Image: Speedrookie (Reddit) AMD says it has resolved the voltage issues that have apparently been causing the company’s new 7000X3D series processors to randomly burn out, killing both the CPU and motherboard. The company has now distributed a BIOS firmware update to its board partners that place voltage restrictions on the AM5 socket motherboards they
Read MoreMark Matousek / The Information: Filing: a former employee alleges messaging app IRL inflated its user numbers and retaliated against him and others for raising concerns; IRL has raised $200M — A former employee of SoftBank-backed messaging app IRL alleged in a legal filing that the company has inflated its user count …
Read MoreCredit: Ryan McNeal / Android Authority New details about the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra have leaked from a retailer’s database. The leak reveals the European pricing of the premium Razr model. The colorways and storage options we revealed as well. The last two weeks have been quite active for Motorola Razr 40 series leaks. We
Read MoreImage: Meta Meta is introducing new body shapes and improved textures for hair and clothing for its avatars, the company announced on Thursday. The updates seem like good steps forward in helping people better represent themselves, but while you’re roaming around Meta’s Horizon Worlds VR social platform, you still won’t see other people’s legs. For
Read MoreImage: Microsoft Microsoft is rolling out a bunch of new features for Microsoft Designer, its AI-powered graphic design tool, to streamline how users design social media posts. The platform will soon be accessible directly through the Edge web browser and has additional AI-powered creative tools to help it compete with rival graphic design services like
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge General Motors announced the creation of its own open-source software protocol as a “starting point” for other automakers and developers to create better software experiences for its customers. The move comes as the auto industry scrambles to hire more software developers and programmers to help produce cars that are
Read MoreIt’s become almost cliche to declare that the gap between cheap phones and their flagship counterparts is shrinking. It’s also true, especially in the hyper-competitive, sub-$500 mid-range market. Google’s Pixel 6a packs the Tensor chip with its brilliant image processing and AI smarts, and Apple’s iPhone SE (2022) carries the ridiculously powerful A15 Bionic chipset
Read MoreCredit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Sony has officially confirmed an Xperia product announcement for May 11, 2023, one day after Google’s Pixel announcements. The teaser video highlights that the “next ONE is coming.” This is expected to be the launch of the Sony Xperia 1 V flagship with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Sony’s top
Read MoreYouTube is a titan of online video, but it’s far from the only video-sharing site online. Many YouTube alternatives offer better privacy protection, fewer ads, or just a better algorithm for content discovery. No matter your reasons to switch, we’ve researched and listed the best YouTube alternatives currently available. Note that we are not including
Read MoreThe potential ban against the social media app is a troubling sign that US legislators are adopting a techno-nationalist stance all too similar to China’s.
Read MoreBumblebee driving alongside Cheetor. | Paramount Pictures Despite what you might have heard, Beast Wars has always been the crowning jewel of the Transformers franchise, and the latest trailer for Paramount’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts makes it seem like the Steven Caple Jr. film is going to do the Maximals and Predacons (now called
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: London-based TympaHealth, which makes hardware built around smartphones to run hearing tests, raised a $23M Series A led by Octopus Ventures — The basic principle of Moore’s law — computing becoming more powerful yet more compact — is playing out in a number of fields …
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Germany is in talks to limit the export of chemicals used to make advanced chips to China, seeking to join US and EU allies in closing ranks on China — Germany is in talks to limit the export of chemicals to China that are used to manufacture semiconductors as Berlin steps up efforts
Read MoreThis week on Gadget Lab, we dive into the market for male grooming products, scrotum deodorizers, and scented salves that target the nether regions.
Read MoreArtificial intelligence can be a font of inspiration. Here’s how to use OpenAI’s AI chatbot the next time you’re spitballing ideas.
Read MoreThe Guardian: Interviews with 70+ sources describe how Facebook and Instagram have become major sales platforms for child trafficking and can often be slow to remove content — Our two-year investigation suggests that the tech giant Meta is struggling to prevent criminals from using its platforms to buy and sell children for sex
Read MoreIDC: Global smartphone shipments fell 14.6% YoY to 268.6M in Q1 2023, the seventh consecutive quarter of decline; Samsung fell 18.9%, Apple 2.3%, and Xiaomi 23.5% — NEEDHAM, Mass., April 27th, 2023 – Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 14.6% year over year to 268.6 million units in the first quarter of 2023 …
Read MoreAmazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max is down to just $34.99 ($20 off) at multiple retailers right now. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge The latest season of The Mandalorian may be over, but there are still plenty of other shows to look forward to, including a third season of The Witcher. The
Read MoreIllustration by Hugo Herrera for The Verge What if the real GDC was the friends we made along the way? Continue reading…
Read MoreReuters: Stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse offers to buy Danish investment management software company SimCorp for €3.9B in cash; SimCorp had €561M in 2022 revenue — Stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gn.DE) on Thursday announced a 3.9 billion euro ($4.31 billion) …
Read MoreBenjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple reports European MAUs for its App Stores: iOS has 101M, iPadOS has 23M, macOS has 6M, tvOS has 1M, and watchOS, Books, and Podcasts have under 1M each — In order to comply with the European Digital Services Act, Apple has been forced to reveal the number of monthly active
Read MorePhoto by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Lawyers for automaker Tesla have argued that statements by Elon Musk about the capabilities of the company’s Autopilot software can’t be trusted as they could be deepfakes, according to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg. Tesla presented this argument as part of its justification as to why Musk shouldn’t
Read MoreCecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: The UK CMA’s objection to Microsoft’s Activision deal focuses on the nascent cloud gaming market, a departure from regulators focusing on mature markets — UK regulators blocked Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. over concerns it would harm competition in cloud gaming …
Read MoreJeffrey Knockel / The Citizen Lab: An analysis of Baidu, Bilibili, Bing, Douyin, Weibo, and other Chinese search platforms finds 60K censorship rules, implemented differently by each service — This report has an accompanying FAQ. — Key findings — Across eight China-accessible search platforms analyzed — Baidu …
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Exynos Samsung’s chip division is working on getting Exynos chips back into Galaxy S series flagships. This could result in Exynos variants of the Galaxy S24 series. Rumors suggest that the base Galaxy S24 model would have an Exynos version. Samsung ditched Exynos chips for the Galaxy S23 lineup this year, signaling that
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