Google has obtained (PDF) a default judgment against two men who abused its DMCA takedown system to falsely target 117,000 URLs of competitors’ online stores. With none of the defendants showing up in court, a California federal court sided with the search engine. Through an injunction, the men are now prohibited from sending false takedown
Read MoreCerebras Systems, an AI chip startup, filed (PDF) for an IPO and plans to trade under the ticker “CBRS” on Nasdaq. CNBC reports: Cerebras competes with Nvidia, whose graphics processing units are the industry’s choice for training and running AI models. Cerebras says on its website that its WSE-3 chip comes with more cores and
Read MoreApple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro has returned to $1,299 at Amazon, reflecting a $300 discount off MSRP on the current M3 model. After jumping up to $1,399 earlier today, Amazon has reissued its $1,299 14-inch MacBook Pro deal, marking the return of the lowest price seen at the e-commerce giant in the last 30 days. Buy
Read MorePolice in Waterbury, Connecticut, were able to find a stolen Ferrari worth over half a million dollars, all thanks to a pair of Apple AirPods left behind by the vehicle’s owner. Police were able to find a stolen Ferrari thanks to the owner’s AirPods, which were left in the car. Image Credit: Waterbury Police Department.
Read MoreApple has withdrawn from discussions to invest in OpenAI’s $6.5 billion funding round, though reasons for the decision remain unclear. The company still plans to proceed with integrating ChatGPT into Siri. MacRumors reports: The development comes just a month after WSJ reported that Apple was considering an investment in OpenAI as part of a fundraising
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a report: Mazda recently surprised customers by requiring them to sign up for a subscription in order to keep certain services. Now, notable right-to-repair advocate Louis Rossmann is calling out the brand. He points to several moves by Mazda as reasons for his anger toward them. However, it turns out that
Read MoreShakespeare said, “If music be the food of love, play on,” but he didn’t have licensing rights to contend with. Over the weekend, some YouTube and YouTube Music users suddenly found that many popular songs had vanished from the streaming service. Attempting to play some of your favorite tracks now brings up an error message
Read MoreYouTube recently removed music with performance rights controlled by SESAC, after the existing deal expired A new deal is now in place, and missing music should return over the next couple days. Over the weekend, users of YouTube and YouTube Music alike started noticing something quite odd: songs were going missing. Tracks previously available on
Read MoreCredit: YTECHB Renders of both models of the Samsung Galaxy A16 have leaked. The renders reveal the three colorways for the 5G and LTE models. It’s said that the 5G model will have a Dimensity 6300 chip in India and Thailand and an Exynos 1330 everywhere else. It’s believed that the Samsung Galaxy A16 launch
Read MoreSome owners of Tesla’s electric pickup truck paid for the feature when they purchased it last fall—and now it’s starting to kick in.
Read MoreVLC is a great media player app for PC. It’s compatible with all major audio and video file formats and offers better features and controls. One of VLC Media Player’s most interesting features is its ability to reduce background noise from audio. If you’re interested in learning more about this, follow along with the guide.
Read MoreThe Pixel 9A looks a lot like the Pixel 9, only with its sunglasses removed. | Image: OnLeaks / Android Headlines Google’s first leak of the fall is here, with new renders of its upcoming Pixel 9A posted online for the world to see. As with the Pixel 8A leak earlier this year, Android Headlines
Read MorePatrice Thornton discusses the evolution of the biopharma landscape, the need for major reskilling to avoid a talent gap and where the future of the industry may be heading. Read more: Significant reskilling needed for Ireland’s biopharma sector
Read MoreAMD has released BIOS updates to boost performance and reduce latency for its Ryzen 9600X and 9700X processors. The updates come a month after disappointing Zen 5 desktop CPU reviews and coincide with Windows 11 optimizations for AMD chips. The new AGESA PI 1.2.0.2 firmware addresses high core-to-core latency issues and introduces a 105-watt cTDP
Read MoreOpinion post by Robert Triggs I enjoyed reviewing the Google Pixel 9, but the little flagship hasn’t quite made it into my daily life. The Pixel 9 is a great little phone, but its $799 price tag is not the value proposition we’ve become accustomed to from Google. Worse for the 9, the far superior
Read MoreIt’s tough to top the feeling of unboxing and setting up a brand-new phone. Even if you restore all of your data and apps, it feels like you’re getting a fresh start. That fresh start usually comes with a whole bunch of exciting new features, too, but they’re not always easy to find. Now that
Read MoreMacworld Want to know all about the newest Apple iPhones? The iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max 10 were announced at Apple’s September 2024 event on September 9 and are now available to buy. The updates generally correlated with what we expected: iPhone 16: same 6.1-inch display, A18 processor, Action button
Read MoreImage: Ford For customers still unsure whether they’re ready to make the switch to an all-electric vehicle, Ford is sweetening the pot. Today, the company launched a new initiative called the “Ford Power Promise,” in which it will provide a suite of benefits to customers who buy or lease a new EV. And chief among
Read MoreActor and TV host Joel McHale lost his Apple Watch on a flight and after tracking its whereabouts with Find My, has a special offer for its new owner. Apple Watches have to be unpaired from an iPhone before anyone else can use them “The Bear,” “Community,” and “Crime Scene Kitchen” star Joel McHale is
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Wallet can now import confirmed train tickets from your Gmail account. Google has improved the Wear OS app experience and expanded the web experience to 28 more countries. The Android app is also rolling out in 10 more countries. After adding passport support to Google Wallet earlier this
Read MoreThe new Raspberry Pi AI Camera uses Sony’s IMX500 image sensor to handle the AI processing. | Image: Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi and Sony have co-developed a Raspberry Pi AI Camera module that’s launching today for $70. It comes with onboard AI processing that can help Raspberry Pi users develop “edge AI solutions that process
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shared this report from the Los Angeles Times: In recent years — as longstanding efforts to recycle plastics have faltered — Exxon Mobil has touted advanced recycling as a groundbreaking technology that will turn the tide on the plastic crisis. But despite its seemingly eco-friendly name, the attorney general’s lawsuit denounced advanced
Read MoreGoogle Chrome is a top-notch web browser for Windows. It’s used by millions of users and offers better features than every other browser. If you’re a Google Chrome user, you may know that the browser displays a link’s full address at the bottom left corner. You just need to hover over any link, and its
Read MoreWe love the idea [Btoretsukuru] shared that uses a simple setup called the Syringe Slider to take smoothly-tracked video footage of small scenes like model trains in action. The post is in Japanese, but the video is very much “show, don’t tell” and it’s perfectly clear how it all works. The results look fantastic! Suited
Read MoreGoogle has started rolling out the new video search feature in Google Lens, allowing users to discover video content based on clips they capture. Announced at I/O 2024, the feature was demoed by Android Authority earlier this month and is now becoming available to more users. Users can record a short video and ask questions
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