Apple is reportedly testing an AI tool called “Ask” for AppleCare support advisors that generate answers using data learned from an internal database. Apple is working on AI tools Apple’s push into AI isn’t a secret, as its CEO has even shared his excitement for what’s coming later in 2024. Even though nothing has been
Read MoreShopping for high-performance MacBook Pro models often comes with long lead times and few discounts. Adorama and AppleInsider join forces to bring you a coupon code to discount an elevated configuration without the long wait. Save $300 on this M3 Max MacBook Pro with 96GB RAM. Adorama has a 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M3
Read More[Chris Downing] has been in the mod scene a long time, and his 5th GeN64 Portable is his most modern portable Nintendo 64 yet. The new build has an improved form factor, makes smart use of 3D printing and CNC cutting, efficiently uses PCBs to reduce wiring, and incorporates a battery level indicator. That last
Read MoreSince ELIZA was created by [Joseph Weizenbaum] in the 1960s, its success had led to many variations and ports being written over the intervening decades. The goal of the ELIZA Archaeology Project by Stanford, USC, Oxford and other university teams is to explore and uncover as much of this history as possible, starting with the
Read MoreImage: Humane Humane announced that its AI Pin would start shipping in March, but there’s been a small delay. Early adopters are now being told orders will arrive in mid-April at the earliest, according to a video update from Humane staffer (and Verge alumnus) Sam Sheffer and emails we saw in Humane’s official Discord channel.
Read MoreOnly one of Reddit’s two cofounders is named in a new filing that puts the company weeks away from going public. Ohanian and Steve Huffman, now CEO, fell out in 2020.
Read MoreStephanie Saul reports via the New York Times: Yale University will require standardized test scores for admission for students applying to enter for the class entering in the fall of 2025, becoming the second Ivy League university to abandon test-optional policies that had been widely embraced during the Covid pandemic. Yale officials said in an
Read MoreThe locations of microphones used to detect gunshots have been kept hidden from police and the public. A WIRED analysis of leaked coordinates confirms arguments critics have made against the technology.
Read MoreReddit has filed its initial public offering (IPO) with the SEC on Thursday. “The company plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ‘RDDT,’” reports CNBC. From the report: Its market debut, expected in March, will be the first major tech initial public offering of the year. It’s the first
Read MoreOnly one of Reddit’s two cofounders is named in a new filing that puts the company weeks away from going public. Ohanian and Steve Huffman, now CEO, fell out in 2020.
Read MoreThe first privately built spacecraft has successfully landed on the lunar surface on Thursday. “We can confirm, without a doubt, that our equipment is on the surface of the moon,” said Stephen Altemus, CEO of Intuitive Machines, the Houston-based company that operated the Odysseus spacecraft. “Welcome to the moon.” From a report: As it approached
Read MoreImage: Intuitive Machines Intuitive Machines has just made history by becoming the first private aerospace company to land a spacecraft on the Moon’s surface. Following its launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last Thursday, the robotic Nova-C “Odysseus” lander built by Intuitive Machines has now touched down — also making it the first US
Read MoreImage: Getty After nearly three decades, Vice will stop publishing stories to its website. Vice Media CEO Bruce Dixon said today that the company is going to lay off hundreds of employees as it plans a shift toward social platforms, according to a memo to employees obtained by Washington Post reporter Will Sommer. “It is
Read MoreWhile they have mostly been replaced with other roofing technologies, wooden shingles have a certain rustic charm. If you’re curious about how to make them by hand, [Harry Rogers] takes us through his friend [John] making some. There are two primary means of splitting a log for making shingles (or shakes). The first is radial,
Read MoreJava’s virtual threads, introduced in JDK 21 in September 2023 to make it easier to write and maintain concurrent applications, has suffered from a “pinning” issue that arises with synchronized methods or synchronized statements. Oracle detailed the virtual thread pinning issue this week on the Inside Java website. The two most common cases involve
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A judge has dismissed (PDF) a complaint from a parent and guardian of a girl, now 15, who was sexually assaulted when she was 12 years old after Snapchat recommended that she connect with convicted sex offenders. According to the court filing, the abuse that the
Read MoreGoogle and Samsung aren’t the only ones baking magical AI selective photo erasers into their devices — they’re about to become table stakes for Windows PCs too. Microsoft has just announced Generative erase, a feature that lets you do similar things in the Photos app that comes bundled with Windows. Above and below, you can
Read MoreThe Verge There are more iPads than ever, and it can be tough to sort out which one is the best for you. Fortunately, we’re here to guide you through your next iPad purchase. Continue reading…
Read MoreGoogle aims to ship 10 million Pixel phones in 2024, starting its Pixel production in India as early as next quarter. Potential benefits include competitive pricing for Indian consumers and a more resilient supply chain for Google. Apple and Samsung have already established production hubs in India. Following a string of well-received Pixel phones and
Read MorePrinceton professor and technology law researcher Jonathan Mayer has been appointed as the Justice Department’s first chief AI officer. The Verge reports: Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement that appointing an AI officer was important for the department to “keep pace with rapidly evolving scientific and technological developments.” One of Mayer’s responsibilities will
Read MorePat Gelsinger says that Intel’s renewed investment in cutting-edge manufacturing technology will allow it to become a leading supplier of AI chips. Microsoft is already onboard.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN Business: AT&T’s network went down for many of its customers across the United States Thursday morning, leaving customers unable to place calls, text or access the internet. By a little after 3 pm ET, roughly 11 hours after reports of the outage first emerged, the company said
Read MoreImage: Bluesky Bluesky is taking a big leap toward federating. On Thursday, the social network announced that it is opening up early access for users and developers who want to self-host their data. While this isn’t true federation yet, the company plans to open up federation to larger servers with even more users in its
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Avast, the cybersecurity software company, is facing a $16.5 million fine after it was caught storing and selling customer information without their consent. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the fine on Thursday and said that it’s banning Avast from selling user data for advertising purposes. From
Read MoreLongtime Slashdot reader Rei writes: In a blog post today, Bluesky, the social media network founded by Jay Graber, announced that they have finally opened to federation. Users can now operate their own PDS (backend) servers. How to do so is discussed on the developers’ blog and a new Discord channel for PDS administrators. As
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