The FDA has approved Neuralink to implant its brain chip in a second patient. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company also outlined fixes to an electrode problem that caused its chip to detach from the first patient’s brain. They were unharmed and could still control a computer mouse using their thoughts. Axios reports:
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Google released the first Android 15 beta on April 11, 2024, with Android 15 beta 2 following on May 15, and the Android 15 Beta 2.1 coming in on May 20. This falls in line with the Android 15 release timeline Google published when the Developer Preview 1 rolled
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google has unleashed early versions of Android 15, with the latest being Beta 2.1. You can download it manually onto a Pixel 6, Pixel 7, Pixel 8 series phone, and also the Pixel Fold and Pixel Tablet. If you don’t have a Pixel device, the second beta is available
Read MoreBelgium-based Imec is leading an R&D pilot line to develop and test advanced chips in collaboration with its partners across Europe. Read more: Tyndall among EU research labs to share €2.5bn chips funding
Read MoreBeing able to look up your past purchases on Apple’s App Store can help you recover an app you accidentally deleted, or spot a problem with a subscription. Viewing your purchase history on an iPhone The list of all purchases across all your devices appears, along with what you paid for them — including any
Read MoreMacworld When we say our jaws hit the floor when we saw the price of this M2 MacBook Pro, we’re not kidding. This 13-inch powerhouse with 1TB of storage and 24GB of RAM is $500 off, available for $1,599 right now in what might be the best deal you’ll ever see. Supercharged by the still-great M2 chip,
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Medical Xpress: A team of medical researchers at the National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital, Fudan University, in China, has developed a technique to freeze and thaw brain tissue without causing damage. In their study, published in the journal Cell Reports Methods, the group tested bathing brain organoid
Read MoreEnjoy a wealth of programs with this streaming deal that knocks half off your first year of Paramount Plus with Showtime. Stream Paramount Plus & Showtime at 50% off Now through July 14, save 50% on your first year of Paramount Plus with Showtme. This streaming deal is a fan-favorite, with numerous programs to choose
Read MorePhoto by Nathan Congleton / NBC via Getty Images Scarlett Johansson says that OpenAI asked her to be the voice behind ChatGPT — but that when she declined, the company went ahead and created a voice that sounded just like her. In a statement shared to NPR, Johansson says that she has now been “forced
Read MoreStringing a badminton racquet is a somewhat complicated job. It needs to be done well if the racquet is to perform well and the player is to succeed. To that end, [kuokuo] built a machine of their own to do that very task. Even better, they’ve made it open source so other hobbyists can benefit from
Read MoreCredit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4o demo featured an AI voice eerily similar to Scarlett Johansson’s character in a 2013 movie. The actor released a statement today expressing shock and anger over her likeliness in the voice. Johansson had received an offer from OpenAI to voice the AI assistant, which she declined. OpenAI
Read MoreIn a scorching statement, Scarlett Johansson claims that after she turned down an invitation to voice ChatGPT, OpenAI brazenly mimicked her distinctive tones anyway.
Read MoreIn a new blog post, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared his thoughts on three issues core to Ethereum’s decentralization: MEV, liquid staking, and the hardware requirements of nodes. The Block reports: In his post, published on May 17, Buterin first addresses the issue of MEV, or the financial gain that sophisticated node operators can
Read MoreGitLab has unveiled GitLab 17, a major update of its devsecops platform that brings a CI/CD catalog of reusable pipeline components and an AI impact dashboard. The company also announced GitLab Duo Enterprise, an AI-powered assistant that helps detect vulnerabilities in code and resolve CI/CD bottlenecks. GitLab Duo Enterprise, the subject of a virtual launch
Read MoreImage: Aurora Volvo revealed its first “production-ready” self-driving truck that it’s making with Aurora, the autonomous driving technology company founded by former executives from Google, Uber, and Tesla. The truck is based on Volvo’s new VNL, which is a Class 8 semi truck built for long-haul transportation. The autonomous version of the truck features an
Read MoreGitLab has unveiled GitLab 17, a major update of its devsecops platform that brings a CI/CD catalog of reusable pipeline components and an AI impact dashboard. The company also announced GitLab Duo Enterprise, an AI-powered assistant that helps detect vulnerabilities in code and resolve CI/CD bottlenecks. GitLab Duo Enterprise, the subject of a virtual launch
Read MoreIn a scorching statement, Scarlett Johansson claims that after she turned down an invitation to voice ChatGPT, OpenAI brazenly mimicked her distinctive tones anyway.
Read MoreHP announced today that it will resurrect the “Omni” branding it first coined for its business-oriented laptops introduced in 1993. The vintage branding will now be used for the company’s new consumer-facing laptops, with HP retiring the Spectre and Dragonfly brands in the process. Furthermore, computers under consumer PC series names like Pavilion will also
Read MoreImage: X / Belle Delphine Belle Delphine, the woman who went viral in 2019 for selling jars of her bathwater, revealed earlier this month that the stunt earned her $90K in profits. In a thread on X, the adult content creator and model also explained that because of PayPal, the payment processing system she used
Read MoreAccessibility devices are a wonder of modern technology, allowing people with various needs to interact more easily with the world. From prosthetics to devices to augment or aid someone’s vision or hearing, devices like these can open up many more opportunities than would otherwise exist. A major problem with a wide array of these tools
Read MoreApple is offering discounts of up to $318 on select iPhone models in China, hoping to “defend its position in the high-end smartphone market, where it faces increasing competition from local rivals such as Huawei,” reports Reuters. From the report: The increased competitive pressure on Apple comes after Huawei last month introduced its new series
Read MoreDisclosure is part of a good privacy policy. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Earlier today, Apple issued a fix in iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1. Patching buggy software is a good, normal thing. But that’s not the issue here. The issue is that the fix “addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung has introduced the Galaxy Book 4 Edge, featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip. The laptop is built on Microsoft’s Copilot Plus platform and also brings along Samsung’s Galaxy AI. The laptop is available in 14 and 16-inch models with prices starting at $1,350. Samsung has introduced the
Read MoreAn Apple Photos glitch, now fixed, is a reminder that digital bits of your life will live on forever.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Hill: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the dynamics of the workplace have undergone a seismic shift. While some heralded the return to the office as a sign of normalcy, evidence suggests that for many, this transition has been far from smooth sailing. Nowhere is this
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