Apple says the AirPods Max will get 24-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio, including Personalized Spatial Audio, and ultra‑low latency in April via a software update
A new firmware update coming in April will also include ultra low-latency for the $549 headphones.
23andMe files for bankruptcy to “maximize the value of its business”, and co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki steps down; 23andMe was valued at $3.5B in June 2021
The Silicon Valley-based firm will continue marketing itself to investors with the goal of getting at least …
Google rolls out real-time AI video Gemini Live features, including the ability to “see” phone screens and phone camera feeds, for Gemini Advanced subscribers
Gemini can ‘see’ screens and camera feeds in real-time for some Google One AI Premium subscribers now.
A look at the Internet Archive, which sees ~100TB of data uploaded daily and has cataloged ~73K US government webpages that the Trump administration expunged
SAN FRANCISCO — If you've ever clicked on a hyperlink that's taken you to something called the Wayback Machine to view an old web page …
Google confirms Google Maps had “a technical issue that caused the deletion of Timeline data for some people”, but says those with backups can restore the data
Update: Google has confirmed the issue, and it indeed advises affected users to restore their data via a previous backup.
Retail investors often bear the brunt of losses in the Solana blockchain's memecoin market, which is rife with insider trading cabals, rug pulls, and “sniping”
Rug pulls. Sniping. Trading “cabals.” The niche world of memecoins on the Solana blockchain is rife with danger …
Malaysia plans to tighten chip rules and says Washington demanded it track high-end Nvidia chips entering the country, over suspicions that many end up in China
Trade minister says Washington suspects high-end semiconductors are making it to China despite trade controls
Source: South Korean AI inference chip startup FuriosaAI rejected Meta's $800M takeover offer, opting to grow the business as an independent company instead
Korean chip startup FuriosaAI has turned down an $800 million takeover offer from Meta Platforms Inc., choosing instead to grow …
DeepSeek releases MIT-licensed DeepSeek-V3-0324, the latest version of their enormous DeepSeek v3 model; the previous DeepSeek v3 version had a custom license
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek just released the latest version of their enormous DeepSeek v3 model … X: @awnihannun , @simonw , @simonw , @iterintellectus , @levie , and @data...
A survey of 730 developers: 75% have tried AI, 35.6% are AI optimists, 38.4% are AI pessimists, freelancers use AI more, 50%+ of employers pay for AI, and more
We surveyed 730 coders and developers about how (and how often) they use AI chatbots on the job. The results amazed and disturbed us. Bluesky: @smcgrath.phd Bluesky: Scott McGrath / @smcgrath.phd : I...
Q&A with Reid Hoffman on making people AI-curious through his new book, Superagency, writing with AI, why AI “gloomers” are wrong, tech's DEI rollback, and more
The co-founder of LinkedIn and Democrat donor remains confident that AI can be good for all of us - if its introduction is handled in the right way Bluesky: @karengregory . X: @kulvindergill Bluesky: ...
How one of the world's major money laundering networks, linked to Cambodia's Huione Group, services online scammers using cryptocurrencies, Telegram, and more
and what you can do about it New York Times : How We Investigated Money Laundering, and What We Found X: Mike Forsythe / @pekingmike : How Scammers Launder Money and Get Away With It - searing investi...
A profile of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, set to go on trial on July 14 for conspiracy to commit money laundering; Storm says most users were legitimate
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SAP's stock rose ~1% for a ~€313B market cap, passing Danish weight-loss drugmaker Novo as Europe's most valuable public company; SAP is up 40% in the past year
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The daily amount of ether burned on Ethereum due to transaction fees hit an all-time low on March 22, amid dips in other network metrics, like active addresses
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Q&A with Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on the music creation platform, the economics of creator platforms, why creatives “deserve better” than AI tools, and more
Today, I'm talking with Kakul Srivastava, CEO of music creation platform Splice.
Research shows a surge in the popularity of deepfake porn services, with the 10 most popular “nudifying” websites receiving 18M views in January 2025 alone
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Browser Use, whose open-source tool converts website elements into a “text-like” format that AI agents can better understand, raised a $17M seed led by Felicis
They've raised $17M in seed funding and I'm curious about the business model as it's Open Source and anyone can host it. Mastodon: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life@mas.to : Browser Use extracts the struc...
An interview with Helsing co-CEO Torsten Reil on delivering the defense tech company's AI-enabled strike drones to Ukraine, the herd mentality of VCs, and more
Highlights for me: — ‘I am a passionate European. I believe in European ideas.’ …
An off-Broadway theater in New York is offering Worldly's AI-powered live translations in 60 languages, via headphones during the show, to attract new audiences
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CB Insights: Q1 2025 has had 11 startup sales worth $1B+ so far, totaling a record $54.5B, up from two acquisitions worth $1B+ in Q1 2024, totaling $3.2B
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Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
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Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.