[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 … Read More “Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for June 17 #836- CNET” »
[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 … Read More “US approval of Paramount/Warner Bros. deal surprised DOJ lawyers, report says” »
[ad_1] With the higher than usual amount of leaks about the iPhone foldable, it seemed like a done deal that the iPhone Ultra/Fold/whatever-it-gets-called will finally launch this autumn. But maybe it won’t. Companies from the Apple supply chain are now indicating that the launch has been pushed back to early next year: Largan Precision CEO … Read More “The Apple iPhone Fold/Ultra may have been delayed to next year” »
[ad_1] Anthropic’s Claude AI appeared to experience an outage on Tuesday, according to online reports. Users reported a spike in errors to Downdetector, with more than 2,000 reports as of 1:27 p.m. ET/10:27 a.m. PT. The number of reports dropped significantly pretty quickly as Anthropic implemented a fix. (Disclosure: Downdetector and CNET are owned by … Read More “Is Claude Down? Here’s the Latest” »
[ad_1] SpaceX briefly passed Amazon to become the fifth-most valuable company in the world, and nearly eclipsed Microsoft, before the company’s shares pared back those gains before the market closed Tuesday. The newly-public company’s stock had already climbed 20% on Monday — its first full day of trading. Tuesday’s news that SpaceX was acquiring AI … Read More “SpaceX valuation balloons to $2.6T, briefly passes Amazon” »
[ad_1] Google is joining the slew of tech companies amping up their software to prove that children can safely use their products. On Tuesday, the tech giant announced it’s expanding parental controls to all devices running Android 17, the company’s latest software update. Google Pixel owners can access parental controls through the Settings app. To … Read More “Google Expands Parental Controls to All Devices Running Android 17” »
[ad_1] According to a report from last week, Samsung will use ultra-thin glass (UTG) of different thicknesses on the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold8 (wide) and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. Both foldables are expected to debut in July alongside the Galaxy Z Flip8. Ultra-thin glass forms the top protective layer of a foldable phone’s flexible AMOLED … Read More “Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 wide may use thicker ultra-thin glass than Fold8 Ultra” »
[ad_1] In May, I was wowed when I demoed the surprisingly powerful VR-like experience inside Xreal and Google’s Project Aura glasses, which are now being called Xreal Aura and are arriving this fall. They pack a Samsung Galaxy XR-like experience into a pair of glasses that plugs into a phone-sized processor puck. But it turns … Read More “Xreal’s Android XR Aura Glasses Are Coming This Fall, With a Brand New Qualcomm Chip Inside” »
[ad_1] Google’s Android 17 update includes highlights like new floating “Bubble” app windows for easier multitasking, a Screen Reaction recording mode, and a 50/50 split gaming mode for foldable phones. Meanwhile, Wear OS 7 brings Live Updates, better battery life for smart watches, and prepares connections for new Android XR smart glasses that will launch … Read More “All the latest news on Android 17, Wear OS 7, and Android XR” »
[ad_1] Earlier this year, I went to a play in New York where all the actors were prerecorded volumetric 3D ghosts. The experience — called An Ark — ran on years-old Magic Leap 2 glasses tethered to my seat, and didn’t work with my eye prescription. It doesn’t have to be that difficult. A new … Read More “Snap’s New Specs Are Chunky, Pricey and I Really Need to Try Them” »
