When a friend of [Tom Verbeure] came into possession of two HP 33120A 15 MHz function/arbitrary waveform generators, he could not resist giving them a try. Although not exactly high-end units, the HP 33120A makes for a pretty nice unit for a home lab. During the first test run, however, [Tom] discovered that one of
Read MoreSabela Ojea / Wall Street Journal: Foxconn partners with Nvidia to produce electronic control units based on Nvidia’s Drive Orin intelligent vehicle SoC and use them in Foxconn’s manufactured EVs — Foxconn will produce, use Nvidia’s chips that help enable autonomous driving — Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. NVDA -1.91%decrease …
Read MoreCredit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Have you ever noticed the padlock symbol in your web browser’s address bar? Most websites, including the one you’re reading this article on, use SSL certificates to establish a secure connection. The padlock icon offers a visual indication that the website has a valid SSL certificate installed. It also
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: SEC filing: Amazon secures an $8B loan from DBS Bank, Mizuho Bank, and others, that will mature in 364 days and will be used for “general corporate purposes” — Amazon has secured an $8 billion loan in anticipation of significant market headwinds.
Read MoreThe Information: Sources: Microsoft is preparing a version of Bing that uses the OpenAI software behind ChatGPT to answer some search queries, which could launch by March 2023 — Microsoft could soon get a return on its $1 billion investment in OpenAI, creator of the ChatGPT chatbot, which gives humanlike text answers to questions.
Read MoreCredit: Nanoleaf Smart home company Nanoleaf launched a slew of new products at CES 2023. The 4D lighting system for televisions is a highlight. The company also launched a ceiling-mounted version of its shape lights and more traditional bulbs and fixtures. For years, Nanoleaf has been synonymous with smart lights that come in different shapes
Read MoreCredit: Valencell Valencell is launching a fingertip blood pressure sensor. The sensor is the first cuffless and calibration-free blood pressure monitor. It will be a standalone device that comes with an accompanying mobile app. With cuffs and calibration kits, measuring your blood pressure can be a bit of a pain — literally for some. But
Read MoreIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge If there’s one brand that’s inherently linked to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it’s Sony. Every year, the company unveils its latest and greatest 4K TVs and shows off other home theater hardware at the Las Vegas gathering. If anything is a safe bet at CES,
Read MoreYes, Game Freak has made non-Pokémon games. | Image: Game Freak Game Freak may be best known as the developers of Pokémon, but in an early 2023 surprise, one of the studio’s few non-Pokémon games is getting a refreshed new release for Apple devices. Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!, a remake of the 3DS title
Read MorePhoto by Pete Marovich-Pool / Getty Images President Joe Biden renominated Gigi Sohn Tuesday to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, once again throwing his support behind the embattled pick whose confirmation has stalled for more than a year. Sohn, a public interest advocate and former FCC counselor, was first nominated to the post in
Read MoreRuby 3.2.0, an upgrade to the popular open source dynamic language introduced on Christmas Day, offers initial WASI (WebAssembly System Interface) support. WebAssembly and WASI support allows developers to create CRuby binaries that will run in web browsers, serverless edge environments, and other WebAssembly/WASI embedders. Available at ruby-lang.org, Ruby 3.2.0 offers an initial port of
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft’s cutting off Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 from security updates and technical support on January 10th. That’s just one week from today and also marks the launch of Microsoft Edge 109 — the last version to support the aged operating systems. But Edge isn’t the only major
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Three federal financial agencies put out a joint statement on Tuesday warning banks about the “key risks for banks associated with crypto-assets and the crypto-asset sector.” The statement explains that while banks aren’t wholesale banned or discouraged from providing services to crypto firms, the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit
Read MoreAn assembly line of Model Y vehicles being built at the Texas Gigafactory. | Photo by Loren Grush / The Verge If you were waiting until after New Year to pick up a Tesla Model Y in hopes it’d qualify you for the new federal tax credit, you might be in for a disappointment. The
Read MoreAxios: Sources: crypto payments startup Wyre told its staff it’s shutting down; Bolt planned to acquire Wyre for ~$1.5B, but the deal was canceled in September 2022 — Wyre, a crypto payments company founded in 2013, has told employees that it is shutting down amid layoffs, Axios has learned.
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority The Wireless Power Consortium has announced the new Qi2 standard for wireless charging of devices, replacing the current Qi standard. Apple’s MagSafe wireless tech will be the basis for the new Qi2 standard. Smartphones and other devices utilizing the Qi2 standard will launch by the end of 2023.
Read MoreApple is increasing the price of replacement batteries by $20 across a range of older iPhones starting March 2023.
Read MoreTwitter Safety: [Thread] Twitter says it is relaxing its policy on cause-based ads in the US and plans to expand the political advertising it permits in the coming weeks — We believe that cause-based advertising can facilitate public conversation around important topics. Today, we’re relaxing our ads policy for cause-based ads in the US. We
Read MoreGraphic by James Bareham / The Verge A Louisiana law requiring age verification for adult websites has kicked in, renewing long-standing concerns about online privacy. The policy, Louisiana HB 142, requires sites composed of “thirty-three and one-third percent” or more of pornographic content to verify that people accessing them are 18 or older. That includes
Read MoreFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan federal court on January 1st, 2023, in New York City. | Photo by Gotham / GC Images CNBC reports that Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to the eight criminal charges he’s facing, accusing the former crypto billionaire of committing fraud and money laundering. Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF,
Read MoreHenrik Fisker is facing a make-or-break year for his startup. | Image: Henrik Fisker In a wide-ranging interview, the Fisker Inc. CEO talks about avoiding production hell, making an actually affordable electric car, and why 2023 will be a pivotal year for EVs. Continue reading…
Read MoreCredit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority Intel has unveiled the new Core i9-13980HX. The new laptop CPU offers 24 cores and a speed of 5.6GHz. Intel has also revealed the rest of its 13th-gen lineup as well. Intel’s Raptor Lake CPUs launched for desktops back in September 2022. Now Intel is bringing the power of
Read MoreWelcome to the 27-inch club, Asus. | Image: Asus Asus is one of many brands jumping into making smaller OLED gaming monitors for 2023. Acer and LG took their shots. Now, the model Asus had been teasing is real, and it’s got a clunky name: the Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM. Screen-wise, what it’s offering
Read MoreThis crawlspace crawler FPV robot is a fairly simple build. [Jeff G] bought a boxy chassis kit with frame, motors, and wheels, mounted lights and camera, and we get to see it in action (video, embedded below). As always, the details are where it’s at, and his overview covers most of the high points. [Jeff]
Read MoreSarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: CWA announces that about 300 quality-assurance testers in Microsoft’s ZeniMax unit have voted to form a union, the first in the US for Microsoft — Around 300 employees at company’s videogame unit ZeniMax vote to organize with Communications Workers of America
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