Some fancy new iPads have just hit store shelves and while we reckon the latest iPad Air is the best option for most folks, there’s an entry-level Apple tablet that will check a lot of people’s boxes. And best of all, the 10th-gen iPad is cheaper than ever. The tablet has dropped to $329 for the blue model with 64GB of storage, bringing it to its lowest price to date. Apple gave the 10th-gen iPad … [Read more...]
Spotify’s ‘Listening Party’ feature falls short of expectations
It’s been three years since Spotify acquired live audio startup Betty Labs, and yet the music streaming service isn’t leveraging the technology to its fullest potential—at least not in our opinion. Betty Labs-owned Locker Room launched in 2020 as a sports-focused social audio app where sports fans could engage in live conversations, create watch parties, and react to games in real-time. … [Read more...]
Alchemist’s latest batch puts AI to work as accelerator expands to Tokyo, Doha
Alchemist Accelerator has a new pile of AI-forward companies demoing their wares today, if you care to watch, and the program itself is making some international moves into Tokyo and Doha. Read on for our picks of the batch. Chatting with Alchemist CEO and founder Ravi Belani ahead of demo day (today at 10:30 Pacific) about this cohort, it was clear that ambitions for AI startups have contracted, … [Read more...]
AI has thrown Stack Overflow into civil war
It's been less than a month since the ubiquitous question-answer site Stack Overflow announced that they'll be partnering with OpenAI to provide training data for upcoming models, yet the decision has thrown the site into civil war over the use of user's data. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Kickstarter now lets you pledge after a campaign closes
Kickstarter on Tuesday announced a new set of creator tools designed to breathe new life into the crowdfunding platform. Perhaps the most interesting of the bunch is “Late Pledge,” which represents a fundamental change to the service’s status quo. The new feature allows campaign creators to continue collecting money even after the campaign has closed. Kickstarter began pilot testing the feature … [Read more...]
Match Group, Meta, Coinbase and more form anti-scam coalition
Scams are all over the internet, and AI is making matters worse (no, Taylor Swift didn't giveaway Le Creuset pans, and Tom Hanks didn't promote a dental plan). Now, companies such as Match Group, Meta and Coinbase are launching Tech Against Scams, a new coalition focused on collaboration to prevent online fraud and financial schemes. They will "collaborate on ways to take action against the tools … [Read more...]
Watch Microsoft Build 2024 keynote live here: More on Copilot+ and AI-enhanced PCs
The annual Microsoft Build developers officially conference kicks off today — but the tech giant has already revealed a laundry list of AI-centric hardware news. In a jam-packed Monday press conference, Microsoft unveiled one of the biggest changes to the Windows PC landscape in a long time. Copilot+ PCs, led by new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro models, are a promising new line of computers … [Read more...]
The EPA is cracking down on cybersecurity threats
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Ninja Creami review: This machine makes your frozen dreams come true
Unless you’ve worked in the food service industry, the Ninja Creami probably isn’t like any other ice cream maker you’ve used before. That’s because until recently, the engineering that powers the Creami was owned by the Pacojet company (which was acquired by Groupe SEB in 2023), which made pricey devices intended for use in restaurants. But after the patent expired, Ninja jumped on the … [Read more...]
JavaScript: Still Relevant in 2024?
JavaScript (JS) isn't going anywhere. In 2024, it's still a vital skill for anyone interested in web development or interactive features. Here's why you should consider learning JavaScript this year:Powering the Web: JavaScript remains the backbone of web development. It's what makes websites dynamic and engaging, adding features like animations and user interaction. As the web continues to … [Read more...]
iPad Air (M2, 2024) vs iPad Air (M1, 2022): Worth upgrading or can you skip this gen?
The M2 iPad Air just launched, and the improvements make a compelling argument for it being the best iPad for most users. With support for the new Apple Pencil Pro, the M2 iPad Air is a creative powerhouse, at a fraction of the cost of the iPad Pro. We love the previous iPad Air 5 here at XDA, calling it the best iPad for students, or pretty much anyone else that doesn't need the more advanced pro … [Read more...]
Hellblade II: headphones on, heart rate up
If you can, play Hellblade II with headphones to fully experience the depth of the game’s unique storytelling.In Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, the first and only instruction the game provides is that the game is best experienced with headphones. Typically, I always ignore that advice. I’m not a “headphones on, lights off” kind of player. I don’t need ambiance. But for Hellblade II, I decided, “Why … [Read more...]
Uber and Lyft to stay in Minneapolis after state lowers driver pay requirements
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Malware Delivery via Cloud Services Exploits Unicode Trick to Deceive Users
May 21, 2024NewsroomCloud Security / Data Security A new attack campaign dubbed CLOUD#REVERSER has been observed leveraging legitimate cloud storage services like Google Drive and Dropbox to stage malicious payloads. "The VBScript and PowerShell scripts in the CLOUD#REVERSER inherently involves command-and-control-like activities by using Google Drive and Dropbox as staging platforms to manage … [Read more...]
How Google Crawls the Web: A Simple Overview
I've been trying to learn more about SEO in the context of Google search. With that in mind, I wanted to share what I'm learning as a reference for myself and others. Before we get to SEO, we need to understand how Search works in general, and that process starts with something known as Crawling.Crawlers find webpages and make them searchable. Google enlists the help of specialized bots called … [Read more...]
Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G World Champions Edition First Impressions
Redmi kicked off the year on a high when it launched the Note 13 series in India. In our review, we found the most expensive model of the series, the Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G, to feature a great display, long-lasting battery, and striking design. Now, just four months after the launch, the smartphone maker has introduced a new variant of the handset—a special edition collaboration with the Argentine … [Read more...]
What is the GameFi Element in the Blockchain Gaming World?
GameFi, another jargon from the Web3 sector, now seems to be grabbing the attention of members of the Web3 and gaming communities. The concept of GameFi brings together two elements – gaming and finance. Games that fall under this category are based on blockchains and work on a decentralised approach. They offer players rewards in the form of native tokens from the game ecosystems that helps them … [Read more...]
Normalization in Rails 7.1 era
Before Rails 7.1Once upon a time, way long before the Rails 7.1 era, a smart Rails developer (like yourself) needed to ensure user email addresses were properly normalized (sanitized and formatted correctly). Back then, they used clever techniques such as callbacks like before_save and before_validation, attribute setters, or even the normalize gem to get the job done. Here are some of those old … [Read more...]
How to recover if you've lost your YubiKey
Losing your Yubikey can be a nightmare, potentially leaving you locked out of your accounts away from money, emails or messaging apps. But if you've got proper backups in place, recovery should be a relatively painless process to regain access to all your accounts. Preparing for losing a Yubikey does need to be done in advance, but there are still some things you can do if you haven't got backups. … [Read more...]
Stack AI wants to make it easier to build AI-fueled workflows
Stack AI’s co-founders, Antoni Rosinol and Bernardo Aceituno, were PhD students at MIT wrapping up their degrees in 2022 just as large language models were becoming more mainstream. ChatGPT would be released to the world at the end of the year, but even before that, they recognized a problem inside companies putting data together with models without a lot of expertise and knowledge – and they … [Read more...]
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