Of all the great laptops out there, Lenovo’s ThinkPad line routinely offers some of the best machines around. But there are a ton of different models to choose from, so deciding between two 2024 ThinkPads, like the T14 Gen 5 and X1 Carbon Gen 12, can quickly become confusing.
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Teen fintech Copper had to emergency discontinue its banking, debit products
Another fintech startup, and its customers, has been gravely impacted by the implosion of banking-as-a-service startup Synapse. Copper Banking, a digital banking service aimed at teens, notified its customers on May 12 that it would be discontinuing bank deposit accounts and debit cards on May 13. In a letter to customers, CEO and co-founder Eddie Behringer said the company had learned the … [Read More...]
Autodesk acquires AI-powered VFX startup Wonder Dynamics
3D tools behemoth Autodesk has acquired Wonder Dynamics, a startup that let creators quickly and easily make complex characters and visual effects using AI-powered image analysis. The two companies have worked closely together for years, but are making it official today. Wonder Dynamics, founded by VFX artist Nikola Todorovic and actor Tye Sheridan, basically made adding motion-captured CG … [Read More...]
Farcaster, a crypto-based social network, raised $150M with just 80K daily users
Farcaster, a blockchain-based social protocol founded by two Coinbase alumni, announced on Tuesday that it closed a $150 million fundraise. Led by Paradigm, the platform also raised money from a16z crypto, Haun Ventures, USV, Variant, Standard Crypto and others, according to a blog post by founder Dan Romero. Farcaster, the social protocol, invites developers to build other apps on top of it; … [Read More...]
Engadget Podcast: Microsoft's Surface and Windows head on Copilot+ AI PCs
Microsoft made some unusually major moves ahead of its Build developer conference: It announced a new Copilot+ initiative for powerful AI PCs, which will be led by the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop. These machines are powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Plus and Elite chips, and they come with a special version of Windows 11 optimized for Arm mobile chips and AI. Basically, Microsoft is … [Read More...]
The August smart lock finally gets a fingerprint option
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Microsoft’s new ‘Volumetric Apps’ for Quest headsets extend Windows apps into the 3D space
Microsoft announced on Tuesday during its annual Build conference that it’s bringing “Windows Volumetric Apps” to Meta Quest headsets. The partnership will allow Microsoft to bring Windows 365 and local PC connectivity to Quest headsets, enabling developers to extend their apps into the 3D space. “We’re deepening our partnership with Meta to make Windows a first-class experience on Quest … [Read More...]
There’s an electric salt spoon that adds umami flavor
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Square Enix will let Kingdom Hearts cook on Steam
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Angular : Découverte des hooks de cycle de vie Partie 1
Angular est un framework web front-end écrit en TypeScript, qui permet aux développeurs web de facilement créer des applications complexes et évolutives.L'une des caractéristiques d'Angular est la possibilité de travailler avec des composants, ce qui permet aux développeurs de construire des fonctionnalités et des logiques de rendu sous forme de pièces réutilisables. Dans cet article nous allons … [Read More...]
Here are 15 ingenious projects you can build with an Arduino
If youve read my Raspberry Pi and SBC project guides here on XDA, you may have found something worth building with these miniature systems. But interestingly enough, they arent the only devices that can power up your next DIY creation. As long as youre willing to don your coding hat and dont mind interfacing several connections on a breadboard, theres a staggering number of interesting ideas that … [Read More...]