Acclaimed director and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman shot a short film using only a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. The short is called Jackals & Fireflies and appears to center on a woman going through some sort of life change. You can watch the trailer on this page. There have been quite a few films shot on
Read MoreJoin us on Wednesday, January 18 at noon Pacific for the Machining with Electricity Hack Chat with Daniel Herrington! With few exceptions, metalworking has largely been about making chips, and finding something hard enough and tough enough to cut those chips has always been the challenge. Whether it’s high-speed steel, tungsten carbide, or even little
Read MoreSapna Maheshwari / New York Times: Some US universities, including Alabama’s Auburn and the University of Oklahoma, are banning TikTok on their Wi-Fi networks, causing annoyance among students — The school’s prohibition brings a geopolitical fight front and center for TikTok’s biggest fans: young Americans.
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google has updated the Clock app to make it easier to create a custom alarm. You can now record an alarm right from the app. Previously, you would need to record something and then sideload it. So far, this appears to be a Pixel exclusive. It’s always been fairly
Read MoreHulu is among the biggest streaming services in America, with award-winning originals and a huge back-catalog of shows and movies. You can choose from ad-supported and ad-free subscriptions, a Disney bundle, and a live TV option. So, once you sign up, how many people can watch Hulu at once? Read on for a breakdown of
Read MoreSturdy, adjustable and sitting on a handy rotating base, Lululook’s latest laptop stand will keep your MacBook at just the right height without any trouble at all.
Read MoreGoogle Stadia goes down for good on January 18th, 2023. That means you don’t have a lot of time to prepare for the end. Google is handling refunds, so there isn’t much for you to do there. However, there are some end-of-life steps Stadia owners can take to make their transition out of the platform
Read MoreBen Hickey / The Verge Metric units have conquered the globe, but in the US and the UK, their presence has become part of a culture war between ‘traditional’ and ‘progressive’ values. Continue reading…
Read MoreThe new AirPods Pro look just like the first-gen model, but what counts are the improvements on the inside. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple’s latest generation of the AirPods Pro are back down to their lowest price, compliments of Verizon. The noise-canceling wireless earbuds are on sale for $199.99 when you
Read MoreNikkei Asia: Study: China led the US in AI research output and quality in 2021, producing ~43,000 papers, about twice as many as the US, with 7,401 of the most-cited papers — Tencent, Alibaba and Huawei among the top 10 companies by output — TOKYO/BEIJING — China is the undisputed champion …
Read MoreThe massive Apple Watch Ultra has received another discount, with $50 off at Amazon.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Opinion post by Hadlee Simons Samsung is still the top premium brand in the Android smartphone space, with the company dominating the $400 and higher Android phone segment according to Counterpoint Research. This is at least partially due to the flagship Galaxy S series, and we can see why
Read MoreBloomberg: Experts raise concerns about Germany’s plan to heat homes with heat expelled by data centers as the warm air isn’t hot enough for most district heating networks — Germany wants to force its power-hungry data centers to harness excess heat for warming residential homes — an effort which the industry warns is likely to
Read MoreForbes: A look at Deltec, an obscure Bahamian bank that got a $50M loan from an FTX-tied entity in October 2021, and chairman Jean Chalopin, who has ties to FTX leaders — The loan was among several deals struck with Jean Chalopin, the head of Deltec and Moonstone banks — and co-creator of Inspector Gadget
Read MoreThanks to the fierce competition in the e-commerce sector, Magento websites that offer a satisfying user experience (UX) have a fighting chance. So now is the time to invest in your Magento website’s UX to gain an edge over your competitors. You’ve come to the right place if you need to learn how to strengthen
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Samsung accidentally confirmed the existence of One UI 5.1. The revelation came with an update for the Galaxy Watch 5. It is likely we’ll see this update land first with the Galaxy S23 series in February. When Samsung launches a new entry in its Galaxy S line, it
Read MoreA collage of AI-generated images created using Stable Diffusion. | Image: The Verge via Lexica A trio of artists have launched a lawsuit against Stability AI and Midjourney, creators of AI art generators Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, and artist portfolio platform DeviantArt, which recently created its own AI art generator, DreamUp. The artists — Sarah
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Have you ever wanted to be woken from a dreamy slumber by the sound of your partner screaming at you to get out of bed, or perhaps your parents nagging you to get up for school? Well, Google has just the app update for you. The latest Android
Read MoreConcept art from Beyond Good and Evil 2. | Image: Ubisoft After Ubisoft canceled three unannounced projects last week alongside yet another delay for Skull and Bones, questions are inevitably being asked about the publisher’s other development-hell project: Beyond Good and Evil 2. The good news is that work on the game is still under
Read MoreVideo editing gets a lot faster when you’ve got a wheel.
Read MoreOne year later, researchers are still marveling at the power of the Hunga Tonga explosion—and wondering how to monitor hundreds of other undersea volcanoes.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Ant Group partners with BNPL service Splitit to let Alipay users on AliExpress in Europe pay for items in installments, starting in Germany, Spain, and France — New offering would allow AliExpress shoppers in Europe to pay for goods only after delivery — SINGAPORE—Chinese internet …
Read MoreA UK woman says her Apple Watch saved her life after it diagnosed an unknown heart condition that could have killed her.
Read MoreJames Vincent / The Verge: A trio of artists sue Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt over AI art copyright; a firm suing Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI over Copilot filed the lawsuit — A trio of artists have launched a lawsuit against Stability AI and Midjourney, creators of AI art generators Stable Diffusion and Midjourney …
Read MoreFoo Yun Chee / Reuters: Sources: the European Commission is preparing a statement of objections to Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard deal, set to be released in the coming weeks — Microsoft (MSFT.O) is likely to receive an EU antitrust warning about its $69 billion bid for “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard …
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