An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post: The heat shield of the Orion spacecraft intended one day to carry astronauts to the moon under NASA’s Artemis program suffered unexpected damage in more than 100 places as the spacecraft returned to Earth during an uncrewed test flight in 2022, according to a watchdog
Read MoreUnder-screen Face ID always seems to be a year away, and the latest rumor now pins it to the 2026 iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models. iPhone 15 always-on display Writing on X/Twitter in April, Display Supply Consultants’ Ross Young’s original roadmap claimed that an under-screen Face ID iPhone 17 Pro and
Read MoreUnder-screen Face ID always seems to be a year away, and the latest rumor now pins it to the 2026 iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models. iPhone 15 always-on display Writing on X/Twitter in April, Display Supply Consultants’ Ross Young’s original roadmap claimed that an under-screen Face ID iPhone 17 Pro and
Read MoreUnder-screen Face ID always seems to be a year away, and the latest rumor now pins it to the 2026 iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models. iPhone 15 always-on display Writing on X/Twitter in April, Display Supply Consultants’ Ross Young’s original roadmap claimed that an under-screen Face ID iPhone 17 Pro and
Read MoreIf you’ve been on the internet at all this week, you’ll have spotted plenty of reviews for the new Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1 that are, to be frank, brutal. Riding the AI hype train hasn’t been enough to disguise the incredibly limited, “in development” nature of their software or some outright broken functionality.
Read MoreSiri is undoubtedly one of the most reliable & helpful voice assistants ever made. The voice assistant for iPhone functions just like Google Assistant for Android; you can ask it to provide directions, find answers to your questions, set timers & alarms, and more. Siri on iPhone basically lets you do everyday tasks with just
Read MoreThe Washington Post reports that wind turbines “only take up five percent of the land where they’ve been built, new research shows.” The rest of the space can be used for other purposes, such as agriculture, according to a study published recently in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology. This means developers could fit
Read MoreCarrie-Anne Moss in The Acolyte. | Screenshot: Disney Disney’s newest Star Wars show, The Acolyte, is just a month away on Disney Plus, and the newest trailer for it hints that the show will pull on a thread that Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi tugged on back in 2017: Is the
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A major leak, including a spec sheet and promo image, has revealed extensive details about the Google Pixel 8a. The document all but confirms key specs, including a 120Hz display, Tensor G3 chip, and wireless charging. The promo image indicates a European price of €549, hinting at a possible
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shared this report from the blog Bitcoinist: Jack Dorsey’s financial services and digital payments company, Block Inc., announced it will begin investing 10% of its monthly Bitcoin-related gross profits into BTC purchases. This announcement was made following the release of Block’s first-quarter earnings for 2024, which demonstrated substantial profits from its Bitcoin
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The latest version of ChromeOS (M124) is out with a couple of nice upgrades, including faster split screen setup and a new web traffic prioritization feature. The update brings other updates with it as well, like a settings UI refresh and updated gesture controls. Judging from screenshots
Read MoreOn our travels round the hardware world we’ve encountered more than one group pursuing the goal of making their own silicon integrated circuits, and indeed we’ve seen [Sam Zeloof] producing some of the first practical home-made devices. But silicon is simply one of many different semiconductor materials, and it’s possible to make working semiconductor devices
Read MoreThe Washington Post reports that wind turbines “only take up five percent of the land where they’ve been built, new research shows.” The rest of the space can be used for other purposes, such as agriculture, according to a study published recently in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology. This means developers could fit
Read MoreThey’ll cost you, but these hearing aids have an “AI” tuning that’s actually helpful.
Read MoreThis year’s Free Comic Book Day coincided with Star Wars Day. So there’s two new free Star Wars titles being handed out today in comic shops around the world. They’re among several geek-friendly titles among the 48 free comics that fans will get to choose from during this once-a-year event, including: – Street Fighter vs
Read MoreScreenshot: Amazon Prime Video When we last left The Boys, Homelander’s (Anthony Starr) political dabbling was humming along and Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) had a terminal illness. Two years and a new spin-off later, Homelander’s supercharging of a presidential campaign continues to be a dark mirror of the US political climate and Butcher looks to
Read MoreThe world’s highest astronomical site is officially open for business after being in the works for 26 years. Space.com reports: The Japanese University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory, or TAO, which was first conceptualized 26 years ago to study the evolution of galaxies and exoplanets, is perched on top of a tall mountain in the Chilean
Read MoreMarkos Moulitsas is the poll-watching founder of the political blog Daily Kos. Thursday he wrote that in 2021, future third-party presidential candidate RFK Jr. had sued their web site. “Things are not going well for him.” Back in 2021, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued Daily Kos to unmask the identity of a community member who
Read MoreThey’ll cost you, but these hearing aids have an “AI” tuning that’s actually helpful.
Read MoreIt’s often said of us humans that we’re the only “tool-using mammals”. While not exclusive to the hacker community, a bunch of us are also “tool-building mammals” when we have the need or get the free time. I initially wanted to try to draw some distinction between the two modes, but honestly I think all
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Opinion post by Mahmoud Itani For years, the iPad has been the most popular and successful tablet out there. While we can’t ignore the range of excellent Android tablets, Apple has carved out a sizable market share lead that’s nearly double its closest competitor. That’s thanks to solid software
Read MoreFamed investor Warren Buffett cut his firm’s Apple holdings by 13% in the first quarter of 2023, as analyst consensus was that the iPhone was seeing declining demand. Warren Buffett [Berkshire Hathaway] Buffett is not a long-term investor in Apple — his Berkshire Hathaway firm only started buying Apple stock in 2016 — but it
Read MoreImage: Samar Haddad / The Verge Apple Notes is one of those apps you can turn to on a daily basis without ever really making full use of all the different features and functions it’s got to offer. That’s where this particular guide comes in. The idea is to point you to some of the
Read MoreIllustration by Ard Su for The Verge Teens are opening up to AI chatbots as a way to explore friendship. But sometimes, the AI’s advice can go too far. Continue reading…
Read MorePlus: Razer will have to refund customers who bought its light-up face mask, Peloton cuts staff and its CEO, and hybrid cars are hitting the roads.
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