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The Pixel 8 Pro’s videos get a whole lot brighter with video boost — if you use it right
/ It’s not the ‘aha’ moment that Night Sight was for still photos, but Video Boost is a promising glimpse of things to come. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Only the Pixel 8 Pro gets Video Boost, one of the AI camera features announced at its launch.
Hyperloop One Shutters, Abandoning Plans for Europe-to-China Freight Link
Elon Musk first proposed the concept of the Hyperloop – a high-speed vacuum train – a decade ago. While the concept was lauded by the tech entrepreneur, as well as his companies SpaceX and Boring, Musk never patented his ideas.Rather, after first introducing the Hyperloop at a conference the year prior, Musk published a white paper on the Hyperloop. The paper served as a blueprint for explaining his vision for the concept and went on to form the foundation of Brogan BamBrogan and Shervin Pishevar transportation technology company Hyperloop One, a company that will now be closing its doors.Founded in 2014, the company envisioned its own Hyperloop connecting Europe and China, capable of shuttling cargo from one to the other in a single day. Hyperloop One began working with the city of Moscow...
Marshawn Lynch and Chime Team Up to Talk Financial Progress
Marshawn Lynch, AKA "Beast Mode," as he was known during his football career, is a renowned athlete with a passion for financial responsibility. Financial technology company Chime shares that passion, spending years at the forefront of redefining personal finance with innovative, user-friendly tools for its members. Through the company’s easy-to-use products, members gain the confidence and proper know-how to build better relationships with money. Lynch and Chime getting together just made perfect sense.“I linked up with Chime to have some real conversations with real people about the things that move them and their goals, with a side of no judgment, and [we also] gave ‘em a little forward momentum,” Lynch said of the partnership.Additionally, drive-thru patrons who pulled up to Steve’s Bu...
Bluesky posts are finally visible if you’re not logged in
/ The platform also has a new logo — a butterfly. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Bluesky Bluesky remains an invite-only decentralized Twitter alternative, but now, you don’t need to be logged in to be able to see posts on the platform, according to a blog post from Bluesky CEO Jay Graber. You can now see posts from both the web and from the Bluesky app — like this one. If you want to prevent logged-out users from seeing your posts, you can “discourage” that by clicking a toggle in settings. But Bluesky notes that “other apps may not honor this request” and that the toggle ...
Everyone’s getting their podcast lawsuits in before the year is over
/ Plus, how 2024 could be the year we will finally get better analytics. People are really getting their podcast lawsuits in before the new year. Let’s get to it. The Daily Beast reports that Fox News host Laura Ingraham filed a lawsuit against Quake Media, claiming the podcast startup hasn’t paid her $800,000 contract for 2022. Investment firm VGC Partners is suing Sean Glynn, the former CEO of British podcast studio Novel. The suit claims that Glynn did not disclose that the other co-founder intended to leave, and that the company’s revenue figures were inflated. My father-in-law responded to yesterday’s newsletter on New York’s lawsuit against SiriusXM saying that he, too, has had to take drastic measures to get rid of his subscription. “When I called back a third time to cancel, ...
AI companies would be required to disclose copyrighted training data under new bill
/ The AI Foundation Model Transparency Act aims to make it clear if AI models used copyright data for training. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Two lawmakers filed a bill requiring creators of foundation models to disclose sources of training data so copyright holders know their information was taken. The AI Foundation Model Transparency Act — filed by Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Don Beyer (D-VA) — would direct the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish rules for rep...
Apple reportedly wants to use the news to help train its AI models
/ The company is reportedly exploring major deals with companies like Condé Nast and NBC News. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration: The Verge Apple is talking with some big news publishers about licensing their news archives and using that information to help train its generative AI systems, The New York Times reports. The company is apparently discussing “multiyear deals worth at least $50 million,” the NYT says, and has been in touch with publications like Condé Nast, NBC News, and IAC. The response from the publishers seems mixed. Apparently, the publishers might be “p...
Insomniac finally responds to hack that leaked ‘Wolverine’ game and more
/ The hack exposed millions of files including personal employee information and a playable build of Wolverine. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Insomniac Games Insomniac Games has released a statement few days after a ransomware attack exposed millions of files including sensitive employee information, confidential business information, and assets for in-development games. “We’re both saddened and angered about the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll it’s taken on our team,” the statement posted on X read. “We have focused inwardly for several d...
Pornhub parent company fined $1.8 million over sex trafficking charge
/ The company formerly known as MindGeek must also compensate the sex trafficking victims who appeared in Pornhub videos. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.
Chrome’s password safety tool will now automatically run in the background
/ ‘Safety Check’ is getting new features. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: The Verge Google’s Safety Check feature for Chrome, which, among other things, checks the internet to see if any of your saved passwords have been compromised, will now “run automatically in the background” on desktop, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The constant checks could mean that you’re alerted about a password that you should change sooner than you would have before. Safety Check also watches for bad extensions or site permissions you need to look at, and you can act on Safety Chec...
NASA Wants To Send Your Name to Jupiter’s Moon, Europa
Space fans have an exciting opportunity to be a part of space history with NASA’s new campaign, Message in a Bottle. The space agency is inviting people to submit their names to be engraved onto a microchip, which will be traveling to Jupiter's moon, Europa.Next year, the Europa Clipper spacecraft will be traveling 1.8 billion miles to the icy moon to investigate whether environmental conditions are suitable for life. The spacecraft will orbit around Europa, performing multiple flybys to get a closer look at what they believe is an ocean of water underneath the icy surface.The microchip contains a poem by US Poet Laureate Ada Limón, to which the signatures will be added. Over one million people have already signed their names to the chip.The Message in a Bottle will continue to be open for...
Microsoft Is Shuttering Windows’ Mixed Reality Program
Microsoft will be closing the door on Windows Mixed Reality. The program was launched in 2017 as a division to develop mixed and virtual reality for the Windows 10 and 11 operating systems.Windows Mixed Reality was essentially Microsoft’s way of competing with companies working on their own VR headsets, such as Meta’s Oculus. During its operations, the platform put out the Microsoft HoloLens, as well as a second-gen model. The bulk of their activity, however, consisted of developing apps and software that was compatible with other headsets from Dell, Lenovo, Acer, HP and more.Microsoft announced that Windows Mixed Reality would cease operations in a long list of features being deprecated. Along with the main platform, they’ll be shutting down the Mixed Reality Portal app, Windows Mixed Rea...
