If you want an app you built to be downloadable from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, it has to pass a slew of criteria, including safety standards. But a new report on Wednesday alleges that Apple and Google broke their own rules by promoting “nudify” apps that are outlawed in their app … Read More “Apple and Google Broke Their Own Rules by Promoting ‘Nudify’ Apps, Report Says” »
Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston, according to a social media post from the company. The post says simply that “Robotaxi is now rolling out in Dallas & Houston 🤠” and includes a 14-second video showing Tesla vehicles driving without human monitors or drivers in the front seat. The company now … Read More “Tesla brings its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston” »
The vivo X300 Ultra and vivo X300 FE, which began their international rollout yesterday, are “coming soon” to India. This revelation comes straight from vivo’s Indian branch, which has started teasing the two smartphones in the Asian country. The teasers posted by vivo India on its official platforms confirm that both the X300 Ultra and … Read More “vivo X300 Ultra and X300 FE are 'coming soon' to India with telephoto extenders, FE gains a new color” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority On my Pixel phone, there are many Google-made apps that are not just essential to the way I live and work, but completely impossible for me to let go of. Calendar has all my important meetings and upcoming events; Chrome has my entire browsing history and research; Gmail is, well, … Read More “Forget Photos and Maps, this is the Google app I can’t live without anymore” »
If it seems like every company is now hawking a foldable phone, you’re not wrong. After years of technology experiments and lots of engineering refinements, the big phone designers are going mainstream with models that have ironed out many early problems like visible screen creases. And that’s all before Apple jumps into the market with … Read More “Could Your Next Phone Be a Foldable? New Tech and a Possible Apple Model Makes It More Likely” »
According to Nikkei Asia, even as suppliers ramp up DRAM production, manufacturers are only expected to meet 60 percent of demand by the end of 2027. SK Group chairman has even said that shortages could last until 2030. The world’s largest memory makers — Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron — are all working to add … Read More “The RAM shortage could last years” »
This week’s system design refresher: AI for Engineering Leaders: Course Direction Survey What is a Data Lakehouse? (Youtube video) How the JVM Works Figma Design to Code, Code to Design: Clearly Explained 12 AI Papers that Changed Everything How Load Balancers Work? Optimistic locking vs pessimistic locking We are working on a course, AI for … Read More “EP211: How the JVM Works” »
TL;DR The new Fire TV Stick HD is the second Amazon streaming stick to launch with Vega OS. Some customers looking to buy the device are being warned that they won’t be able to sideload apps. Amazon has also announced that it will continue to support a majority of Fire TV streaming sticks and cubes … Read More “Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD signals the end of sideloading” »
Like them or not, smart glasses are emerging as a major trend from more companies than it feels possible to even keep track of. With Meta already releasing waves of glasses over the last year and having more on deck for this year, and Google prepping its own, more fashion brands are entering the mix. … Read More “The Race for Fashion Smart Glasses Is On” »
This will disrupt ecosystems as mesotherms are typically apex predators that exert disproportionate control on species below them in the food chain, said Edward Snelling, co-author and physiologist at the University of Pretoria. “These species are being pushed closer to their physiological limits, which could have consequences for where they can live and how they … Read More “Great white sharks are overheating” »
