Sony’s all-in-one device is available for its usual asking price of $199.99 at Best Buy. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Sony’s PlayStation Portal may not be the most impressive handheld we’ve ever tested, but it’s good enough that it’s proven difficult to get ahold of. The single-purpose device has consistently
Read MoreAndroid 15 is preparing a big redesign of the volume panel that also makes it collapsible. Android’s volume panel lets you change the media, call, ringer, notification, and alarm volume. The volume panel’s UI is a few years old and doesn’t follow the latest Material Design guidelines. Back in 2021, Google released Material You, a
Read MoreCredit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority YouTube Music now lets you download songs and podcasts for offline listening within its web app. This feature brings the web version in line with the mobile app, offering greater convenience for users. YouTube Music, Google’s dedicated music streaming service, is making offline listening more accessible with the rollout
Read MoreSony’s all-in-one device is available for its usual asking price of $199.99 at Best Buy. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Sony’s PlayStation Portal may not be the most impressive handheld we’ve ever tested, but it’s good enough that it’s proven difficult to get ahold of. The single-purpose device has consistently
Read MoreJava Development Kit (JDK) 23, the next planned version of standard Java, is off and running, with two features now scheduled for the release. Due September 19, JDK 23 has just added a second preview of a class-file API, providing a standard API for parsing, generating, and transforming Java class files. This feature was previously
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Axios: OpenAI said on Friday it’s allowed a small number of businesses to test a new tool that can recreate a person’s voice from just a 15-second recording. The company said it is taking “a cautious and informed approach” to releasing the program, called Voice Engine, more broadly
Read MoreAnton Shilov reports via Tom’s Hardware: About half of the processors packaged in Russia are defective. This has prompted Baikal Electronics, a Russian processor developer, to expand the number of packaging partners in the country, according to a report in Vedomosti, a Russian-language business daily newspaper published in Moscow (hat tip to Cnews). In addition
Read MoreWhen you think about additive manufacturing, thoughts naturally turn to that hot-glue squirting CNC machine sitting on your bench and squeezing whatever plastic doodad you need. But 3D printing isn’t the only way to build polymer structures, as [Riley] shows us with this fascinating attempt to create electrospun heart valves. Now, you may never have
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Robert Robb allegedly convinced several crypto investors to send him $1.5 million to build a too-good-to-be-true crypto trading bot, according to an FBI affidavit viewed by 404 Media and CourtWatch. Robb allegedly sent a message reading, “Poof, YOU’RE A MILLIONAIRE” to one Telegram group, accompanied by this image
Read MoreU.S. users have just a few more days to make the transition from Google Podcasts as the company moves forward with the process of discontinuing the service globally. From a report: Google is currently sending in-app notifications to users in the U.S. that starting April 2nd they will no longer be able to use Google
Read MoreAbstract of a paper on Nature: Online media is important for society in informing and shaping opinions, hence raising the question of what drives online news consumption. Here we analyse the causal effect of negative and emotional words on news consumption using a large online dataset of viral news stories. Specifically, we conducted our analyses
Read MoreIf you think of IBM mainframe computers, you most likely are thinking of the iconic S/360 or the slightly newer S/370. But what about the 7070 from 1958? It had transistors! It didn’t, however, use binary. Instead, it was a decimal-architecture machine. You can see a lost video of the machine below. It was originally
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority OpenAI has announced Voice Engine, a new AI system capable of recreating human voices. The company is testing this product with “a small group of businesses.” OpenAI is keeping it private for now to examine the potential (and obvious) dangers. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has been on a
Read MorePhilips Hue’s latest smart string lights offer plenty of preset scenes and a wide variety of vibrant colors. | Image: Philips Hue Philips Hue lights set the mood in a way other types of home decor can’t, but sadly, they can be pricey. Thankfully, Amazon and Woot have both kicked off a Philips Hue sale,
Read MorePhoto by Allison Johnson / The Verge Samsung is raising the price of its Care Plus device protection plans — but, in exchange, it’s throwing in unlimited battery repair. In an email spotted by Sammobile, Samsung tells customers that Care Plus and the more expensive Care Plus Theft and Loss plan will increase in price
Read MoreMacworld Apple has planted its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+, its in-house streaming service that focuses almost entirely on original programming rather than an extensive library of existing TV shows or movies. This guide will list all the Apple TV+ content you can watch today, divided into episodic shows or series
Read MoreThe Shortcut app is widely used to add ready-made or custom shortcuts, and it is very useful because it lets you extend the capabilities of your iPhone. But what if the app crashes on your iPhone? Recently, many iPhone users have messaged us asking about how to fix the Shortcut app that crashes frequently. If
Read MoreWhen a long-term memory forms, some brain cells experience a rush of electrical activity so strong that it snaps their DNA. Then, an inflammatory response kicks in, repairing this damage and helping to cement the memory, a study in mice shows. Nature: The findings, published on 27 March in Nature, are “extremely exciting,” says Li-Huei
Read MoreB&H has dropped MacBook Pro prices further as March comes to a close. Pick up an M3 MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM for just $1,549 — or opt for the M3 Pro MacBook Pro 14-inch for $1,699. Both are record-breaking deals. Kicking off the sale is a best-selling M3 MacBook Pro 14-inch configuration with a
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Read MoreIt was Dan’s turn behind the mic with Elliot this time as we uncovered the latest from the world of hacking, and what an eclectic mix it was. It was slightly heavy on machining, with a look at mini-mills that are better than nothing, and a DIY DRO that’s A-OK. We also kicked the nostalgia
Read MoreHillary Clinton and U.S. election officials said they are concerned disinformation generated and spread by AI could threaten the 2024 presidential election [non-paywalled link]. WSJ: Clinton, a former secretary of state and 2016 presidential candidate, said she thinks foreign actors like Russian President Vladimir Putin could use AI to interfere in elections in the U.S.
Read MoreDrone experts from both sides of the Atlantic met at Ireland House in Austin, Texas this month to give us an aerial view of where the nascent industry is headed. Read more: What happens when Manna, Wing and Avtrain walk into a bar
Read MoreCanada’s complex car theft ring, which often involves stealing and shipping expensive cars and SUVs around the world, just got even creepier thanks to AirTag. AirTag on a bag Canada is currently dealing with an auto theft epidemic. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says that in 2022 alone, more than 105,000 vehicles were stolen across
Read MoreAlgorithms might help hotels illegally collude on prices, even if no humans from those businesses actually talk to each other about them, according to US antitrust enforcers. From a report: The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission jointly submitted a statement of interest in Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment, a case brought before the US
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