Web browsers have evolved a lot over the years, and so have browser games. We've come a long way since the days of flash, and the current landscape of these games is exploding with some amazing titles that'll keep you hooked for hours. Granted, these games won't compete with PC games as they don't have flashy visuals, but they make up for it by being genuinely fun and completely free to play … [Read more...]
How do QR codes work?
QR codes have succeeded. They're in use for everything from cinema tickets to underground raves. If you need to share a link, download an app, or even validate someone's health status, you can use a QR code. But how does this technology work... and would you be surprised to learn it's been around since the 90's? We'll examine how exactly QR codes work, why they've improved so much on modern … [Read more...]
FTC says Amazon executives destroyed potential evidence by using apps like Signal
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How Rubrik’s IPO paid off big for Greylock VC Asheem Chandna
When Asheem Chandna drove up to Rubrik’s office in Palo Alto on a Friday night in early 2015, he was looking forward to learning what the young company that had yet to build its product would show him. The Greylock partner wasn’t disappointed. The company’s CEO, Bipul Sinha, drew Rubrik’s plan to revamp the data management and recovery market on a whiteboard. “The old versus new architecture he … [Read more...]
Eken fixes ‘terrible’ video doorbell issue that could let someone spy on you
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Here's how you can change the boot priority of your Raspberry Pi to a USB drive
Ever since the first Raspberry Pi came out in 2012, the popular SBC family has followed the tradition of primarily supporting microSD cards for storing everything from the OS to the user files. However, even the best microSD cards cant hold a candle to the superior transfer speeds of SSDs or the high storage capacity of hard drives. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Photo-sharing community EyeEm will license users’ photos to train AI if they don’t delete them
EyeEm, the Berlin-based photo-sharing community that exited last year to Spanish company Freepik, after going bankrupt, is now licensing its users’ photos to train AI models. Earlier this month, the company informed users via email that it was adding a new clause to its Terms & Conditions that would grant it the rights to upload users’ content to “train, develop, and improve software, … [Read more...]
The FTC accuses Amazon of using Signal’s auto-deleting messages to erase evidence
According to a court document viewed by Engadget, the Federal Trade Commission accused Amazon of using Signal’s disappearing messages feature to conceal communications as part of its antitrust suit against the company. The FTC says the retailer continued to auto-delete its communications even after the agency notified it that it was under investigation and asked it to preserve them. Founder and … [Read more...]
Google is officially a $2 trillion company
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Starforge Systems' summit1g PC is a gaming powerhouse, and looks amazing to boot
Gaming PCs are great, but stylish-looking ones are a lot better. When you have a case that looks the part, it can turn your PC from a machine to a setpiece in a room. If you're looking for an upgrade, Starforge Systems and summit1g have teamed up to give you the PC of your dreams Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Meta AI tested: Doesn’t quite justify its own existence, but free is free
Meta’s new large language model, Llama 3, powers the imaginatively named “Meta AI,” a newish chatbot that the social media and advertising company has installed in as many of its apps and interfaces as possible. How does this model stack up against other all-purpose conversational AIs? It tends to regurgitate a lot of web search results, and it doesn’t excel at anything, but hey — the price is … [Read more...]
Windows 11 AI Explorer's search bar makes it easy to find what you want
If you've used Windows' search bar a couple of times, you'll know it struggles to find what you want at times. Sometimes it'll have difficulty finding a specific app, even if you type in its name; other times, it'll swear that a specific file isn't present on the system, even if you eventually find it yourself. Fortunately, it looks like part of Windows 11's upcoming AI Explorer will have an … [Read more...]
TypeScript 5.5 moves to beta
TypeScript 5.5, the latest version of Microsoft’s strongly typed JavaScript variant, has arrived in beta with improvements ranging from performance and size optimizations to regular expression checking.The TypeScript 5.5 beta was introduced April 25 and can be accessed through Nuget or the following command: npm -D typescript@beta. A release candidate is due June 4, and the final release is … [Read more...]
I traded in my MacBook and now I’m a desktop convert
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Drake deletes AI-generated Tupac track after Shakur’s estate threatened to sue
Drake apparently learned it isn’t wise to mess with Tupac Shakur — even decades after his untimely death. Billboard first spotted that the Canadian hip-hop artist deleted the X (Twitter) post with his track “Taylor Made Freestyle,” which used an AI-generated recreation of Shakur’s voice to try to get under Kendrick Lamar’s skin.The takedown came after an attorney representing the late hip-hop … [Read more...]
How to delete the data Google has on you
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Google adds AI conversation practice for English language learners
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So are we banning TikTok or what? Also: Can an influencer really tank an $800M company?
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Ticktock, TikTok: It’s been a wild week for TikTok. Even as the company starts testing its Twitter competitor in certain markets and launches its luxury secondhand shop in the U.K., it’s finding a lot of friction in the land of the free and … [Read more...]
Channel your inner DIY god by building these 10 complex Raspberry Pi projects
The Raspberry Pi Foundation forever changed the world of SBC computing with the release of the first-ever RPi model in 2012. Before you knew it, these affordable yet highly capable miniature devices had amassed a large crowd of enthusiasts from all walks of life. As the community continued to grow, so did the repertoire of projects you could create with the Raspberry Pi SBCs. Source: … [Read more...]
Aaron Sorkin is working on a Jan. 6-focused follow-up to The Social Network
Aaron Sorkin has announced that he’s currently writing a followup script to The Social Network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He broke the news during an episode of The Town podcast that centered on how Facebook and social media have influenced democracy in the years since his Oscar-winning hit. The first film chronicled the early days of Mark Zuckerberg’s social network and starred Jesse … [Read more...]
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