Month: October 2024
Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay, says Epic ruling ‘is dangerous’
The ruling, which Google has appealed, would force Google to distribute third-party app stores within Google Play, no longer require Google Play Billing for apps distributed via Google Play, and more, with many of those changes ordered to begin on November 1st — just over two weeks from today. But…
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4 ways you can use ChatGPT’s Canvas mode to improve your daily life
ChatGPT became much more collaborative when OpenAI released Canvas mode for the AI chatbot earlier in October. Switching to Canvas mode provides a more flexible way to create and edit text. Through AI’s code-writing ability, it enables more complex, long-term planning with visualization, spot-editing, and even automation. Despite OpenAI’s bragging…
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DJI says US customs is blocking its drone imports
DJI tells The Verge that it currently cannot freely import all of its drones into the United States — and that its latest consumer drone, the Air 3S, won’t currently be sold at retail as a result. “A customs-related issue is hindering DJI’s ability to import select drones into the…
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Meta is laying off employees at WhatsApp, Instagram, and more
Meta has begun laying off employees across various departments, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, according to people familiar with the matter. Rather than a mass, companywide layoff, these smaller cuts seem to coincide with reorganizations of specific teams. Some Meta employees have started posting that they’ve been laid off.…
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Instagram’s ‘social library’ could keep track of that funny video someone sent you
Instagram appears to be working on a new “Social Library” section in the app where you can easily access things shared in chat threads, your collections, and posts you’ve liked, according to an image shared by developer and leaker Alessandro Paluzzi. Judging from the looks of the screenshot from Paluzzi,…
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“Rumors of my death are severely exaggerated” — Intel CEO assures users x86 is “thriving” as it finally partners with long-term rival AMD
The CEO of Intel has declared that x86 hardware is anything but dead, announcing a new expert partnership that will see it join up with old rival AMD to promote the technology. Speaking at Lenovo Tech World 2024, Pat Gelsinger took to the stage to announce the x86 Ecosystem Advisory…
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