Image: Bethesda We know so little of Starfield, only that it’s from Bethesda, involves stars and fields in some configuration, and that Microsoft and Xbox desperately need it to be a hit after Redfall’s pretty terrible launch. But now, thanks to a new ESRB description, we know… honestly, not that much more, but at least
Read MoreImage: Microsoft I have not felt genuine devastation about a game in some time. Devastation at the state of this game, devastation that one of the best studios seemed forced to push out a product before it was ready, and devastation at having to continue playing. Arkane Austin’s co-op first-person vampire shooter Redfall drained any
Read MoreApple has announced that iOS 16.5 and WatchOS 9.5 are both coming next week.
Read MoreImage: Apple Apple is bringing Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to the iPad. Both apps will be available for $4.99 per month or $49 per year on iPad starting on May 23rd. For comparison, buying Logic Pro on a Mac costs $199.99, and buying Final Cut Pro normally costs $299.99. The video and music
Read MoreZac Hall / 9to5Mac: Apple announces Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad, available as subscriptions on May 23; Final Cut requires an M1 chip or newer and Logic needs A12 or newer — Mic drop moment for pro apps team at Apple this morning. Apple just announced that Final Cut Pro and Logic
Read MoreEdward Ludlow / Bloomberg: Finnish wearable maker Oura acquires Proxy, which makes digital identification tools, in an all-equity deal; PitchBook says Proxy was valued at $292M in 2020 — Finnish wearable-technology maker Oura Health Oy is acquiring a little-known tech startup, Proxy Inc., which makes digital identification tools …
Read MoreApple’s AirPods Pro 2 are now available at a great low price.
Read MoreChristine Hall / TechCrunch: 8fig, which plans to offer an AI-powered “C-suite” for e-commerce companies, starting with an AI CFO, raised a $40M Series B and $100M in a credit facility — E-commerce businesses don’t often build big companies: they might be big in revenue, but remain lean in headcount.
Read MoreGet detailed info on your Mac’s health, performance, network transfers and battery, as well as the weather.
Read MoreDamilare Dosunmu / Rest of World: African B2B e-commerce startups are scaling back operations and laying off staff; 28 of them raised $470M+ since 2008, of which 90% came between 2021 and 2022 — Amid the global funding crunch, B2B startups are scaling back operations and laying off employees. — • LAGOS, NIGERIA
Read MoreStephen Marche composed this novella with extensive input from large language models. It’s required reading for anyone who’s thinking about doing the same.
Read MoreStephen Marche composed Death of an Author using three AI tools, under the shared pen name Aidan Marchine. Here’s a look at the result.
Read MoreThe software transformed the field of word processors by eliminating features, not adding them. But it never mustered the will to truly dominate.
Read MoreData from top-performing employees can create AI helpers that boost everyone’s productivity—but also create new concerns over fair pay.
Read MoreIn today’s fast-paced business environment, where having the right product is critical to success, Chief Product Officers (CPOs) have become increasingly essential. They play a crucial role in driving revenue growth and ensuring that a company’s product strategy is aligned with its overall business objectives. But how does that translate into revenue acceleration? In this
Read MoreAngus Loten / Wall Street Journal: Wendy’s partners with Google to automate its drive-through using an AI chatbot, rolling out in June to an Ohio restaurant; the bot has been programmed to upsell — The fast-food chain has customized a language model with terms like ‘JBC’ for junior bacon cheeseburger and ‘biggie bags’ for meal
Read MoreIt was 1991, and I was sitting at yet another software development conference listening to a presentation on a new concept: developing applications from reusable and interchangeable parts or component-based development. The presenter made compelling comparisons with the manufacturing industry. We don’t build cars from scratch, building each part as we manufacture the car. We
Read MoreNext.js 13.4, the latest version of Vercel’s web development framework, stabilizes the App Router, which builds on React Server Components and React Suspense to bring a number of improvements to server-side rendering. The Next.js update, which was announced on May 4, also features a beta of the new Turbopack bundler and an alpha of Server
Read MoreAmid all the hype and hysteria about ChatGPT, Bard, and other generative large language models (LLMs), it’s worth taking a step back to look at the gamut of AI algorithms and their uses. After all, many “traditional” machine learning algorithms have been solving important problems for decades—and they’re still going strong. Why should LLMs get
Read MoreBloomberg: Nintendo expects to sell 15M Nintendo Switch consoles this fiscal year, below analyst estimates of 15.7M; the company sold 18M units in the year to March 2023 — Nintendo Co. expects to sell 15 million units of its Switch console this fiscal year, showing the extent of the slowdown for its six-year-old flagship product.
Read MoreDaniel Thomas / Financial Times: The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment will run a global task force to tackle online sports piracy, working with Interpol, Europol, DAZN, beIN, and more — Group will work with Interpol and Europol to crack down on illegal streaming of sporting events
Read MoreDiana Li / Bloomberg: After GPTZero gained 1.2M users since January, co-founder Edward Tian raised $3.5M to launch Origin, aimed at “saving journalism” by detecting AI disinformation — Journalists, screenwriters and college professors are among widening groups of people who are concerned …
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Read MoreCanalys: Global tablet shipments fell 18% YoY to 31.7M in Q1 2023, the lowest shipment volume since Q1 2020; Apple had 12.35M shipments, down 17% YoY, for a 38.9% share — According to the latest Canalys data, global tablet shipments fell 18% year on year in the first quarter of 2023 to 31.7 million units.
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority WhatsApp is finally available as a native app on Wear OS smartwatches like the Pixel Watch and Galaxy Watch 5. The app is still in beta, but those of you who are registered testers will be happy to know that it does nearly everything you’d want from a
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