Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority The Apple Watch Series 10 delivers two bumps in case size and the largest usable display space yet seen on an Apple wearable. Series 10 screens also offer brighter visibility for off-angle viewing and improved refresh rates. In other words, your watch face has never had a better time
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority T-Mobile is working to improve the 988 system so callers are connected with centers that are closest to them. The new process uses georouting to obtain your local region, without actually indemnifying your exact location. This new system works better than the old, which relied solely on area codes
Read More“Dozens of Fortune 100 organizations” have unknowingly hired North Korean IT workers using fake identities, generating revenue for the North Korean government while potentially compromising tech firms, according to Google’s Mandiant unit. “In a report published Monday […], researchers describe a common scheme orchestrated by the group it tracks as UNC5267, which has been active
Read MoreThe month-end deals at B&H are valid this week only, with Mac computers discounted to as low as $469. Flash deals are in effect on Apple’s MacBook Pro. Each of the offers below reflects the lowest price available, according to our M2 Mac mini Price Guide and 14-inch MacBook Pro Price Guide. B&H’s Payboo store
Read MoreThe Verge’s Emma Roth reports: NotebookLM, Google’s AI note-taking app, can now summarize and help you dig deeper into YouTube videos. The new capability works by analyzing the text in a YouTube video’s transcript, including autogenerated ones. Once you add a YouTube link to NotebookLM, it will use AI to provide a brief summary of
Read MoreAre you looking to get yourself a Samsung Galaxy S24 FE? With eSIM and dual-SIM configurations getting a bit confusing over the past few years, we can understand why you may wonder how this handset deals with connectivity. Does the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE support eSIM and dual-SIM? Let’s tell you all you need to
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is working on adding new visual “flairs” to the Google Calendar app. We found the new flairs in version 2024.38.0-677549254-release of the Google Calendar Android app. Flairs are decorative images that are added to events based on keywords in the descriptions. Google is gearing up to introduce a
Read MoreApple has pulled 60 VPNs from its App Store in Russia, according to research from anti-censorship org GreatFire. From a report: The iThing-maker’s action comes amid a Kremlin crackdown on VPNs that has already seen a ban on privacy-related extensions to the open source Firefox browser. The software’s developer, Mozilla, defied that ban and allowed
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Picking the right phone charger for your new purchase is already frankly a pain, but reports of rogue chargers peeling paint off the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 just added a whole new level of stress to sidestepping the bad for the best charging products. But can a
Read MoreCybersecurity firm Kaspersky has defended its decision to automatically replace its antivirus software on U.S. customers’ computers with UltraAV, a product from American company Pango, without explicit user consent. The forced switch, affecting nearly one million users, occurred as a result of a U.S. government ban on Kaspersky software. Kaspersky spokesperson Francesco Tius told TechCrunch
Read MoreCath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee took a Zoom call with someone using deepfake technology to pose as a top Ukrainian official, the New York Times reports. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) received an email last Thursday that appeared to be from Dmytro
Read MoreDisney Plus / Marvel To make the show’s spells feel real, showrunner Jac Schaeffer prioritized practical effects over green screens. Continue reading…
Read MoreDisney Plus / Marvel To make the show’s spells feel real, showrunner Jac Schaeffer prioritized practical effects over green screens. Continue reading…
Read MoreAI is a ray of sunshine in the worsening climate crisis by providing accurate predictions of extreme weather events, allowing communities more time to prepare. Read more: AI helps communities prepare for extreme weather events, WMO says
Read MoreImage: Hugo Herrera / The Verge California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law (AB 2426) to combat “disappearing” purchases of digital games, movies, music, and ebooks. The legislation will force digital storefronts to tell customers they’re just getting a license to use the digital media, rather than suggesting they actually own it. When the
Read MoreDespite being a fitness fixture for the past few years, smart rings have not yet come close to challenging the market share of smartwatches and fitness trackers. That’s largely to be expected. They remain novelties, even if their feature kit has moderately matured. We’re now seeing more companies join the smart ring party, but few
Read MoreNoesis’ José Carlos Pereira argues that low code will allow businesses to keep pace with digital transformation and stay competitive. Read more: Why businesses can have high expectations for low code
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority LG’s premium OLED TVs are now getting screensaver ads, according to a new report. The LG TVs in question start at $2,400 but show screensaver ads for the company’s free TV channels. Advertising is pervasive on many streaming boxes, and we’ve also seen this trend on cheap TVs. Now,
Read MoreThe former Amazon executive will replace Charlie Gleeson in the role and will focus on expanding the company’s taxi service across Ireland. Read more: Danny O’Gorman is FreeNow Ireland’s new general manager
Read More“The New York Times reports that astronomers have discovered a black hole spitting energy across 23 million light-years of intergalactic space (source paywalled; alternative source),” writes longtime Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot. From the report: Two jets, shooting in opposite directions, compose the biggest lightning bolt ever seen in the sky — about 140 times as long
Read MoreAPI management was important a decade ago; it’s now essential. Cloud-native development models use APIs to link microservices into distributed applications, with some services used by more than one application in different ways. By putting in an API management layer, operations teams can decide how applications use those APIs, using controls to ensure fair access.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google is bringing Gemini assistant to older Pixel Buds. The chatbot will be available on your earbuds if it’s the default assistant on your phone. This comes after the Pixel Buds Pro 2 launched with Gemini and Gemini Live. Google’s recently released Pixel Buds Pro 2 offers support for
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority The Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro allow for measuring the temperature of objects using the temperature sensor on the back of the device. This reading is accessed through the Pixel Thermometer app, which requires users to select the type of material they scan for accurate results. An
Read MoreWe’re back. The first episode of The Leaders’ Room’s season two features Mark Cockerill, senior VP for legal and Ireland lead at ServiceNow. This series is created in partnership with IDA Ireland. Read more: ServiceNow’s Mark Cockerill: ‘AI is science fact’
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Disney Plus has started implementing a paid account sharing feature, allowing US subscribers to add one extra member for an additional fee of $6.99/month on Basic and $9.99/month on Premium plans. Users outside a household can opt for their own subscriptions and transfer existing profiles, maintaining their watch history
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