Example of the ARES footwear try-on feature. | Image: Snap For years, Snapchat has allowed you to try on new lipstick shades, hats, and outfits from major retailers. But starting today, you’ll be able to apply these Snapchat-powered capabilities in other apps. Snap just announced a new business unit, AR Enterprise Services (ARES), that’ll equip
Read MoreWashington Post: A live blog of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony before Congress, as he attempts to address national security concerns over ByteDance’s ownership of the app — Updated just now — TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is testifying before Congress for the first time, in an attempt to address lawmakers’ worries …
Read MoreAdi Robertson / The Verge: The FTC proposes a ban on difficult-to-cancel subscriptions, with new “click to cancel” rules requiring companies to make canceling as simple as subscribing — The US Federal Trade Commission is proposing a formal ban on subscriptions that are simple to start but difficult to stop.
Read MoreMadhumita Murgia / Financial Times: Researchers warn of “industrial capture” in AI as companies dominate the sector; 96% of the biggest AI models belonged to companies in 2021, up from 11% in 2010 — A handful of individuals and corporations now control much of the resources and knowledge in the sector
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Apple plans to spend $1B/year to produce movies for large-scale theatrical release, a big increase from years past, seeking to grow awareness of TV+ — Apple Inc. plans to spend $1 billion a year to produce movies that will be released in theaters, according to people familiar …
Read MoreTurtle Beach has some bold claims about the noise-canceling capabilities of its latest flagship gaming headset. | Image: Turtle Beach Turtle Beach has announced the Stealth Pro, its latest flagship wireless gaming headset equipped with “unrivaled active noise cancellation” and a swappable two-battery system. The Stealth Pro is available to preorder today for $329.99, with
Read MoreKhari Johnson / Wired: OIG report: US officials working on Login.gov, used by dozens of sites, rejected facial recognition to verify users due to algorithmic bias, breaking NIST rules — Officials working on Login.gov, used to access dozens of government sites, worried about algorithmic bias. Their decision breached federal security rules.
Read MoreWhile you can pair AirPods to a Mac, Airbuddy goes several steps further.
Read MoreApple will reportedly spend $1 billion a year to try and get its movies into cinemas around the world.
Read MorePrivately run genealogy databases have become a crucial tool for police investigators. Now a nonprofit is collecting data to help crack more cold cases.
Read MoreThere are very few legal ways of obtaining ROM files for video games, and Nintendo’s lawyers are extremely keen on at least reminding you of the fact that you need to own the game cart before obtaining the ROM. With cart in hand, though, most will grab a cart reader to download the game files.
Read MoreWhile the pandemic helped fuel the demand for online retail and eCommerce, in-store retail shopping remains a staple among millions of American consumers. In the United States, there are currently more than 153,597 small specialty retail stores as of 2023, an increase of 1.9% from last year. A wider economic outlook reveals that in recent years, consumers
Read MoreA new report from a reliable outlet claims Apple is considering bidding for streaming rights to the English Premier League.
Read MoreKate Park / TechCrunch: South Korea-based luxury goods resale platform Kream raised a ~$168M Series C led by Altos Ventures at a ~$742M valuation, up from ~$306M in October 2021 — The startup funding environment is more challenging right now, but some companies and industries still draw investors’ attention and money.
Read MoreChavi Mehta / Reuters: Accenture plans to lay off 19,000 employees, or 2.5% of its workforce, and lowers its annual forecasts, as the global economic slowdown weighs on IT services — Accenture Plc said on Thursday it would cut about 19,000 jobs and lowered its annual revenue and profit projections …
Read MoreCredit: Huawei HUAWEI just launched the Mate X3, and it brings plenty of interesting tech into a foldable phone. What if you don’t care about foldables, though? Fortunately, the Chinese brand has announced the HUAWEI P60 series alongside the Mate X3. The P60 Pro is undoubtedly the star of the show here, and it stands
Read MoreThis week, we learn how semiconductors are made. It’s easy! You just need light, water, a few billion transistors, and total geopolitical stability.
Read MoreWe adore NuPhy keyboards here at iMore, and the Halo 75 only compounds our love affair. With an excellent typing feel and a very, very special space bar, the Halo 75 is the keyboard to beat for under $150.
Read MoreCade Metz / New York Times: Chatbot startup Character.AI raised $150M led by a16z at a $1B valuation, after a $43M seed in December 2021, and plans to raise more from “strategic partners” — Founded by ex-Google employees, the Silicon Valley company is among the few start-ups poised to compete with OpenAI, the creator of
Read MoreCredit: Huawei HUAWEI was part of the first wave of foldable phones, delivering the outward-folding Mate X back in 2019. The company would offer the Mate X2 in 2021 as its first inward-folding Galaxy Z Fold-style device. Now, the company has revealed the Mate X3. The new foldable offers the same book-style form factor as
Read MoreHe’s the biggest fantasy writer in the world. He’s also very Mormon. These things are profoundly related.
Read MorePhoto: Getty Images The US Federal Trade Commission is proposing a formal ban on subscriptions that are simple to start but difficult to stop. This morning, it announced a notice of proposed rulemaking it dubs “click to cancel,” requiring companies to make ending a subscription equivalently simple to signing up for one. That includes letting
Read MorePatrick Temple-West / Financial Times: Intel, IBM, Nvidia, and other chip companies have joined industrial materials businesses to fight proposed clampdowns on “forever chemicals” across the US — Intel helped form lobbying group that has opposed state legislation on PFAS — Intel and other semiconductor companies …
Read MoreGiles Turner / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple considers bidding for the streaming rights to a range of English soccer games, including showing Premier League games in the UK, following Amazon — Apple Inc. is considering bidding for the streaming rights to a range of English football games, according to people familiar …
Read MoreWeChat has 19 million users in the US and is a lifeline for people across the Chinese diaspora.
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