Nintendo's Game Boy first launched in 1989, and it was essentially superseded by the Game Boy Advance in 2001, with many more consoles launched in the following years. But that doesn't mean it's not still being supported, even if it is by the most unexpected companies. Nike (yes, the shoe company) has just published a Game Boy game called Cosmic Climb on its website, and you can play it right in … [Read more...]
Quntis ScreenLinear Pro+ review: This bright and smart monitor light will help protect your eyes
With each passing year, we seem to be gazing at screens more on a daily basis. Our eyes get battered from all the light being projected at our faces but there are ways we can help mitigate this by wearing glasses with filtering or a device such as a lightbar. The Quntis ScreenLinear Pro+ is one such example with the ability to shine light down onto your desk without taking up any more vital desk … [Read more...]
Tesla keeps cutting jobs and the feds probe Waymo
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! What a wild week for transportation news! It was a smorgasbord of news that seemed to touch every sector and theme in transportation, including tariffs on Chinese EVs, an escalating Tesla strike in Sweden, a federal investigation … [Read more...]
Sony Music warns tech companies over ‘unauthorized’ use of its content to train AI
Sony Music Group has sent letters to more than 700 tech companies and music streaming services to warn them not to use its music to train AI without explicit permission. The letter, which was obtained by TechCrunch, says Sony Music has “reason to believe” that the recipients of the letter have “may already have made unauthorized uses” of its content. Sony Music said that while it recognizes … [Read more...]
GrubMarket buys Butter to give its food distribution tech an AI boost
Much of how people buy food has moved online — restaurants often replace menus with QR codes that let you order with your smartphones, and grocery shopping has been revolutionized with delivery services like Instacart. But until recently, the other side of the food supply chain — how small restaurants and neighborhood groceries procured food — depended largely on physical media, pen and … [Read more...]
Activision forms a studio to develop a brand-spanking new IP
Activision just announced that it's working on a brand-new IP, with a mission “to craft a franchise with an enduring legacy that resonates far beyond games.” To help steward this mysterious franchise into the world, the company has opened up a new internal studio called Elsewhere Entertainment.The team is headquartered in Warsaw, which is where CD Projekt Red cooks up The Witcher and Cyberpunk … [Read more...]
The printer company, that makes a camera, prints one more edition
When Ricoh launched its very first office copier, the Ricopy 101, in 1955, the product’s popularity sparked a term — supposedly folks would say “make a Ricopy” instead of “make a copy.” And with the company’s current camera lineup, the GR III, they have made a lot of Ricopies, making only slight changes to each of the pocket-sized point-and-shoot cameras year over year.The latest of which is the … [Read more...]
Bolt founder Ryan Beslow wants to settle an investor lawsuit by returning $37 million worth of shares
Bolt founder Ryan Breslow has proposed a settlement with investor Activant Capital this week, which could put an end to a lawsuit brought by Activant. The investor accused Breslow of adding $30 million to Bolt’s balance sheet in the form of personal debt and removing board members when they urged Breslow to repay it. Activant sued Breslow in July 2023, in a Delaware court, on behalf of Steve … [Read more...]
With the end of Workspace, it’s fair to wonder if Meta was ever serious about the enterprise
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, launched an enterprise version of the prominent social network in 2015. It always seemed like a stretch for a company built on a consumer product that made most of its money from ads, making a go of it in the enterprise. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that it lasted this long. Meta pulled the plug on the enterprise product on Tuesday, bringing the curtain … [Read more...]
The Meater Plus smart meat thermometer drops to a record-low price
When it comes to cooking meat — especially on the grill — it's critical to make sure that you're getting it to the correct temperature. One easy way to do that is to use a smart meat thermometer and, as luck would have it, one of our favorite models is on sale just ahead of Memorial Day weekend. The Meater Plus thermometer has dropped to $70, which is its lowest price ever. It typically costs … [Read more...]
Meta Threads is testing pinned columns on the web, similar to the old TweetDeck
X, formerly Twitter, turned TweetDeck into X Pro and pushed it behind a paywall. But there is a new column-based social media tool in the town, and it’s from Instagram Threads. Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the social network is testing pinned columns on the web. While the Meta CEO didn’t mention what you can pin on the interface with this tool, the screenshot he posted suggests that you … [Read more...]
ThreadsDeck? Threads in testing pinned columns on the web
X, formerly Twitter, turned TweetDeck into X Pro and pushed it behind a paywall. But there is a new column-based social media tool in the town, and it’s from Instagram Threads. Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the social network is testing pinned columns on the web. While the Meta CEO didn’t mention what you can pin on the interface with this tool, the screenshot he posted suggests that you … [Read more...]
House passes bill that would make ticket sellers show total prices upfront
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Threads starts testing a TweetDeck-like feed of real-time posts
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Google’s expands hands-free and eyes-free interfaces on Android
As part of 2024’s Accessibility Awareness Day, Google is showing off some updates to Android that should be useful to folks with mobility or vision impairments. Project Gameface allows gamers to use their faces to move the cursor and perform common click-like actions on desktop, and now it’s coming to Android. The project lets people with limited mobility use facial movements, like raising an … [Read more...]
New Wi-Fi Vulnerability Enables Network Eavesdropping via Downgrade Attacks
May 16, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Network Security Researchers have discovered a new security vulnerability stemming from a design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard that tricks victims into connecting to a less secure wireless network and eavesdrop on their network traffic. The SSID Confusion attack, tracked as CVE-2023-52424, impacts all operating systems and Wi-Fi clients, including … [Read more...]
Understanding Pure Functions in React Functional Components: Importance and How to Implement
You've probably heard the term "pure function" before, but if not, it's a function that follows two principles: No Side Effects: a pure function must not alter any objects or variables that exist before it's invoked Deterministic: a pure function must always return the same output when given the same set of inputs In other words, you can tell if a function is "pure" if it's consistent and … [Read more...]
How I made a quick and dirty video game controller with a Raspberry Pi Pico
I dont know about you, but whenever Im able to make something myself, I'm rewarded with a huge sense of accomplishment. And with the introduction of low-cost single-board computers and microcontrollers, a whole new world of possibilities has opened up. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Google’s accessibility app Lookout can use your phone’s camera to find and recognize objects
Google has updated some of its accessibility apps to add capabilities that will make them easier to use for people who need them. It has rolled out a new version of the Lookout app, which can read text and even lengthy documents out loud for people with low vision or blindness. The app can also read food labels, recognize currency and can tell users what it sees through the camera and in an image. … [Read more...]
Hacker claims theft of India’s Samco account data
A hacker claims to be selling user records associated with Indian online brokerage firm Samco Securities, one of the widely-used platforms offering discount broking trading accounts for the country’s stock exchanges. The pseudonymous hacker listed the data allegedly breached from Samco on a known cybercrime forum, which they are selling for an undisclosed amount. TechCrunch was given a sample of … [Read more...]
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