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/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25619564/1230927570.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "23andMe agrees to pay million to settle lawsuit over massive data breach")
Source: The Verge 23andMe disclosed the data breach last October, but it didn’t confirm the overall impact until December. Customers using the DNA Relatives feature may have had information like names, birth years, and ancestry information exposed through the breach. At the time, 23andMe attributed the hack to credential stuffing, a tactic that involves logging…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25619682/anker1.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Anker’s new MagSafe gadget sticks SD cards to your iPhone")
Source: The Verge Anker’s next puck-shaped accessory is an SD and microSD card reader called the MagGo USB-C Adapter that can be used with laptops, tablets, and smartphones. When connected to an iPhone 15 or 16, it can also unlock ProRes 4K recording at 60fps if the memory card supports at least 220MB/s write speeds…
Source: Venture Beat At a few billion parameters, UI-JEPA models can understand user interactions without sending sensitive data to the cloud. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25619712/videoframe_34064.png?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Netflix wants to stream live episodes of Hot Ones")
Source: The Verge / You might be able to watch celebrities set their mouths on fire on live TV. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Sep 13, 2024, 7:14 PM UTC If you buy something from…
Source: Venture Beat Kinetix announced its $1 million fund to support game developers who are combining generative AI and user-generated content. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25365556/HT055_THREADS_CVirginia.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Opening your Threads account up to the fediverse is as easy as a click")
Source: The Verge It looks like the fediverse is continuing to open up. In late March, Meta’s Threads introduced a beta feature that allows users from the US, Canada, or Japan to cross-post and view likes from Mastodon and, presumably, other federated social networks. In June, it added that ability to over 100 countries. If…
Source: Venture Beat We heard the news yesterday that all 25 of Annapurna Interactive’s team resigned after a deal fell through to spin them out of the entertainment company Annapurna. It was a sad moment not only because it added 25 more people to the list of 12,700 game workers put out of work so…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25619393/GXVIIN2bgAAhB7w.jpeg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Is this weirdly shaped, canary yellow thing Tesla’s robotaxi?")
Source: The Verge A blurry photo of a heavily camouflaged vehicle tooling around on the Warner Bros. movie studio lot surfaced last night, spurring speculation that it’s the fabled Tesla robotaxi set to be revealed next month. With its canary yellow wrap and clearly manipulated shape, it’s difficult to glean much about the robotaxi from…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25619342/aos_pdp_02_1000x1000.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Bungie will compensate an artist after its Destiny 2 Nerf blaster ripped off their work")
Source: The Verge When Bungie and Hasbro decided to create a real-life, dart-blasting Nerf version of one of the most famous Destiny 2 guns, someone got lazy — stealing a fan artist’s nine-year-old work instead of creating the Ace of Spades from scratch. To Bungie’s credit, the game company has just announced it will “make…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25618931/snappy1.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Snappy could improve smartphone photography with a stabilized grip")
Source: The Verge The Camera Control on the new iPhone 16 lineup is Apple’s attempt to improve the ergonomics of smartphone photography, but it doesn’t solve the problem of securely holding on to those smooth rectangular slabs while framing a shot. Similar to accessories we’ve seen from companies like Xiaomi, the Snappy adds the grip…
