This week, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up in a new disposable location to give the lowdown on this week’s best hacks. First up in the news — the Home Sweet Home Automation contest is still going strong. You’ve still got plenty of time, so get on over to Hackaday.IO and start your
Read MoreImage: MSI The MSI Claw has officially arrived, as the base model of MSI’s Core Ultra-powered handheld gaming machine is now available from MSI’s website for $699. There are two other higher-specced models, too, but they’re listed as coming on March 12th. Here’s how the three models stack up: $699: Core Ultra 5 / 512GB
Read MoreBig deals on the PlayStation 5 are still rare, even three years on from its release. Today’s GameStop offer is the best we’ve ever seen, with $160 off the Sony PlayStation 5 Slim Console Digital Edition: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Bundle, and the Friday timing couldn’t be more perfect if you’ve got the weekend free. Sony
Read MoreImage: Rivian Less than 24 hours since its launch, the Rivian R2 is already proving to be quite popular. The company’s CEO, RJ Scaringe, said it’s already taken in “more than 68,000 reservations” for the $45,000 midsize electric SUV. “We are thrilled to see this vehicle resonate so strongly with our community!” Scaringe said in
Read MoreThe temptation to “take the money and run” was apparently too much for the leadership of the AlphV ransomware crime ring. You may have heard of this group as being behind the breach of Change Healthcare, and causing payment problems for nearly the entire US Healthcare system. And that hack seems to be key to
Read MorePresident Biden included a nod to a rising issue in the entertainment and tech industries during his State of the Union address Thursday evening, calling for a ban on AI voice impersonations. From a report: “Here at home, I have signed over 400 bipartisan bills. There’s more to pass my unity agenda,” President Biden said,
Read MoreThere will (soon) be an app for that… Lecturer and author Dr Katriona O’Sullivan is co-leading a team making an app aimed at women in research. Read more: Irish academics are making an app to support women researchers
Read MoreGetty Images for Rivian In a packed theater in Laguna Beach on Thursday morning, Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe opened his presentation to resounding whoops from the audience, well before the company unveiled its three buzzy new vehicles, the Rivian R2, R3, and R3X. While it’s not uncommon to pack a room with fans
Read MoreOn International Women’s Day, the SiliconRepublic.com team has put together a list of inspiring women. From work in cancer research and robotics to climate policy and ethical AI, these researchers and entrepreneurs are taking the lead against the odds and for society. Read more: ‘Not just today but every day’: 30 inspiring women in STEM
Read MoreStudent Ellen Feiss may have looked stoned in her famous Apple Switcher ad, but it turns out that she wasn’t kidding when she claimed that the paper a PC destroyed was “really good.” Ellen Feiss: Left: as in her Switcher ad and (right) as she is today (Source: Ohio State University) The Switcher TV ads
Read MoreMany of us would love a Bose soundbar, but you might have notions that you’d have to part with a four-figure sum for such high-end audio. The Bose TV is an affordable alternative, especially in this excellent Friday deal. There’s $50 off the device right now on Amazon, reducing the price to just $229. Bose
Read MoreSenator Maggie Hassan wrote to Meta and other platforms asking what they’re doing to protect girls after The New York Times found some parents posting suggestive images of their daughters online.
Read MoreA Member of the European Parliament who worked on the EU’s Digital Markets Act says Apple banning Epic Games is is weird, and so is likely to mean it becomes the first Big Tech firm to be fined under the new law. Still from an Epic Games anti-Apple ad The EU has already officially asked
Read MoreChina is in the process of raising more than $27 billion for its largest chip fund to date, accelerating the development of cutting-edge technologies to counter a US campaign to thwart its rise. From a report: The National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund is amassing a pool of capital from local governments and state enterprises
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Microsoft revealed earlier this year that Russian state-sponsored hackers had been spying on the email accounts of some members of its senior leadership team. Now, Microsoft is disclosing that the attack, from the same group behind the SolarWinds attack, has also led to some source code being stolen in what Microsoft describes
Read MoreMacworld After issuing iOS 17.4 on Tuesday with new emoji and massive changes to the App Store in the EU, Apple sent out updates to the rest of its operating systems on Thursday, including macOS 14.4, watchOS 10.4, and visionOS 1.1, the first major update for Apple’s new Vision Pro headset. Among the usual bug
Read MoreA new industry report claims that Apple will announce two new iPad Pro models before the end of March, and suppliers are readying 8.5 million OLED panels to keep the supply lines full through the end of the year. The 12.9-inch 2022 iPad Pro Previous reports have claimed that production began on the new iPad
Read MoreFunding into women-founded start-ups fell to €93m last year, down from a record €234m in 2022 and the lowest figure since 2019. Read more: Women-founded start-up funding plummets in Ireland
Read MoreAlthough engineers are positive about their careers, a public survey by Engineers Ireland suggested the public may be slightly intimidated by the sector – particularly women. Read more: Engineers Ireland predicts up to 6,000 jobs for 2024
Read MoreThe Discover Samsung Spring Sale wraps up this weekend, but that means you still have time to catch the best deals from the event. A standout offer for us is the potential savings on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra. You can stack instant savings with trade-in credit to save over $1,000 on the most
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: Apple today released visionOS 1.1, marking the first major update to the visionOS operating system that was launched alongside the Vision Pro in February. visionOS updates can be installed by going to the Settings app on the Vision Pro, selecting the General section, and choosing Software Update.
Read MoreThis pleasingly versatile ebike is powerful, light, fun to ride, and a little too expensive.
Read MoreApple has announced a new store called Apple Jing’an will be opening shortly in central Shanghai, China. Apple’s new website for the Apple Jing’an store As part of its reported plan to add or refurbish around 50 stores across the world by 2027, Apple has announced that it is about to open Apple Jing’an. Revealed
Read MoreThe Discover Samsung Spring Sale wraps up this weekend, but that means you still have time to catch the best deals from the event. A standout offer for us is the potential savings on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra. You can stack instant savings with trade-in credit to save over $1,000 on the most
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Update: March 8, 2024 (6:42 AM ET): Reddit seems to be experiencing issues right now. There’s a spike on DownDetector as users have started reporting about the service being down. Folks have also taken to X (formerly Twitter) to report that they are unable to submit new threads and
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