Month: February 2024
Someone made an AirPods Max USB-C conversion kit, if you’re feeling extremely brave
If you can’t wait for Apple‘s expected USB-C AirPods Max 2 later this year, or you already have a pair of AirPods Max and don’t fancy dropping another five hundred bucks on another pair of Apple cans, hardware consultant and device hacker Ken Pillonel has a solution: why not hack…
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Dive into the world of Netflix’s 3 Body Problem
Since the publication of The Three-Body Problem, the first installment of Cixin Liu’s epic science fiction trilogy about making contact with an alien civilization, the series has gone on to earn the Chinese author enormous acclaim and legions of fans worldwide — including President Barack Obama. Next year, Tor Books…
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New regulation could stop abusers from stalking via connected cars
Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel shared a new proposal Wednesday that would make it harder for domestic abuse survivors to be stalked through their cars’ location tracking systems. The notice of proposed rulemaking would kick off a process for the FCC to consider how it can use existing authority…
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Chinese engineers develop 200TB optical disc — 100-layer super DVD could be the first step towards exabyte data storage but challenges still exist
In an effort to meet the ever-growing data demands, a team of Chinese photonic engineers has developed a high-capacity optical disc capable of holding up to 200TB of data. The team’s groundbreaking work, published in Nature, has the potential to revolutionize storage technologies, particularly in data centers where space is…
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Attention English majors: now you can add handwritten notes to Google Docs
For anyone who has ever wished for the ability to hand annotate directly on a Google Doc, Google announced on Tuesday it’s rolling out a new markup feature for Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and personal Google accounts that will allow users to write directly on a Google…
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Paramax Plus is off: Max and Paramount Plus’ merger isn’t happening
Back in December we reported that Max and Paramount Plus were in serious discussions about joining forces; the two entertainment firms were considering a “mega merger” that would enable them to better compete with Disney Plus (and its meld with Hulu) and Netflix on both big and small screens. In…
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