[Evan] couldn’t find a phone he liked, so he decided to build his own. There are advantages and disadvantages, as you might expect. On the plus side, you have the ultimate control. On the negative side, it doesn’t quite have the curb appeal — at least to the average user — of a sleek new
Read MoreLeveraging the capability of a small in-house team oftentimes requires employees to undertake tasks they don’t necessarily have expertise in. While this allows entrepreneurs and small business owners to save a bit of money, oftentimes, it can be more beneficial to outsource critical jobs or tasks to experts instead of doing it in-house. Outsourcing has
Read MoreEric Berger / Ars Technica: Airbus, Eutelsat, SES, Thales, and other European satellite companies plan to bid for the IRIS² satellite constellation, hoping to rival SpaceX’s Starlink — The bid includes large players such as Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, and SES. — A consortium of nearly every major …
Read MoreThis $300 phone performs better than its predecessor, but the competition is stiff.
Read MoreRecycling was already a mess. Now a study finds that one facility may emit 3 million pounds of microplastics a year.
Read MoreBloomberg: Source: a leaked April 2023 internal document by Luke Sernau, a senior software engineer at Google, argues that open source AI will outcompete Google and OpenAI — A senior software engineer at Google wrote a critique asserting that the internet search leader is losing its edge …
Read MoreConsistency is key when it comes to Xiaomi’s Mi Band lineup. Each year, the company launches a slim, affordable tracker with more than enough health and fitness features to warrant a spot on your wrist. With iterative changes, the line continues to improve steadily, and this year is no different. Find out the key differences between
Read MoreIf you could recreate any of the capabilities of Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit in real life, it would probably be the ability to fly, the super strength, or maybe even the palm-mounted lasers that can cut through whatever obstacle is in your path. But let’s be real, all that stuff is way too hard
Read MoreThe Crown Estate lays claim to vast ocean assets, allowing the royal family to cash in on the booming blue economy.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Counterpoint Research has posted its Q1 2023 global smartphone report. The report found that Apple and Samsung accounted for 96% of operating profits. That leaves just 4% for brands like Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, and others. With a few exceptions, Apple and Samsung tend to occupy the top two slots
Read MoreThe 15-inch MacBook Air is reportedly being stockpiled as a WWDC launch seems ever more likely.
Read MoreXiaomi and Poco have posted MIUI 14 roadmaps for Q2 2023. Notable devices getting MIUI 14 include flagship phones from 2020 and two tablets. Xiaomi’s latest Android skin is MIUI 14, and it’s not the biggest MIUI upgrade we’ve ever seen. Still, it brings features like system optimizations, additional widgets, and more. Now, Xiaomi has
Read MoreIf you’ve ever looked into CNC cutting tools, you’ve probably heard the term “feeds and speeds”. It refers to choosing the speed at which to spin the cutting tool, and how fast to plow it into the material being cut. They’re important to get right, and some of the reasons aren’t obvious. This led [Callan
Read MoreData lakehouse provider Databricks is doubling down its investments in India and plans to increase its headcount in India by at least 50% while opening a new research and development (R&D) hub in Bengaluru, a senior company official said. “We are investing big time in India as it is one of the key markets for the company
Read MoreThe rise of finops programs and tools is scaring me a little. I believe that many enterprises are misapplying them, and in many instances, finops technology is working against returning value to the business. Some people driving finops don’t even understand that they are being counterproductive. If left unchecked, many of these misguided finops programs
Read MoreApple has revealed its financial results for Q2 2023 and the results are polarising.
Read MoreAdam Morgan McCarthy / The Block: Dune: Ethereum’s median average transaction fee jumped to ~87 gwei on May 2, the highest level since May 2022, mostly due to memecoin trading exploding again — – Average transaction fees on the Ethereum network reached highs last seen in May 2022 this week.
Read MoreGmail is good at flagging certain emails that you receive as promotions. These are emails that aren’t obviously spam but are nevertheless promoting something or are marketing emails of some type. Some of these may interest you, but it’s also nice to bin all of the ones you don’t want as quickly as possible. To
Read MoreWhat do you do with a Hue smart lightbulb? Well, if you are [Chris Greening], you take it apart and get hacking. If you ever wondered what’s inside, the teardown is pretty good, and you can also watch the video below. The potting compound, however, makes a mess. Once you get the potting undone, there
Read MoreBrian Fung / CNN: New York’s MTA resumes posting automated transit alerts to Twitter after Twitter backtracked on a plan to charge public service accounts for API access — New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it would resume posting automated transit alerts to Twitter on Thursday …
Read MoreFor more features have been proposed for Java Development Kit (JDK) 21, due in September as the next long-term support release of Oracle’s standard Java implementation: generational ZGC (Z Garbage Collector), record patterns, pattern matching for switch expressions and statements, and a vector API. These join four other features previously proposed for JDK 20: sequenced collections,
Read MoreWhile it’s true that keycap colorways abound these days, one can’t always find exactly what one is looking for. And once found, the set is often either prohibitively expensive, or it doesn’t come in the desired layout, or both. So, why not color your own keycaps? That’s exactly what [amphiboi] did, while standing on the
Read MoreJoseph Menn / Washington Post: A judge sentences ex-Uber CSO Joe Sullivan to three years of probation; he was convicted in October 2022 for not disclosing a 2016 data breach to regulators — The first corporate executive convicted of a crime related to a data breach by outsiders is sentenced to probation and fined
Read MoreEven before the pandemic, being a working mom was inevitably difficult. Now fast-forward to a new era of remote and hybrid work; women that work tirelessly to find an effective work-life balance need even greater support while overcoming the challenges that come with being a working mom. For many women, there is an expectation to
Read MoreIna Fried / Axios: Tim Cook says Apple views AI as “huge” but there are “a number of issues that need to be sorted”, and doesn’t expand on how it plans to use AI in its products — Tim Cook said Thursday that AI is “huge” but cautioned that there are “a number of issues
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