Ever wondered how search boxes on websites instantly show suggestions as you type, but never feel sluggish or overwhelming? Or why some buttons on websites don’t respond immediately to a click when pressed rapidly? The secret behind this smooth and efficient user experience lies in a simple yet powerful technique called debouncing.What is Debouncing? Debouncing is a technique used to optimize … [Read more...]
Alienware x16 R2 review: This gaming laptop is more powerful than ever most of the time
Dell's lineup of Alienware gaming laptops has been refreshed for 2024, and the changes include full design overhauls and minor spec bumps, depending on the model. The company felt the Alienware m16 R2 was in need of a new design, but decided the m18 R2 only warranted a new chip. For the brand's top-of-the-line 16-inch laptop, the Alienware x16 R2, Dell went with the latter. This year's Alienware … [Read more...]
Netflix is becoming an ad-tech company
There was a time when streamers wooed potential customers with the promise of an ad-free experience. In recent years, however, companies such as Netflix, Amazon, Disney and more have hiked up their prices and made an ad-supported tier the most affordable option. Now, Netflix is taking the next step towards becoming a de-facto ad tech company by moving its development in-house, according to The … [Read more...]
Poshmark’s ‘Promoted Closet’ tool lets sellers boost all their listings at once
Poshmark, the social commerce site that lets people buy and sell new and used items to each other, launched a paid marketing tool on Thursday, giving sellers the ability to promote their entire shop at once. Poshmark’s new feature, called “Promoted Closet,” uses machine learning to automatically promote individual product listings from a seller’s entire inventory, identifying shoppers’ search … [Read more...]
YC-backed Recall.ai gets $10M Series A to help companies use virtual meeting data
More money for the generative AI boom: Y Combinator-backed developer infrastructure startup Recall.ai announced Thursday it’s raised a $10 million Series A funding round, bringing its total raised to over $12M. The startup has built infrastructure and a unified API that enables companies to access raw data from virtual meeting platforms like Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack Huddles, Zoom … [Read more...]
Colab’s collaborative tools for engineers line up $21M in new funding
Engineers Adam Keating and Jeremy Andrews were tired of using spreadsheets and screenshots to collab with teammates — so they launched a startup, Colab, to build a better way. The two met as undergraduates at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where they studied mechanical engineering together. While they were completing their last internships prior to graduating (Andrews at Tesla, Keating at … [Read more...]
Bose SoundLink Max review: size-defying sound isn’t cheap
As usual, Bose’s audio processing makes this speaker sound excellent. But for $400, it’s fair to expect more features and more smarts.Bose is undoubtedly best known for its noise-canceling headphones. But do you know what else the company has always been damn good at? Portable speakers. I can still remember being wowed by the original SoundLink Mini (and later, its successor). Something about … [Read more...]
Hugging Face is sharing $10 million worth of compute to help beat the big AI companies
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Reddit reintroduces its awards system
Reddit announced on Wednesday that it is reintroducing its awards system after shutting down the program last year. The company said that most of the mechanisms related to awards will remain the same, with some new additions. For instance, there’s a new design for awards, a new award button under eligible posts, and a leaderboard showing top awards earned for a comment or a post. Earlier this … [Read more...]
Sigma is building a suite of collaborative data analytics tools
In 2014, Jason Frantz and Rob Woollen co-founded Sigma Computing, a platform that overlays data stored in data platforms such as Snowflake and Google BigQuery with a spreadsheet-like interface for data visualization and analytics. With Sigma, the two former software engineers sought to tackle what they perceived as the intractable data challenges faced by large corporations: unwieldy tooling and … [Read more...]
Intel's Thunderbolt Share makes it easier to move large files between PCs
Intel has launched a new software application called Thunderbolt Share that will make controlling two or more PCs a more seamless experience. It will allow you to sync files between PCs through its interface, or see multiple computers' folders so you can drag and drop and specific documents, images and other file types. That makes collaborations easy if you're transferring particularly hefty … [Read more...]
At a Beverly Hills mansion, where an electric truck is your only source of power
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Someone connected Windows XP to the internet, and it didn't survive long
How easy do you think it is for Windows XP to get a virus in 2024? Perhaps you assume you could happily browse the internet until you stumble upon a shady website or virus-infected vile, after which it goes downhill fast. As it turns out, simply hooking up Windows XP to the internet puts it in a huge amount of danger, as someone proved in a recent YouTube video. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Acerpure Smart TVs With Google TV, Up to 4K Display Launched in India
Acer showcased new Acerpure smart TVs at its latest launch event in Bengaluru on Thursday (May 16). The new Aspire and Swift smart TV lineup under the Acerpure subsidiary runs on Google TV and comes in four screen sizes — 32 inches, 43 inches, 55 inches, and 65 inches. They feature 60Hz refresh rate with HDR 10 support and a 178-degree viewing angle. The Acerpure smart TVs have full-HD, … [Read more...]
Apple Announces New AI and ML Powered Eye Tracking and Music Haptics Accessibility Features
Apple announced several new accessibility-focused features for its iPhone and iPad devices on Wednesday. The company regularly introduces new accessibility features to make the devices easier to use for those who suffer from physical disabilities. This year, the tech giant is bringing a new Eye Tracking feature that will allow users to control their device with just eye movements. Additionally, … [Read more...]
EU ‘closely’ monitoring X in wake of Fico shooting as DSA disinfo probe rumbles on
European Union enforcers of the bloc’s online governance regime, the Digital Services Act (DSA), said Thursday they’re closely monitoring disinformation campaigns on the Elon Musk-owned social network X (formerly Twitter) following the Wednesday shooting of Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico. The bloc has been formally investigating X since last December over disinformation in civic … [Read more...]
EU investigating Meta over addiction and safety concerns for minors
Meta is back in hot water for its methods (or lack thereof) for protecting children. The European Commission has launched formal proceedings to determine whether the owner of Facebook and Instagram has violated the Digital Services Act (DSA) by contributing to children's social media addiction and not ensuring they have high levels of safety and privacy.The Commission's investigation will … [Read more...]
Spoor uses AI to save birds from wind turbines
Wind is the largest source of renewable energy in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, but wind farms come with an environmental cost as wind turbines can wreak havoc on bird populations. Meet Spoor, the startup using AI to help wind farms mitigate that risk. Spoor is a software that uses machine learning to detect birds on video while also recording their movement … [Read more...]
Google Pixel 8a vs Pixel 8: Which one's better?
The Google Pixel 8a is now official, bringing some of the best features that we know and love about the Pixel 8 to a slightly lower, more affordable price point. Just like the Pixel 7a, which was very similar to its flagship sibling in the Pixel 7 series, the Pixel 8a also shares a lot of common traits with the Pixel 8, like its Tensor G3 chip, a 120Hz OLED display, software support, and more. In … [Read more...]
Cat-Phishing, Living-Off-The-Land, Fake Invoices Top Q1 Cyberthreats: Report
Cat-phishing, using a popular Microsoft file transfer tool to become a network parasite, and bogus invoicing are among the notable techniques cybercriminals deployed during the first three months of this year, according to the quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report released Thursday. Based on an analysis of data from millions of endpoints running the company’s software, the report found … [Read more...]
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