Copilot gets ChatGPT-4o update. Plus, 5 AI features that may blow you away
Mashable / 22min
Before Build 2024 , Microsoft unleashed a new set of Surface devices — Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 — with new capabilities from Copilot, an AI chatbot. As a cherry on top, the Redmond-based tech giant announced that GPT-4o is poised to underpin Copilot. Which advantages will this Microsoft and OpenAI partnership bring to Copilot? Well, for one, at the Surface event on May 20, Microsoft bo
Save on this AI app that turns your lyrics into songs for $50
Mashable / 22min
TL;DR : As of May 20, save $273 on this AI-powered app that turns a prompt into a song in just a few minutes. If the songwriting in Taylor Swift’s new album inspired you to pick up your pen (or typewriter), but you don’t have her recording equipment, you should try this iOS app that's designed to turn your lyrics into music. Create songs in as little as a few minutes with Supermusic AI for $49.99
Save on this AI tool that can help you get hired in this crazy job market
Mashable / 22min
TL;DR: Through May 22, save $460 on lifetime access to AI-powered résumé and cover letter writing and video interview coaching . If today’s job market makes you want to bang your head against your non-existent work desk, you're not alone. While some say openings are high and unemployment is low, most find it hard to even land an interview. You have to be one step ahead of recruiters, and now AI,
Create the next TikTok with Microsoft Visual Studio and courses for $56
Mashable / 22min
TL;DR: Through May 22, this Microsoft Visual Studio and online course bundle gives you the tools and the knowledge to create apps, websites, and games for $55.97. Rumor has it that TikTok is being banned in the United States in the coming months, but nothing is stopping you from making the next big social platform — right? Do you not know how to code? Okay, we don’t either, but we did find this b
This Apple CarPlay and Android Auto wireless adapter is on sale for $99.99
Mashable / 22min
TL;DR : Through May 22, upgrade your vehicle’s technology with the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto wireless adapter with streaming service support, on sale for $99.99 (reg. $149). You can add some of the latest bells and whistles to your car without breaking the bank. The 2024 Apple CarPlay and Android Auto wireless adapter can enhance your driving experience without having to trade in your vehicl
Scientists find Earth-sized planet. It's orbiting a fascinating star.
Mashable / 22min
Most stars aren't like the sun . Some 55 light-years away — which is relatively close by in space terms — scientists have discovered a rocky, Earth-sized world orbiting extremely close to its star (a single orbit, or "year," lasts just 17 hours). The exoplanet , which receives much more solar radiation than Earth and is unlikely to harbor liquid water, orbits the most long-lived type of star, cal
How to watch Game 1 of Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers online for free
Mashable / 22min
TL;DR: Live stream Game 1 of Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Final for free on BBC iPlayer . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The NBA playoffs have really delivered this year. We've seen multiple incredible matchups that have been decided by moments of brilliance, but not from the Celtics . It's all been pretty easy for t
The Paperless Post Founders Changed How We Party
NYT > Technology / 45min
When James and Alexa Hirschfeld started Paperless Post 15 years ago, some saw its digital invitations as a fad. Instead, they have become a fixture of events and have spawned imitators.
Join me at EmTech Digital this week!
MIT Technology Review / 46min
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here . I’m excited to spend this week in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I’m visiting the mothership for MIT Technology Review’s annual flagship AI conference, EmTech Digital , on May 22-23. Between the world leaders gathering in Seoul for the second AI Safety Summit this
Nintendo acquires notable port studio responsible for bringing Mortal Kombat 1 and Hogwarts Legacy to Switch
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 47min
Nintendo has acquired Miami-based Shiver Entertainment, a port studio that was responsible for bringing titles like Hogwarts Legacy and Mortal Kombat 1 to Nintendo Switch . As reported by IGN , Nintendo shared a press release that said it had entered an agreement with Embracer Group - Shiver Entertainment's former owner - to purchase the company in its entirety. "Nintendo will acquire 100% of the
Good news phone fans - BT has scrapped plans to ditch analogue landlines, for now
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 47min
BT has announced that it will delay previous plans to transition customers from copper-based landlines to internet-based services. The Group’s decision to reverse the transition – or at least delay it for now – comes as a response to concerns from vulnerable groups and incidents where telecare devices, believed to be crucial for an estimated two million UK residents, could stop functioning. Origi
Today's NYT Connections Hints and Answer for May 21 (#345)
How-To Geek / 52min
Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn'tConnections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.
NYT's The Mini crossword answers for May 21
Mashable / 52min
The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times ' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe. With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it. So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustr
Download iOS 17.5.1 now to fix a worrying reappearing photos bug
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 54min
No phones are immune to bugs, but a particularly troubling one appeared with the rollout of iOS 17.5 , leading to previously deleted photos resurfacing for some users. This even affected images that had been 'permanently deleted', and some users claimed that photos from as long ago as 2010 were coming back. It wasn’t limited to photos, either, with reports of deleted voicemails also reappearing.
Vitesse, a payments and treasury management platform for insurers, raises $93M to fuel US expansion
TechCrunch / 58min
London-based fintech Vitesse has closed a $93 million Series C round of funding led by investment giant KKR. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
'Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II’ review: Dark atmosphere, but lacks punchiness
Mashable / 1h
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II is the direct follow up to 2017’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice . This sequel doubles down on what made the first one so enjoyable, with its incredibly dark atmosphere and concise storytelling. However, like its predecessor, Hellblade II's gameplay and combat didn’t improve much. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II plot Hellblade II takes place after the events of the first game,
Volvo and Aurora introduce their first self-driving truck
Engadget / 1h
Volvo and Aurora have unveiled their first production autonomous truck, three years after the companies initially announced that they were teaming up . They've just showed off the Volvo VNL Autonomous truck , which was designed by autonomous trucking and robotaxi company Aurora but will be manufactured by Volvo, at ACT Expo in Las Vegas. It's powered by Aurora Driver, a level 4 autonomous driving
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II review: A series of unfortunate events
Engadget / 1h
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II shoves hopeless brutality in your face and screams at you to recognize its beauty. Its landscapes are littered with disemboweled corpses and shrines of rotting flesh, and its shadows conceal monsters carrying blood-stained blades. Every chapter in Hellblade II is a parade of suffering and pain, and every scene has a backdrop of taunting whispers. After just a few minute
The World Is Ignoring the Other Deadly Kind of Carbon
23Wired / 3h
Not only is black carbon terrible for human health, but ever-fiercer wildfires are covering the Arctic with the dark particles, accelerating melting.
Digitalise your documents and old files with this AI-powered app
Mashable / 5h
TL;DR: Through May 22, you can score a lifetime subscription to iScanner for only £38.09, a price drop since the last time this app went on sale. The list of what your smartphone can do gets longer by the day. It can take beautiful photos, tell you how to get anywhere, track your steps, help you talk to a foreigner, notify you if you need to bring your umbrella to work the next day, and even make
These elephants are dying on rail tracks - can AI save them?
48BBC News / 5h
Officials in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu are using AI to monitor elephant movement on rail tracks.
Zen Educate raises $37M and acquires Aquinas Education as it tries to address the teacher shortage
24TechCrunch / 5h
Zen Educate, an online marketplace that connects schools with teachers, has raised $37 million in a Series B round of funding. The raise comes amid a growing teacher shortage crisis both sides of the pond, with a recent report from ADP Research Institute noting that the global pandemic exacerbated the existing supply/demand imbalance due to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal
Scarlett Johansson 'shocked' by AI chatbot imitation
200+BBC News / 6h
The star says she is "shocked" after OpenAI launched a chatbot with a voice "eerily similar" to hers.
'Wordle' today: Here's the answer hints for May 21
Mashable / 7h
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 May 21'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 com
Aurora and Volvo unveil self-driving truck designed for a driverless future
TechCrunch / 8h
A new self-driving truck — manufactured by Volvo and loaded with autonomous vehicle tech developed by Aurora Innovation — could be on public highways as early as this summer. The Volvo VNL Autonomous truck, which was revealed Monday evening at the ACT Expo in Las Vegas, is the product of a partnership between Aurora and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for May 21
Mashable / 8h
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
23-year-old man accused of running $100 million online narcotics marketplace
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Enlarge (credit: ullstein bild / Getty Images News) Federal authorities have arrested a 23-year-old Taiwanese national and charged him with running an online market that sold $100 million worth of illicit narcotics, including fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, LSD, and ketamine. The authorities said that for almost four years, Rui-Siang Lin operated and owned the Incognito Market, an onl
Electricity grids creak as AI demands soar
78BBC News / 8h
Data centre electricity demand is forecast to double in four years, putting energy grids under pressure.
Chrome report reveals which extension could be slowing down your browser the most
21TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 8h
Chrome extensions are a great way to enhance internet browsing, but some of them may be slowing down your browser. The development team behind DebugBear, a web page optimizing service, analyzed 5,000 extensions to see how they impacted Google Chrome. According to their findings, some can cause longer load times on websites although it depends how data is processed. Certain ones are better than ot
Scarlett Johansson was 'shocked' by OpenAI 'Sky' voice
Mashable / 8h
Actress Scarlett Johannson was "shocked" and "angered" upon hearing ChatGPT 's "Sky" voice, which some had likened to her own . Johannson famously voiced a fictional digital assistant in the 2013 film Her . In a statement released Monday, obtained by NBC News, Johannson felt the comparisons were apt and said the Sky voice was "eerily similar" to hers. Crucially, she added that she'd received an o
Mind games: Hellblade returns to explore psychosis
51BBC News / 9h
An acclaimed video game series returns to shine a light on a misunderstood mental health condition.
Gamechanging Tesla FSD 12.4 Has Started a Few Weeks of Rollout
Next Big Future / 9h
Tesla FSD 12.4 is now rolling out to employees with an all new attention monitoring system. The camera attention monitoring systems means Tesla has removed the steering wheel nag. The driver will not need to keep touching the steering wheel. The new FSD update is version 2024.9.5, which is likely based on the earlier 2024.8 ... Read more
Next SpaceX Starship Orbital Test Flight in 2 Weeks
Next Big Future / 9h
Elon Musk says SpaceX Starship Flight 4 will be in about 2 weeks.The primary goal is getting through max reentry heating. It is worth noting that no one has ever succeeded in creating a fully reusable heat shield. Shuttle required over 6 months of rework. Starship Flight 4 in about 2 weeks. Primary goal is ... Read more
Scarlett Johansson’s Statement About Her Interactions With Sam Altman
NYT > Technology / 9h
The actress released a lengthy statement about the company and the similarity of one of its A.I. voices.
Microsoft Says Its ‘Copilot+ PCs’ Are Faster Than Your MacBook
LifeHacker / 9h
When you think of a computer that's both powerful and efficient, you might think first of a MacBook. However, think about a computer that's made to work with AI tools, and Apple's machine probably falls to the bottom of the list. (Provided you can even name a computer made for AI in the first place.) There's an opportunity, then, for Apple's competition to not just solidify its laptops as more po
ETF Partners raises €284M for climate startups that will be effective quickly—not 20 years down the road
TechCrunch / 9h
The European venture capital firm raised its fourth fund as fund as climate tech "comes of age." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Viral Arrest Video: Exit Row Passenger Handcuffed For Refusing To Assist Crew In An Emergency
View from the Wing / 9h
Basically, 99.9% of passengers accept the deal of assisting in an emergency in exchange for sitting in an exit row - or pretend to. And then there's this woman flying Frontier from Charlotte... She's asked if she'll assist in an emergency - and her reaction was oh heck no . Continue reading ...
Another patient will get Neuralink’s brain implant
Engadget / 9h
Neuralink will be able to surgically implant its device into another patient’s brain. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company was approved to move forward with a second procedure months after Noland Arbaugh became the first person to receive the brain implant. Elon Musk said last week that the company was “accepting applications for the second participant” in the trial. The company began
Scarlett Johansson Said No, but OpenAI’s Virtual Assistant Sounds Just Like Her
2KNYT > Technology / 10h
Last week, the company released a chatbot with an option that sounded like the actress, who provided the voice of an A.I. system in the movie “Her.”
Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT
300+Wired / 10h
In a scorching statement, Scarlett Johansson claims that after she turned down an invitation to voice ChatGPT, OpenAI brazenly mimicked her distinctive tones anyway.
Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI used her likeness without permission for its 'Sky' voice assistant
Engadget / 10h
Actor Scarlett Johansson has accused OpenAI of copying her voice for one of the voice assisstants in ChatGPT despite denying the company permission to do so. Johansson’s statement on Monday came hours after OpenAI said that the company would no longer use the voice in ChatGPT but did not provide a reason why. “Last September, I received an offer from Sam Altman, who wanted to hire me to voice the
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Tuesday, May 21 (game #79)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Hello everyone – it's time for another installment of the NYT's Strands word puzzle. If you've not played it before, you're in for a treat; if you have, you're also in for a treat, but one that you're prepared for. Hints below, if you need them. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #79) - hin
Quordle today – hints and answers for Tuesday, May 21 (game #848)
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Today's Quordle is another potentially difficult one, although probably not as bad as yesterday's. But don't worry if you get stuck – I've crafted some clues for you below to get you started. S POILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. Quordle today (game #848) - hint #1 - Vowels How many different vowels are in Quordle today
Watch Out for This Malware Hosted on GitHub and FileZilla
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LifeHacker / 10h
Bad actors are using malware disguised as credible software (such as 1Password, Bartender 5, and Pixelmator Pro) to infect Windows and macOS computers. The malware is being distributed through exploits hosted on both GitHub and FileZilla to efficiently infect the target computers. The malware gives the group behind the operation, which originates from the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS
Meta approved ads in India that called for violence and spread election conspiracy theories
Engadget / 10h
Meta’s advertising policies are once again in the spotlight as a watchdog group says the company approved more than a dozen “highly inflammatory” ads that broke its rules. The ads targeted Indian audiences and contained disinformation, calls for violence and conspiracy theories about the upcoming elections. The ads are detailed in a new report from Ekō, a nonprofit watchdog organization. The grou
Aer Lingus Launching Dublin To Las Vegas Flights
81One Mile at a Time / 10h
Aer Lingus executives have been expressing interest in flying to Las Vegas since at least 2017, if not earlier. This route will finally become a reality as of this fall, as flagged by @IshrionA . Aer Lingus will add Las Vegas route in October 2024 As of October 25, 2024, Aer Lingus will launch a new 3x weekly year-round flight between Dublin (DUB) and Las Vegas (LAS). The service will operate wit
Have the new Apple Pencil Pro for your iPad Pro or Air? Start with these apps to try out the new skills
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 10h
Apple's latest iPad Air and iPad Pro 2024 officially hit the market last week and got most of the attention, but there's also a new, souped-up Apple Pencil around – the $129 Apple Pencil Pro. Like the second-generation Apple Pencil before it, the Pro has the same look and feel as a traditional pen and is weighted with good ergonomics. Inside, though, it has a new wireless charging coil that can a
Godfather of AI Says There's an Expert Consensus AI Will Soon Exceed Human Intelligence
31Futurism / 11h
Impending Gloom Geoffrey Hinton, one of the "godfathers" of AI, is adamant that AI will surpass human intelligence — and worries that we aren't being safe enough about its development. This isn't just his opinion, though it certainly carries weight on its own. In an interview with the BBC 's Newsnight program, Hinton claimed that the idea of AI surpassing human intelligence as an inevitability is
Does anyone really need a 1,000 Hz gaming display?
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / A better monitor refresh rate might help with all that motion blurring... (credit: Getty Images) Just a couple of years ago, companies like Nvidia were talking up prototype 500 Hz gaming monitors as having "benefits [for] every game and gamer, not just competitive games and esports pros." Now, the high frame rate experts at Blur Busters bring word of a 4K, 1,000 Hz prototype screen bein
Single brain implant restores bilingual communication to paralyzed man
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) If things ultimately work out as hoped, brain implants will ultimately restore communication for those who have become paralyzed due to injury or disease. But we're a long way from that future, and the implants are currently limited to testing in clinical trials. One of those clinical trials, based at the University of California, San Francisco, has now inadvertentl
New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC
100+Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Enlarge / A screenshot of Microsoft's new "Recall" feature in action. (credit: Microsoft) At a Build conference event on Monday, Microsoft revealed a new AI-powered feature called "Recall" for Copilot+ PCs that will allow Windows 11 users to search and retrieve their past activities on their PC. To make it work, Recall records everything users do on their PC, including activities in apps, communi
Microsoft Reveals Recall, AI-Powered Search for Your PC
How-To Geek / 11h
Microsoft has leaned heavily into AI recently, and nowhere is that more on display than their latest addition to Windows: Recall. Here's what you need to know.
This Hack Disables Google’s AI Search Results by Default
LifeHacker / 11h
Do you miss the days when a Google search just gave you a list of links, and not a slowly updating box of questionably reliable AI-generated slop? You can return to that earlier, simpler age by tweaking your Chrome settings. Last week Google started adding AI suggestions to everyone's search results . Some people like these summaries, probably, but for me, they take way too long to load. I'd rath
What Actually Counts As ‘Moderate Exercise’
LifeHacker / 11h
Exercise is a healthy and, one might argue, necessary part of our lives. The guidelines from public health organizations tell you to aim for at least 150 minutes of “moderate” exercise each week , and that each minute of “vigorous” exercise counts double. That raises the question: What the hell is “moderate” exercise? How do you know when you’re doing it? It’s not really about heart rate The shor
Microsoft wants to make Windows an AI operating system, launches Copilot+ PCs
30TechCrunch / 11h
Copilot, Microsoft's brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
TechCrunch Space: Star(side)liner
25TechCrunch / 11h
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. For those who haven’t heard, the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been pushed back yet again to no earlier than May 25. From NASA: “The additional time allows teams to further assess a small helium leak in the Boeing Starliner spacecraft’s service module traced to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Apple’s Photo Bug Exposes the Myth of ‘Deleted’
32Wired / 11h
An Apple Photos glitch, now fixed, is a reminder that digital bits of your life will live on forever.
Surface Laptop Copilot+ hands-on: Quietly powerful
Engadget / 11h
The Surface Laptop has always been a bit of an anti-revolutionary device. After Microsoft struggled to make a splash with its original Surface tablets, it was created as a more mainstream option for less courageous consumers. It simply a Windows laptop, albeit a well-designed one. The same is true for the new Copilot+ Surface Laptop: It doesn't look very unique at first, but spend a bit of time w
Will AI-powered search change the way we use the internet? Google CEO Sundar Pichai thinks so.
Mashable / 12h
In an interview with The Verge's Nilay Patel , Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai discussed AI-powered search, a major topic at the founder's recent Google I/O developer conference . At the event, Google announced a slew of new AI tools and models: Ask Photos , AI Agents , Project Astra , Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemini 1.5 Flash , Nano , and AI Teammate , to name a few. The most visible announcemen
These 81 robotics companies are hiring
TechCrunch / 12h
When I attended Automate in Chicago a few weeks back, multiple people thanked me for TechCrunch’s semi-regular robotics job report. It’s always edifying to get that feedback in person. While it’s true that the industry has seen ups and downs in terms of both funding and hiring in recent years, there’s never been a more […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Dell and Nvidia are teaming up to provide companies with “AI factories”
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
Businesses everywhere could soon be getting a helping hand on their AI journey following a new tie-up between Dell and Nvidia. The two tech heavyweights have announced an expanded partnership on what they call “AI factories,” building on their initial reveal in July 2023. Announced at Dell Technologies World 2024 by CEOs Michael Dell and Jensen Huang, the news will see an expansion of the existin
Microplastics Found in Every Human Testicle
24Futurism / 12h
What do the pyramids, the oceans, the blood of newborns, and human and canine testicles all have in common? They've all been found to be host to cancer-causing microplastics — which may also, scientists hypothesize, be why sperm counts have been diminishing for decades. A new paper published in the journal Toxological Science describes alarming results from a study that tested testicle samples fr
Motorola foldables leak teases larger outer screens and new chipsets
TechRadar - All the latest technology ne... / 12h
An avalanche of fresh information for Motorola’s Razr 50 series has recently surfaced, leaving very little to imagination. Thanks to a report on 91Mobiles via Evleaks , we have a better picture of what the hardware might look like and what the pair of phones may feature. The models are referred to as the Razr 50 and Razr 50 Ultra, but in the United States, the pair will likely be rebranded as the
John Williams Wrote a Special Version of the Star Wars Theme for an Acolyte Star
Gizmodo / 12h
Not only is Amandla Stenberg about to become one of the newest Force wielders in the Star Wars galaxy, they’re also about to blow your mind as a musician too. Read more...
Use Alaska Mileage Plan Dining to earn bonus miles at participating restaurants
33The Points Guy / 12h
Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. Dining rewards programs are among the easiest ways to earn miles, and one popular program is Alaska Mileage Plan Dining. You can earn Alaska miles when you dine with a linked card at participating restaurants. All you have to do is join and register at least one debit or credit card to watch the miles stac
Following OnlyFans-Related Mishap, the Portal Is Back
Gizmodo / 12h
Rejoice New Yorkers. The Portal is back. Read more...
The New Surface Pro Swaps Intel CPUs for Snapdragon Chips
How-To Geek / 12h
Microsoft revealed an updated Surface Pro 10 earlier this year, but it was aimed entirely at business customers. Now, theres a new Surface Pro for the rest of us, powered by Qualcomms new Snapdragon chips.
New Arm-powered Surface Pro and Surface Laptop aim directly at Apple Silicon Macs
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Microsoft's Surface Pro 11 comes with Arm chips and an optional OLED display panel. [credit: Microsoft ] If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Microsoft has announced a pair of new devices powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Plus and X Elite processors. They're far from Microsoft's first PCs with Arm processors in them—2012's original Surface , the Surface Pro X, and the Surface Pro 9 wit
OpenAI on the defensive after multiple PR setbacks in one week
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards | Getty Images ) Since the launch of its latest AI language model, GPT-4o , OpenAI has found itself on the defensive over the past week due to a string of bad news, rumors, and ridicule circulating on traditional and social media. The negative attention is potentially a sign that OpenAI has entered a new level of public visibility—and is more prominently receiving pu
iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1 fix a nasty bug that resurfaced old photos
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / iPadOS 17.5.1 ready to install on an iPad Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has released its first bug fix update for iOS and iPadOS. The 17.5.1 release claims to fix a bug that saw some users' deleted photos resurface long after deletion. The release notes list just one bullet point: This update provides important bug fixes and addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced databa
Judge: Craig Wright forged documents on “grand scale” to support bitcoin lie
Ars Technica - All content / 12h
Enlarge / Craig Wright arrives at a courthouse in London, England, on February 23, 2024. (credit: Getty Images | Lucy North-PA Images ) A British judge found that Craig Wright "lied repeatedly and extensively" in a case related to Wright's claim that he is bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto. "Dr. Wright's attempts to prove he was/is Satoshi Nakamoto represent a most serious abuse of this Court's p
You can now buy a 4-foot-tall humanoid robot for $16K
28Ars Technica - All content / 12h
The Unitree G1, with karate kick action! [credit: Unitree ] Does anyone want to buy a humanoid robot for $16,000? The latest product from Unitree hopes that you will: Meet the Unitree G1, a "Humanoid agent AI avatar," aka a robot. If you haven't heard of Unitree, it's sort of the go-to "budget Chinese option" in the robot space. You're going to have to deal with company promotional materials that
What's New on Disney+ in June 2024
LifeHacker / 12h
The biggest thing coming to Disney+ in June is, of course, a Star Wars show: Lucasfilm's The Acolyte will drop a two-episode premiere on Tuesday, June 4 at 6 p.m. PT, with additional episodes arriving weekly after that. The series stars Lee Jung-jae as a Jedi Master battling Amandla Stenberg's character Mae, a former Padawan learner turned dangerous warrior, while investigating a series of crimes
Apple Just Raised the Trade-in Value for Your iPhone
LifeHacker / 12h
Apple wants you to upgrade your old iPhone and is willing to give you a bit more trade-in credit to convince you to do so. Until June 3, the Apple Store (both online and physical locations) is offering more money in trade-in value for your old iPhone when you trade it in for a newer iPhone . The promotion applies to the iPhone 11 and newer, but Apple continues to accept the iPhone 7 Plus or newer
VinFast crash that killed family of four now under federal investigation
23TechCrunch / 12h
The top vehicle safety regulator in the U.S. has launched a formal probe into an April crash involving the all-electric VinFast VF8 SUV that claimed the lives of a family of four, TechCrunch has learned. The crash happened in Pleasanton, California at about 9 p.m. on April 24. Police told local news outlets at the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Microsoft’s All-New ‘Copilot+’ PCs and Surface Pro 2-in-1 are a Full Court Press Against Apple
Gizmodo / 12h
Microsoft smells blood in the water, and it seems to be exclusively gunning for Apple’s latest ultra-thin laptops and iPads with devices sporting all-day batteries and ARM-based processors that boast better performance with better energy efficiency. A new Surface Pro 2-in-1 promises to do everything your laptop and… Read more...
Fleet of 777X Jets Grounded: These Were Supposed To Be Delivered In 2019 [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 ...
NYC-Dublin real-time video portal reopens with some fixes to prevent inappropriate behavior
TechCrunch / 12h
When putting a video portal in a public park in the middle of New York City, some inappropriate behavior will likely occur. The Portal, the vision of Lithuanian artist and entrepreneur Benediktas Gylys, was designed to bring people together and let them share common experiences. After it opened
