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Apple is turning William Gibson’s Neuromancer into a TV series Another sci-fi adaptation is making its way to Apple TV Plus. The streamer announced that it’s adapting William Gibson’s seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer into a 10-episode series. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/24086056/apple-tv-plus-neuromancer-streaming-series-william-gibson

The existence of a new kind of magnetism has been confirmed A new kind of magnetism has been measured for the first time. Altermagnets, which contain a blend of properties from different classes of existing magnets, could be used to make high capacity and fast memory devices or new kinds of magnetic computers. Continue Reading . . . https://www.newscientist.com/article/2417255-the-existence-of-a-new-kind-of-magnetism-has-been-confirmed/

Brightest quasar ever seen is powered by black hole that eats a 'sun a day' A newly discovered quasar is a real record-breaker. Not only is it the brightest quasar ever seen, but it's also the brightest astronomical object in general ever seen. Continue Reading . . . https://www.space.com/brightest-quasar-ever-powered-black-hole-solar-mass-accretion-disk

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TikTok’s native app arrives for the Vision Pro The interface will look relatively familiar to anyone who has used TikTok’s traditional iOS or Android apps, with a vertically oriented player for videos as well as buttons to like, comment, favorite, and share. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/15/24073674/tiktok-apple-vision-pro-app-launched

Stellantis becomes the last major automaker to adopt Tesla’s charging plug Stellantis, parent company to storied brands like Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, and Dodge, said it will adopt Tesla’s electric vehicle charging plug for its future EVs — becoming the last major car company to do so. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/12/24070654/stellantis-tesla-ev-charging-plus-nacs-adapter

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace will hit theaters again in May Pod races, trade negotiations, and Darth Maul will be on the big screen once more when Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comes back to theaters on May 3rd, 2024. The return is meant to celebrate the 1999 movie’s 25th anniversary, reports Empire. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/10/24068931/star-wars-phantom-menace-theater-showings-25th-anniversary-may

Samsung Galaxy Watch cleared for sleep apnea detection The FDA has authorized a sleep apnea detection feature for the Samsung Galaxy Watch, clearing the way for a software update to the Samsung Health Monitor app in the third quarter of this year that will enable the feature for US users. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/9/24067819/samsung-galaxy-watch-sleep-apnea-tracker-fda-de-novo-authorization

Instagram and Threads will no longer recommend political content Meta will no longer recommend political content to users on Instagram or Threads unless users opt-in to a new setting. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/instagram-and-threads-will-no-longer-recommend-political-content-180521125.html

Google, Apple, Meta and other huge tech companies join US consortium to advance responsible AI Some of the world’s biggest tech companies, including Meta and Apple, have joined the US AI Safety Institute Consortium. This entity is tasked with carrying out actions outlined in Biden’s recent AI-focused executive order. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/google-apple-meta-and-other-huge-tech-companies-join-us-consortium-to-advance-responsible-ai-164352301.html

Trump motion for mistrial in E. Jean Carroll case is denied A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s motion seeking a mistrial in the E. Jean Carroll case after a jury found last month that the former president must pay her more than $83 million. Continue Reading . . . https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-motion-mistrial-e-jean-carroll-case-denied-rcna137790

A new Vision Pro teardown shows Apple’s incredible pixel density The Apple Vision Pro has a very good display. That’s the big takeaway from iFixit’s second teardown video on the headset (with accompanying blog), as the team found the dual MicroOLED panels inside are the densest they’ve ever seen at 3,386 pixels per inch (ppi). Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/7/24064558/apple-vision-pro-pixel-density-ifixit-teardown

Spotify subscribers rise to 236 million after record year Spotify now boasts 236 million Premium subscribers, a 4 percent increase over last quarter, while its total number of monthly active users rose 5 percent to 602 million. The announcement came as part of its fourth quarter earnings release, which covers the three months ending on December 31st. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/6/24061976/spotify-earnings-q4-2023

Here are the most useful Apple Vision Pro apps at launch Apple’s Vision Pro is here — along with a solid collection of third-party launch apps. Although there are some big-name omissions, the headset already supports over a million compatible App Store apps and over 600 apps developed specifically for the “spatial computing” device. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/here-are-the-most-useful-apple-vision-pro-apps-at-launch-222817206.html

Christian Selig makes the YouTube Vision Pro app that Google wouldn’t Google said it isn’t putting out a YouTube app for Apple’s new Vision Pro headset, so a third-party developer has stepped in to make one instead. Juno is the work of Christian Selig, the developer behind the now defunct Reddit app Apollo. It costs $4. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/2/24059005/juno-youtube-vision-pro-app-christian-selig

Adobe brings Lightroom and Firefly AI to the Apple Vision Pro Adobe’s Firefly AI, the text-to-image tool behind features like Photoshop’s generative fill, will be available on the Apple Vision Pro as a native app, alongside the company’s popular Lightroom photo editing software already demonstrated during the headset’s announcement. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/2/24059011/adobe-firefly-ai-image-generator-lightroom-apps-apple-vision-pro

Google Maps is getting ‘supercharged’ with generative AI Google is bringing generative AI to — where else? — Google Maps, promising to help users find cool places through the use of large language models (LLM). Google says the feature will first become available in the US, but there’s no word yet on when other countries will also get it. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/1/24057994/google-maps-generative-ai-llm-local-guide-search