… In fact, DeepMind was initially acquired by Google with an agreement not to sell the technology for military or intelligence purposes.” Zvi Mowshowitz, a blogger followed closely by AI researchers, echoed that Dean’s decision to leave could potentially be “related to Google’s decisions on the DoW c… …
… The company has previously fired back at the EU’s criticisms of its Search product, telling Reuters in May that changes it made in an attempt to achieve DMA compliance “represent the biggest downgrade in the product’s history, creating a second-rate experience for Europeans to the benefit of a f… …
… Safari is getting a new “Notify Me” feature, too, which you can use to track changes to a website. …
… Video games, TVs, monitors, and computer peripherals also typically see big discounts. Pretty much anything you’d likely want to buy during the Black Friday pre-holiday period should get some kind of discount during Amazon’s June event.
… These leadership changes at Xbox largely affect the platform teams under former Xbox president Sarah Bond. …
… Apple now tries to shift the blame to “residual access”, but they also don’t disclose that this is a common issue with Apple which is caused by them failing to properly manage system access when people leave. …
… Discord started testing Giphy and Klipy as Tenor alternatives in January, and WhatsApp was working on replacing Tenor with Klipy in May. …
… The company has heavily discounted several of its color-changing smart lamps, including the Table Lamp 2 $53.99, down from $79.99 , Floor Lamp Basic $59.99, regularly $99.99 , the portable Table Lamp Classic $55.99, down from $79.99 , and Uplighter Floor Lamp $125.99, down from $179.99 . …
… On this episode of The Vergecast, David and Nilay talk about Sony’s plan to end production of PlayStation discs, Microsoft’s ongoing strategy for digitizing games, and in general the end of physical game media. …
… A behind-the-scenes video from December 2024 shows that the Thalgau plant was already working on microlenses as of then: Media: https://vimeo.com/1038241589?fl=pl&fe=cm Those lenses, too, are created using discs: Image: “Up to 60 micro-optics fit on one disc,” reads the auto-generated caption. http… …