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xMEMS launches a tiny speaker for smartwatches

xMEMS has launched the Sycamore-W, which it claims is the "worldโ€™s thinnest speaker designed specifically for wrist-worn wearables." The Sycamore-W is only 1 mm thin and weighs only 150 mg, making it approximately 70 percent smaller than the speakers typically used for smart watches. xMEMS took the micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology used in cell phones' microphones and developed drivers based on it for...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

New attack can steal cryptocurrency by planting false memories in AI chatbots

Malicious "context manipulation" technique causes bot to send payments to attacker's wallet.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Spotify's AI DJ now takes requests

Spotify's AI DJ is taking requests. Starting on Tuesday, Premium subscribers can ask it to play something that fits the mood. Although the company added a Spanish-speaking version last year, requests are only available in English at launch. The AI DJ will respond to verbal requests for a specific artist, genre, mood or something that fits an activity. Spotify suggests phrases like "DJ, morning motivation needed ASAP,"...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Spotifyโ€™s AI DJ now takes requests

Spotify introduces voice-activated DJ requests for Premium users, allowing real-time, personalized music changes through spoken commands.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Squareโ€™s New Handheld Payment Scanner Looks Like a Phone

Square, the company that makes the ubiquitous point-of-sale pucks used in stores and restaurants is doubling down on mobile paymentsโ€”and making a play for retail titans too.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Launch HN: Miyagi (YC W25) turns YouTube videos into online, interactive courses

Hey HN, weโ€™re Tyrone and Guang, founders of Miyagi Labs (https://miyagilabs.ai), an AI-powered education platform that transforms educational YouTube videos into interactive courses. It helps you learn better through active practice and personalized feedback.We use LLMs to automatically generate quizzes, practice questions, and real-time feedback from any educational video or resourceโ€”turning passive watching into...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

2025 Bentley Continental GT: Big power, big battery, big price

We spend a week with Bentley's new plug-in hybrid grand touring car.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Amazon shares first official pic of Nicolas Cage in Spider-Noir

Nicolas Cage reprises his Spider-Verse role in a first look at Spider-Noir.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Digital Trends favicon Digital Trends

Google is reportedly planning to unveil a Pinterest alternative at I/O 2025

Google is set to debut a new feature that The Information describes as "Pinterest-like" at its annual I/O developer conference next week. It reportedly shows users image results, based on their queries, that can give them ideas for fashion and interior design. Users can then save the images in different folders of their choice if they want to keep them separated based on certain themes. While The Information has...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

How to add VPN to your TV

For decades, the legacy Hollywood studios have made money by slicing and dicing the licenses to their ever-growing vaults of movies and TV shows to as many channels and streamers as possible in as many countries and territories as you can count. That's why shows available on Max in one country might switch to Netflix in another, and disappear altogether in a third. And savvy viewers have long used VPNs โ€” virtual...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

How to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

The super slim Galaxy S25 Edge, which Samsung teased at the tail end of its January Unpacked event, has been officially revealed. During the most recent Unpacked event, we got full specs, pricing and shipping dates for Samsung's latest phone, as well as a chance to put our hands on the new handset. The new Galaxy S25 Edge starts at $1,100 for 256GB of storage or $1,220 for the 512GB model and the phones ship May 30....

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Apple is bringing accessibility labels to the App Store later this year

Each year, on the same week as Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the accessibility team at Apple shares a slew of upcoming assistive features ahead of their public release. This time around, the company has a huge number of updates as it commemorates "40 years of accessibility innovation at Apple," according to a press release. This year's group of enhancements covers all its platforms and a variety of types of...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

DJI Mavic 4 Pro review: A new standard for consumer drones

DJIโ€™s much-awaited Mavic 4 Pro drone has launched, but thereโ€™s bad news. Due to Trumpโ€™s tariffs and other market uncertainties (like a potential DJI ban), itโ€™s not yet on sale in America and thereโ€™s no word on when it will be, or for what price. That will disappoint US buyers, because the Mavic 4 Pro is the most technologically advanced consumer drone ever. With a triple-camera system housed in a wild-looking round...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

How to Use Apple Maps on the Web

Appleโ€™s mapping platform is no longer exclusively for Apple devices. A pared-down version runs in your browser; hereโ€™s how to use it.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Apple adds accessibility labels to App Store, braille options to hardware

Celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple announces a new updates to the App Store, Apple Vision Pro,

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

GAZA LIVE: 'Humanity, the law and reason must prevail' in Gaza, UN relief chief tells Security Council

The Security Council is meeting in New York to discuss the horror of Gaza, where humanitarians warn of โ€œa critical risk of famineโ€ and aid shipments have been blocked by Israel for over 70 days. UN relief chief Tom Fletcher briefed the Security Council, asking ambassadors if they will finally act decisively "to prevent genocide" and ensure respect for international law. He also called on Hamas to release all hostages...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Global Issues favicon Global Issues

The Lego Botanicals Chrysanthemum is back to its lowest-ever price at Amazon

As of May 13, the Lego Botanicals Chrysanthemum set is on sale at Amazon for $23.99. It's normally listed for $29.99, so you're getting 20% off.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

The Morning After: Samsungโ€™s Galaxy S25 Edge is $1,100 and thin

Samsungโ€™s long-teased Galaxy S25 Edge has arrived, way ahead of the rumored iPhone Air. Itโ€™s a very S25-looking device, but the company is pitching it as a design-centric addition to its, letโ€™s admit, bulging S25 family. The S25 Edgeโ€™s body is 5.8 millimeters (0.22 inches) thick if we ignore the camera bump like everyone else does. Granted, itโ€™s not a huge bump. Samsung says it engineered the lenses to be substantially...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Dutch scientists built a brainless soft robot that runs on airย 

It runs like a stotting gazelle and swims like a dog.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Best Heart Rate Monitors (2025), WIRED Tested and Reviewed

These chest straps and watches will help you keep your finger on your pulseโ€”and many other heart-related metrics.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Tuesday Telescope: Taking a look at the next generation of telescopes

A large moon and an extremely large telescope.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Ars Technica favicon Ars Technica

Your Favorite Porn Stars Are Sick of Being Censored. But Theyโ€™re Not Going Away

We spent the Pornhub Awards with some of the siteโ€™s biggest stars to talk censorship, making money, and the popularity of trans pornโ€”all while the site is blocked in more than a third of US states.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Six killed in Tripoli clashes after killing of militia leader

Abdel Ghani al-Kikli, known as Gheniwa, had recently been involved in disputes with rival armed groupsThe killing of the head of one of Libyaโ€™s most powerful militias, which has been accused of abusing asylum seekers and faced allegations of crimes against humanity, has triggered armed clashes in Tripoli, resulting in at least six deaths.Abdel Ghani al-Kikli, better known as Gheniwa, the commander of Stability Support...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

The new Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 are over $50 off at Amazon

As of May 13, the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 are on sale at Amazon for $199.95. Normally they're listed for $249.99, so you're saving 20%.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Googles G icon is different. Can you see it?

Google has updated its "G" icon for the first time since 2015.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

The Garmin Forerunner 165 is back at its lowest-ever price at Amazon

As of May 13, the Garmin Forerunner 165 is on sale at Amazon for $199.99. This is 20% off its list price of $249.99.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

China cautiously welcomes pause in US tariff war

State media editorial says talks mark โ€˜step toward resolving differencesโ€™ but Xi again criticises US โ€˜bullyingโ€™A 90-day pause in the US-China tariff war has been cautiously welcomed in China but tensions remain high, with Xi Jinping again accusing the US of โ€œbullyingโ€.After two days of talks between officials in Geneva over the weekend, China and the US agreed to substantially lower for the next 90 days the high...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: The Guardian World News favicon The Guardian World News

NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for May 13, 2025

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Wordle today: Answer, hints for May 13, 2025

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1424 on May 13 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for May 13, 2025

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

The Peloton treadmill just hit its lowest price this year at Amazon

Save 10% on the Peleton Tread at Amazon.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

The best iPad cases for 2025

Whether you just got a new iPad or you love the one youโ€™ve had for years, itโ€™s a good idea to stick it in a case. The best iPad case for you might be a simple one that protects the body of the tablet and the screen, or maybe itโ€™s a full keyboard case that lets you use your slab like a laptop. Either way, the best iPad cases keep your pricey piece of technology protected from the accidental hazards of daily life and...

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Engadget favicon Engadget

Acer Predator Helios 16 review: A lightning-fast performer with stellar thermal design

We tested the Acer Predator Helios 16 by running benchmarks and playing video games. It's a good bang for your buck gaming laptop.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Get lifetime learning of 56 languages for just $35

Learn up to 56 languages for life with Qlango โ€” all for just $34.97 (reg. $119.99) when you order through June 1.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge vs. iPhone 16: Which should you buy?

Only Samsung's phone is super thin, but only Apple's phone comes in pink. Tough choice. Let's put the new Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge head to head with the Apple iPhone 16.

Published on: May 13, 2025 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable