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Google I/O 2025 kicks off on May 20
Google has set the date for its next I/O developer conference. This year, the annual event will take place over two days starting on May 20, the company announced on Tuesday. As in previous years, the conference will feature an in-person component at the Shoreline Amphitheatre right on the company's doorstep in Mountain View, California. "We’ll start day one with keynotes, followed by breakout sessions, workshops,...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:
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What to expect at Amazon’s devices event on February 26
Amazon is holding an event on February 26 at 10AM ET. While we don’t exactly know what the company plans on showing off, we certainly have some educated guesses. Let’s get into it. First of all, the company's hardware chief, Panos Panay, and his devices and services team will be on hand. This indicates the presence of new gadgets at the event. However, the main focus will likely be more information on the long-promised...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:How Musk’s $97.4B bid could gum up OpenAI’s for-profit conversion
On Monday, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, offered to buy the nonprofit that effectively governs OpenAI for $97.4 billion. The unsolicited buyout would be financed by Musk’s AI company, xAI, and a consortium of outside investors, per a letter sent to California and Delaware’s attorneys general. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman quickly dismissed Musk’s bid, […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:Kindle Scribe 2 review: Is slightly useful AI worth the extra cash?
My hand is cramping. It’s not carpal tunnel or some other dubious reason that’s causing the pain. It’s an analog ache that is oddly satisfying in a nostalgic way. In the last few days, I’ve held a pen and written more words for a much longer time than I have ever done in years. As I pushed myself to handwrite large parts of this review to spend more time with the 2024 Kindle Scribe’s stylus and note-taking tools, I...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:Secrets Security Is the Most Important Issue For Mobile Apps
Recently, the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) updated its Top 10 Risks for Mobile Applications for the first time since 2016. The security risk at the top this time? "Improper credential usage." This is a wake-up call to mobile app providers about the danger of hardcoded credentials and bad secrets hygiene in general.
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:The guy who accidentally threw away $700 million in Bitcoin wants to buy a landfill to find it
James Howells, a British IT worker, mined over 7,500 Bitcoins back in 2009, when they were worth next to nothing. Now a single Bitcoin is worth nearly $100,000, valuing his stash at well over $700 million. Unfortunately, Howells accidentally threw the hard drive he stored the key on in the trash. He has a scheme to get that money back, according to The Guardian. He wants to buy the landfill where it could be buried and...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:Chinese EV maker BYD promises to make all of its models self-driving capable
Chinese EV maker BYD is pretty much the king of EVs in the country, even challenging Tesla in the country. Yesterday, in a company livestream, founder Wang Chuanfu claimed that the company will make all of its models self-driving, including the cheapest ones like the $9,600 Seagull hatchback, the Financial Times reported. Wang said that BYD is “starting an era where autonomous driving is for everyone” and that...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:The Ninja Swirl by Creami is conquering the hardest type of ice cream to make at home
When it launched a couple of years back, the Ninja Creami became a viral sensation by making it easy to turn almost anything into a tasty frozen treat. However, there was still one thing it couldn’t do: a classic soft serve, like the kind you dream about on hot summer days. But Ninja has made it its goal to change that by launching the Swirl by Creami today, and after getting a chance to taste what it makes, I’d say:...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:The Morning After: Musk wants to buy OpenAI. It doesn’t want to be bought.
Elon Musk has launched a $97.4 billion bid for AI darling OpenAI. The Wall Street Journal reported that a group of investors led by Musk’s xAI submitted an unsolicited offer to the company’s board of directors on Monday. It’s a bid for the non-profit that controls OpenAI’s for-profit arm. OpenAI is not a traditional company, and the non-profit structure Sam Altman and others at the company want it to get away from may,...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:The best music streaming services in 2025
There’s no such thing as one “best” music streaming service. Most of these apps are designed around the same principles and provide access to a huge music catalog. Pretty much none of them are paying artists properly, yet nearly all of them are steadily raising prices. If you’ve used one to build up a library over the years, that one is most likely to be in tune with your musical tastes.That said, if you’ve grown tired...
Published on: February 11, 2025 | Source:Apple patches iPhone exploit that allowed for ‘extremely sophisticated' attack
A new iPhone update patches a flaw that could allow an attacker to turn off a nearly seven-year-old USB security feature. Apple’s release notes for iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1 say the bug, which allowed the deactivation of USB Restricted Mode, “may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.” The release notes describe the now-patched security flaw as allowing “a...
Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source:Oppo Find N5 arrives next week: thinnest foldable so far with an almost invisible crease
One of the issues people often cite with foldables is their general size and clunkiness. The phones have been getting thinner in recent years, but Oppo's Find N5 takes this to extremes. Its 4.2mm thickness when open means the device is at the limits of how thin a phone can...Read Entire Article
Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source:New York metro transit systems add on-demand sign language interpreters
It’s a classic New York experience. You’re riding the subway to work, and suddenly the train stops. The lights go off, and you seem to be trapped between stations in a tunnel. For many New Yorkers, hardened over years of bad weather, prevalent trash and cohabitation with rats, this is just another recurring event that’s made less nerve-wracking by experience. But for Jarrod Musano, being stuck on a southbound 6 train...
Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source:Improving Cloud Infrastructure for Achieving AGI
Artificial general intelligence (AGI) represents the most ambitious goal in the field of artificial intelligence. AGI seeks to emulate human-like cognitive abilities, including reasoning, understanding, and learning across diverse domains. The current state of cloud infrastructure is not sufficient to support the computational and learning requirements necessary for AGI systems. To realize AGI, significant improvements...
Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source:T-Mobile is offering its Starlink satellite texting feature for free until July
T-Mobile's Starlink satellite texting feature is now available in beta for anyone with a compatible iPhone or Android device to try out, the company announced in a Super Bowl ad. The new feature provides mobile 4G or 5G coverage in areas not covered by regular cell phone towers, and you can sign up for it even if you're on another carrier like Verizon or AT&T. The service will be available for free until July to...
Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source:The best cameras for 2025
Camera launches have been plentiful as of late, with Canon, Nikon, Sony and other major brands releasing important new models recently. In 2024, we saw some notable improvements in areas like autofocus and video, along with some new trends in creating interesting looks for videos and photos in-camera.All told, there were over 20 new cameras launched last year which joined the many outstanding models on the market from...
Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source:General Dynamics Reveals Revolutionary New Surface Ship: The 'Ghost'
New, more sophisticated technology is creating military vehicles that look straight from science fiction. One of which is General Dynamics new GHOST.
Published on: February 08, 2025 | Source:Who is helping Elon Musk gut the US government?
The billionaire’s cost-cutting ‘Doge’ staff includes wealthy executives, far-right ideologues and young engineersElon Musk’s rapid attempt to defund and depopulate the federal government has thrown US politics into chaos while the billionaire’s so-called “department of government efficiency” seizes control of operations at key agencies. Carrying out this hostile takeover are a team of staffers made up of wealthy...
Published on: February 08, 2025 | Source:Building Your First Multi-Agent System: A Beginner’s Guide
The surge of AI in general — and large language models (LLMs) in particular — is thanks to numerous research groups and companies racing to develop their most advanced models and demonstrate their potential use cases across broad domains.
Published on: February 07, 2025 | Source:The 9 best Super Bowl TV deals: Take up to $630 off sets from Samsung, LG, Sony and others
We're a few days from Super Bowl LIX, and it remains a decent time to grab a new TV at a discount. At this point, you'll likely have to buy in-store if you want to make a living room upgrade in time to watch Chiefs and Eagles go at it (again), as shipping times for most sets have stretched beyond Sunday. However, if you don't care so much about football (or Super Bowl commercials) and just want a quality TV at a...
Published on: February 07, 2025 | Source:OnePlus 13 review: A focused flagship that ignores the AI hype
OnePlus has been a bit up and down since it merged with Oppo back in 2021. It gained greater access to powerful components and partnerships with brands like Hasselblad, while its software and product lineup took a few steps back before finding its stride again. But now, three generations after the merger, OnePlus’ latest flagship phone — the OnePlus 13 — feels like a fantastic return to form. In some areas, the company...
Published on: February 07, 2025 | Source:The Morning After: Apple’s Invite app and its less welcome third-party porn apps
The week has been a mixed bag for Apple. First, it launched a new iPhone app for organizing events and being actually social; then, it had to contend with a third-party app store offering a porn app in the European Union. And there’s nothing like an Apple-pornography headline to draw the eye. But first, Apple Invites, where you can host an unlimited number of events, each one limited to 100 participants. It’s also...
Published on: February 07, 2025 | Source:The 6 Best Handheld Vacuums, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Lightweight, powerful, and generally inexpensive, the handheld vacuum is the perfect household helper.
Published on: February 07, 2025 | Source:DOGE is reportedly developing an AI chatbot to analyse government contracts
Elon Musk's DOGE is reportedly developing a generative AI chatbot to be used by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).
Published on: February 07, 2025 | Source:Government agency removes spoon emoji from work platform amid protests
According to a New York Times report, on Thursday, the U.S. government’s General Services Administration (GSA) removed the spoon emoji as an option that users of its videoconferencing platform can select to express themselves. The move comes a day after workers embraced the digital cutlery to protest the Trump administration’s “Fork in the Road” resignation […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use...
Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source:Pour one out for Cruise and why autonomous vehicle test miles dropped 50%
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! We knew this day was coming: Cruise is dead — at least as a robotaxi company. General Motors completed its acquisition of GM Cruise HoldingsLLC; Cruise is […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source:Protecting the US from hackers apparently isn't in Trump's budget
Members of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are being forced to choose between staying at their jobs or taking a government buyout, NPR reports. The buyout program is one of several methods the current administration is deploying to shrink the federal government under the guidance of the "Department of Governmental Efficiency" (DOGE), an advisory group lead...
Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source:GitHub Copilot: The agent awakens
Introducing agent mode for GitHub Copilot in VS Code, announcing the general availability of Copilot Edits, and providing a first look at our SWE agent. The post GitHub Copilot: The agent awakens appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source:Using Dopamine Design to Enrich the Digital Banking Experience
Today’s Fintech disruptors and neobanks are igniting our brains’ reward centers with flashy visuals, gamified challenges and social interactivity that practically beg us to keep coming back for more. This is the effect of “Dopamine Banking,” where finance meets emotions and entertainment, and every tap of your smartphone is engineered to delight and reward. It ultimately changes how we think about financial services....
Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source:Modeling data and information in an organization
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Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source:Docker Bake is Now Generally Available in Docker Desktop 4.38!
Learn how Docker streamlines developer onboarding and helps organizations set up the right guardrails to give developers the flexibility to innovate within the boundaries of company policies.
Published on: February 05, 2025 | Source:Amazon is holding a devices event on February 26
Amazon is set to show off some new stuff later this month. The company has scheduled a devices event for February 26 in New York City. The company's hardware chief, Panos Panay, and his devices and services team will be on hand. The event will start at 10AM ET. The event invitation that Amazon sent to the media doesn't give much away. It includes the date, the Amazon smile/arrow logo and a tagline that reads "See...
Published on: February 05, 2025 | Source:Best Super Bowl TV deals: Get up to $630 off sets from Samsung, LG, Sony and others
With Super Bowl LIX only a few days away, it's a decent time to grab a new TV at a discount. If you're hoping to upgrade your living before the Chiefs and Eagles square off (again), you may need to pay extra to get a new set shipped in time. Nevertheless, we've searched through Amazon, Best Buy and other retailers to find a few Super Bowl 2025 TV deals that might actually be worthwhile. To be candid, many of the deals...
Published on: February 05, 2025 | Source:macOS 15.3 fixes backup bugs affecting multiple apps
Update: SuperDuper developer Dave Nanian reports that Apple has fixed the issue in macOS 15.3. One or more backup bugs in macOS 15.2 Sequoia is affecting Apple’s own Time Machine utility, as well as third-party apps SuperDuper and CarbonCopyCloner. Initially the problem appeared to affect bootable backups only, but it now appears that it is either more general than this, or there is more than one bug affecting Mac...
Published on: February 05, 2025 | Source:Microsoft's Build 2025 developer conference kicks off on May 19th
Microsoft's annual Build developer conference will take place in Seattle and run from May 19 to May 22, the company announced on X. There are no details on what will be announced, but you can be fairly sure it'll match or beat Build 2024 in terms of AI-related products and services. Artificial intelligence played a large part in last year's conference, featuring in areas ranging from Windows search to Copilot+ to...
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