USB-IF is, once again, trying to logo its way out of USB-C confusion
Core issue remains: USB-C cables can look the same and act totally different. Enlarge / The USB-IF is planning new logos to go with the upgraded capabilities of USB-C 2.1 cables and chargers. (credit: USB-IF) In just a few years, the USB-C por.....»»
Samsung’s new 83-inch TV could be a harbinger of consumer confusion
One product line—two different types of panels. Enlarge / A promotional image for the new 83-inch S90C Samsung OLED TV. (credit: Samsung) Samsung is about to begin selling its first TVs with OLED panels made by rival L.....»»
"Apple Music" can"t be trademarked, says appeals court
An independent musician has beaten Apple over the company's attempts to trademark the term "Apple Music," which he claimed would lead to confusion with his own "Apple Jazz" term.Court rejects Apple's request for a rehearingMusician Charlie Bertini op.....»»
Food labels offer consumer choices but also confusion about animal welfare, says expert
Animal-based food products often come packaged in a wide array of information labels, including organic, natural, grass-fed, humanely raised and pasture-raised......»»
Open Source Hardware Certifications For June 2023
The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware. Whenever you see the certification logo, you know that the cer.....»»
Confusion at Twitter continues over Elon Musk"s tweet limits
Elon Musk provoked a Twitter backlash after introducing limits to the number of tweets users can read......»»
Amazon named its “labyrinthine” Prime cancellation process after Homer’s Iliad
FTC: Amazon tricked users into buying Prime and made canceling a Homeric ordeal. Enlarge / An Amazon logo at the Viva Tech fair in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) The Federal.....»»
Apple wants to control every image of an apple, says Swiss fruit firm
Fruit Union Suisse says Apple is not just contesting its trademark apple logo, it wants to get exclusive rights to all depictions of actual apples.Left: Apple's logo. Right: Fruit Union Suisse's current logoApple has been here before, and it will be.....»»
Report: Microsoft launched Bing chatbot despite OpenAI warning it wasn’t ready
Microsoft execs purportedly had "misgivings about the timing of ChatGPT’s launch." Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Tension and confusion have made the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI "awkwa.....»»
Reddit CEO digs in on API tomfoolery, warns employees of wearing logo in public
Reddit CEO u/spez is back from a trip to the landfill with a fresh supply of trash to burn in the company’s ongoing garage fire. more… The post Reddit CEO digs in on API tomfoolery, warns employees of wearing logo in public appeared first on 9t.....»»
Vision Pro display confusion – and why supply will be constrained
The highly sophisticated Vision Pro display tech is likely to constrain production of the device, suggests a new report. But before we get into that, we first need to clear up some confusion about the nature of the display technology used for the de.....»»
Dodgy RARBG Knockoffs Thrive as Former Users Seek Refuge
While the shutdown of RARBG is bad news for former users, scammers are happily exploiting the confusion to boost their own traffic. One copycat in particular, which has been around for years, has sneakily managed to convince some people that the site.....»»
Google Play Books Gets a Fancy New Logo
I don’t think I’ve opened Google Play Books in 7 or 8 years, but that streak has since ended, as I did so today to check out the new logo/icon that’s rolling out. It is very much a modernized take on the old logo that still fits the.....»»
Reddit insists on being “fairly paid” amid API price protest plans, layoffs
Reddit, accused of trying to kill third-party apps, is cutting 5% of workforce. Enlarge / The Reddit logo on a mobile device. (credit: Getty Images) As thousands of subreddits prepare to go dark in five days to protest.....»»
Exploited zero-day patched in Chrome (CVE-2023-3079)
Google has fixed a high-severity vulnerability in the Chrome browser (CVE-2023-3079) that is being exploited by attackers. About the vulnerability CVE-2023-3079 is a vulnerability that stems from a type confusion in the V8 JavaScript engine, and has.....»»
Asus will offer local ChatGPT-style AI servers for office use
"AFS Appliance" will avoid the cloud and place an AI language model on premises. Enlarge / The ASUS logo in front of an AI-generated background. (credit: ASUS / Stable Diffusion) Taiwan's Asustek Computer (known popularl.....»»
Cars.com launches new brand campaign, refreshes image
The company is launching a new branding campaign and debuted a revised logo in a bid to market itself as offering broader vehicle services to consumers......»»
Crater confusion caused Japan’s Hakuto lunar mission to fail
After examining all the data, Japanese startup ispace believes it now knows why its privately funded lunar mission ended in failure last month......»»
The reason Elon Musk is torpedoing Twitter’s brand
Is Musk’s behavior part of an unconventional rebrand strategy, or is it the most expensive troll in history? Changing Twitter’s bird logo to dogecoin’s Shiba Inu. Renaming its headquarters to Titter. A logo reminiscent of an 198.....»»
Fake Pentagon “explosion” photo sows confusion on Twitter
Incident shows weakness of Twitter's verification system, speed of misinformation. Enlarge / A fake AI-generated image of an "explosion" near the Pentagon that went viral on Twitter. (credit: Twitter) On Monday, a tweete.....»»
"Verified" Twitter accounts share fake image of "explosion" near Pentagon, causing confusion
A fake image purporting to show an explosion near the Pentagon was shared by multiple verified Twitter accounts on Monday, causing confusion and leading to a brief dip in the stock market. Local officials later confirmed no such incident had occurred.....»»