It’s not Halloween yet, but if you’re planning a technically-complicated costume, it might serve you well to start building now. To that end, here’s a guide from [Ikkalebob] on how to produce a compact animatronic eye mechanism. The eye is inspired by mechanisms used in professional animatronics. However, that doesn’t mean it’s hard to build.
Read MoreBill Toulas / BleepingComputer: GitHub updates Copilot with better and more secure code suggestions and says 46% of developers’ code files across all languages were generated with Copilot — GitHub has updated the AI model of Copilot, a programming assistant that generates real-time source code and function recommendations …
Read MoreImage: Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft is rolling out a new February update to its Xbox consoles that adds one of several planned sustainability updates and Google Home app support. With the update, Xbox consoles are able to be “carbon aware” of when to perform game downloads and updates by connecting to the internet
Read MoreCredit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority MediaTek has launched the Dimensity 7200 processor. This is the first chipset in the Dimensity 7000 series. Expect the first phones with the processor to launch in Q1 2023. MediaTek‘s higher-end processor offerings consist of the flagship Dimensity 9000 series, as well as the upper mid-range Dimensity 8000 line.
Read MoreDave Michaels / Wall Street Journal: Binance Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann says the company expects to pay monetary penalties to settle US regulatory and law enforcement investigations — DOJ, CFTC have been probing world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange — Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange …
Read MoreGame Developer: Activision Blizzard plans to require employees to come to the office three days a week starting on April 10 for Activision Publishing and July 10 for Blizzard — Remote work is reportedly ending across Activision Blizzard. According to a developer at Blizzard Entertainment …
Read MoreThe scroll wheel might be the best thing that happened to the computer mouse since, well, the computer mouse. But sometimes you want something a little more tangible. For example, with a software-defined radio setup, it doesn’t feel right to scroll your mouse to change frequencies. That’s where [Wagiminator]’ USB knob would come in handy.
Read MoreChris Metinko / Crunchbase News: Tampa, Florida-based managed detection and response cybersecurity service Deepwatch raised $180M from Springcoast Capital, Splunk Ventures, and Vista Credit — Managed detection and response (MDR) company Deepwatch closed a $180 million round of “equity investments and strategic financing” …
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Data.ai: Twitter app installs grew 24.8% in January 2023 after a drop in December 2022; a set of Twitter alternatives grew 8.1% in January vs. 35.6% in November — Was there a Twitter exodus or just a Twitter pause? Did it even matter? New data takes a look at how a
Read MoreParesh Dave / Wired: Twitter’s AI ethics researchers rushed to publish a moderation bias study on arXiv in October 2022, deciding their prospects under Elon Musk would be too murky — Fearing the company’s new management, researchers frantically completed studies on misinformation and algorithmic bias, then published them online.
Read MoreDrew Harwell / Washington Post: An interview with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew as he works to persuade US lawmakers that the app is not a national security threat, calling suspicions “misinformed” — In an exclusive interview, Shou Zi Chew said he’s working to persuade lawmakers that TikTok poses no threat.
Read MoreYou, too, can recreate Jimin’s dance break. | Image: Lego Lego teased a collaboration with BTS earlier this month and, needless to say, the fans had questions. Would the set come with photo cards? Will Jimin play with it on a livestream? Does this mean we’ll see BTS in the next Lego Movie? We don’t
Read MoreCredit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Microsoft has announced that you can now control your Xbox via the Google Home app. The Google Home app will offer touch controls for navigation, media controls, and more. You’ve been able to control your Xbox console with Google Assistant for several years now, but what if you don’t
Read MoreThe original Nintendo Game Boy is a stout piece of hardware in a solid plastic enclosure. [Raphael Stäbler] recreated the popular handheld on a breadboard instead, in a fully-functional way, to boot. [Raphael]’s build doesn’t rely on a real Game Boy CPU or components. Instead it’s emulated with the aid of a Teensy 4.1 microcontroller.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A new report suggests Samsung could launch the Galaxy S23 FE in August or September. It is expected to replace the Galaxy A74. The company may end the Galaxy A7 line if the S23 FE takes off. Samsung could bring back a Fan Edition phone this year after skipping
Read MoreParesh Dave / Wired: Twitter’s AI ethics researchers rushed to publish a moderation bias study on arXiv in October 2022, deciding their prospects under Elon Musk would be too murky — Fearing the company’s new management, researchers frantically completed studies on misinformation and algorithmic bias, then published them online.
Read MoreGame Developer: Activision Blizzard plans to require employees to come to the office three days a week starting on April 10 for Activision Publishing and July 10 for Blizzard — Remote work is reportedly ending across Activision Blizzard. According to a developer at Blizzard Entertainment …
Read MoreImage: Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft is rolling out a new February update to its Xbox consoles that adds one of several planned sustainability updates and Google Home app support. With the update, Xbox consoles are able to be “carbon aware” of when to perform game downloads and updates by connecting to the internet
Read MoreChris Ciaccia / Seeking Alpha: Twilio reports Q4 revenue up 22% YoY to $1.02B, vs. $1B est., active customer accounts up 13% YoY to 290K+, and authorizes a $1B share buyback; TWLO jumps 12%+ — Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) shares soared nearly 10% in extended-hours trading after the cloud communications software company reported …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter will allow cannabis ads on the platform starting today, the company announced in a blog (per Axios). The company previously allowed CBD topical ads targeting some US users. The policy change means Twitter — where major ad firms have cautioned clients against buying ads following Elon Musk’s
Read MoreSara Fischer / Axios: Twitter updates its policies to allow cannabis ads targeting US states where cannabis is legal, promoting brands or providing info but not offering direct sales — Twitter on Wednesday updated its advertising policies to allow cannabis ads to run on its service in states where cannabis is legal, in accordance with
Read MoreApple has reportedly delayed the launch of its Reality Pro headset until WWDC in June.
Read MorePhoto by Matthew Ashton – AMA / Getty Images The Major League Soccer (MLS) season kicks off on February 25th, and if you were hoping Apple and MLS’s streaming service would give you the games in 4K, I have some bad news: the streams will top out at 1080p, according to a press release from
Read MoreSara Fischer / Axios: Twitter updates its policies to allow cannabis ads targeting US states where cannabis is legal, promoting brands or providing info but not offering direct sales — Twitter on Wednesday updated its advertising policies to allow cannabis ads to run on its service in states where cannabis is legal, in accordance with
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple postponed the introduction of its MR headset from around April to June 2023, at its annual WWDC, after testing found hardware and software issues — Apple Inc. has postponed a planned introduction of its first mixed-reality headset from around April to June …
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