Google is combining its research teams and its various product teams to speed up its AI research and bring more AI-powered features to its users. Read more: Google goes all in with AI as it merges research teams
Read MoreDJI’s Power 1000 (left) and Power 500 (right) ready to be worshipped. | Image: DJI DJI just launched its first power stations that feature a new proprietary SDC — aka Smart DC — port that can fast charge (some) DJI drone batteries and supports lots of input and output accessories. The $699 Power 1000 and
Read MoreMacworld At a glance Pros Reliable, easy to set up, and good at working behind the scenes to create backup archivesEasy to migrate Time Machine data over to new Macs as neededGood level of encryption-based security for backup data Cons Almost exclusively local backups rather than cloud-based backupsLimited backup scheduling optionsRestore interface can be confusing
Read MoreDavid Savage of Geotab said that people are hesitant to invest in electric vehicles as Ireland had one of the worst EV sales performances in the EU last month. Read more: ‘Range anxiety’ preventing people from buying EVs in Ireland
Read MoreApple CEO Tim Cook has been posting an account of his last few meetings with officials, users, and students from his Singapore visit. Tim Cook in Singapore (Source: Apple) Tim Cook began the week in Vietnam, then spent Wednesday in Indonesia, and rounded out the week with two last days in Singapore. While Apple does
Read MoreYour iPhone can play retro games originally released for the Gameboy, Nintendo 64, and more, thanks to the Delta app. Here’s how to get started. Emulate old game consoles without needing the hardware with Delta Delta is a spiritual successor to the GBA4iOS app that originated as a project built by then-high school student Riley
Read MoreA fashion influencer’s struggles to unblock her Instagram account highlight a long-standing problem with Meta’s lackluster customer service. Users and regulators say the company must step up.
Read MoreMacworld Negative criticism is fun, as Anton Ego so wisely observed. And I had a lot of fun this week watching Marques Brownlee’s polite demolition of the Humane AI pin, which he described as “the worst product I’ve ever reviewed.” Not just a solution in search of a problem, but a future in search of
Read MoreFacebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp parent Meta has released a new generation of its open source Llama large language model (LLM) in order to garner a bigger pie of the generative AI market by taking on all model providers, including OpenAI, Mistral, Anthropic, and Elon Musk’s xAI. “This next generation of Llama demonstrates state-of-the-art performance on
Read MoreAsia/Pacific companies are struggling with wasteful cloud spending, according to a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting. The study found that cloud cost management initiatives and tools are being introduced too late and without a full picture of their environment to be very effective. The study, paid for by IPaaS provider Boomi, found that 87% had
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung has confirmed a One UI 6.1 issue which means users can’t delete their Secure Folder app. A moderator said that Samsung was working on a Secure Folder app update to address the problem. Secure Folder is one of the more underrated features on Samsung phones, offering users a
Read MoreToday’s employment landscape can be a confusing and frustrating world to navigate, but we have some tips that could help you land that next job. Read more: Hide and seek: How to help recruiters find you
Read MoreLet’s face it, it can be frustrating when you’re unable to connect your iPhone to a specific WiFi network. Your iPhone could fail to connect to WiFi network for several reasons, but usually it’s a result of incorrect WiFi settings or problems with the router. Whatever the reason is, if your iPhone won’t connect to
Read MoreMacworld Any professional knows that data is critical. However, what may be more important is breaking down large or complex data sets into a manner that other collaborators or colleagues can understand. Microsoft offers top-rated diagramming tools in Microsoft Visio Professional 2021, and through April 22, lifetime access is only $19.97 (reg. $249). In addition to the
Read Moreschwit1 shares a report from Reuters: Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into U.S. critical infrastructure and are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. An ongoing Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon has successfully gained access to numerous American companies in telecommunications, energy,
Read MoreThe ethics of advanced AI assistants Exploring the promise and risks of a future with more capable AI
Read MoreJames Reddick / The Record: Sophos researchers find “crude”, cheap ransomware tools being sold on the dark web, enabling inexperienced freelancers to easily launch attacks — Cheap ransomware is being sold for one-time use on dark web forums, allowing inexperienced freelancers to get into cybercrime without any interaction with affiliates.
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader SonicSpike shares a report from Reuters: Aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman is working with SpaceX […] on a classified spy satellite project already capturing high-resolution imagery of the Earth, according to people familiar with the program. The program, details of which were first reported by Reuters last month, is meant to
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority A leak has revealed details about the rumored OnePlus Ace 3 Pro smartphone. This is expected to be a China-only release, but history tells us that OnePlus could use this as the basis for a OnePlus 12T. The company refused to comment on plans for a 12T phone when
Read MoreNetflix appears to be benefiting from its password-sharing crackdown and recent ad focus, while the service plans to stop reporting its subscriber numbers next year. Read more: Netflix has strong start to 2024 as subscribers soar to 270m
Read MoreMacworld Efficiency and clarity in digital communication are essential, no matter what your business. So, it only stands to reason that having the tools to support those efforts could be a game changer. Jott Pro is an AI-powered image extractor, transcriber, and more, and through April 21, a lifetime license is currently on sale for only
Read MorePhotography is all about light, and capturing it for posterity. As any experienced photographer will tell you, getting the right lighting is key to getting a good shot. To help in that regard, you might like to have a fill light. If you follow [tobychui]’s example, you can build your own! Colors! The build relies
Read MoreGreyScout, Cytidel and Examfly are just some of the examples of companies that went through the NDRC accelerator and together raised more than €56m. Read more: NDRC start-ups have created 650 jobs in three years
Read MoreMeta claims Llama 3 is a ‘major leap’ from its predecessor and claims these models are ‘on par’ with the best options on the market. Read more: Meta unveils Llama 3, claims it’s the ‘most capable’ open LLM
Read MoreEmanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: A look at Salad, which pays gamers in Fortnite skins and Roblox gift cards to rent their GPUs remotely to AI companies, including those making AI-generated porn — Salad, a company that pays gamers in Fortnite skins and Roblox gift cards to rent their idle GPUs remotely to generative AI
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