Those fancy new iPad colors have just received their biggest discount yet at Amazon
The new iPad has only been out for just over a month, but it’s already seeing a nice big price drop just in time for the holidays.
Read MoreThe new iPad has only been out for just over a month, but it’s already seeing a nice big price drop just in time for the holidays.
Read MoreJames Vincent / The Verge: Stack Overflow temporarily bans users from sharing responses generated by ChatGPT, pending a ruling in the future; most answers are wrong on closer inspection — Stack Overflow, the go-to question-and-answer site for coders and programmers, has temporarily banned users from sharing responses generated by AI chatbot ChatGPT.
Read MoreAfter what struck me as a relatively dry spell of product announcements in 2021, AWS spent re:Invent 2022 launching a host of new services. AWS Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr, with help from some AWS developer advocates, summarized the most impactful announcements because “there’s simply too much great stuff for the team to cover,” but then they proceeded
Read MoreMost software developers will recognize the scenario that John Macpherson, lead developer at Scottish web design company Media Surgery, describes as one of the true highs of his job: that feeling “when you test the part you have been working on for days or hours—and it works! You feel like you are an unstoppable superpower
Read MoreWhat happens when you want the guts of a system—data models, business logic, and machine learning capabilities—without the baggage of being boxed into the platform’s standard user experiences or simplified workflows? APIs and widgets provide flexibility to extend a platform, which may suffice if you have a few extensions or simple integrations. But what if
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Have you noticed that the default SMS app on your Android device is called Messages, with two blue speech bubbles overlapping on a white background? Perhaps without realizing it, you’ve been using Google Messages. Don’t worry if you don’t remember downloading it, as it usually comes pre-installed on most
Read MoreSimon Sharwood / The Register: Rackspace confirms a “security incident” impacted its hosted Microsoft Exchange services, leading to an “extended outage”; customers complain of poor support — Warns recovery could take several days and pledges better support after customer complaints
Read MoreAnkush Khardori / New York Magazine: Unlike Bernie Madoff, SBF has not confessed to any criminal conduct, arguing FTX’s collapse was purely sloppiness, meaning a US prosecution could take some time — On December 11, 2008, Bernie Madoff was arrested and criminally charged with one of the biggest financial frauds in history …
Read MoreDan Milmo / The Guardian: Survey of 8,000 young people in nine European countries finds 34% have pirated content, 27% reported trolling someone, 22% reported inciting violence, and more — EU-funded survey of people aged 16-19 finds one in four have trolled someone – while UK least ‘cyberdeviant’ of nine countries
Read MoreCredit: OnLeaks/Smartprix An official OnePlus 11 render has leaked online. The render is in line with previous unofficial images of the handset. We’ve already seen and heard plenty of leaks regarding the OnePlus 11 series, including unofficial OnePlus 11 Pro renders posted back in September. Now, veteran leaker Steve ‘OnLeaks‘ Hemmerstoffer and Gadget Gang have
Read MoreHello again, and welcome to the Daily Authority. I woke up far too early this morning to beat the planned power cut, but the scrumptious bowl of fruit I had for breakfast mostly made up for it. Slow your social media roll
Read MoreOver the past few years we’ve seen several impressive projects where people try to manufacture integrated circuits using hobbyist tools. One of the most complex parts of this process is lithography: the step in which shapes are drawn onto a silicon wafer. There are several ways to do this, all of them rather complicated, but
Read MoreCredit: Kris Carlon / Android Authority Google has finally added a trash can feature to Chrome OS 108. The feature could previously be toggled via a flag, but it’s now a default option. Chrome OS has been around for over a decade now, opening the door for a slew of affordable laptops. But Google is
Read MoreChristopher Byrd / New Yorker: A wide-ranging interview with Cory Doctorow on lessons from science fiction, Big Tech’s comeuppance, surveillance capitalism, smart contracts, dApps, and more — A conversation about the “mediocre monopolists” of Big Tech, the weirdness of crypto, and the real lessons of science fiction.
Read MoreReuters: Source: Foxconn expects its COVID-hit Zhengzhou plant to resume full production around late December to early January, but uncertainties remain — Apple supplier Foxconn (2317.TW) expects its COVID-hit Zhengzhou plant in China to resume full production around late December to early January …
Read More[Adrian] had a TRS-80 model IV that looks like it was stored in a mulch pile. However, it seemed to have some surprises. The first hint that something was up was that the keyboard looks like a model III and there are two mystery knobs in the back. So what’s going on? You” have to
Read MoreCredit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority Samsung skipped the Galaxy Note series last year, opting to bring S Pen support to the Galaxy S21 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold 3 instead. The same situation took place in 2022, as the Korean brand skipped the Galaxy Note line again in favor of bringing the tech to
Read MoreDavid C. Brock / CHM: A look at PostScript, Adobe’s programming language for desktop publishing that debuted in 1984, as its source code is publicly released for the first time — The story of PostScript has many different facets. It is a story about profound changes in human literacy as well as a story of
Read MoreWe were always amused that one of the biggest scientific discoveries of the recent past — graphene — was started with pencil lead and Scotch tape. Now, researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville have determined that double-sided Scotch tape can improve triboelectric power generators. Triboelectric generation, of course, is nothing new. These energy
Read MoreWhether it’s sweat, sunblock, or you’ve developed a rash, something will inevitably leave you wondering how to clean your Apple Watch. Follow the proper instructions to freshen up your wristwear without damaging your device. Read more: Everything you need to know about your Apple Watch
Read MoreWell, this is embarrassing! Imagine sending a multibillion-dollar rover to an ancient lakebed on Mars only to discover after a year of poking around at the rocks that it might not actually have been a lake after all. That seems to be the impression of Jezero Crater that planetary scientists are forming after looking at
Read MoreApple has fully resumed advertising on Twitter, said Elon Musk in a recently-held Twitter Spaces conversation.
Read MoreAnalyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple VR headset shipments may have been delayed until the second half of 2023.
Read MoreThe less expensive Mini 3 could ditch the front-facing obstacle sensors on the Mini 3 Pro. | Image: Konrad Iturbe via Twitter It looks like DJI’s getting ready to launch the rumored non-Pro version of its Mini 3 drone. While a set of images posted to Twitter by DJI enthusiast Jasper Ellens offer a closeup
Read MoreLauren Goode / Wired: An interview with Max Levchin on Affirm, the US CFPB’s inquiry into BNPL services, problems with credit cards, the current economic environment, and more — The PayPal cofounder on why his “buy now, pay later” company Affirm is a healthier way to borrow, what caused the techlash, and Elon Musk’s Twitter.
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