Month: July 2023
New Sony Xperia 5 V leaks suggests the phone will bizarrely lose its telephoto lens
An official marketing video for Sony’s Xperia 5 V has recently surfaced, and the prognosis isn’t good as the upcoming smartphone might see a substantial downgrade. The video was originally posted on the r/SonyXperia subreddit by user JB2unique before being uploaded to YouTube. The clip is your standard marketing fair:…
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Astrophysicist who claimed to find alien tech may have done the science wrong
Last month, theoretical physicist Avi Loeb made headlines with the sensational claim that tiny spherules recovered from the bottom of the ocean were probably of alien origin. “It’s most likely a technological gadget with artificial intelligence,” he said to The New York Times, which published a story today about the…
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Twitter removed half its HQ sign — then the police arrived
At approximately 12:39 P.M. officers assigned to Tenderloin Station responded to the area of 10th and Market Street regarding a report of a possible unpermitted street closure. Through their investigation officers were able to determine that no crime was committed, and this incident was not a police matter. Source
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Looking back at the original Chromecast, which turned 10 years old today
Ten years ago today — July 24th, 2013 — Google announced a $35 streaming stick called the Chromecast. I was one of the first journalists to lay hands on the dongle, and it wasn’t yet clear how big a deal it’d be. The demo was choppy! It could arguably be…
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House GOP could try to hold Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee may vote to hold Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt later this week, according to a new report from Punchbowl News Monday. The potential contempt vote hinges on a February subpoena from the committee demanding Meta produce documents and communications related to content moderation…
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Bing AI is rolling out to Chrome and Safari, but the experience may not be as good
Following up on recent teases, Microsoft is expanding browser support for Bing AI, giving Google Chrome and Safari access to the chatbot – with some limitations. The third-party experience won’t be the same as Bing Chat on Microsoft Edge. In a recent report, Windows Latest states the character count for…
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