Health Connect is adding support for history reads, which lets users give apps access to all stored data. Previously, Health Connect could only share the past 30 days worth of data with apps. Also, Health Connect will soon let apps read health data while in the background. Finding the right health and fitness tracker app
Read MoreOpinion post by Rita El Khoury Tech is too iterative, too boring, and too focused on AI. And then there are genuine moments of wonder when a company announces an impressive new feature, and you go, “AHA! YES. THAT!” Once it’s out there, that feature seems so obvious, so simple, and so impactful that you can’t
Read MoreCredit: Google Google partners with McLaren to create a suite of mini-games that highlight upcoming Android 15 features. The mini-games showcase features like on-device fraud protection, AI-powered theft detection, and enhanced Gemini integration. If listening to long presentations about the latest Android 15 update isn’t your style, Google has a more engaging alternative for you.
Read MoreLarge Language Models (LLMs ) are everywhere, but how exactly do they work under the hood? [Miguel Grinberg] provides a great explanation of the inner workings of LLMs in simple (but not simplistic) terms that eschews the low-level mathematics of how they work in favor of laying bare what it is they do. At their
Read MoreImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge Another emulator with tons of history and development, RetroArch, is now freely available on the iOS App Store today. This is great news for retro gaming fans with iPhones because it can emulate a truly eye-crossing number of retro consoles once installed. In fact, there are too many to
Read MoreScreenshot: PPSSPP It’s the PlayStation Portable’s turn to get an emulator on the iOS App Store thanks to PPSSPP, which just went live today. This emulator, from developer Henrik Rydgård, has been in development for more than a decade, and it’s free to download for the iPhone and iPad. Rydgård says in a blog post
Read MoreGoogle announced that it is expanding Google Home with the launch of Home APIs. Home APIs will allow apps and other experiences access to your smart home. You’ll soon be able to use Google TV services as smart home hubs. This week, Google is holding its I/O event where it has announced a plethora
Read MoreAirbus taking its “Racer” aircraft for a test flight. | Image: Airbus Airbus has a new aircraft that’s half helicopter and half airplane, designed to speed up flight times for emergency responders. The company calls it the Racer: it has wings like a plane, forward-facing rotors, plus top helicopter blades that seriously make it look
Read MoreIllustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images For years, autonomous vehicles have operated in relative obscurity. With few vehicles on the road and a laissez-faire attitude among government regulators, automakers and big tech firms have been free to test — and even commercially deploy — with little oversight. Well, those
Read MoreA bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop AI and place safeguards around it, writing in a report released Wednesday that the U.S. needs to “harness the opportunities and address the risks” of the quickly
Read MoreApple resellers today are blowing out inventory to make way for the new iPad Air 6 and M4 iPad Pro, and that means discounts are available offering up to $500 off current and closeout products — and even a few complementary monitor options. There are a variety of discounts available, with prices starting at $24.99
Read MorePhoto by Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images The Senate Rules Committee passed three bills that aim to safeguard elections from deception by artificial intelligence, with just months to go before Election Day. The bills would still need to advance in the House and pass the full Senate to become law, creating a time crunch for
Read MoreWow! It’s been a packed two days of announcements from Google. From infusing Gemini AI into everything to new updates across the Android ecosystem, Google I/O 2024 has kept us very busy, and we’re sure, like us, you are also still trying to wrap your head around all the news. So we thought it would
Read MoreThe preliminary results of a clinical trial of using heat exposure to combat depression are in—and are fueling cautious optimism that sauna practice could become an accepted treatment.
Read MoreImage: Ubisoft The next entry in the Assassin’s Creed franchise is almost here: Ubisoft debuted the first trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which launches later this year. The trailer is decently meaty for a world premiere, taking its time to introduce the game’s two protagonists. One is the samurai Yasuke, an African man who became
Read MoreMacworld Apple has finally updated its higher-end iPad lineup, with new Air and Pro models. The upgrades include new processors, display sizes, and colors, as well as an ultra-thin chassis design for the premium models. But which one should you choose to get the best value for money? Here’s our comparison guide to the iPad Air
Read MoreIntel unveiled Thunderbolt Share on Wednesday with which it promises to streamline screen and file sharing between two PCs. Tom’s Hardware: Thunderbolt Share will allow PC owners to connect their two computers with a wired connection that leverages Thunderbolt’s speed (40Gbps or higher), low latency, and built-in security. It allows PC-to-PC access that shares the
Read MoreRaspberry Pi prepares for a $630 million IPO. | Photo by Emma Roth / The Verge British minicomputer manufacturer Raspberry Pi has announced plans to file for a UK stock market listing, saying the initial public offering would allow the company to expand its current talent pool and product offerings. Raspberry Pi is best known
Read MoreOver the last few years, Apple customers have extended their upgrade cycles for iPads, possibly making the new models an appealing choice for those ready to purchase. 11-inch iPad Pro Apple announced on May 7 the long-anticipated new iPad models. The new iPad Pro is thinner than ever and has a new M4 chip, while
Read MoreThe new iPad Air is still more power than most need, but that 13-inch one returns large-screen media consumption to the masses for exactly what it cost almost a decade ago. 2024 iPad Air 13-inch We’ve already written tens of thousands of words about the new iPads, and across the internet, there are perhaps billions.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan McLeod / Android Authority Google has confirmed that its XR headset, made in conjunction with Samsung and Qualcomm, won’t be launched at I/O. The company says the new device would get a “separate moment” at a yet-to-be-specified date. Samsung confirmed plans for a new XR headset back in February 2023, powered by Android
Read MoreNeuralink announced last week that the tiny wires inside the brain of its first patient had retracted, but sources say they had known about this issue for years. According to Reuters, the Elon Musk-founded company knew from animal testing that the wires could pull out of position, removing with them the sensitive electrodes that decode
Read MoreCredit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Apple is rolling out a list of accessibility features for the iPhone and iPad. These features include vehicle motion cues, music haptics, eye tracking, and more. The tech giant plans to launch these features later this year. Apple is working on a list of new accessibility features that will
Read MoreTech columnist and venture investor MG Siegler, commenting on the new iPad Pro: I love the iPad for the things it’s good at. And I love the MacBook for the things it’s good at. What I want is less a completely combined device and more a single device that can run both macOS and iPadOS.
Read MorePhoto by Andrew Harnik / Getty Images Four top Senators unveiled a proposed roadmap for artificial intelligence regulation on Wednesday, calling for at least $32 billion to be spent each year for non-defense AI innovation. The members of the AI Working Group — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Martin Heinrich (D-NM),
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