Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Google had confirmed that Gemini Nano would be coming to the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8a. The Android AICore app update with the toggle responsible for enabling Gemini Nano is now rolling out for the Pixel 8, but it hasn’t been spotted on the Pixel 8a yet. Enabling
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority In the past 12 hours, Samsung users have found the native Messages app is constantly crashing. The problem appears to stem from a recent update to Google Meet, which somehow affects Samsung Messages. Disabling or uninstalling Meet temporarily fixes the problem. Google has issued a Meet app update which
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Many of the ranking factors involved in Google Search’s super-secret algorithm have purportedly leaked. This leak sheds light on how Google Search seemingly operates and which attributes it uses to rank content on the Search Engine Results Page. However, the findings from the leaked document do not align with
Read MoreWhen you are young, you take it for granted that you can pick out a voice in a crowded room or a factory floor. But as you get older, your hearing often gets to the point where a noisy room merges into a mishmash of sounds. University of Washington researchers have developed what they call
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: When used to generate power or move vehicles, fossil fuels kill people. Particulates and ozone resulting from fossil fuel burning cause direct health impacts, while climate change will act indirectly. Regardless of the immediacy, premature deaths and illness prior to death are felt through lost productivity
Read MoreUpdate: May 29, 2024 (8 PM ET): We’ve updated our Galaxy Watch 7 rumor hub with confirmed information about Galaxy AI features coming to the Galaxy Watch 7 and a new leak giving us our first look at the Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra. Original article: The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 is easily one of the
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes an op-ed from The Globe and Mail, written by Kate Robertson and Ron Deibert. Robertson is a senior research associate and Deibert is director at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. From the piece: A federal cybersecurity bill, slated to advance through Parliament soon, contains secretive, encryption-breaking powers that the government
Read MoreMichael Larabel reports via Phoronix: A massive uptick in traffic to Fedora’s package mirrors is causing problems for the Linux distribution. Some five million additional systems have started putting additional strain on Fedora’s mirror resources since March and appear to be coming from Amazon’s cloud. Stephen Smoogen of Red Hat wrote a blog post today
Read MorePerhaps against the wishes of Apple’s AI chief John Giannandrea, Apple and OpenAI have reportedly reached a deal that will bring ChatGPT to iOS 18 and other operating systems in 2024. Apple and OpenAI could bring ChatGPT functionality to Siri Apple wants to bring AI to its platforms, but it has focused on privacy-preserving on-device
Read MoreSatellite-to-phones service provider AST SpaceMobile announced a deal with Verizon to provide remote coverage across the United States. “Verizon’s deal effectively includes a $100 million raise for AST, as well, in the form of $65 million in commercial service prepayments and $35 million in debt via convertible notes,” reports CNBC. “The companies said that $45
Read MoreMost people have heard of or seen slide rules, with older generations likely having used these devices in school and at their jobs. As purely analog computers these ingenious devices use precomputed scales on slides, which when positioned to a specific input can give the output to a wide range of calculations, ranging from simple
Read Moreschwit1 shares a report from NPR: When you first approach this bridge over Interstate 66 in northern Virginia, it may feel like you’re driving on the wrong side of the road. Because, in a way, you are. “There were a lot of people who looked at me like I was a little nuts,” says traffic
Read MoreHDMI is the de facto standard for connecting a monitor to a Mac and has been for many years, but there are many older Macs out there that can’t be easily connected to that modern connector. Here’s how to connect your vintage Mac to your new monitor. A PowerMac 8100 and Apple Pro XDR Display.
Read MoreThis week Jonathan Bennett chats with Dennis and Goran about EEZ, the series of projects that started with an Open Source programmable power supply, continued with the BB3 modular test bench tool, and continues with EEZ Studio, a GUI design tool for embedded devices. EEZ hardware: https://www.envox.eu/bench-power-supply/introduction/https://www.envox.eu/eez-bb3/ https://hackaday.io/projects/hacker/90785 Build Yourself an Awesome Modular Power Supply
Read MorePeter Serafinowicz will host Million Dollar Secret. | Photo: Kate Green / Getty Images for Paramount Pictures UK Netflix has a new game show on the way called Million Dollar Secret. Netflix says that the eight-episode series will set 11 contestants on the hunt for a 12th one who’s been given a $1 million prize
Read MoreThe notorious hacker group ShinyHunters has claimed to have breached the security of Ticketmaster-Live Nation, compromising the personal data more than half a billion users. “This massive 1.3 terabytes of data, is now being offered for sale on Breach Forums for a one-time sale for $500,000,” reports Hackread. From the report: ShinyHunters has allegedly accessed
Read MoreJetBrains has updated its Compose Multiplatform declarative UI framework, stabilizing the multiplatform resources API, upgrading support for iOS and Web targets, and introducing an experimental navigation library based on Jetpack Compose Navigation. Compose Multiplatform 1.6.10 was announced May 23. Instructions on getting started can be found at jetbrains.com. The multiplatform resources API, now stable, provides
Read MoreSalesforce shares dropped as much as 17% in extended trading due to weaker-than-expected revenue and guidance that fell short of Wall Street expectations. “Revenue in the fiscal first quarter, which ended April 30, increased 11% from $8.25 billion a year earlier,” reports CNBC. “It’s the first time since 2006 that Salesforce fell short on revenue,
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Apple is currently looking to hire an Android software engineer to join the Apple TV app team. The job listing heavily suggests that the TV Plus service is coming to Android. Apple likely wants to expand the audience for TV Plus. It’s not often that Apple feels compelled to
Read MoreThe future is back, baby. | Photo: Dan Seifert / The Verge After a few years of legal battles, you can once again control grouped speakers using the Google Home app and Google Assistant. The feature was slipped into Android 15 beta 2 last week, and now it’s going out to everyone, so users shouldn’t
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: The U.S. Department of the Treasury today unveiled sanctions against three Chinese nationals for allegedly operating 911 S5, an online anonymity service that for many years was the easiest and cheapest way to route one’s Web traffic through malware-infected computers around the globe. KrebsOnSecurity identified one of
Read MoreApple’s latest all-in-one desktop — the M3 iMac 24-inch — is up to $200 off with a special coupon. On top of the triple-digit iMac discounts, AppleCare is on sale as well. To unlock the savings, enter promo code APINSIDER at Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama. Every 24-inch iMac with an M3 chip is up to
Read MoreImage: The Verge Free ChatGPT users can now access custom GPTs, analyze charts, ask questions about photos, and other features added with GPT-4o in early May. Features like model and web responses, data analytics, chart creation, vision, file upload, memory, and custom GPTs were available to paid users — ChatGPT Plus, Teams, and Enterprise —
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge A collection of 2,500 leaked internal documents from Google filled with details about data the company collects is authentic, the company confirmed today. Until now, Google had refused to comment on the materials. The documents in question detail data that Google is keeping track of, some of which may be used in
Read MoreThe iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro are expected to get some display changes. Here’s what’s believed to be on the way, thanks to the ever-grinding rumor mill. The iPhone 16 Pro’s screen may get bigger. Since the display is the most important part of a smartphone, rumors tend to pile in about every minute
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