French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe to reassert itself as a global space power, warning that France risks being sidelined in the low Earth orbit satellite market dominated by players like SpaceX and China. Phys.Org reports: Macron spoke at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget outside the French capital a day after France more
Read MoreHave you ever finished up a bit of code and thought that typing “git push” in a terminal is just not a satisfying finish? So did [penumbriel], so he built a big red button he could smash instead. This is a very simple hack: an Arduino sits inside a 3D-printed case that holds a big,
Read MoreHave you ever finished up a bit of code and thought that typing “git push” in a terminal is just not a satisfying finish? So did [penumbriel], so he built a big red button he could smash instead. This is a very simple hack: an Arduino sits inside a 3D-printed case that holds a big,
Read MoreAncient Slashdot reader Alain Williams shares a report from The Guardian: The BBC is threatening legal action against Perplexity AI, in the corporation’s first move to protect its content from being scraped without permission to build artificial intelligence technology. The corporation has sent a letter to Aravind Srinivas, the chief executive of the San Francisco-based
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Are you looking for a good portable projector that won’t break the bank? The Yaber T2 Outdoor Projector is my personal pick. The $349.99 retail price is very reasonable, but discounts are common, and today’s is the best we’ve seen. It’s at a record low price of $233.99! Buy
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Are you looking for a good portable projector that won’t break the bank? The Yaber T2 Outdoor Projector is my personal pick. The $349.99 retail price is very reasonable, but discounts are common, and today’s is the best we’ve seen. It’s at a record low price of $233.99! Buy
Read MoreManhattan’s congestion pricing program has reduced traffic by 10% and cut car-noise complaints by 70% in its first six months of operation, according to city data. The $9 daily toll for vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street began January 5, generating approximately $50 million monthly for subway and public transit improvements. Buses now travel fast
Read MoreWhile it wasn’t the first film to feature fast-moving ghouls, there is no denying how much of an impact 28 Days Later had on modern zombie movies. It was a gripping and nauseating wonder, whose action felt uniquely visceral thanks, in part, to director Danny Boyle’s inspired use of a digital video camera. And there
Read MoreWhile it wasn’t the first film to feature fast-moving ghouls, there is no denying how much of an impact 28 Days Later had on modern zombie movies. It was a gripping and nauseating wonder, whose action felt uniquely visceral thanks, in part, to director Danny Boyle’s inspired use of a digital video camera. And there
Read MoreApple has pushed its iPad platform further than ever with iPadOS 26, and it goes well beyond a redesign. Here are five features that could make an iPad your next computer replacement. iPadOS 26 is a big productivity boost with new windowing and files management There has been a lot of debate around iPad’s place
Read MoreExpanding still further on its Indian manufacturing for Apple, Foxconn is reportedly looking to produce iPhone enclosures in the country. One of several Foxconn manufacturing facilities in India — image credit: Foxconn Foxconn has already opened a new factory in India in 2025, and it’s a continuation of years of expansion — even if that
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Read MoreGoogle is developing a new version of Chrome for Android that supports extensions, and recent builds show significant progress. It’s now possible to install Chrome extensions directly from the Chrome Web Store, and they will persist even after restarting the browser. The feature is still experimental and intended for future Android-powered PCs, but anyone can
Read MoreCredit: Andy Walker / Android Authority NotebookLM users are hearing a mysterious third male voice during longer Audio Overviews. Google has confirmed that additional voices and dialects are coming, alongside APIs and video overviews, but it’s unclear if this third voice is a feature or a bug. AI features can be quite a hit and
Read MoreThe DOJ has filed a civil complaint to seize $225.3 million in cryptocurrency linked to pig butchering scams — long-con frauds where victims are tricked into fake crypto investments. The funds were laundered through a blockchain network, and the DOJ says recovered money will go toward reimbursing victims. The Verge reports: The 75-page complaint (PDF)
Read MoreTo take full advantage of RCS messaging features, everyone in the chat needs to have RCS enabled. Google Messages is working on a feature that would prompt you to send friends without RCS a message asking them to turn it on. Messaging on Android is better than it’s ever been, and a big part of
Read MoreThe increasingly weird interactions between everyday people and ChatGPT may make more headlines, but developers are setting the pace for AI’s future. Whether it’s coding assistants auditioning (sometimes erratically) as copilots, development platforms vying to offer the smoothest AI-driven developer experience, or tech giants like Oracle and Microsoft angling for developer loyalty, our picks this
Read MoreGiven the rumored earlier launch date of August this year, the Pixel 10 series is right around the corner. As is customary with every Google product, the leaks are really starting to ramp up as we get closer to the release. Up to now, all the tidbits of info we’ve seen are pointing to an
Read MoreSome are reporting this as a roadblock for Tesla but it may be a very welcome reprieve that allows a little more development time before launch. Read more: Texas lawmakers offer Tesla an out on June robotaxi launch
Read Morealternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: The colossal black hole lurking at the center of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning almost as fast as its maximum rotation rate. That’s just one thing astrophysicists have discovered after developing and applying a new method to tease apart the secrets still hidden in supermassive black hole observations
Read MoreNoesis’ Ricardo Batista discusses progress, challenges and why you need to know your team to get the best out of them. Read more: Why managers need to give their teams ownership, not just tasks
Read MoreCredit: Joe Maring / Android Authority Samsung is preparing a new earthquake warning system that’s more refined than Google’s broader system for Android. The feature will allow Galaxy users to set a custom magnitude threshold for alerts. Users can also preview earthquake warnings and set different thresholds for day and night. Samsung is upgrading earthquake
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: The Earth could be doomed to breach the symbolic 1.5C warming limit in as little as three years at current levels of carbon dioxide emissions. That’s the stark warning from more than 60 of the world’s leading climate scientists in the most up-to-date assessment of the
Read MoreApple Intelligence can make calls to ChatGPT, so you can use Siri to get AI answers from OpenAI’s service. Here’s how. Using Siri to get answers from ChatGPT. We previously covered how to use the ChatGPT extension in Apple’s Notes app. That article described how to install, set up, and enable Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT
Read Morealternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: A team of biologists from Northeastern University and the University of Kentucky has found one of the key molecules involved in axolotl regeneration. It’s a crucial component in ensuring the body grows back the right parts in the right spot: for instance, growing a hand, from the wrist. “The
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