Galaxy Z Fold 4 (L) vs Galaxy Z Flip 4 (R) Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Leaked images of prototype Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 units have surfaced online. Both devices feature a more boxy design with flat edges, but the overall design and layout remain largely unchanged. The units shown
Read MoreImage: @TEQHNIKACROSS on X Samsung’s next Galaxy Buds have been rumored to resemble AirPods, and new leaked renders make the comparison clearer than ever. The renders, purportedly found on Korean retailer Coupang, show that Samsung might be moving on from its bulb-shaped buds in favor of wireless headphones with AirPods-like stems, AirPods-like vents, and even
Read MoreUsing a Trump-era authority, the US Commerce Department has banned the sale of Kaspersky’s antivirus tools to new customers in the US, citing alleged threats to national security.
Read MoreNew York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) signed two bills into law on Thursday that aim to protect kids and teens from social media harms, making it the latest state to take action as federal proposals still await votes. From a report: One of the bills, the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, will
Read MoreThe new Apple Intelligence features won’t be available in China any time soon, because of the country’s strict regulations on artificial intelligence as well as the competition Apple has from domestic brands. Apple could face significant challenges with Apple Intelligence in China In June, at its annual Worldwide Developers’ Conference, Apple recently announced a variety
Read MoreThe new Apple Pencil Pro is compatible with Apple’s new iPad Pros and Airs, unlike the second-gen model. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge Unfortunately, if you’re looking at picking up the new iPad Pro or Air, you’re going to have to pay to upgrade your second-generation Apple Pencil, too. After all, the new
Read MoreCredit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Anthropic AI has announced Claude 3.5, its next-generation large language model family. The mid-tier Claude 3.5 Sonnet model is available for free today, with larger and smaller variants expected later this year. According to Anthropic’s figures, the new model beats GPT-4o and Gemini 1.5 Pro in various reasoning benchmarks.
Read MoreAs the US election approaches, one armed militia organized by a January 6 rioter is spreading its message across the country.
Read MoreImage: Instagram Instagram is introducing a way to livestream to a smaller, more private audience. Beginning today, Instagram users will be able to host Live broadcasts only available to their curated list of Close Friends. Up to three other accounts can join the Live broadcast and stream with the original user. The feature rolls out
Read MoreFuture Apple Watch or iPhone models could detect when you’re pointing at a location, or want to buy something from a store window, and show you details about them. Any Apple device with an accelerometer could determine whether you were pointing at something Apple has applied for patents over shopping services before, with the idea
Read MoreBoston University’s Dr Monica Wang explains why flexible working arrangements are so important for our mental health. Read more: You spend 90,000 hours at work – here’s why it should be flexible
Read MoreInstagram, and social media as a whole, has an AI problem. Not only is the platform tagging real photos as created by AI, but it’s also using users’ creations to train its AI models. This, for an artist, is obviously worrying. In a world where generative AI is gathering momentum, and the lines between real
Read MoreCritics and reviewers have been hard at work playing Elden Ring: Shadows of the Erdtree, and the verdict is in: Shadows of the Erdtree is the best DLC ever made, with a Metacritic rating of 95/100. That isn’t just the best FromSoftware DLC ever made (and even that’s stiff competition, with FromSoft’s DLCs receiving high
Read MoreThe Borderlands video games are rude, crude, and lewd. The mainline games in the series are all rated M, suitable for mature audiences of 17 or over (18 or over in the UK). However, the upcoming movie has received a PG-13 rating from the Movie Picture Association, perplexing fans. According to the Entertainment Software Ratings
Read MoreApple has taken down its online Education Store, and it is expected to be reopened shortly with the company’s latest Back to School gift card deals. Apple has taken down its US Education Store As predicted, Apple appears to be preparing to launch its Back to School 2024 promotion. Or at least it is for
Read MoreBy combining the power of the Gaia space telescope and an instrument on the Very Large Telescope, researchers were able to spot previously hidden planets that were shrouded in the light of their nearby suns. Read more: Astronomers spot hidden planets around eight bright stars
Read MoreRoughly one month after leaving OpenAI, Sutskever has co-founded Safe Superintelligence Inc, which is promoting itself as a company with AI safety as its primary focus. Read more: Former OpenAI chief scientist starts AI safety start-up
Read MoreCredit: Twitter/Arsene Lupin A leaker has posted a Motorola Razr Plus 2024 video ad, showing the design and other details. The phone will apparently offer an IPX8 rating, suggesting better water resistance but no dust resistance. By contrast, the Razr Plus 2023 brought an IP53 rating that offered splash resistance and dust resistance. We’ve already
Read MoreThe last time we used a scanning electron microscope (a SEM), it looked like something from a bad 1950s science fiction movie. These days SEMs, like the one at the IBM research center, look like computers with a big tank poised nearby. Interestingly, the SEM is so sensitive that it has to be in a
Read MoreTLDR Bitcoin (BTC) bears expect a prolonged negative trend for the leading cryptocurrency. Market experts believe Ethereum (ETH) could dip below the $2,900 price mark. Rebel Satoshi (RECQ) offers more than 184% profits ahead of its official launch. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) investors have started to recognize Rebel Satoshi’s RECQ as a more lucrative
Read MoreAn anonymous reader writes: Scientists have found microplastics in human penises for the first time, as concerns over the tiny particles’ proliferation and potential health effects mount. Seven different kinds of microplastics were found in four out of five samples of penis tissue taken from five different men as part of a study published in
Read MoreAerial drone image of a litter windrow in Bay of Biscay, Spain. Windrow width: 1-2 meters. (Credit: ESA) Recently ESA published the results of a proof-of-concept study into monitoring marine litter using existing satellites, with promising results for the Mediterranean study area. For the study, six years of historical data from the Sentinel-2 satellite multispectral
Read MorePornhub plans to block access to its website in Indiana, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, and Nebraska in response to age verification laws designed to prevent children from accessing adult websites. From a report: The website has now cut off access in more than half a dozen states in protest of similar age verification laws that have
Read MoreThis week Jonathan Bennett and Simon Phipps chat with Matthew Hodgson and Josh Simmons about Matrix, the open source decentralized communications platform. How is Matrix a Git for Communications? Are the new EU and UK laws going to be a problem? And how is the Matrix project connected with the Element company? – https://matrix.org/blog –
Read MoreThis week Jonathan Bennett and Simon Phipps chat with Matthew Hodgson and Josh Simmons about Matrix, the open source decentralized communications platform. How is Matrix a Git for Communications? Are the new EU and UK laws going to be a problem? And how is the Matrix project connected with the Element company? – https://matrix.org/blog –
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