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How to pick the best ProArt displays for your studio, school, or enterprise in 2024
91TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 20h
Every trade has its tools. For creative professionals including filmmakers, architects, designers, AI specialists, and more, a feature-rich monitor is an essential tool of the trade. The ASUS ProArt family of displays empowers creators to work with confidence. Built from the ground up with the essential specs needed in a wide range of demanding fields, the best ProArt displays streamline creative
TikTokers Are Convinced the Solar Eclipse Will Break Our World 'Simulation'
400+Gizmodo / 11h
A total solar eclipse will happen on Monday, April 8, putting on quite a show for roughly 44 million people who live within the totality —the places on the Earth that will be completely shielded by the Moon as it comes between us and the sun. But there are more than a few people on platforms like YouTube and TikTok who… Read more...
YouTube Is Testing a Feature That Uses AI to Skip to the Best Parts of a Video
37LifeHacker / 11h
YouTube is always trying out new features for its users, which they call experiments. The latest experimental feature is called Jump Ahead, which purports to skip to the best part of a YouTube video for you. The new feature works in conjunction with the double tap feature already available in the YouTube app on Android or iOS, which lets you hop forward in a video in 10-second increments until yo
Google hints that Apple is set to support RCS by this fall
TechCrunch / 15min
Google briefly showed a section on the new Google Messages page claiming that Apple is set to roll out Rich Communication Services (RCS) support for iPhones this fall. This indicates that the iPhone maker is likely to extend RCS support in with the upcoming iOS 18 update. The page, spotted first by 9to5Google, had details […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Get a lifetime subscription to this stock screener for under £80
Mashable / 1h
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Tykr Stock Screener is on sale for £79.28 with code GET20, saving you 89% on list price. While it's initially intimidating to wager your hard-earned cash on stocks, investing is also one of the only ways you can grow your money. But it's understandably a scary venture for newbies, especially those not well-versed in the stock market just yet. If that's the case f
This startup wants to take on Nvidia with a server-on-a-chip to eliminate what it calls an already flawed system — faster GPU, CPU, LPU, TPU or NIC will not deliver the leap that many firms are aiming for
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 1h
According to Israeli startup NeuReality, many AI possibilities aren't fully realized due to the cost and complexity of building and scaling AI systems. Current solutions are not optimized for inference and rely on general-purpose CPUs, which were not designed for AI. Moreover, CPU-centric architectures necessitate multiple hardware components, resulting in underutilized Deep Learning Accelerators
Today's Connections Answer and Hints for March 29 (#297)
How-To Geek / 2h
Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.
Today's Wordle Answer and Hints for March 29 (#1014)
How-To Geek / 2h
Stuck and need the answer to today's wordle? We've got you covered. We have some hints for the Wordle, in case you'd like to take another crack at it yourself before we tell you. If you want to get straight to the answer, tap or click "What is Today's Wordle Answer" in the table of contents.
Byju’s founder floats share offer to make peace with estranged investors
TechCrunch / 3h
Byju Raveendran, the founder of embattled edtech group Byju’s, has made a last-ditch attempt to placate disgruntled investors. He has just informed them that the board is weighing an offer of renounced shares — shares that a group of investors chose not to buy recently in protest — to prevent the dilution of their holdings ahead […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
X’s Grok chatbot will soon get an upgraded model, Grok-1.5
TechCrunch / 3h
X.ai, Elon Musk’s AI startup, has revealed its latest generative AI model, Grok-1.5. Set to power social network X’s Grok chatbot in the not-to-distant future (“in the coming days,” X.ai writes in a blog post), Grok-1.5 appears to be a measurable upgrade over its predecessor, Grok-1 — at least judging by the benchmark results and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for March 29
Mashable / 4h
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle . As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for March 29's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. Where did Wordle c
Could artificial intelligence benefit democracy?
34BBC News / 5h
Meet the tech optimists who believe AI can transform politics for the better.
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for March 29
Mashable / 5h
Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle. If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the e
Google Just Revealed When Apple Will Officially Adopt RCS
LifeHacker / 5h
Did Google just preempt a big announcement from Apple? The Android developer just published an updated landing page for Google Messages , showing off key features ranging from customization, privacy and security, and, of course, AI. On this landing page, there are different sections for each feature set, including one for RCS. As spotted by 9to5Google , if you expand this list of RCS features and
Bumble’s new CEO talks about her critical mission: to spice things up at the company
TechCrunch / 6h
The bigger concern for Bumble is user fatigue. People aren't downloading dating apps as enthusiastically as they once were, which means less subscription revenue. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Alarming Robot Anticipates Your Smile, Returns Horrific Imitation
50Futurism / 6h
Beaming Bot Researchers have developed a robot that can anticipate your smile and return it almost instantly. The new work, published as a study in the journal Science Robotics , is intended to help human-looking robots appear more natural. The actual expressions this one makes, however, look anything but. Named "Emo," the bot can predict your smile less than a second before it actually appears u
SBF’s prison sentence marks the end of the crypto grift era — so what’s next?
35TechCrunch / 6h
Nearly everything else that's being built on or enabled by blockchains replaces something that's already being done fairly well. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Questions raised over Temu cash 'giveaway' offer
59BBC News / 6h
Participants can get £50 - but must permanently consent to the retailer using their personal data.
Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, March 29 (game #795)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 6h
It's time for your daily dose of Quordle hints, plus the answers for both the main game and the Daily Sequence spin off. Quordle is the only one of the many Wordle clones that I'm still playing now, more than two years after the daily-word-game craze hit the internet, and with good reason: it's fun, but also difficult. But Quordle is tough, so if you already find yourself searching for today's Wo
Oregon's Breakthrough Right-to-Repair Bill Is Now Law
28Wired / 6h
Companies will no longer be allowed to use software checks to verify replacement parts in a major step forward for the right-to-repair movement.
Snapchat’s latest paid perk is an AI Bitmoji of your pet
Engadget / 7h
Snapchat has a new AI-powered perk for subscribers: Bitmoji versions of your pet. The feature, which is unfortunately not called “petmoji,” allows users to snap a photo of their four-legged friend to create a cartoon-like avatar to accompany their Bitmoji in the Snap Map. Based on screenshots shared by the company, it seems users will be able to choose from a few different variations of the AI-ge
This Amazon Smart Thermostat Is on Sale for $25
LifeHacker / 7h
Smart home devices can make life easier and more convenient (and might even save you some money on your utility bill). A smart thermostat is a great place to begin if you're new to the smart home world because they're easy to install and fairly affordable. The Amazon Smart Thermostat is all those things, plus it can connect to the Alexa app to be voice controlled. Amazon Smart Thermostat $29.99 a
I Tested Three AI Essay-writing Tools, and Here’s What I Found
LifeHacker / 7h
Writing essays can be draining, tedious, and difficult, even for me—and I write all day long for a living. If writing isn’t your special skill, it’s even harder, which is why there are so many sites and products out there that are designed to help you get your homework done. Some of them are pretty unethical, and I’m not going to recommend hiring someone else to write your papers for you, but the
Ernie Hudson on Filming Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and the Fan Base
Gizmodo / 7h
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Against All Odds, Japan’s Toppled Moon Lander Is Still Alive
29Futurism / 7h
Moon Miracle In the wake of NASA's failed private Moon lander debacle, Japan's attempt is still alive and kicking. In a post on X-formerly-Twitter , the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that SLIM — an acronym for "Smart Lander for Investigating Moon" — is still alive and transmitting signals after its incredible resurrection earlier this year. " Last night, we received a respon
Marriott Nightmare: After Cancelled American Airlines Flight, Bonvoy Titanium Woke Up To $160 Million Lawsuit
31View from the Wing / 7h
An American Airlines passenger was stuck overnight in Charlotte, and booked a room at the Charlotte Marriott City Center since he was a Bonvoy Titanium member. He went to bed. It turns out that the self-closing door wasn’t working quite right, and didn’t close all the way. It wasn’t locked. Continue reading ...
Apple’s first new 3D Vision Pro video since launch is only a few minutes long
Ars Technica - All content / 7h
All the available Immersive Video launch content fit on a small strip in the TV app. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Tonight, Apple will debut some new Immersive Video content for the Vision Pro headset—the first sports content for the device. It doesn't seem like much after two months of no new content, though. Starting at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET, Vision Pro users will be able to watch a sports film captured for
Getting a charge: An exercise bike that turns your pedaling into power
Ars Technica - All content / 7h
Enlarge (credit: LifeSpan ) I enjoy getting my exercise, but hate doing it indoors. I'd much rather get some fresh air and watch the world drift past me as I cycle or hike somewhere than watch a screen while sweating away on something stationary. To get a bit more of what I like, I've invested in a variety of gear that has extended my cycling season deeper into the winter. But even with that, the
Apple dismisses Microsoft monopoly comparisons
TechCrunch / 8h
A week after finding itself at the business end of a landmark lawsuit from the United States Department of Justice, Apple is staunchly denying any parallels between itself and Microsoft in the 1990s. It’s a comparison into which the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland leaned heavily in last week’s filing. While portions of the United […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use
Enter the World of How To Train Your Dragon at Universal's Epic Universe
Gizmodo / 8h
Soar with Toothless and Hiccup at Universal Epic Universe , which will soon boast an imaginative world of Vikings inspired by DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon. Details for the Isle of Berk area, one of the five new cinematic portals of Universal Orlando’s newest theme park , have just been revealed—and if you’re a… Read more...
How I Cleaned My Stainless Steel Sink Without Spending Extra Money
LifeHacker / 8h
There is a wide variety of ways to clean and buff a stainless steel sink. Some require the purchase of specialty products, and others are more reliant on household materials and DIY hacks. While I won't dissuade you if you want to choose a ready-made, store-bought solution like Bar Keepers Friend or Weiman Stainless Steel Sink Cleaner, I did some testing to determine whether or not the cheaper me
Strange Tax Deductions You Might Not Know About
LifeHacker / 8h
While most of us are familiar with the common tax deductions like mortgage interest, charitable donations, and retirement contributions, there are plenty of unexpected deductions and other little-known uses for pre-tax money. Tax deductions you might not be aware of Andy Phillips , Director of H&R Block’s Tax Institute, says that with the April 15 deadline fast approaching , his tax experts are g
Disillusioned Businesses Discovering That AI Kind of Sucks
200+Futurism / 8h
Reality Check By now, it seems clear that much of the hype around generative AI is overblown — if not a bubble that's bound to burst — and some businesses that invested in the tech are learning that the hard way. The tech's drawbacks are hard to overlook. Large language models like ChatGPT are prone to hallucinating and spreading misinformation. Both chatbots and AI image makers have been accused
Tidal's game-changing feature lets your friends open shared songs in Spotify
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Music streaming service Tidal is introducing a great new feature to its desktop app, one we hope other platforms implement: universal links. Now, whenever a Tidal user shares a song with a friend, the recipient will be able to listen to the track “on their preferred streaming service.” They won’t be forced to install the app on their compute. As the company put it, your friends can enjoy “your la
How to Turn Off Find My iPhone
Gizmodo / 8h
So you’ve decided to go off the grid with your iPhone. There are legitimate reasons for shutting off Find My iPhone , like when taking in the device for repair or selling it to another party, so this walkthrough is for you. Read more...
Uber Eats courier’s fight against AI bias shows justice under UK law is hard won
24TechCrunch / 8h
On Tuesday, the BBC reported that Uber Eats courier Pa Edrissa Manjang, who is Black, had received a payout from Uber after “racially discriminatory” facial recognition checks prevented him from accessing the app, which he had been using since November 2019 to pick up jobs delivering food on Uber’s platform. The news raises questions about […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal
First look: Tulum’s new airport finally welcomes US flights — and it’s no Cancun
400+The Points Guy / 9h
There’s a new airport option for U.S. travelers hoping to make the trek to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula — one that doesn’t involve the packed terminals and dense crowds of Cancun. On Thursday, Tulum’s brand new Felipe Carrillo International Airport (TQO) welcomed the first flights from U.S. airlines. It was an occasion marked by music, dancing and decor on both sides of the border. Situated nearly
This new phishing attack targets iPhone and Android alike via RCS
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 9h
A new phishing service has been detected sporting a unique way of approaching iOS and Android users. The Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) tool, called “Darcula” and uncovered by researchers at Netcraft, stands out from the crowd as it reaches out to its victims via the Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol for Google Messages and iMessage, instead of the usual Short Message System (SMS). There
Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep Netflix happy: Lawsuit
72Ars Technica - All content / 9h
Enlarge / A promotional image for Sorry for Your Loss , which was a Facebook Watch original scripted series. (credit: Facebook ) Last April, Meta revealed that it would no longer support original shows, like Jada Pinkett Smith's Red Table Talk talk show, on Facebook Watch. Meta's streaming business that was once viewed as competition for the likes of YouTube and Netflix is effectively dead now; F
You Can Get an Apple Vision Pro for $200 Off, If It Fits
LifeHacker / 9h
The Apple Vision Pro, arguably the most impressive virtual reality and augmented reality headset available for public consumption, is seeing its first significant discount. Woot is selling new 256 GB Apple Vision Pros for $3,299 —a $200 discount—but only in the small Solo Knit Band size and 21W Light Seal. Apple Vision Pro $3,299.00 at Woot $3,499.00 Save $200.00 Get Deal Get Deal $3,299.00 at Wo
Please, Don't Trust AI to Identify Mushrooms
LifeHacker / 9h
Eating wild mushrooms is a famously dangerous hobby. If you are an expert forager, you’ll know what grows in your area, where to find it, and how to be absolutely sure that you’ve found an edible species rather than a poisonous one. If you aren’t, you could end up chowing down on mushrooms with names like “death cap” and “destroying angel.” It takes years of experience and a keen eye for detail t
A Quick Guide to Luna Snow, the Marvel Heroine You've Never Heard Of
Gizmodo / 9h
Yesterday, Marvel revealed yet another upcoming video game : Marvel Rivals , a team-based multiplayer shooter inspired by the likes of Overwatch and Valorant. But among its roster of stalwarts—X-Men Storm and Magneto, Guardians of the Galaxy members Star-Lord and Rocket, and of course, more than a few assembled… Read more...
Kodi Moves to Flatpak for Linux Installations
How-To Geek / 9h
Slowly but surely, the Linux ecosystem is switching to packaged software bundles, like Snap and Flatpak. The Kodi media center project has announced it will no longer distribute installations or updates through the Team Kodi PPA, instead using Flatpak as its primary software repository on Linux.
Pregnant Women's Diet Affects Facial Features of Their Children, Scientists Find
32Futurism / 9h
Do you have a big nose you despise? Or pointy features you find annoying? Well, blame your mother and her late night pregnancy cravings for chocolate ice cream dusted with Flaming Hot Cheetos. A new study in Nature Communications suggests that your mother's diet during pregnancy is a significant factor in how your facial features are shaped due to a complex dance between gene expression and how m
Can you pay taxes with a credit card?
77The Points Guy / 9h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. With a new tax season looming ahead, you may wonder if you can pay your taxes with a credit card. After all, charging your taxes to a rewards credit card could mean you earn cash back , points or miles toward travel. Although you will generally get dinged with service charges and other fees for using a cre
No More Pretending To Have A Support Animal, American Airlines Makes Pet Travel Easier
79View from the Wing / 9h
American Airlines has changed one policy that made it difficult to go legit, pay the fee, and keep fido or fifi in under the seat in front of them. American will no longer require you to forfeit your full-sized carry-on bag when flying with a pet in cabin . Continue reading ...
'This Is a Sputnik Moment': NYC Is Adding AI Metal Detectors to the Subway
Gizmodo / 9h
NYC Mayor Eric Adams has a new plan to make the city’s subways safe : metal detectors. But these are not just any metal detectors because these detectors come with AI. As for how well they work, it’s not looking so good. Read more...
How to properly clean your AirPods
Mashable / 9h
We've all been there: You pull out your AirPods case, flip the top, and realize your earbuds have become very small (very expensive) petri dishes. And though you may not know how they got so dirty, you're sure that things have to change. The Apple AirPods are particularly prone to building up of gunk, mostly because they have so many nooks and crannies for that stuff to hide in. Here are a few wa
Elon Musk's X tests 'adult content' label for X-rated Communities
Mashable / 9h
Unlike most social media companies, Elon Musk 's X does allow users to publish adult content. This wasn't a new policy instituted by Musk either. Even under the old, then- Twitter leadership, X-rated content was permitted. Twitter, or X as it's now called, has long-been the mainstream social media service of choice for those who work in the adult industry or just like posting adult content. New s
An OLED iPad Pro and the first big-screen iPad Air will reportedly arrive in May
Engadget / 10h
Apple will finally launch new iPads in early May, according to Bloomberg ’s Mark Gurman. Expected are a new iPad Pro with an OLED display and a faster iPad Air, including a 12.9-inch model for the first time in that lineup. The details of the upcoming iPad models have been consistent, circulating through the rumor mill since last year . The new iPad Pro models will reportedly add OLED displays (o
A Data Broker Reportedly Tracked Visitors to Jeffrey Epstein’s Island
40Gizmodo / 10h
A data broker compiled a report on the geographical movements of visitors to Jeffrey Epstein’s “ pedophile island ,” culling it from mobile data that it acquired via unknown means, a new investigation by Wired reveals. Read more...
Universal Orlando reveals details of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’-themed land coming to Epic Universe
100+The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. It’s been almost five years since the world learned that a fourth theme park called Universal Epic Universe would be coming to Universal Orlando Resort . Aside from a March 2021 update that construction on Epic Universe would resume after it was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Universal has been tight
Activision investigating password-stealing malware targeting game players
Valid Accounts (Enterprise T1078)•
TechCrunch / 10h
Video game giant Activision is investigating a hacking campaign that’s targeting players with the goal of stealing their credentials, TechCrunch has learned. At this point, the hackers’ specific goals — apart from stealing passwords for various types of accounts — are unclear. Somehow, the hackers are getting malware on the victims’ computers and then stealing […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights re
Scientists Find Evidence in Mice That Inherited Alzheimer's Could Be Transmittable
Gizmodo / 10h
A new study this week points to a potential transmission risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found evidence in mice that an inherited form of the neurological disorder can be passed on via bone marrow donation. While such a danger has yet to be confirmed in humans and likely to be infrequent if it can happen, the… Read more...
Apple Sues Former Engineer for Leaking Products He Hated to 'Homeboy'
Gizmodo / 10h
Apple filed a lawsuit earlier this month against former software engineer Andrew Aude, alleging he leaked info about products he wanted to “kill” to a journalist saved in his phone as “Homeboy.” The secret projects included Apple’s new Journal app and the Vision Pro , first reported by MacRumors Thursday. Read more...
35 Years Later, Heathers Has Been Often Imitated, Never Duplicated
81Gizmodo / 10h
Heathers was released in theaters March 31, 1989, capping a decade of teen movies more defined by John Hughes comedies (The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) than wickedly acidic satire . Other high school-centric films in 1989 included Say Anything, Dead Poets’ Society, and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure —wild… Read more...
Fortify your finances: A tactical guide to shielding against scams in 2024
Mashable / 10h
As our lives grow increasingly more and more digitally dependent, our personal data also becomes more valuable than ever. While the sites you visit, social feeds you follow, messages you send on your computer or tablet might feel private, the truth is that when you’re online, data brokers, trackers, and hackers are all scrambling to collect the many data-trails you leave behind. There are dangero
Oregon Just Passed a Monumental ‘Right to Repair’ Law
LifeHacker / 10h
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek officially signed a new "Right to Repair" law on Wednesday that will make it much easier to repair our stuff—at least in the state of Oregon. Much of the law follows in the footsteps of Right to Repair legislation passed by New York , Minnesota , and California : Tech companies that sell their products in Oregon will need to allow customers and third-party repair stores to
Use This Plugin to Add Your WordPress Site to the Fediverse
LifeHacker / 10h
I miss blogs. Don't get me wrong: I write professionally for various websites, and I have an email newsletter, but none of them quite give me that blog feeling from the 2000s. The closest thing I've found is Mastodon. Maybe it's the jankyness, maybe it's the do-it-yourself mindset, but scrolling through Mastodon reminds me of old school blogs. As it turns out, I can combine my passion for old-sch
Astronomers have solved the mystery of why this black hole has the hiccups
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / Scientists have found a large black hole that “hiccups,” giving off plumes of gas. (credit: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT) In December 2020, astronomers spotted an unusual burst of light in a galaxy roughly 848 million light-years away—a region with a supermassive black hole at the center that had been largely quiet until then. The energy of the burst mysteriously dipped about every 8.5 days
PyPI halted new users and projects while it fended off supply-chain attack
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Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / Supply-chain attacks, like the latest PyPI discovery, insert malicious code into seemingly functional software packages used by developers. They're becoming increasingly common. (credit: Getty Images) PyPI, a vital repository for open source developers, temporarily halted new project creation and new user registration following an onslaught of package uploads that executed malicious cod
Ubuntu will manually review Snap Store after crypto wallet scams
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Enlarge / One thing you can say about this crypto wallet: You can't confuse it for any other. (credit: Getty Images) The Snap Store, where containerized Snap apps are distributed for Ubuntu's Linux distribution, has been attacked for months by fake crypto wallet uploads that seek to steal users' currencies. As a result, engineers at Ubuntu's parent firm are now manually reviewing apps uploaded to
NYPD Purchases Expensive AI Metal Detectors That May or May Not Actually Work
Futurism / 10h
In its latest effort to waste taxpayer funds that could be spent fixing the famously-broken Metropolitan Transit Authority subway system, the New York Police Department has decided to buy AI metal detectors made by a company that's currently under federal investigation. As Gothamist reports , New York's easily- impressed mayor, Eric Adams, declared the pricey AI-enabled metal detectors made by th
27 airlines that allow families to pool miles
100+The Points Guy / 10h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Frequent flyer programs were historically designed so that the person who is sitting in an airplane seat on an eligible paid ticket would be the one who earns the miles toward elite status and that next sweet award ticket redemption. But the origins of frequent flyer programs are now 40 years behind us, an
Page of Ottoman Calligraphy Scribe: Seyh Hamdullah (Islamic, 1436 (?)-1520) 10th century AH/AD 16th…
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
nobrashfestivity : Page of Ottoman Calligraphy Scribe: Seyh Hamdullah (Islamic, 1436 (?)-1520) 10th century AH/AD 16th century-12th century AH/AD 18th century (Ottoman) Part of The Walters Art Museum
Logitech's New Signature Slim Keyboard Combo is for Multi-Device Desks
How-To Geek / 10h
Logitech sells a lot of keyboards and mice, with options for everything from gaming PCs to productivity workstations. That list is now getting bigger, with the introduction of the Signature Slim Keyboard and Combo.
How to take a screenshot on a Mac
Mashable / 10h
Need to capture what's on your MacBook screen? No problem. Taking a screenshot that captures your entire screen or just a portion of it can be done in a few straightforward steps. Depending on what kind of screenshot you need, there are different methods. We'll walk you through both. First, here's how to take a screenshot of your entire screen. Total Time Less than 1 minute. What You Need MacBook
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years
1KBBC News / 11h
The crypto exchange co-founder was convicted last year of stealing $8bn from investors.
Apple tipped to launch new iPads in May
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Apple could finally launch new iPads in May, bringing in OLED panels and a brand-new iPad Air model. Apple tipster and Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman said that his sources with insider knowledge of Apple's plans note that “early May” is slated as a launch period for next-generation iPads. It was previously thought new iPads would arrive in March or April, but Gurman reported that complications in
X is testing NSFW adult communities, according to screenshots
TechCrunch / 11h
Even though X seems to be working on this NSFW Communities feature, that doesn't mean it'll come to fruition. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Russell T. Davies on Why Doctor Who's Disney Partnership Is So Important
100+Gizmodo / 11h
If you watched the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials , the most recent Christmas special , or even just the trailer for Ncuti Gatwa’s first season as the Fifteenth Doctor —you have absolutely noticed the famously low-budget show’s suddenly far more glorious production values. It’s a big result of the BBC staple’s new… Read more...
Buy now, pay later on a Porsche? Zaver now has $30M to make it a reality
TechCrunch / 11h
We last checked in on Zaver, a Swedish B2C buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) provider in Europe, when it raised a $5 million funding round in 2021. The company has now closed a $10 million extension to its Series A funding round, bringing its total Series A to $20 million. Total investment to date stands at $30 million. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
A $3 app shoots better spatial videos than the iPhone’s native camera
Engadget / 11h
A $3 iOS app now records higher-resolution spatial videos than Apple’s native camera app. Spatialify, available on the App Store, lets iPhone 15 Pro owners record 3D videos for Apple’s Vision Pro in either 1080p at 60fps or 4K at 30fps — with HDR. Apple’s native recording only supports 1080p / 30fps without HDR, so your immersive clips will be noticeably sharper using Spatialify than the camera a
Starlux debuts Seattle flights, its third US destination
The Points Guy / 11h
Taiwan’s self-proclaimed “luxury” airline will touch down in its third U.S. gateway later this year. Starlux Airlines will commence flights to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) from its hub at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) on a thrice-weekly basis beginning Aug. 16. The Taipei-based carrier will deploy an Airbus A350-900, which features four first-class suites, 26 business-c
Five Situations You Should Be Using a Contract (and How to Make One)
LifeHacker / 11h
If you stop to think about it, society is pretty fragile. A lot of it’s just agreements between total strangers to do certain things in certain ways all the way down, and if enough people stopped honoring those agreements, everything would collapse pretty fast. Most of those agreements are unwritten and unspoken—like not playing the bongos at 3 a.m. while your neighbors are sleeping—but many are
Four Seasons Yachts’ Unique Pricing Model
20One Mile at a Time / 11h
Four Seasons is getting into the cruising industry, with the first Four Seasons Yachts ship expected to set sail by early 2026. As I recently wrote about , Four Seasons Yachts journeys are now bookable, with itineraries in both the Caribbean and Mediterranean. There’s a lot that makes Four Seasons Yachts unique, from the unparalleled amount of space dedicated to each passenger, to the plan to pri
AI-Powered "Family Guy" Stream Devolves Into Endless Screaming
84Futurism / 11h
Laugh and Cry An automated YouTube stream of an endless AI-generated "Family Guy" show called "AI Peter" has devolved into ear-bruising chaos, Kotaku reports , with some of your favorite characters of the sitcom blurting out gibberish — and screaming at the top of their lungs nonstop. The stream, which started back in June of last year, relies on audience submissions to come up AI-generated scrip
Gemini Nano will indeed roll out to Pixel 8 despite claims of "hardware limitations"
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Despite assertions that it wouldn’t happen, Gemini Nano will in fact be making its way to the Pixel 8. Google didn’t reveal a lot of details in their announcement, so the AI’s full capabilities on the smartphone are unknown at this time. However, Gemini Nano on the Pixel 8 may perform similarly to its Pixel 8 Pro counterpart. According to 9To5Google , it’ll be used to power two features: Summariz
Bug Zappers Are Swarming on Amazon
20Wired / 11h
Amazon listings for low-cost tech products can send shoppers down a rabbit hole of weird brand names, duplicate listings, and suspect reviews. Data from Fakespot shows bug zappers are ascendant.
Starting the Era of 1-bit LLMs – With Microsoft Research
Next Big Future / 11h
itNet is paving the way for a new era of 1-bit Large Language Models (LLMs). In this work, we introduce a 1-bit LLM variant, namely BitNet b1.58, in which every single parameter (or weight) of the LLM is ternary {-1, 0, 1}. It matches the full-precision (i.e., FP16 or BF16) Transformer LLM with the same ... Read more
Cheap round-trip flights to New York starting at $399 for business class and $137 for economy
The Points Guy / 11h
Looking to make a trip to the Big Apple? Of course you are. New York is one of the most iconic cities in the U.S. — and for good reason. From its awe-inspiring landmarks to its world-class hotels and trendsetting dining scene, the city that never sleeps has plenty to offer. Here’s a roundup of some of the best flight deals to New York (originally shared by Going , a paid membership program with b
United adds wheelchair accommodation filter to its flight search results
20The Points Guy / 11h
United Airlines began rolling out a new tool Thursday aimed at making travel easier for passengers who rely on wheelchairs for mobility. The airline introduced a new filter on its search results page that allows passengers to enter their wheelchair’s specifications, and prioritize flights on aircraft that can accommodate that particular mobility device. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up fo
'Wean itself off Nvidia': Samsung signs $750 million agreement with South Korea's largest online platform — Naver wants to replace Nvidia's super expensive AI GPU with the more affordable Mach-1 chip
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
In a move to cut its dependency on Nvidia's high-cost AI chips, Naver, the South Korean equivalent of Google, has signed a 1 trillion won ($750 million) agreement with Samsung. The deal will see the tech giant supply its more affordable Mach-1 chips to Naver, by the end of 2024. The Mach-1 chip, currently under development, is an AI accelerator in the form of a SoC that combines Samsung’s proprie
SMBs believe AI is going to give them the edge when it comes to success
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 11h
Small business owners are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to gain a competitive advantage in the market, new research has claimed. A GoDaddy study of over 500 US entrepreneurs found a growing confidence in the power of generative AI tools to drive business success. The findings indicate a positive shift in attitude towards AI among small and medium-sized businesses. Three in four
SBF sentenced, Worldcoin hit with another ban order and big web3 pre-seed rounds are back
TechCrunch / 11h
Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. This is the last edition of this newsletter. I want to personally thank each of you for reading this and if you would like to stay in touch, you can follow me on X here for future updates. With that said, the show goes on. This […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Rooster Teeth's Red vs. Blue Will End With a (Feature-Length) Bang
Gizmodo / 11h
News dropped earlier this month that Warner Bros. Discovery is shuttering Austin, Texas-based animation company Rooster Teeth —and now one of the studio’s most beloved titles is getting a big send-off. Red vs. Blue: Restoration, the web series’ 19th season, is arriving in May, and it’ll be released as a single feature… Read more...
YouTube Premium might let you automatically jump to the most interesting part of a video
Mashable / 11h
Google is testing out an interesting experiment with YouTube. According to 9to5Google , YouTube is testing out an experimental feature (meaning it rolls out to a select few users before going wide) that would allow Premium users to automatically jump ahead to what they want to see. In other words, it would use machine learning data to determine what is the most interesting part of a video, and pr
Microsoft Edge Introduces a Built-in RAM Limiter
20How-To Geek / 11h
Microsoft is testing a RAM usage slider in the latest Edge Canary build. This setting forces Edge to limit its memory consumption and may improve the performance of other apps on your system.
You can now use your phone to get started with Amazon’s palm-reading tech
Engadget / 12h
Amazon just launched an app that lets people sign up for its palm recognition service without having to head to an in-store kiosk. The Amazon One app uses a smartphone’s camera to take a photo of a palm print to set up an account. Once signed up, you can pay for stuff by using just your hand, ending the tyranny of having to carry a smartphone, cash or a burdensome plastic card. The tech uses gene
There’s a new option for a river cruise through Portugal’s wine country
100+The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: TPG’s Gene Sloan accepted a free trip from Avalon Waterways to get an early look at the new Avalon Alegria. The opinions expressed below are entirely his and weren’t subject to review by the line. Avalon Waterways is the latest river cruise line to launch sailings on the Douro. The Denver-based brand on Thursday unveiled its first vessel on the vineyard-lined river in Portugal, whi
YouTube now lets creators share exclusive Shorts with their paying subscribers
TechCrunch / 12h
YouTube is launching “members only” Shorts, allowing creators to share short-form videos exclusively to their paying viewers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Crystal, cocktails and a chic crowd: My stay at the Baccarat Hotel New York
The Points Guy / 12h
[circuit type=review circuit_id=”8763″] Editor’s note: Baccarat Hotel New York provided a complimentary stay so TPG could get an inside look at the hotel and its amenities. The opinions expressed below are entirely those of the author and weren’t subject to review by the hotel or any external entity. “The limit does not exist,” Cady Heron of the North Shore Mathletes famously said in the 2004 sma
JSX CEO Teases Potential IPO: Soaring Past Industry Challenges [Roundup]
View from the Wing / 12h
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading ...
The Pixel 8 Is Getting Gemini Nano AI Features After All
LifeHacker / 12h
After citing "hardware limitations" as the main reason why Google's Gemini Nano wouldn't come to the cheaper Pixel 8 , the tech giant seems to have found a way to make it work after all. According to reports from TechCrunch , Google has announced plans to roll out on-device AI features such as recording summaries and smart replies to the Pixel 8. These features have previously been locked to the
VC Slams Sam Altman as "Megalomaniac"
100+Futurism / 12h
Overhyped It's no surprise that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is a hugely ambitious guy. But his latest jaw-dropping fundraising efforts have even his fellow venture capitalists in disbelief. Earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI is looking to raise up to $7 trillion for an AI hardware venture. That's more than 14 times all of global chip sales last year. Meanwhile, the ChatGPT
How to Reset an iPad
Gizmodo / 12h
If you want your iPad to go back to looking the way it did when you first got it, you can reset its settings to default without losing your data. Read more...
China has a big problem with super gonorrhea, study finds
34Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / A billboard from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation is seen on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California, on May 29, 2018, warning of a drug-resistant gonorrhea. (credit: Getty | ) Health officials have long warned that gonorrhea is becoming more and more resistant to all the antibiotic drugs we have to fight it. Last year, the US reached a grim landmark : For the first time, two unrelated
Biden orders every US agency to appoint a chief AI officer
23Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Contributor | AFP ) The White House has announced the "first government-wide policy to mitigate risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and harness its benefits." To coordinate these efforts, every federal agency must appoint a chief AI officer with "significant expertise in AI." Some agencies have already appointed chief AI officers, but any agency that has no
Proxmox gives VMware ESXi users a place to go after Broadcom kills free version
20Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Proxmox ) Broadcom has made sweeping changes to VMware's business since acquiring the company in November 2023, killing off the perpetually licensed versions of VMware's software and instituting large-scale layoffs . Broadcom executives have acknowledged the " unease " that all of these changes have created among VMware's customers and partners but so far haven't been interested
How Apple plans to update new iPhones without opening them
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Being in a box doesn't mean the iPhone can't update. (credit: Apple ) Unboxing a new gadget is always a fun experience, but it's usually marred somewhat by the setup process. Either your device has been in a box for months, or it's just now launching and ships in the box with pre-release software. Either way, the first thing you have to do is connect to Wi-Fi and wait several minutes fo
Google is bringing its AI-powered Circle to Search to older smartphones – here's why that matters
25TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Google has announced that Circle to Search will roll out to its older and mid-range Pixel devices starting from March 27. Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the AI feature is coming to “more Pixel and Samsung phones, foldables and tablets.” Circle to Search has trickled down from the Samsung Galaxy S24 series and the Google Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8 , to the older Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro in
Cool: Avelo Airlines Adding Lakeland Flights
78One Mile at a Time / 12h
I understand this route addition won’t be interesting to the average person, though as someone who has lived in Florida for most of my life, I find this to be pretty noteworthy (and as I’ll explain below, there’s a special reason I’m intrigued by this). Avelo Airlines adds New Haven to Lakeland route US ultra low cost carrier Avelo Airlines is adding a new route between New Haven, Connecticut (HV
Unmarked Remains in West Virginia Are Actually George Washington's Descendants
66Gizmodo / 12h
Twenty-five years ago, a team of researchers excavated a cemetery in West Virginia hoping to find George Washington’s little brother. Five graves were unearthed, and after testing small bones retrieved from these burial sites, tentative identities have been assigned. A new DNA analysis has now certified three sets of… Read more...
Skyflow raises $30M more as AI spikes demand for its privacy business
TechCrunch / 12h
This morning, Skyflow announced that it has raised a $30 million Series B extension led by Khosla Ventures. The deal is interesting on a number of fronts, including the round’s structure and how Skyflow has been impacted by the growth of AI. The new capital comes after Skyflow expanded its data privacy business to support […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Hasbro's New Deadpool and Wolverine Figures Are Not Deadpool & Wolverine Figures
40Gizmodo / 12h
Truly, it is the week of “here is merchandise featuring Deadpool and Wolverine, but it’s definitely not Deadpool & Wolverine merchandise, because licensing takes time.” Just after we got to see some rad Logan and Wade art , Hasbro has announced two updated movie figures of the irascible mutant duo... but it’s mostly so… Read more...
MODERN FAIRYLAND by Elcy Burnham (Boston: Arena, 1896)
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
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Microsoft 365 Cheaper 'Basic' Plan Now Has More Features
22How-To Geek / 12h
Microsoft 365 Basic is the entry-level version of Microsoft 365, giving you 100GB of OneDrive cloud storage and access to the web Office apps without spending much money. Now, Microsoft is bringing more features down to the
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