The SEAI-funded project has deployed smart sensors in 70 Limerick buildings to test the benefits smarter buildings can bring to Ireland’s energy future. Read more: SmartLab: Using sensors to find energy savings in Limerick
Read MoreThe cloud-based messaging software Telegram will launch its own app store by the end of July, as the company sees record users. According to the founder Pavel Durov, Telegram has reached the 950 million active users mark and it aims to cross the one billion milestone this year. This comes just four months after the
Read MoreFour years after declaring it wanted to block third-party cookies in Chrome, Google has confirmed it won’t block the online trackers after all. Google Chrome icon In 2020, around the time when Apple blocked third-party cookies in Safari, Google insisted it would do the same thing. Four years later, Google has seemingly given up on
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Samsung officially launched its Galaxy Watch Ultra recently and, as expected, the device comes at an ultra price hike. Just like the Apple Watch Ultra line compared to the Apple Watch Series 9, Samsung’s new rugged model runs for roughly double the cost of the latest base Galaxy Watch.
Read MoreThe Roomba Combo 10 Max is the company’s first robot vacuum with a charging dock that can wash the bot’s mop as well as empty its bin and refill its mopping tank. | Imge: iRobot The Roomba Combo 10 Max is a new robot vacuum and mop from iRobot that can wash its mop, empty
Read MoreAlthough we love to dream of the latest flagships and foldable phones, most of us are still pegged to our older phones. I know this better than most, as I’ve used the same phone daily for the past five years. You don’t always need the feature kit of the latest device, though. Sometimes, what you
Read MoreWiz reportedly abandoned the deal over antitrust and investor concerns. | Illustration: The Verge Cybersecurity startup Wiz has turned down a $23 billion takeover bid from Google’s parent, Alphabet, breaking off what would have been the largest acquisition in the search giant’s history. In an internal memo seen by CNBC, Wiz co-founder Assaf Rappaport said
Read MoreIn the United States, new Samsung smartphones will no longer come with Samsung Messages installed as standard. The native app has long been a feature on the South Korean brand’s Galaxy range, but change is coming. Samsung is fully embracing Google Messages, which has been previously likened to Apple’s iMessage, thanks to greater support for
Read MoreCredit: Alex Walker-Todd / Android Authority A leaker says the Galaxy Z Fold 6 Slim and its Chinese variant will be launched in October. The source also claimed in a deleted post that the foldable’s outer screen has the same aspect ratio as the Galaxy S24 Ultra. We’ve heard conflicting rumors about the fate of
Read MoreIs it possible to harness the power of raindrops to create the ‘ultimate Irish solar panel’? Dr Sarah Guerin tells us more. Read more: Sustainable energy and the power of raindrops
Read MoreTikTok labels AI-generated material and warns about potentially deceptive content. A Lite version popular in the Global South, though, lacks these and other safeguards.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: Researchers from Google have built a new weather prediction model that combines machine learning with more conventional techniques, potentially yielding accurate forecasts at a fraction of the current cost. The model, called NeuralGCM and described in a paper in Nature today, bridges a divide that’s
Read MoreWiz, the cloud security startup that was in acquisition talks with Google, has decided not to forward with the deal and to remain an independent company, according to an internal note sent to company employees on Monday. Fortune: “While we are flattered by offers we have received, we have chosen to continue on our path
Read MoreThe Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association claims that AI-powered search engines by U.S. tech giants like Google and Microsoft likely infringe on copyright by using news articles without permission. Therefore, they’re urging the Japanese government to quickly review and revise intellectual property laws to address these issues. Kyodo News reports (translated in English): The
Read MoreAzure used to be a cloud platform dedicated to Windows. Now, it’s the most widely used operating system on Microsoft Azure. The New Stack’s Joab Jackson writes: These days, Microsoft expends considerable effort that Linux runs as smoothly as possible on Azure, according to a talk given earlier this year at the Linux Foundation Open
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The European Commission (EC) has finally taken action to block Meta’s heavily criticized plan to charge a subscription fee to users who value privacy on its platforms. Surprisingly, this step wasn’t taken under laws like the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Digital Markets Act (DMA), or
Read MoreResearchers have identified a zero-day exploit for the Telegram messaging app on Android devices that could have allowed attackers to send malicious payloads disguised as legitimate files. From a report: The exploit was built to abuse a vulnerability that Slovakia-based firm ESET dubbed EvilVideo. Telegram fixed the bug earlier this month in versions 10.14.5 and
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Boeing-owned Wisk Aero expects its pilotless air-taxi to begin carrying passengers “later in the decade” as it works with the U.S. regulator to secure approvals, its CEO said on Monday, amid skepticism among industry analysts about certification timelines. Wisk is one of several electric vertical take-off and
Read MoreGoogle has abandoned its plans to deprecate third-party cookies in Chrome. This follows multiple extensions to the timeline for killing off the advertiser-friendly feature. Google instead proposes an “updated approach” to user privacy and tracking, while offering little detail. Third-party cookies make targeted advertising on the modern web possible. Support for them allows advertisers to
Read MoreIn a blog post today, Google said it has an “updated approach” that won’t involve “deprecating third-party cookies” in Chrome. Instead, it’s introducing “a new experience in Chrome that lets people make an informed choice that applies across their web browsing,” which they’d be able to adjust at any time. Digiday reports: Google executives are
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Have you been looking to get a Bluetooth tracker to keep your belongings from getting lost? The Tile Sticker can adhere to anything, and it is currently heavily discounted by 33%, bringing the price down to just $20. Get the Tile Sticker Bluetooth tracker for only $20
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority It has been weeks since Samsung launched its new flagship wireless earbuds, and a lot has happened since then. Sales of the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro have now been suspended, but how did it get to this point? Let’s take a moment to break down what happened, the
Read MoreCredit: Eufy Eufy was expected to release two new trackers with Google’s Find My Device compatibility in June. The company has now quietly changed its plans, targeting a vague late 2024 release instead. Bluetooth trackers have been around for years, but the release of the Apple Air Tag changed the game in a big way.
Read MoreYep, still bad at Minesweeper. | Photo: Wes Davis / The Verge Apple recently approved a new emulator app called UTM SE that enables your iPhone or iPad (or Vision Pro!) to masquerade as PC hardware and run honest-to-goodness computer desktop operating systems. Some of you asked in the comments section of my last story
Read MoreCath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images A Nevada man was sentenced to 65 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sextorting more than 100 children on Omegle, Snapchat, TikTok, and Mega and distributing child sexual abuse material on dark web forums. From 2018 to 2021, James Patrick Burns used
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