Snapchat+ now lets you customize when Snaps on Stories expire
Snapchat+ is dropping a few new features for its subscribers this week, including custom Story expiration for Snaps on Stories......»»
iOS 18 lets you bypass Siri with custom voice actions
Voice computing is still in its early days. One reason is that voice assistants often aren’t great at understanding our words unless they fit a pre-defined model. Siri with Apple Intelligence will hopefully be a lot better about this in time. But i.....»»
9to5Mac Daily: August 8, 2024 – iOS 17.6.1 release, more macOS changes
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This new charger lets all EVs plug in without an adapter
The Omni Port has a Tesla-style J3400 plug as well as a CCS1 plug. Enlarge / The new ChargePoint Omni Port is actually a pair of cables. (credit: ChargePoint) Last year, a remarkable thing happened in the car world. Just.....»»
19 Good News Science Stories to Savor This Summer
From lifesaving cancer treatments and frog “spas” to a view of the cosmos from your own backyard, science can keep you going through the long, hot days of summer.....»»
macOS Sequoia to fix exploit that lets hackers access internal networks
Apple and other tech companies are constantly looking for ways to improve the security of their operating systems. Even so, some things go unnoticed. An exploit from 18 years ago is still being actively used by hackers to access internal networks, bu.....»»
9to5Mac Daily: August 7, 2024 – macOS Sequoia changes, Disney+ price hike
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Three forgotten women who wrote fairytales that subverted the Grimms" gender norms
Rapunzel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty—these well-known stories and others, first published by the Brothers Grimm in Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children's and Household Tales, 1812), have become shorthand for what we collectively think of as fairytal.....»»
9to5Mac Daily: August 6, 2024 – iOS 18 beta 5 and Distraction Control
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iOS 18 lets you shoot video while playing audio on iPhone
Apple made a small change in iOS 18 that makes a big difference to me. It involves shooting video. Since the iPhone has been capable of shooting video, it has always stopped audio playback when you so much as launch the video camera. more….....»»
ITSM concerns when integrating new AI services
Let’s talk about a couple of recent horror stories. Late last year, a Chevrolet dealership deployed a chatbot powered by a large language model (LLM) on their homepage. This LLM, trained with detailed specifications of Chevrolet vehicles, was inten.....»»
9to5Mac Daily: August 5, 2024 – The latest iPhone 16 and M4 Mac expectations
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macOS Sequoia beta 5 adds a new wallpaper – and you can download it here
Apple on Monday released the fifth beta of macOS Sequoia 15.0 to developers. As we previously covered, the update adds Distraction Control for Safari – a new feature that lets users hide parts of a webpage, such as banners and popups. However, macO.....»»
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom: release date, trailers, gameplay, and more
A new Zelda title is coming this year, but Link isn't the star. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom lets Zelda take center stage. Here's all you need to know......»»
How to customize the Apple Fitness app in iOS 18
Apple is making it easier to customize the Apple Fitness app's summary page in iOS 18. Here's how to do it......»»
Top 5 stories of the week: Stellantis sues dealership over fleet dispute; Toyota testing scandal widens
A quick look at the top automotive stories of the week as determined by reader interest......»»
Metropolis 1998 lets you design every building in an isometric, pixel-art city
Devs cite Rollercoaster Tycoon, Dwarf Fortress, and, yes, SimCity as inspiration. Enlarge / There is something so wonderfully obscene about having a town with hundreds of people living their lives, running into conflict, hoping f.....»»
This new competitive PC shooter is Valorant with a body-swapping twist
Spectre Divide is a new multiplayer shooter that plays a lot like Valorant, but it lets players swap between two different bodies in the middle of a match......»»
Spacecraft travels to metal object orbiting Earth, snaps stunning views
Spacecraft travels to metal object orbiting Earth, snaps stunning views.....»»
The climate is changing so fast, we haven"t seen how bad extreme weather could get
Extreme weather is by definition rare on our planet. Ferocious storms, searing heat waves and biting cold snaps illustrate what the climate is capable of at its worst. However, since Earth's climate is rapidly warming, predominantly due to fossil fue.....»»
The Apple Vision Pro can now be controlled only by your mind
The Vision Pro's look-and-pinch interface connected to a brain-computer interface lets a person with ALS operate Apple's spatial computer, hands-free......»»