Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google has briefly explained why the Play Store went down for some users yesterday. A source also revealed that Meta’s outages resulted in more Google visitors, causing issues for Google as a result. The Google Play Store briefly went down for some users yesterday, leaving them unable to browse
Read MoreOpenAI claims Musk supported a for-profit model in 2017, tried to take full control of the company and suggested attaching the business to Tesla ‘as its cash cow’. Read more: OpenAI claims Elon Musk tried to merge it with Tesla
Read MoreHow Gillian O’Sullivan went from introverted Java developer happy to take a backseat at work to country lead for BearingPoint Ireland. Read more: Don’t stand in your own way and other important career lessons to learn
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority According to a new leak, we could see book-style foldables like the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 and the vivo X Fold 3 launch globally. We could also see global releases of the OPPO Find N5 and OnePlus Open 2, alongside the usual global releases for the Galaxy Z Fold
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Apple is now rolling out the iOS 17.4 update. The software opens up access to alternative app stores and in-app payment methods in the EU. It also brings a number of other new features to iOS and iPadOS users worldwide. Apple has been forced to open up its walled
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Verizon is giving away a free Nintendo Switch to new 5G Home Internet or LTE Home Plus subscribers. The offer also includes a choice of a $200 Target gift card or a Chromebook. The offer is available at Verizon stores and on the carrier’s website while stocks last. Verizon
Read MoreIn a move that came rather like a surprise to many, the company behind the well-known Switch and 3DS emulators Yuzu and Citra – Tropic Haze LLC – as reported by PC Gamer has shutdown both projects and associated websites as part of a US$2.4M settlement with Nintendo with a last message left on the
Read MoreAndrew Jones reports via SpaceNews: The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) plans to launch four-meter and five-meter-diameter reusable rockets for the first time in 2025 and 2026 respectively, Wang Wei, a deputy to the National People’s Congress, told China News Service March 4. The reports do not clearly identify the two rockets. CASC
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The average toddler is missing out on hearing more than 1,000 words spoken by an adult each day due to screen time, setting back their language skills, a first-of-its kind study has found. The research, published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association
Read MoreLearn how to use stickers in Messages, including the new feature that allows you to place stickers as a reaction to individual messages. How to use reaction stickers in Messages in iOS 17 Stickers have been a part of the Messages app for a while now. Initially launched in iOS 10, stickers were a new
Read MoreIllustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images OpenAI has responded to Elon Musk’s lawsuit by saying that he at one point wanted “absolute control” of the company by merging it with Tesla. In a blog post published on Tuesday, OpenAI said it will move to dismiss “all of Elon’s claims” and offered its
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge CEO Sam Altman has returned to OpenAI, and Elon Musk is suing the company he helped to start. Continue reading…
Read MoreDeveloping for the Amiga used to involve reading dense programming manuals and trial and error. In contrast, developing these days can be as simple as barking orders at ChatGPT to spit you out some Python code. However, that technique doesn’t work so well for Amiga languages, as ChatGPT hasn’t read much about the now-ancient platform.
Read MoreIt’s not a good security practice to leave iPhones without passcode protection, but many people want to eliminate the security measures regardless of the outcome. A passcode on an iPhone is very important since it protects the device from unauthorized access in your absence. However, for many users, entering the passcode every time to unlock
Read MoreIn a first-of-its-kind prosecution, a California man was arrested and charged Monday with allegedly smuggling potent, greenhouse gases from Mexico. From a report: Michael Hart, a 58-year-old man from San Diego, pleaded not guilty to smuggling hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs — commonly used in air conditioning and refrigeration — and selling them for profit, in a
Read MoreIt’s not a good security practice to leave iPhones without passcode protection, but many people want to eliminate the security measures regardless of the outcome. A passcode on an iPhone is very important since it protects the device from unauthorized access in your absence. However, for many users, entering the passcode every time to unlock
Read MoreAlthough disco music and dancing may be long dead, the disco ball lives on as a staple of dance parties everywhere. [Tim van de Vathorst] spent a considerable amount of time reinventing the disco ball into something covered with RGB LEDs that reacts to sound and uses a color sensor to change hue based on
Read MoreAccording to the latest data from StatCounter, Linux’s market share has reached 4.03% — surging by an additional 1% in the last eight months. What’s the reason behind this recent growth? “That’s a good question,” writes ZDNet’s Steven Vaughan-Nichols. “While Windows is the king of the hill with 72.13% and MacOS comes in a distant
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge The VCR will always invoke a sense of nostalgia, but Microsoft hopes it can help in court; it’s citing the tech in its attempt to dismiss three claims in The New York Times’ copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft. The Times sued Microsoft for allegedly copying its stories and using that
Read MoreWarner Bros. Discovery said a password crackdown for its Max streaming service is coming later this year, joining competitors Netflix and Disney. TheWrap reports: JB Perrette, WBD’s CEO and president of global streaming and games, said the initiative would launch later this year with a broader rollout in 2025. “We think, relative to the scale
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader SonicSpike shares a report from The Intercept: With the new version of Signal, you will no longer broadcast your phone number to everyone you send messages to by default, though you can choose to if you want. Your phone number will still be displayed to contacts who already have it stored in
Read MoreA combination of on-device geolocation checks and Apple ID restrictions stop alternative app marketplaces from working outside of the EU — even preventing app updates. Apple is locking alternative app marketplaces to the EU Apple was forced to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act by allowing alternative app marketplaces to install apps from
Read MoreAlthough disco music and dancing may be long dead, the disco ball lives on as a staple of dance parties everywhere. [Tim van de Vathorst] spent a considerable amount of time reinventing the disco ball into something covered with RGB LEDs that reacts to sound and uses a color sensor to change hue based on
Read MoreVolume Shadow Copy is a very important service of the Windows operating system that handles the Backup & Restore or the System Restore feature. If this service isn’t running or experiencing a problem, you will get error messages when using the backup & restore. If you’ve just tried to backup & restore your Windows 11
Read MoreJess Weatherbed reports via The Verge: Apple’s iOS 17.4 update is now available, introducing new emoji and a cryptographic security protocol for iMessage, alongside some major changes to the App Store and contactless payments for the iPhone platform in Europe. Apple is making several of these changes to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act
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