It will be a little clunky to activate at first, but a boost is a boost. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta is giving Quest 2 developers 7 percent more GPU compute power to work with, meaning apps and games on the headset you already own might look a little bit
Read MoreThe last image sent back from Mars by the InSight lander. | Image: NASA On Mars, another machine just bit the dust. The marsquake-detecting, photo-snapping InSight lander has now officially completed its mission and will now spend its retirement in the same place it spent its career — sitting on a flat plain on the
Read MoreIan King / Bloomberg: Micron reports Q1 revenue down ~47% YoY to $4.09B and plans to reduce its workforce by ~10% over the next year; Micron had 48,000 employees in September 2022 — Micron Technology Inc., the largest US maker of memory chips, gave a lackluster revenue outlook for the current period …
Read MoreWhile The Pokémon Company has made no official reveal yet, there are several clues that imply that Scarlet and Violet will be getting DLC soon.
Read MoreOld-school filament-based Christmas lights used to be available in twinkling form. LEDs, with their hard-on and hard-off nature, aren’t naturally predisposed to such behavior. To rectify this, some time ago, [Mark Kriegsman] built an Arduino program that makes LEDs twinkle beautifully. The program is known as TwinkleFOX, and relies on the popular FastLED library for
Read MoreThis deal at Boost gives you a month of unlimited calls, data, and texts as well as an iPhone SE for only $90. That’s a phone and a month’s coverage for under $100.
Read MoreTonya Riley / CyberScoop: The FCC proposes a record-breaking ~$300M fine against an auto warranty scam robocall campaign that made 5.1B+ calls to 550M+ US phone numbers in Q1 2021 — The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday proposed a record-breaking $300 million fine against an auto warranty robocall campaign …
Read MoreMobvoi is just the latest wearable company to start charging users for “premium” features. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge One thing that’s guaranteed to rile up consumers? Tacking on a monthly fee where there was once none. Mobvoi, which is known for making affordable Wear OS smartwatches, is the latest to join
Read MoreFacial recognition technology is everywhere today, from airports to the phone in your pocket. One place you might not expect to encounter it is a popular concert venue like Radio City Music Hall in New York. However, Madison Square Garden Entertainment, the operator of this and other facilities, recently used facial recognition to single out
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources detail steps Netflix may take to reduce US password sharing, like charging account owners an extra sharing fee at just below the $6.99 ad-supported tier — Putting a stop to the practice without alienating customers will be a challenge — The end of password sharing is coming to Netflix soon …
Read MoreAnd they come in 27 and 31.5-inch varieties. | Image: Lenovo Lenovo has announced two 4K monitors using Mini LED tech, and they seem like very interesting choices for someone who wants a nice display but won’t be doing any hardcore gaming. The 27-inch ThinkVision P27pz-30 and 31.5-inch P32pz-30 come packed with 1,152 dimming zones,
Read MoreSamsung used nostalgia trip. It’s super effective. | Image: Samsung Samsung is launching a new line of Pokémon-themed accessories on December 26th for its Galaxy Buds, Z Flip 4, as well as the Galaxy Watch 4 & 5. The collection is mostly what you would expect, with a new strap for the Galaxy Watch and
Read MoreThe fine would be the FCC’s largest ever. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing a $299,997,000 fine against a massive auto warranty scam robocall campaign, the agency announced on Wednesday. The fine, which would be the FCC’s largest ever, targets a huge operation; in just three
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix is taking a page from Peloton’s playbook. Starting December 30th, you’ll be able to stream classes from Nike Training Club on the platform. In total, Netflix subscribers will have access to 30 hours of content in multiple languages and exercises. For the uninitiated, Nike Training Club is
Read MoreDavid Ignatius / Washington Post: A look at the intelligence and battle management system, built around software developed by Palantir, that has given Ukraine a high-tech edge in Russia’s war — First of two parts. Read Part 2. — KYIV, Ukraine — Two Ukrainian military officers peer at a laptop computer operated …
Read More(Credit: Moores Law is Dead) When Nvidia launched its 40-series Ada Lovelace GPUs, it conspicuously revealed the 4090 does not use the full-fat AD102 silicon. Instead, it’s a cut-down version, meaning Nvidia left some horsepower waiting in the wings just in case it needed it. We always figured that would be a 4090 Ti, launched when
Read MoreWhen you think of first person view (FPV) vehicles, aircraft might be what first comes to mind. However, [Limenitis Reducta] has brought a robot dog into the world, and plans to equip it for some FPV adventures. LOTP pictured with various equippable modules. The robot dog itself goes by the name of LOTP, for unspecified
Read MoreSean Lyngaas / CNN: Sources: US National Cyber Director Chris Inglis is expected to step down and retire in the next two months, after serving since July 2021 — One of President Joe Biden’s most senior cybersecurity advisers is expected to step down in the next two months, three people familiar with the decision tell
Read MoreImage: Netflix Current AI concerns revolve mostly around art and chatbots, but in the future of Jung_E, things are a little more intense. The first teaser for the sci-fi film features a company called Kronoid Lab introducing what it describes as the “most advanced AI combat warrior.” We don’t actually get to see it in
Read MoreAt the basic level, methods of blood pressure monitoring have slowly changed in the last few decades. While most types of sphygmomanometer still rely on a Velcro cuff placed around the arm, the methodology used in measurement varies. Analog mercury and aneroid types still abound, while digital blood pressure monitors using electrical sensors have become
Read More(Photo: Oshkosh)The United States Postal Service (USPS) isn’t just busy delivering holiday packages; it’s also working to revamp its fleet of ground delivery vehicles. The public mailing service has announced its intent to transition toward electric vehicles (EVs) in an effort to reduce its operations’ greenhouse gas emissions. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced the agency’s
Read MoreSoftware development is straightforward, at least in theory. When you start to break it down, though, the need for a robust test environment strategy becomes abundantly clear. The development team codes individual features or fixes and tests them in a local environment to work out the kinks. Once they appear to function as intended, the
Read MoreTodd Spangler / Variety: Deep Voodoo, founded by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to develop deepfake technology and cost-effective visual effects, raised $20M — The creators of “South Park” have secured a $20 million investment for their AI entertainment startup Deep Voodoo.
Read MoreA new report says that Apple is still working on its own 5G modem, and iPhone 15 is likely to ship with a Qualcomm 5G modem.
Read MorePaul Alcorn / Tom’s Hardware: Intel splits AXG graphics unit into two groups under gaming and data center units; AXG’s EVP Raja Koduri returns to his previous role as Intel Chief Architect — Intel splits gaming and data center GPUs into two groups. — Intel announced today that it will split its AXG graphics group
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