Virgin Galactic is giving away two tickets for its spaceplane
Billionaire Virgin founder Branson recently beat Jeff Bezos in the race to leave earth by taking part in the Unity 22 mission that evaluated the Virgin Galactic Astronaut Experience, though Blue Origin claims its rival isn't actually reaching space......»»
This is how the world ends: swallowed or shredded by a dying sun
Researchers recently studied the status of dead stars called white dwarfs, giving a glimpse at what our own solar system will look like in 5 billion years......»»
AI is giving boost to crop improvement research
What is the role of artificial intelligence for crop improvement? Questions about artificial intelligence are becoming more pressing in every discipline. For crop improvement, AI provides a new lens to bridge science and practice, according to Jianmi.....»»
What to Know About Android 15 Beta Problems
Google’s released the first Android 15 beta giving Pixel users a chance to try the operating system before it’s released to the general public. Downloading the beta might be tempting, but this is unfinished software, and the Android 15 be.....»»
T-Mobile Cutomers, Snag Next Week’s Free Oversized Tote
If you’re someone already giving money to T-Mobile every month for phone service, you might as well take full advantage of all the free goodies you get from T Life. Next week, T-Mobile will be giving out free oversized tote bags, perfect for yo.....»»
macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Issues Giving MacBook Users Headaches
MacBook Air and MacBook Pro users are running into a variety of frustrating problems with Apple’s macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 update and complaints continue to grow as we push into April. Apple released macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 on March 25th. The software d.....»»
Early Xiaomi MIX Fold 4 specs leaked
According to a new report, the alleged specs of the upcoming Xiaomi MIX Fold 4 have leaked, giving us a taste of what’s to come! The post Early Xiaomi MIX Fold 4 specs leaked appeared first on Phandroid. Following some potential leaked s.....»»
WordPress.com owner acquires Beeper, giving it two chat apps to rule them all
With iMessage battle over, Beeper merges with Texts.com to offer more networks. Enlarge / Beeper's new apps are now available, without waitlist, across nearly all mobile and desktop platforms. Beeper, the multinetwork m.....»»
WordPress owner acquires Beeper, giving it two chat apps to rule them all
With iMessage battle over, Beeper merges with Texts.com to offer more networks. Enlarge / Beeper's new apps are now available, without waitlist, across nearly all mobile and desktop platforms. Beeper, the multi-network.....»»
No camera upgrade for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
The latest rumors claim that Samsung might not be giving the Galaxy Z Fold 6 a camera upgrade, so don’t expect too much. The post No camera upgrade for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 appeared first on Phandroid. A recent rumor suggested tha.....»»
Rare Javan rhino calf spotted in Indonesia
A new Javan rhinoceros calf has been spotted at an Indonesian national park, giving hope for the conservation of one of the world's most endangered mammals......»»
Sunbird, the security nightmare that tried to bring iMessage to Android, is returning
It’s pretty clear that iMessage for Android is not going to be an easy task, but one of the apps that tried to do it (before we found out that it was a terrible security nightmare), Sunbird, is giving it another shot. more….....»»
Touchibo, a robot that fosters inclusion in education through touch
A team of researchers from the University of Lisbon and Cornell University has presented a touch-based robot that is capable of fostering inclusion in schools, giving equal opportunities to children with and without visual impairment to participate i.....»»
Amazon Fresh kills “Just Walk Out” shopping tech—it never really worked
"AI" checkout was actually powered by 1,000 human video reviewers in India. Amazon is giving up on the cashier-less "Just Walk Out" technology at its Amazon Fresh grocery stores. The Information reports that new stores will be built.....»»
James Webb images capture the galactic winds of newborn stars
A stunning new pair of images from the James Webb Space Telescope show a new view of a familiar galaxy: Messier 82......»»
Amazon kills “Just Walk Out” shopping tech—it never really worked
"AI" checkout was actually powered by 1,000 human video reviewers in India. Enlarge / Amazon Go Grocery's first location in the Seattle neighborhood of Capitol Hill. (credit: Sam Machkovech) Amazon is giving up on the ca.....»»
Broadcom execs say VMware price, subscription complaints are unwarranted
Industry groups aren't giving up hope for government intervention. Enlarge (credit: Broadcom) Broadcom has made controversial changes to VMware since closing its acquisition of the virtualization brand in late November......»»
Astronomers find 10 new millisecond pulsars in globular cluster Terzan 5
Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international team of astronomers has detected 10 new millisecond pulsars in a Galactic globular cluster known as Terzan 5. The finding, which makes Terzan 5 the most pulsar-rich globular cluster, was reported in.....»»
Apple AI research: ReALM is smaller, faster than GPT-4 when parsing contextual data
Apple AI research reveals a model that will make giving commands to Siri faster and more efficient by converting any given context into text, which is easier to parse by a Large Language Model.Apple is working to bring AI to SiriArtificial Intelligen.....»»
Discord starts down the dangerous road of ads this week
Discord's first real foray into ads seems minimally intrusive. Enlarge (credit: Discord) Discord had long been strongly opposed to ads, but starting this week, it's giving video game makers the ability to advertise to i.....»»
Huawei P70 series gets benchmarked ahead of launch
Benchmarks for the Huawei P70 series have surfaced, giving us a glimpse into the performance of the phones. The post Huawei P70 series gets benchmarked ahead of launch appeared first on Phandroid. While Huawei might have taken a backseat o.....»»