Google Chrome’s Memory Saver and Energy Saver modes can extend battery when a device is low on power and reduce memory being hogged by tabs. | Image: Google Google has released optimization features designed to improve battery life and memory usage on machines running the latest version of its Chrome desktop web browser. Chrome’s new
Read MoreJoin us on Wednesday, February 22 at noon Pacific for the Picking a Laser Hack Chat with Jonathan Schwartz! You’ve got to admit that it’s a pretty cool world to live in that presents a problem like, “Which laser cutter should I buy?” It wasn’t all that long ago that decisions on laser purchases were
Read MoreCredit: Visible There are some fantastic Samsung Galaxy S23 release deals available from the big carriers, but the majority of them involve a trade-in, a commitment to a multi-year contract, or both. Visible bucks that trend with this simple offer. When you buy any of the Galaxy S23 handsets from Visible, you’ll get a free
Read MoreTwitter has put the SMS-based two-factor authentication system behind its Twitter Blue paywall.
Read MoreWhile there are plenty of places around the world to get a great cup of tea, no one has quite burned it into their culture like those in the United Kingdom. While they don’t have the climate to grow the plants themselves, they at least have figured out the art of heating water extremely rapidly
Read MoreIt’s really not that hard. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Getting PCBs made is fun and cheap, they’ll let you draw whatever you want on there, and the cops can’t stop you. Continue reading…
Read MoreTwitter is disabling SMS-based two-factor authentication. Switch to these alternatives to keep your account safe.
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Sources: Microsoft recently began testing a big Teams update, known as 2.0 internally, aiming to improve resource usage, and plans to release a preview in March — Microsoft is preparing to launch a new version of Microsoft Teams next month that has been rebuilt from the ground …
Read MoreA movement to promote neighborhoods with amenities within walking distance has enraged far-right activists, climate deniers, and extremists.
Read MoreEthan Mollick / One Useful Thing: A Wharton School professor whose classes required using ChatGPT to write essays says students fact-checked and quickly understood AI’s accuracy and bias issues — (Spoiler alert: it has been very successful, but there are some lessons to be learned) — I fully embraced AI for my classes …
Read MoreReuters: Spain’s High Court agreed to extradite UK citizen Joseph James O’Connor to the US over a Twitter hack in 2020 that compromised Biden’s and Obama’s accounts — Spain’s High Court on Friday agreed to a U.S. extradition request for a British citizen wanted by the United States over a Twitter hack …
Read MorePeter O’Dwyer / Bloomberg: Long criticized for a soft touch, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission is yet to advertise for two senior posts ahead of key privacy investigations — Silicon Valley’s leading data-protection watchdog in Europe is set to remain stretched in a raft of high-profile privacy probes after Ireland failed …
Read MoreGaze not too deeply into the Mii, else the Mii shall gaze back into you… Image: Meta/Metaverse 2022 was the year of companies jumping on the metaverse bandwagon. Facebook got the ball rolling in June by chasing its name to Meta. From there, not a month went by without some big-name company crowing about its
Read MoreFilipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: WhatsApp rolls out picture-in-picture support during video calls for iOS, first announced in December 2022, alongside captions for documents and more — The popular messaging platform WhatsApp is now rolling out a major update to its iPhone app. Users will now be able to use the picture …
Read MoreShaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: Decentralized wireless communication network Helium plans to move to Solana on March 27 after 81% of its community voted in favor of migration in September 2022 — Decentralized wireless communication network Helium will entirely shift to the Solana blockchain by March 27 …
Read MoreBloomberg: A social media post by two academics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences outlines plans to circumvent US chip sanctions, including patents on next-gen chipmaking — Key members of China’s most influential scientific body have outlined the country’s plan to circumvent US chip sanctions for the first time …
Read MoreFinancial Times: The disappearance of China Renaissance’s Bao Fan, coming as Beijing eases its tech crackdown, casts a chill across China’s tech sector and worries executives — In May 2021, a group of Chinese banks agreed to lend $300mn to investment bank China Renaissance with a condition: if Bao Fan …
Read MoreLaurence Fletcher / Financial Times: Hedge fund Galois Capital, which managed ~$200M in 2022, shutters, returns investor money, and sells claims for $0.16 after half its assets were trapped on FTX — Co-founder Kevin Zhou says fund is no longer viable and sells claim on collapsed crypto exchange for 16 cents on dollar
Read MoreGive unto Elon what is Elon’s and give unto us what is ours. Social media may never have been a great idea. It is like the capitalist answer to Maoist self-criticism. You confess all of your vanity in one place and hope that the people who own the site will use it for good. On
Read MoreFrom GitHub Copilot to ChatGPT-infused Bing search, AI increasingly permeates our everyday lives. While directionally good (machines do more work so people can focus our time elsewhere), you need a fair amount of expertise in a given field to trust the results AI offers. Ben Kehoe, former cloud robotics research scientist for iRobot, argues that people
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung has updated the Camera Assistant app with new features and tweaks. New features include a quick-tap shutter option and screen dimming while recording. The app is now available for older Galaxy flagship phones. Update: February 20, 2023 (5 AM ET): Samsung is now rolling out the Camera Assistant
Read MoreJonathan Greig / The Record: Semiconductor industry supply giant Applied Materials predicts a $250M hit in Q2 after a ransomware attack at an unnamed supplier, likely MKS Instruments — Multibillion-dollar corporation Applied Materials, which provides technology for the semiconductor industry, said during an earnings call …
Read MoreEmma Roth / The Verge: SpaceX’s Starlink invites select customers to test its Global Roaming Service, a $200 per month option offering internet “almost anywhere on land in the world” — Starlink’s testing a new satellite internet service it says will let you “connect from almost anywhere on land in the world …
Read MoreWall Street Journal: A look at Meta’s “The Cube”, a cubicle made of felt-like recycled PET plastic that absorbs sound and blocks distractions, rolling out to Meta’s offices globally — The Facebook and Instagram parent needed a new setup for the loud hybrid workplace. Here’s a first look at the quieter cubicle.
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority A frequent tipster has claimed that a OnePlus foldable is launching in Q3. This is in line with a previous tease by OnePlus. The device apparently has a higher resolution screen than the Oppo Find N2. OnePlus used the OnePlus 11 global launch to tease the arrival of a
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