Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Photos could soon get a new setting to toggle the visibility of backed-up photos from other apps, letting you control whether these images show up in your primary Photos feed. The feature also includes a custom setting to let you toggle the visibility on a per-app basis. Images
Read MorePwC said this new centre will initially focus on third-party risk management and privacy services, which it claims are key concerns among Irish organisations. Read more: PwC launches cybersecurity-focused centre in Cork
Read MoreThe X-T50 kit comes with Fujifilm’s also-new 16-50mm lens. | Image: Fujifilm Fujifilm has just announced a pair of new cameras at the company’s X Summit Sydney event. There’s the medium format GFX100S II, which frankly falls outside my scope of interest (and budget). The more mainstream of the two is the X-T50, which is
Read MoreGuaranteed Irish CEO Brid O’Connell discusses reviving the not-for-profit, the issues affecting Irish businesses and a diversity issue when it comes to age. Read more: What does it take to be Guaranteed Irish?
Read MoreMicrosoft’s ambitious goal to be carbon negative by 2030 is threatened by its expanding AI operations, which have increased its carbon footprint by 30% since 2020. To meet its targets, Microsoft must quickly adopt green technologies and improve efficiency in its data centers, which are critical for AI but heavily reliant on carbon-intensive resources. Bloomberg
Read MoreSamsung has issued a video ad in response to Apple’s controversial Crush ad. The video shows a woman playing a damaged guitar, while Samsung notes that it “would never crush creativity.” This ad comes after Apple’s own iPad ad, which depicted musical instruments and other tools being crushed by a hydraulic press. Apple courted controversy
Read MoreOn the heels of Best Buy’s weekend M3 MacBook Air promotion for Plus members, Amazon is following suit with its own $949 deal — only a membership isn’t required. Get a bonus on-page coupon discount on the M3 MacBook Air. The hidden Amazon discount — which is in the form of a $100 instant rebate
Read MoreThe investment will create hundreds of roles in research and development, as well as digital sales and consulting. Read more: IBM to create 800 high-tech jobs in Ireland
Read MoreImage-generating AIs are typically trained on huge arrays of GPUs and require great wads of processing power to run. Meanwhile, [Nick Bild] has managed to get something similar running on a Commodore 64. (via Tom’s Hardware). A figure generated by [Nick]’s C64. We shall name him… “Sword Guy”!As you might imagine, [Nick’s] AI image generator
Read MoreThe recent surge in bitcoin prices has the phones at crypto wallet recovery firms ringing off the hook, as retail investors locked out of their digital vaults make frantic calls to regain access to their accounts. From a report: Cryptocurrencies exist on a decentralized digital ledger known as blockchain and investors may opt to access
Read MoreImage: Samsung Samsung heard that Apple managed to upset a lot of people with the “Crush” ad revealed last week that smushed instruments, arcade games, and sculptures into a shiny new OLED-screened iPad Pro, and apparently just had to get into the conversation. Apple eventually apologized, with an exec saying it “missed the mark.” On
Read MoreThere are several utilities you can use on your Mac to secure it at startup. Here’s how to use them to keep your Mac and data safe. There are ways to shore up startup security in macOS. Computer security is an important topic in today’s digital world and most electronic devices are at risk to
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Within approximately 12 seconds, two highly educated brothers allegedly stole $25 million by tampering with the ethereum blockchain in a never-before-seen cryptocurrency scheme, according to an indictment that the US Department of Justice unsealed Wednesday. In a DOJ press release, US Attorney Damian Williams said the
Read MoreLast month, researchers from the University of Washington started conducting an experiment on a decommissioned naval ship in Alameda to test if spraying salt water into the air could brighten clouds and cool the planet. However, their project was forced to stop this month after the city got word of what was going on. SFGate
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader necro81 writes: The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which controls interstate energy infrastructure, approved a rule Monday that should boost new transmission infrastructure and make it easier to connect renewable energy projects. (More coverage here, here, and here.) Some 11,000 projects totaling 2,600 GW of capacity are in planning, waiting to
Read MoreImage: Google It’s Google’s most AI-focused developer conference yet, presenting a faster Gemini, more capable Search, and a scam call detector. Continue reading…
Read MoreLauren Forristal writes via TechCrunch: Netflix announced during its Upfronts presentation on Wednesday that it’s launching its own advertising technology platform only a year and a half after entering the ads business. This move pits it against other industry heavyweights with ad servers, like Google, Amazon and Comcast. The announcement signifies a significant shake-up in
Read MoreTechnical work — including problem-solving — is creative work. In addition, creativity is more than a vague and nebulous attribute that either is or isn’t present when it’s needed. A short article by [Anthony D. Fredericks] gives some practical and useful tips on energizing and exercising one’s creativity. Why would creative thinking be meaningful to
Read MorePolice officers in Britain could be armed with Ghostbusters-style devices that fire electromagnetic rays to shut down the engines of ebikes being used in a crime. From a report: Gavin Stephens, chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), said the weapon was in development and could be months away from being available, though it
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from New Scientist: Efforts to build a global quantum internet have received a boost from two developments in quantum information storage that could one day make it possible to communicate securely across hundreds or thousands of kilometers. The internet as it exists today involves sending strings of digital bits,
Read MoreThis week Jonathan Bennett and Rob Campbell talk with Gareth Coleman and Hamish Cunningham! It’s all about the Unphone, an open source handset sporting an ESP32, color touchscreen, and LoRa radio. It’s open hardware, and used in a 3rd year university course to teach comp sci majors about hardware and embedded development. https://unphone.net/ Did you
Read MoreA Senate Intelligence Committee hearing today saw broad agreement on how AI and other threats loom ahead of the US election—and uncertainty about how to respond.
Read MoreLike its Frame TVs, Samsung’s art-inspired speaker is designed to complement your home decor more naturally. | Image: Samsung Samsung’s art-inspired Frame TV has been a runaway hit over the last several years — so much so that everyone from Amazon to Hisense has begun cribbing some of its more popular features for their latest
Read MoreAll-Clad makes some of the best—and priciest—cookware you can buy. These discounts will help you invest for less.
Read MoreArizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed two lawsuits Wednesday against the international online retail giant Amazon.com, accusing it of deceptive and unfair business practices. Courthouse News Service: The two lawsuits, filed in state court, say Amazon’s Prime cancellation process and the algorithm that decides whether a product is offered through a “buy now” or “add
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