Our own Dan Maloney has been on a Voyager kick for the past couple of years. Voyager, the space probe. As a long-term project, he has been trying to figure out the computer systems on board. He got far enough to write up a great overview piece, and it’s a pretty good summary of what
Read MoreTalks between Apple and OpenAI have advanced so far, that a deal is reportedly close to completion that may bring ChatGPT generative AI technology to iOS 18 in some fashion. ChatGPT is in the App Store now A report published late on Friday is light on details. However, it does claim that Apple and OpenAI
Read MoreLogitech’s Aurora Collection shows that pretty desk accessories can still be full-powered gaming gear.
Read MoreBeats’ latest on-ear headphones lack noise canceling and auto pause, but they sound fantastic.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: There’s a fundamental flaw in current car safety tech: It’s limited to line of sight. Or, perhaps, line of “sensing” is more accurate, because the way cameras and lidar work is to inspect the perimeter of a vehicle and use predictive algorithms to understand the motion
Read MoreMacworld The TREBLAB HD77 Outdoor Rugged Wireless Speaker has a long-lasting battery, excellent sound quality, and a tough build. This portable speaker could be great for your next camping trip, and you can get one on sale for $59.99. This wireless speaker comes with DualBass and TWS (True Wireless Stereo) technology. It produces 360-degree sound coverage, and the 5,200mAh battery could
Read MorePlus: China is suspected in a hack targeting the UK’s military, the US Marines are testing gun-toting robotic dogs, and Dell suffers a data breach impacting 49 million customers.
Read MoreUsually when we see arcade cabinet builds, they’re your standard single-player stand up variety. Even one of them takes up quite a bit of room, so as appealing as it might be to link up two or more cabinets together for the occasional multiplayer session, the space required makes it a non-starter for most of
Read MorePlus: Apple crushes artistic dreams, Comcast introduces low-cost internet plans, and Black Twitter will always be Black Twitter.
Read MoreMacworld MacOS Recovery (often referred to as Mac Recovery Mode) was introduced back in 2010 with OS X 10.7 Lion. This Recovery HD partition contains the latest version of the macOS you installed on your Mac and makes it possible to troubleshoot issues with your Mac. It is a useful tool that the majority of
Read MoreMacworld Are your favorite streaming platforms simply not cutting it with their content these days? You can change up your streaming experience for the better with Curiosity Stream. Dubbed “Netflix for documentaries,” Curiosity Stream is a streaming service that provides lifetime access to thousands of unique and educational documentaries and docuseries. Through May 12, lifetime access
Read MoreAs curious people, we’re all incredibly fortunate to live in an age where information can so easily be obtained. If you want to learn how something works, from a cotton gin to an RBMK reactor, you’re just a few keystrokes away from articles, diagrams, and videos on the subject. But as helpful as all of
Read MoreMacworld If your Mac is beginning to sound like it has a jet engine spinning up inside it’s not just annoying, it may also be a sign that something is wrong. There could be an issue that is causing your Mac to overheat, or you might have a faulty fan. Here’s what to do if
Read MoreThe Russia-linked ransomware group Black Basta is responsible for Wednesday’s cyberattack on St. Louis-based Ascension health system, according to sources reported by CNN. The attack disrupted access to electronic health records, some phone systems and “various systems utilized to order certain tests, procedures and medications,” the company said in a statement. From a report: On
Read MoreThis time of year always brings a few gems from outside Hackaday’s usual circle, as students attending industrial design colleges release their final year projects, The worlds of art and engineering sit very close together at times, and theirs is a discipline which sits firmly astride that line. This is amply demonstrated by the work
Read MoreNature can’t run without parasites, and climate change is driving some to extinction. What happens when they start to disappear?
Read MoreThe crypto market entered the weekend facing another correction, and meme coins felt the impact, with top names like Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and dogwifhat (WIF) all down 3-5%. On Wednesday, VanEck launched a meme coin index tracking the performance of the top 6 meme coins: Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Pepe (PEPE), dogwifhat
Read MoreA tokamak in France achieved a new record in fusion plasma by using tungsten to encase its reaction, which enabled the sustainment of hotter and denser plasma for longer periods than previous carbon-based designs. Quartz reports: A tokamak is a torus- (doughnut-) shaped fusion device that confines plasma using magnetic fields, allowing scientists to fiddle
Read MoreThis time of year always brings a few gems from outside Hackaday’s usual circle, as students attending industrial design colleges release their final year projects, The worlds of art and engineering sit very close together at times, and theirs is a discipline which sits firmly astride that line. This is amply demonstrated by the work
Read MoreJon Brodkin reports via Ars Technica: T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T will pay a combined $10.2 million in a settlement with US states that alleged the carriers falsely advertised wireless plans as “unlimited” and phones as “free.” The deal was announced yesterday by New York Attorney General Letitia James. “A multistate investigation found that the companies
Read MoreWeren’t we just talking about coffee-based sacrilege the other day? Here’s something to make the single-origin bean snobs chew their espresso cups: an artisan roastery in Helsinki is offering a coffee blend created by artificial intelligence called AI-conic. The idea, of course, is that technology will lighten the workload needed to produce coffee. This is
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A British toddler has had her hearing restored after becoming the first person in the world to take part in a pioneering gene therapy trial, in a development that doctors say marks a new era in treating deafness. Opal Sandy was born unable to hear anything
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Apple’s top software executives decided early last year that Siri, the company’s virtual assistant, needed a brain transplant. The decision came after the executives Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea spent weeks testing OpenAI’s new chatbot, ChatGPT. The product’s use of generative artificial intelligence, which
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader davidwr shares a report from Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC): On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch. At least five earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were observed and expected to arrive as early as midday Friday, May 10, 2024, and persist
Read MoreWhile split-flap alarm clocks once adorned heavy wood nightstands in strong numbers, today the displays are most commonly found in train stations and airports. Hey, at least they’re still around, right? Like many of us, [The Wrench] has always wanted to make one for themselves, but they actually got around to doing it. This doesn’t
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