Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority YouTube Music is testing the ability to create AI-generated radios based on inputted text prompts. The feature is likely being tested with a very limited number of users, as there’s seemingly no more than one report highlighting it. It’s unclear whether the new prompt-based radios will expand to all
Read MoreImage: FIA World Rallycross Championship After two seasons of all-electric racing, the World Rallycross Championship (or World RX) held its first mixed powertrain races between electric and internal combustion engine (ICE) cars this weekend in Höljes, Sweden. Unlike traditional point-to-point rally racing, rallycross puts those cars on a circuit, but with similar racing over dirt
Read MoreAmazon’s $249 iPad deal is back in stock, as the retailer gears up for next week’s Prime Day with fresh price drops. The $249 discounted price applies to the iPad 9th Generation with 64GB storage capacity and Wi-Fi Only functionality. Originally retailing for $329, the $80 price drop is the steepest available, according to our
Read MoreInvestment firm Wedbush now expects what it calls a massive upgrade cycle for the forthcoming iPhone 16 range, and even an end to Apple’s problems in China. Renders of the forthcoming iPhone 16 Pro Wedbush has been bullish about Apple since WWDC. In particular, the firm is excited about Apple’s chance to grow iPhone sales.
Read MoreImage: Jackson Gibbs for The Verge From note-taking apps to all-in-one browser tab managers, here are some of the tools that kept me, a massive mess, organized. Continue reading…
Read MoreCredit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority The Apple Watch SE 3 could potentially retire the aluminum casing in favor of a cheaper plastic one. This possible material shift could make the company’s budget smartwatch even more affordable. By doing so, Apple may win over undecided budget-conscious consumers who otherwise would pick the cheaper Samsung Galaxy
Read MoreAs part of an overall security drive, Microsoft in China has told staff they will all be required to switch to iPhone. Microsoft’s R&D facility in China (Source: Microsoft) As China’s government has variously been said to be banning iPhones, and not exactly banning iPhones, now Microsoft is definitely doing the opposite in the country.
Read MoreBoeing’s plea deal must receive the approval of a federal judge to take effect. | Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge related to a pair of crashes of its 737 Max planes, as part of a plea deal with the US Department of Justice. Lawyers
Read MoreWorkers have begun a three-day strike at the South Korean chipmaker over pay and other employee benefits. Read more: Samsung strike: What you need to know
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google could make it easier to view Play Store app ratings by form factor, according to our teardown. The company might add ratings directly to device chips seen in app listings. This would save users time and a tap compared to the current method of viewing ratings by form
Read MoreThe new centre will focus on designing software for land mobile radio systems, which are commonly used by emergency services. Read more: Motorola Solutions to create 200 jobs at new R&D centre in Cork
Read MoreGoogle has committed to a four-year support lifetime for its Linux kernel forks, starting with kernel 6.6. Android devices utilize the Linux kernel and need to be periodically updated to receive fixes for security issues. The upstream Linux kernel project recently ended its six-year support lifetime commitment for LTS releases, which would’ve been bad for
Read MoreThe new centre will focus on designing software for land mobile radio systems, which are commonly used by emergency services. Read more: Motorola Solutions to create 200 jobs at new R&D centre in Cork
Read More“Many bike riders are hopeful about a world of robot drivers that never experience road rage or get distracted by their phones,” reports the Washington Post. “But some resent being guinea pigs for driverless vehicles that veer into bike lanes, suddenly stop short and confuse cyclists trying to navigate around them. “In more than a
Read More[Thomas Scherrer] likes to tear down old test equipment, and often, we remember the devices he opens up or — at least — we’ve heard of them. However, this time, he’s got a Hung Chang HC-F100 multifunction counter, which is a vintage 1986 instrument that can reach 100 MHz. Inside, the product is clearly a
Read MoreIts FOSS writes: When it comes to Linux, we get to see some really cool, and sometimes quirky projects (read Hannah Montana Linux) that try to show off what’s possible, and that’s not a bad thing. One such quirky undertaking has recently surfaced, which sees a sophomore trying to one-up their friend, who had booted
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shared this report from the BBC: On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as “Barcelona’s biggest problem” — the housing crisis that has seen residents and workers priced out
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shared this report from the BBC: On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as “Barcelona’s biggest problem” — the housing crisis that has seen residents and workers priced out
Read MoreEarly Prime Day iMac deals continue to pour in and today we’re following aggressive discounts on M3 models with upgrades. Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama is hosting the exclusive discounts, which can be activated with promo code APINSIDER (step-by-step instructions showing you where to enter the code can be found further down this page). Use code
Read MoreLinux’s vDSO (or virtual dynamic shared object) is “a small shared library that the kernel automatically maps into the address space of all user-space applications,” according to its man page. “There are some system calls the kernel provides that user-space code ends up using frequently, to the point that such calls can dominate overall performance…
Read MoreConventional batteries have anodes and cathodes, but a new design from the University of Chicago and the University of California San Diego lacks an anode. While this has been done before, according to the University, this is the first time a solid-state sodium battery has successfully used this architecture. Sodium is abundant compared to lithium,
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority WhatsApp beta version 2.24.14.20 has a new feature that allows users to share photos with Meta AI. The AI chatbot will analyze uploaded images and provide information or context about the content. Users may be able to request specific edits to their photos directly through Meta AI, though the
Read MoreAs Amazon’s stock hits a record high (rising 32% just this year), long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: GeekWire reports that Jeff Bezos keeps selling Amazon stock after announcing his move away from Washington state — and its 7% tax on capital gains of more than $262,000 from the sale of stocks and bonds — to
Read MoreWorkers at delivery company Shipt “found that their paychecks had become…unpredictable,” according to an article in IEEE Spectrum. “They were doing the same work they’d always done, yet their paychecks were often less than they expected. And they didn’t know why….” The article notes that “Companies whose business models rely on gig workers have an
Read MoreAt one point on Friday the entire cryptocurrency market shed more than $170 billion in capitalization within 24 hours, CNBC reported (citing data from CoinGecko). “Cryptocurrencies plunged… as investors focused on the payout of nearly $9 billion to users of collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.” This dumping of coins onto the market is expected to
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