Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority A new website catalogs PC games that support Windows on Arm laptops. The website lists over 1,400 titles, divided into playable, perfect, runs, and unplayable categories. The first Snapdragon X laptops have finally been announced, and these chips, in concert with software improvements, promise a major performance boost for
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority AI startup Humane is now reportedly looking for buyers. The Humane AI Pin received extremely poor reviews after its launch. Humane has since integrated GPT-4o in the pin for improved performance. The Humane AI Pin created quite a buzz at the Mobile World Congress this year, where many journalists
Read MoreWhile electricity generation has been the star of the energy transition show, about half of the world’s energy consumption is to make heat. Many industrial processes rely on fossil fuels to reach high temps right now, but researchers at ETH Zurich have found a new way to crank up the heat with a solar thermal
Read MoreIn what’s believed to be the first case of its kind, the U.S. Department of Justice arrested a Wisconsin man last week for generating and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Even if no children were used to create the material, the DOJ “looks to establish a judicial precedent that exploitative materials are still
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Humane, the startup behind the poorly-reviewed AI Pin wearable computer, is already hunting for a potential buyer for its business. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg, which says the company — led by former longtime Apple employees Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno — is “seeking a
Read MoreCynthia Bowman is Apple’s latest Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity after a 17-year career at Bank of America. Apple Park Apple has seen some changes around how it manages diversity and inclusion in recent years. The top executive job Chief People Officer was introduced in 2023 after splitting the role away from Deirdre O’Brien,
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: In a major clean energy benchmark, wind, solar, and hydro exceeded 100% of demand on California’s main grid for 69 of the past 75 days. Stanford University professor of civil and environmental engineering Mark Z. Jacobson continues to track California’s renewables performance – and it’s still exciting.
Read MoreCredit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Google says that Adobe is testing Gemini Nano support in Acrobat. Adobe Acrobat may use Gemini Nano to power on-device generative AI features like summarization, which is part of the Acrobat AI Assistant tool. Patreon and Grammarly are also working to add Gemini Nano-powered AI features to their apps.
Read MoreUmar Shakir reports via The Verge: Microsoft is adding a new Advanced Paste feature to PowerToys for Windows 11 that can convert your clipboard content on the fly with the power of AI. The new feature can help people speed up their workflows by doing things like copying code in one language and pasting it
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Europe’s landmark rules on artificial intelligence will enter into force next month after EU countries endorsed on Tuesday a political deal reached in December, setting a potential global benchmark for a technology used in business and everyday life. The European Union’s AI Act is more comprehensive than
Read MoreImages: OneXPlayer Steam Deck, ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go a bit too simplistic for you? The OnePlayer X1 Mini is the most gadget-y handheld yet. The upcoming 8.8-inch, 144Hz Windows gaming tablet has: Two detachable gamepads, like a Nintendo Switch A magnetically detachable keyboard cover, like a Surface tablet A kickstand An easy-access SSD
Read MoreThe Unicode Consortium has submitted the proposal for Unicode 16, which includes seven new emoji characters like harp, shovel, fingerprint, and face with bags under eyes. New emoji coming in Unicode 16 The timeline from the conception to implementation of an emoji is a long one, and the Unicode Consortium has revealed what might be
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority Samsung will exclusively use Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip in its upcoming foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6. This contradicts earlier rumors that the Z Flip 6 might feature Samsung’s own Exynos 2400 chip in certain regions. The Galaxy S24 series utilizes a dual-chip
Read MoreGarmin’s unassuming tacker is daintier than most smartwatches, but is that really such a bad thing? | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge As an avid runner, I understand the appeal of tracking fitness metrics. That said, in recent weeks, I’ve also grown annoyed with the onslaught of notifications I receive on my
Read MoreBorrowing the idea of “bug bounties” from the technology industry could provide a systematic way to detect and correct the errors that litter the scientific literature. Malte Elson, writing at Nature: Just as many industries devote hefty funding to incentivizing people to find and report bugs and glitches, so the science community should reward the
Read MoreMacworld Every year, Apple announces the new version of iOS at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. It then enters a beta testing period (first for developers only, then for the public) before being released in September, around the time the new iPhones go on sale. We don’t expect the process or timeline to change
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader DVega shares a report from Phoronix: ReiserFS lead developer and convicted murderer Hans Reiser a few months back wrote letters to be made public apologizing for his social mistakes and other commentary. In his written communications he also made a last request for ReiserFS in the Linux kernel: “Assuming that the decision
Read MoreIt seems no industry is safe from consolidation, and the latest target is gaming media. From a report: IGN Entertainment has acquired the website portfolio of UK publisher Gamer Network, which operates a number of beloved games-focused publications. That list includes Gamesindustry.biz, Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247, and the tabletop site Dicebreaker. The network also
Read MoreC# 13, a planned update to Microsoft’s popular general purpose language for .NET development, is set to enhance params parameters to give developers more flexibility, and to introduce extension types, a new kind of type that provides extension members for an underlying type. Microsoft detailed the plans for C# 13 on May 21. Beginning with
Read MoreSean Hollister reports via The Verge: At Build, Microsoft now says it’s adding native version control to File Explorer by integrating systems like Git, letting you see new changes and comments directly from the app. Here’s a cropped and zoomed version of the provided screenshot so you can get a better look. […] Microsoft says
Read MoreSome might consider a broken ribbon cable to be unsalvagable. They’re delicate and fragile as can be, and sometimes just fussing with them further is enough to cause additional damage. However, with the right set of skills, it’s sometimes possible to achieve the unthinkable. As [Master Liu] demonstrates, you can indeed repair a broken ribbon
Read MoreGoogle TV is adding a new Find my remote feature that helps you locate your lost TV remote. This feature is already available on the new Walmart Onn Google TV 4K Pro streaming box, but it wasn’t clear if it was exclusive to that device. We discovered references to the same Find my remote feature
Read MoreApple is preparing to start the production of chips using a 2-nanometer process, and sent COO Jeff Williams to Taiwan with a view to securing the first batch. Processor wafers [TSMC] Apple has been proactive in pushing its chips to use the latest and smallest scale manufacturing processes, with its latest chips using a 3-nanometer
Read MoreHow the “Add to Chromebook” badge looks like on websites. | Image: Google Google is making a new “Add to Chromebook” badge that’s designed to make it easier for ChromeOS users to find and install progressive web apps (PWAs) and Android apps. The badge links directly to the web app you’re looking to install or
Read MoreApple said on Tuesday it plans to ask a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department and 15 states in March that alleged the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, hurt smaller rivals and drove up prices. From a report: In a letter to U.S. District Judge Julien X. Neals in
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