To kick off Build 2024, Microsoft announced new Surface devices at its hardware and AI event. Among the new gear is the new Surface Laptop : a redesigned PC with thinner bezels in 13.8- and 15-inch sizes and Qualcomm’s Arm-based Snapdragon X Elite chip. Of course, AI plays a key role on the new device as this is one of the newly-named Copilot+ PCs that run over 40 models locally thanks to updates to Windows 11.To go along with the thinner bezels, and upgraded touchscreen display offers HDR and Dolby Vision IQ. Microsoft says this is the brightest display it…
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Foldable phone deals are back, this time with the premium OnePlus Open. The unlocked OnePlus Open is currently $300 off at Amazon, effectively bringing this pricy phone to its lowest price ever. Despite the steep price tag, you’ll definitely be getting what you pay for with this device. The OnePlus Open boasts an impressive set of cameras, powerful performance, four Android OS updates, and over a day’s worth of battery life per charge. It’s also well-liked for its huge 6.31-inch cover screen, and its vibrant 7.82-inch inner screen.✅Recommended if: you can afford to get a phone at this price point…
A new report has revealed that 59% of geographically distributed businesses encounter network issues at least once a month. Kaspersky’s findings, titled “Managing geographically distributed businesses: challenges and solutions,” highlight the frequent network outages, lost connections and poor performance of services and applications that these companies face. The study also shows that 46% of these businesses experience network problems between one and three times a month, while 13% report weekly issues. Meanwhile, 40% of the respondents encounter such problems only a few times per year or not at all. Network failures or outages are the most prevalent issue, affecting 55% of…
Join gaming leaders live this May 20-21 in Los Angeles to examine the strategies needed to adapt and excel in an ever evolving landscape, featuring insights from leading voices and thought leaders in the industry. Register here. Games for Change announced the winners of its Special Awards today, including its most recent Vanguard Award. This year, the award goes to Alyssa Sweetman, currently the director of strategy at Player 2 and founder of Ideation Forge. Sweetman was also the program manager for social impact at Twitch. According to Games for Change, they chose Sweetman for the award thanks to her…
The U.K.’s self-proclaimed “world-leading” regulations for self-driving cars are now official, after the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act received royal assent — the final rubber stamp any legislation must go through before becoming enshrined in law. The government says that fully self-driving vehicles could be on U.K. roads within two years. “While this doesn’t take away people’s ability to choose to drive themselves, our landmark legislation means self-driving vehicles can be rolled out on British roads as soon as 2026, in a real boost to both safety and our economy,” Transport Secretary Mark Harper said in a statement. Today’s news comes…
Canadian researchers have embarked on a mission to produce year-round berry crops pretty much anywhere. The Agrotunnel vertical farm provides optimum growing conditions monitored by AI, and meets electricity needs with proprietary solar panels.We’ve seen a bunch of kitchen growing devices over the years, designed to produce crop after crop of fresh greens throughout the year. Many of these have been crowdfunders, but there have also been startups and household names getting in on the indoor farming idea.The Agrotunnel project is aiming for food production at larger scales, stacking rows of produce inside a large unit in a similar fashion…
Apple’s new iPad Pro 11 (2024) is a big upgrade from its predecessor in just about every spec, including the battery department with a larger 31.29 Wh cell. We just completed our battery test and the new iPad Pro 11″ earned an Active use score of 12 hours and 37 minutes. Breaking down the numbers by category, the 11” OLED iPad Pro managed 37 hours and 2 minutes of talk time, which is respectable compared to the other tabs we’ve tested, though certainly not what the iPad will be used for. Apple promised up to 10 hours of web surfing…
May 20, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Threat Intelligence An Iranian threat actor affiliated with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been attributed as behind destructive wiping attacks targeting Albania and Israel under the personas Homeland Justice and Karma, respectively. Cybersecurity firm Check Point is tracking the activity under the moniker Void Manticore, which is also known as Storm-0842 (formerly DEV-0842) by Microsoft. “There are clear overlaps between the targets of Void Manticore and Scarred Manticore, with indications of systematic hand off of targets between those two groups when deciding to conduct destructive activities against existing victims of Scarred Manticore,”…
The new Solana meme coin Sealana passed through the $2 million mark today in its ongoing crypto presale. This milestone is important to Sealana’s team since it pushes them towards their goal to become the next Solana meme coin to watch. Is Sealana the Best Crypto Presale Right Now? Sealana is in presale phase with 1 $SEAL = $0.022, having raised over $2 million today, marking an important milestone for the project. There are two ways to buy the $SEAL coin. First, you can connect your wallet to their dedicated buy widget and purchase $SEAL using ETH, SOL, USDT, or…
Jolla has taken the official wraps off the first version of its personal server-based AI assistant in the making. The reborn startup is building a privacy-focused AI device — aka the Jolla Mind2, which TechCrunch exclusively revealed at MWC back in February. At a livestreamed launch event Monday, it also kicked off preorders, with the first units slated to ship later this year in Europe. Global preorders open in June, with plans to ship later this year or early next. In the two+ months since we saw the first 3D-printed prototype of Jolla’s AI-in-a-box, considerable hype has swirled around other…