18-08-2024 16:42 via mashable.com
The iPhone 16 rumors are flooding in – and we're curious about how it'll be different from the iPhone 15. We’re hearing tons whispers about a possible camera redesign for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models. The iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are also getting some camera upgrades – as well as a possible new bronze color. Here’s a compilation of all the credible rumors about next year's iPhone 16 line.SEE ALSO:New iPhone 16 leak reveals 5 vibrant colors and camera
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Trump Shares AI-Generated Images Claiming Swifties Are Supporting Him
19-08-2024 17:38 via wired.com
A week after falsely claiming Kamala Harris’ campaign used AI to inflate crowd sizes, Trump is now posting AI-generated photos of Taylor Swift fans endorsing him.
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GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke says the AI industry needs competition to thrive
19-08-2024 17:35 via theverge.com
Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo by GitHub Dohmke says navigating Microsoft-Open AI isn’t as complicated as it seems, and open source is still kingContinue reading…
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Zoom raises its simultaneous viewer cap to 1 million after massive fundraising calls
19-08-2024 17:24 via theverge.com
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Zoom’s webinar calls can now support up to 1 million simultaneous viewers, as fundraising groups continue to use the video conferencing platform to raise money for Vice President Kamala Harris’ election campaign. Now, Zoom customers who want to hold large virtual events can accommodate anywhere from 10,000 to 1 million attendees.
Over the past several weeks, several political groups have used Zoom to host massive fundraising events for Harris.
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Tesla is hiring people to do the robot
19-08-2024 17:11 via theverge.com
The role comes with height and motion requirements that line up with expectations for Optimus. | Image: Tesla Tesla is employing people to help train its humanoid Optimus robot by wearing motion capture suits and mimicking actions that it will be expected to perform. The position, advertised as a “Data Collection Operator” on Tesla’s career site, pays up to $48 per hour and requires walking for over seven hours a day while carrying up to 30 pounds and wearing a VR headset for &
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Raspberry Pi 5 gets a cheaper 2GB option
19-08-2024 15:02 via theverge.com
Image: Raspberry Pi Foundation There’s a new Raspberry Pi 5 in town: a 2GB variant that knocks the price of the microcomputer down to $50. The lower RAM doesn’t necessarily mean it comes with fewer capabilities, just that it won’t be apt to some RAM-intensive tasks. Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Eben Upton says the device is “functionally identical to its predecessor.”
When the Raspberry Pi 5 was released last year, it only came in a 4GB variant for $60 and an 8GB ver
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Lamborghini’s first EV is nearly ready — but are we?
19-08-2024 15:01 via theverge.com
Image: Lamborghini The Italian automaker is not quite ready to release its first full EV. Thankfully, it has a ridiculous new hybrid to tide you over.Continue reading…
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What Are the Different Motherboard Sizes?
19-08-2024 14:00 via wired.com
Not sure whether you need an ATX, micro ATX, mini ITX, or eATX board for your new PC? We’ve got you covered.
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10 Best Digital Notebooks, Tablets, and Smart Pens (2024)
19-08-2024 14:00 via wired.com
These nifty tools combine the ease of jotting notes by hand with the power of saving them digitally.
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Procreate’s anti-AI pledge attracts praise from digital creatives
19-08-2024 13:54 via theverge.com
Procreate CEO James Cuda has made his distaste for generative AI known. | Image: Procreate Many Procreate users can breathe a sigh of relief now that the popular iPad illustration app has taken a definitive stance against generative AI. “We’re not going to be introducing any generative AI into our products,” Procreate CEO James Cuda said in a video posted to X. “I don’t like what’s happening to the industry, and I don’t like what it’s doing to arti
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Ricoh GR III and GR IIIx Digital Camera Review: Nearly the Perfect Cameras
19-08-2024 13:00 via wired.com
Five years since its release, the Ricoh GR III is still one of the best compact cameras you can buy.
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The Pentagon Is Planning a Drone ‘Hellscape’ to Defend Taiwan
19-08-2024 12:00 via wired.com
The US Defense Department’s grand strategy for protecting Taiwan from a massive Chinese military offensive involves flooding the zone with thousands of drones.
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32 Best Family Board Games (2024): Catan, Labyrinth, Onitama
19-08-2024 10:36 via wired.com
From monsters to kittens to strategy games, these sets will liven things up on nights when everyone is tired of screens.
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How to Watch the 2024 Summer Paralympics: Streaming Schedule, Free Options
19-08-2024 10:00 via wired.com
From uber-popular para swimming to “murderball” wheelchair rugby, this year’s Paralympics are full of exciting events. And thanks to a bevy of new streaming options, it’s easier than ever to tune in.
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Get a Microsoft Office Professional license that never expires for just £31
19-08-2024 06:00 via mashable.com
TL;DR: Update your computer with a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows for £31.10 (reg. £171.16).Opens in a new windowCredit: Retail KingMicrosoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License£31.10 at the Mashable Shop £171.16 Save £140.06Get DealFor cost-conscious small business owners, college students, freelancers, and other professionals, popular Microsoft Office tools like Word and Excel are essential — and expensi
'Industry' Season 3: Ken Leung talks Eric's 'obsession' with Yasmin
19-08-2024 04:00 via mashable.com
One of the elements of Industry Season 3 that most intrigued Ken Leung was the brand-new dynamic between his character, Eric Tao, and Marisa Abela's Yasmin Kara-Hanani."Before we shot anything, I was told that something would happen between Eric and Yasmin," Leung told Mashable in a video interview. "For everything that happens on the show, and things that I could imagine or predict, that kind of came out of nowhere. Up until then, Eric has nothing to do with Yasmin, and suddenly they were going
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NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for August 19
19-08-2024 03:00 via mashable.com
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 end of this article for August 19's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, k
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Waymo’s robotaxi depot is still honking its San Francisco neighbors awake
19-08-2024 01:21 via theverge.com
A Waymo car driving in San Francisco. | Photo: Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images San Francisco neighbors who live in a building next to a Waymo parking lot are still being haunted by overnight honking. That’s despite a fix from the ride hail company that seems to have fixed the original problem — the cars beeping their horns in the parking lot — but has also revealed that the issue is a little stickier than it may have first seemed.
Waymo said last week that the honking wa
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Star Wars Outlaws gets a new trailer — and PC hardware requirements
18-08-2024 22:55 via theverge.com
Image: Ubisoft Ubisoft has published the PC requirements for Star Wars Outlaws, which is releasing later this month on August 30th, in a post that also points to a new gameplay trailer for the Grand Theft Auto-style space adventure.The trailer compares the game’s looks when certain features, like DLSS, are turned on versus off. There may not be any major revelations in terms of story or gameplay here, but it could give you an idea of whether you want to upgrade anything for the game or not
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Formula 1 is reportedly forcing some F1 creators to change their names
18-08-2024 21:53 via theverge.com
An F1 single-seater during the Formula 1 Live Barcelona Road Show on June 19th, 2024. | Photo: David Zorrakino / Europa Press via Getty Images Creators whose online identities center around Formula 1 racing have been changing their handles lately, and they seem to be reluctant to say why. But the reason may be because they’re being asked to by F1 itself, who’s rumored to have been sending cease and desist orders to certain creators with monetized accounts that use its branding.
Among
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An 'Iranian Influence Operation' allegedly used ChatGPT. OpenAI caught them.
18-08-2024 20:05 via mashable.com
OpenAI, the company that brought us ChatGPT, said on Friday that it discovered and banned "accounts linked to an Iranian influence operation." The accounts were allegedly using ChatGPT to "generate content focused on multiple topics, including the U.S. presidential campaign," OpenAI said in a statement.The group is known as Storm-2035 which, according to Axios, has a reputation for attempting to influence elections by creating fake news websites and sharing them on social media. The OpenAI state
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M4 Macs: Every rumor we know about the next Apple laptops and computers
18-08-2024 19:13 via mashable.com
The next crop of M4 Macs are coming soon, according to Apple leaker Mark Gurman. The first group of M4 Macs are reportedly due later this year (while a few other sets are dropping next year).We got a sneak peek of the M4 chip's power when Apple introduced it alongside the iPad Pro. This is the first time the Cupertino-based tech giant has ever rolled out an M-series chip on an iPad before debuting it on a Mac.Credit: Kimberly Gedeon / Mashable
Why did Apple make this move? We're not sure. Perhap
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The 7 Best Projectors According to Our Reviewers (2024)
18-08-2024 17:12 via wired.com
Whether you want a backyard presenter or a theater-quality behemoth, our projector picks will help you upgrade your movie nights.
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Catan: New Energies Review—Climate Crisis Across the Board
18-08-2024 17:08 via wired.com
This thoughtful twist on the classic board game illustrates fossil fuel impact on climate change, but it’s also fun.
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X is closing operations in Brazil due to 'censorship orders'
18-08-2024 16:59 via mashable.com
The biggest matchup of the day is between X and Brazil.X, formerly known as Twitter, said on Saturday that it's closing its operations in Brazil "immediately" due to "censorship orders" from Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. According to a document that, X says, are "censorship orders," de Moraes secretly threatened X representative Rachel Nova Conceicao with arrest if it did not agree to take down some content on the site."Last night, Alexandre de Moraes threatened our legal representative i
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A Googler’s guide to getting things done
18-08-2024 16:00 via theverge.com
Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge Laura Mae Martin is a big believer in the settings menu. As Google’s executive productivity advisor, Martin spends much of her time working with other Googlers on improving their productivity and communication systems — and one of the things she often recommends is taking a few minutes to poke through the options. “With your phone, with your email, your Slack, all these things, the features are there, but we don’t take the time to dive into
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How much does it cost to crash a $3 million hypercar on a NASA landing strip?
18-08-2024 15:24 via theverge.com
The Venom F5 Revolution at Circuit of the Americas. | Image: Hennessey Special Vehicles Hennessey Special Vehicles crashed its Venom F5 — a $3 million hypercar — while driving nearly 250mph on the Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) runway at Kennedy Space Center in July. Newly reported details show the cost of the crash, which happened while the company was testing out new components of the car.
The crash damaged the runway surface, according to crash-related documents acquired by Cli
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NYT's The Mini crossword answers for August 18
18-08-2024 15:06 via mashable.com
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 frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections &mdas
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Samsung Galaxy Ring Review: One Ring to Rule Them All
18-08-2024 14:04 via wired.com
Samsung’s newest fitness wearable works seamlessly with its Galaxy smartphones and Galaxy Watches.
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The app for taking better photos —with no AI
18-08-2024 14:00 via theverge.com
Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 48, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, get ready for a lot of books this week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)I’m back after a couple of weeks off — thanks to everyone who wished me a good vacation and sent over book recommendations! I wound up reading Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, She Rides Shotgun, and The
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