Month: July 2023
Everything You Need to Know About Servicing an EV
Electric car owners save thousands in maintenance costs compared to internal combustion vehicles. So how much does it cost and what needs attention? Here’s our guide. Source
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Why Songs Get Stuck in Your Head—and How to Stop Them
Maybe it’s a commercial jingle, a TikTok song, or a new summer bop. Here’s how to trick your brain into hitting pause. Source
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Another 2-year wait is almost over for Windows 11 users, this time for Paint’s dark mode
Windows 11 users are finally getting a Paint app with dark mode, as first promised way back by Microsoft – albeit this feature is still progressing through testing for the moment. Microsoft let us know that an updated Paint app – version 11.2304.26.0 – is now rolling out to testers…
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Infrared may no longer be a punchline, as IEEE approves 9.6Gbps wireless light
We’ve known for over a decade that blinking light bulbs can transfer substantial quantities of wireless data, not just dumb infrared commands to your TV. Now, the IEEE standards body behind Wi-Fi has decided to formally invite “Li-Fi” to the same table — with speeds of between 10 megabits per…
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Google’s new AI tool can help organize your messy Google Docs files
Google is launching yet another large language model (LLM) with the purpose of helping people organize their messy Google Docs accounts. Say you’re a college student who typed in a series of notes into a Google Docs file for class, but you didn’t put a lot of thought into the…
Read MoreAppeals court rejects the FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision
The Federal Trade Commission has been unsuccessful in its last-ditch effort to pump the brakes on Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to grant the agency an emergency stay of a ruling that allows the deal to proceed in the US, leaving…
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