A leaked Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro promo video reveals new camera features: an Audio Eraser, the ability to swap faces, full manual controls like ISO, and more
- A new promo video focuses on the many camera features of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. — Both the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will get a 50MP primary camera.
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes a bill that would have required a human safety operator in heavy-duty self-driving trucks on public roads in the state
California Governor Gavin Newsom late on Friday vetoed a bill to prevent heavy-duty driverless trucks from operating in the state …
Academics and US agencies are overhauling or ending online misinformation research due to Representative Jim Jordan and other Republicans' escalating campaign
An escalating campaign, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans, has cast a pall over programs that study political disinformation … Mastodon: @PaulaChertok@mas.to , @dangillmor@mastodon...
A look at Scattered Spider, which experts say is a group of 17- to 22-year-old native English speakers likely behind MGM and 52+ other hacks since March 2022
About a year ago, the U.S. security firm Palo Alto Networks began to hear from a flurry of companies that had been hacked in ways that weren't the norm for cybercriminals.
Amazon plans to run limited ads on Prime Video in the US, the UK, Germany, and Canada starting in early 2024, charging $2.99/month extra in the US to avoid ads
Unity apologizes and says games made with Unity Personal will be exempt from its Runtime Fee, which will only apply to games made with Unity versions from 2024
The fee is no longer retroactive. … Joshua Robertson / TheGamer : Unity Says “Sorry”, Rolls Back Some Download Fees Spitblaze / Corndog Formica : GOOD NEWS: Unity has announced that games made on curr...
Walmart-backed PhonePe, which leads India's UPI-based payments market, launches the Indus AppStore on Android and promises no platform fees or IAP commission
PhonePe launched the Indus AppStore Developer Platform on Saturday, promising zero platform fee and no commission on in-app purchases …
A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, in which men read obituaries scraped from authorized publishers like funeral homes and newspapers
If you Google someone who recently died, you might see a flood of near-identical videos of men reading obits. Here's why. X: @pearlriverflow , @waterslicer , @mattsreynolds1 , @nicklucchesi , and @kn...
A look at the role of pro gaming in Tencent's long-term strategy as China hosts the Hangzhou Asian Games, the first event where esports are eligible for medals
- Hundreds of pro players will compete at Hangzhou Asian Games — Tencent places esports at the heart of its online media empire
A writer whose AI-assisted essay went viral reflects on testing GPT-3 early, Sudowrite's novel generator, and whether AI is good for writers and literature
Despite my success with AI-generated stories, I'm not sure they are good for writers—or writing itself. Mastodon: @AthenaHelivoy@mastodon.world . X: @englishoer , @srhm_ca , @dan_jeffries1 , @aldaily ...
EV maker Nio launches the Nio Phone in China with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and 30+ car-specific features, including automatic parking, starting at ~$890
- Nio, an electric car manufacturer, has entered the Chinese smartphone market with the Nio Phone, targeting owners of its EVs …
A look at chip equipment makers, like Applied Materials, that push the boundaries of sculpting materials at the atomic level, in a quest to make chips faster
Few people outside of semiconductor manufacturing have ever heard of Applied Materials and its competitors—but what they do is more essential … X: @akwyz . Forums: Hacker News X: Antonio Vieira Santos...
Three major US voting equipment makers let some researchers stress-test their software and hardware, to take on conspiracy theories with greater transparency
Major US voting equipment manufacturers are enlisting cybersecurity experts to provide additional stress-tests of their systems … X: @vote_mfg_qa , @knash99 , and @benadida X: Ed Smith / @vote_mfg_qa ...
Q&A with outgoing Amazon SVP of Devices and Services Dave Limp on using generative AI for Alexa, a possible Alexa subscription, advice for Panos Panay, and more
The departing executive in charge of Amazon's voice assistant has a conversation about its future in the age of AI.
Documents: Coinbase explored acquiring FTX Europe after FTX's November 2022 bankruptcy, as part of Coinbase's goal to expand its overseas derivatives business
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Sources: India plans to delay its import license requirement for laptops and tablets by a year and propose a simpler import registration process from November
Sources: Meta plans to release AI chatbots with personalities, internally called Gen AI Personas, across its apps at this week's Connect, to attract young users
it's just as futuristic, if not moreso, to just embrace the purely synthetic nature of bots and design towards that [embedded post] Chad Heron / @cheron.bsky.social : Constantly improving AI chatbots ...
Some employees reminisce about Netflix's DVD subscription service, which upended the entertainment industry and is shutting down on September 29 after 25 years
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Sources: due to technical kinks, SpaceX won't roll out its direct to cell service in late 2023 as announced, and plans to start testing with T-Mobile in 2024
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Doc: Booking accuses EU officials of using “misleading” and “selective” facts to block its €1.63B Etraveli acquisition and plans to challenge any ban in court
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In a countersuit, chip startup Rivos and six ex-Apple staff claim Apple intimidates those who “dare to leave”; Apple sued Rivos over trade secrets theft in 2022
Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg : Forums: r/hardware Forums: r/hardware : Bloomberg: “Startup Rivos Says Apple Intimidates Workers Who ‘Dare to Leave’”
A look at Microsoft's Surface business as device revenue plunged in FY 2023 after growing steadily since FY 2014, as a major correction hits the wider PC market
Ed Bott / ZDNet : X: @edbott and @mukund . Forums: r/Surface X: Ed Bott / @edbott : I had some thoughts after Microsoft's Surface event this week. https://www.zdnet.com/... Mukund Mohan / @mukund : W...
A look at the antitrust activists attending the DOJ's Google antitrust trial every day and documenting their observations via social media and daily newsletters
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A look at the UK NHS' plans for a federated data platform and the doctors, privacy campaigners, and others concerned that Palantir could win the £480M contract
Wired : Mastodon: @wcbdata@vis.social . X: @kvnbbg and @steve_e . LinkedIn: Liam Cahill . Forums: r/technology Mastodon: @wcbdata@vis.social : If you know anyone who has any influence within the NHS,...
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