Long before macOS Ventura and the MacBook Pro, the Mac was pretty basic and limited. Despite that, some vintage Apple products have been fetching tens of thousands of dollars at auctions, as they will always have a special place in hardcore fans' hearts. Though, many of us just can't justify shedding that amount of money to get our hands on these retired devices. Fortunately for the enthusiasts, a neat project is here to walk us down memory lane, to when the Mac's OS wasn't yet macOS.
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FCC votes to restore net neutrality protections
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to reinstate net neutrality protections that were jettisoned during the Trump administration. As expected, the vote fell across party lines with the three Democratic commissioners in favor and the two Republicans on the panel voting against the measure.With net neutrality rules in place, broadband service is considered an essential communications … [Read More...]
Wacom says its first OLED drawing tablet is cool and skinny
Wacom has thrown a tablet-shaped curveball at digital creatives waiting on Apple’s highly anticipated OLED iPads. The company introduced the Wacom Movink 13 on Wednesday, its own OLED-based offering that targets creatives in need of a highly portable display drawing tablet.Available now for $750 via the Wacom web store, the Movink features a full HD 13.3-inch Samsung OLED display that gives it … [Read More...]
TechCrunch Minute: FTC bans noncompetes, court challenge incoming
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 this week to ban noncompete agreements. While the FTC estimates that nearly one in five American workers is subject to a noncompete, these agreements haven’t been a huge issue in Silicon Valley, because they’re not enforceable in California. This has arguably been one of the region’s competitive advantages, as it allows employees to start something new … [Read More...]
Steam Deck not turning on? Here are 5 things that might help
If you've just received the Steam Deck LCD model, and it won't boot, there's likely a simple fix. Take the power adapter out of the box, then plug it into a socket and the USB-C port of the Steam Deck. Then try pressing the power button again. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read More...]
The world’s biggest 3D printer can a make a house in under 80 hours
The University of Maine just unveiled the world’s largest polymer 3D printer. The new printer, named Factory of the Future 1.0 (FoF 1.0), can print objects as large as 96 feet long by 32 feet wide by 18 feet high. It’s also quite speedy, relatively speaking, as it can print up to 500 pounds per hour. That’s like three people, every hour.It can dynamically switch between printing techniques to suit … [Read More...]
Predictive Security Startup BforeAI Raises $15 Million
BforeAI, a French startup building predictive security technologies, on Wednesday announced that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding, which brings the total raised to over $19 million. The investment round was led by SYN Ventures. BforeAI said Addendum Capital, Karista, Karma Ventures, and the Partnership Fund for New York City also took equity positions. Founded in 2020, the … [Read More...]
Node.js 22 is now available
Node.js 22 is now available with a number of new features, such as support for “require()” for synchronous ECMAScript (ES) module graphs, which is currently an experimental feature. When the experimental module is enabled and “require()” tries to load an ES module, if it is both explicitly marked as an ES module and is fully synchronous, the module will be loaded as an ES module with the module’s … [Read More...]
JFrog Empowers a Secure AI Journey for Developers, Integrates with DataBricks-Developed MLflow for a Seamless Machine Learning Lifecycle
JFrog Ltd. (“JFrog”) (Nasdaq: FROG), the Liquid Software company and creators of the JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform, today announced a new machine learning (ML) lifecycle integration between JFrog Artifactory and MLflow, an open source software platform originally developed by Databricks. Following native integrations released earlier this … [Read More...]
SmartBear First to Empower Testers with GenAI-Powered Automation in Expanded Jira-Native Test Management Solution
SmartBear, a leading provider of software development and visibility solutions, has added no-code test automation powered by GenAI to its Zephyr Scale, the solution that delivers scalable, performant test management inside Jira. By using GenAI, any tester, including those without technical skills, can quickly convert manual tests into automated tests without coding, directly in Zephyr Scale, … [Read More...]
Monster API Launches World’s First Deployment Agent for Generative AI Developers, Speeding Process from Days to Minutes
Monster API today announces the world’s first GPT-based deployment agent (MonsterGPT) to simplify and speed up the process of fine-tuning and deployment of open source generative AI models, cutting implementation time from what could be take a full day down to 10 minutes, as well as significantly reducing engineering resources. With simple commands like “fine tune Llama 3,” developers can use the … [Read More...]