $1 per minute — CarynAI is the first AI companion product from a new startup called Forever Voices, allowing users to chat with a digital version of the
Read MoreIf you were reading this post a month ago, you could have been forgiven for thinking it was an April Fools post. But we assure you, this is no joke. A company called HeatBit has recently opened preorders for their second generation of Bitcoin miner that doubles as a space heater. The logic goes something
Read MoreAllison Johnson / The Verge: Google barely mentioned the next Android version, Android 14, during the 2023 I/O keynote, as the company prioritizes continuous updates over annual OS upgrades — There was a chilly marine layer hanging in the air above the Shoreline Amphitheater, but the danceable beats thumped on in spite of it.
Read MoreIf you were reading this post a month ago, you could have been forgiven for thinking it was an April Fools post. But we assure you, this is no joke. A company called HeatBit has recently opened preorders for their second generation of Bitcoin miner that doubles as a space heater. The logic goes something
Read MoreIf you were reading this post a month ago, you could have been forgiven for thinking it was an April Fools post. But we assure you, this is no joke. A company called HeatBit has recently opened preorders for their second generation of Bitcoin miner that doubles as a space heater. The logic goes something
Read MoreLivemint: Indian streaming service JioCinema adds a Premium subscription plan, offering content from HBO and more for ₹999 per year — JioCinema has introduced a new Premium subscription plan, providing its users with access to a broader range of content. The streaming platform gained …
Read MoreLivemint: Indian streaming service JioCinema adds a Premium subscription plan, offering content from HBO and more for ₹999 per year — JioCinema has introduced a new Premium subscription plan, providing its users with access to a broader range of content. The streaming platform gained …
Read MoreYou can get a discount no matter whether you buy a single AirTag or a set of four today. | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Memorial Day is just around the corner, and if you’ve got plans to travel, today’s deal on Apple’s AirTags has landed at the perfect time. Right now, you can
Read MoreThis year’s I/O keynote featured a lot of AI and very little about the next version of Google’s mobile OS. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge There was a chilly marine layer hanging in the air above the Shoreline Amphitheater, but the danceable beats thumped on in spite of it. Dan Deacon was
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