[ad_1] We are happy to announce that 67 new projects have been awarded grants today as part of the Next Generation Internet intiative, across three different funds: NGI Zero Commons Fund, NGI TALER and NGI Fediversity. We congratulate the developers and engineers involved with these projects, and thank them for their forthcoming contribution to an …
Meta’s Smart Glasses Are Testing Facial Recognition Software Used by Police and the Military
[ad_1] Meta Ray-Bans have been under increased public scrutiny following revelations about the facial recognition work Meta has been doing on its smart glasses. Consumers are rightly wary of products that could convert wearable tech into everyday surveillance devices. In early June, an investigation by Wired exposed how Meta had quietly embedded code for dormant …
Disney’s Imagineers Are Using Adobe’s Firefly AI to Dream Up Ride Designs
[ad_1] Attraction design at Disney’s theme parks could be getting a lot faster under a new partnership between Walt Disney Imagineering and Adobe announced Tuesday. Imagineers will use Firefly AI — an image and video creation and editing tool — to speed up the concept and design of rides, Adobe says. Disney’s Imagineers design, develop and test the …
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes is a great last-minute Father’s Day gift
[ad_1] Father’s Day is nearly here. Hopefully, you already got a gift for dads you care about, but if not, here’s a quick, easy recommendation for anyone who enjoys a good comic strip. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes contains every one of Bill Watterson’s beloved strips made during the comic’s ten-year run from 1985 through …
Here's how the Redmi K90 Ultra will compete with flagship smartphones
[ad_1] Redmi apparently has a very interesting plan to make its upcoming K90 Ultra viably compete with much more expensive flagship smartphones, specifically those equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. According to a new rumor from the prolific Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the Redmi K90 Ultra will pair the older Snapdragon …
Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for June 17 #1102
[ad_1] Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a real challenge. That purple category is a tough one, where you must hunt for hidden …
Qualcomm wants to be the chip inside whatever replaces your smartphone, and it just announced two products toward that end
[ad_1] Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said Tuesday that the company is working on over 40 different AI wearable devices — including jewelry, earbuds with cameras, pins, and watches — a sign of how aggressively the chipmaker is betting that the next major computing platform won’t be a phone. To power that vision, Qualcomm is announcing …
Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for June 17 #1824
[ad_1] Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s Wordle puzzle isn’t terribly difficult, though one of the letters is one I rarely guess. If you need a new starter …
Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for June 17 #836- CNET
[ad_1] Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle was a bit challenging, as I kept looking for animal names, which wasn’t today’s point. Some of …
US approval of Paramount/Warner Bros. deal surprised DOJ lawyers, report says
[ad_1] Slater’s replacement, Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed Assefi, insisted in an interview with Reuters in March that the Paramount/Warner deal will not be fast-tracked for approval because of political factors. “The idea that somehow enforcement has been politicized is ludicrous,” he said. DOJ says merger will boost competition The DOJ announcement of its approval …
