Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg said on Thursday that 159 employees (roughly 8.4% of staff) accepted a severance package that the company had offered to those who disagreed with his direction of WordPress and his handling of tussle with web hosting provider WP Engine. In a blog post, Mullenweg said the package offered $30,000 or six … Read more
The Pixel 9 series represents some of the biggest design changes in Pixel history, and that begins with the Google Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL. Both phones deliver a singular vision of what Google sees in the future of Pixel phones, offering an identical experience at two distinct sizes. Since there’s no … Read more
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has announced that nearly 4,000 hours of Korean shows and movies are coming to Samsung TV Plus. This content spans genres like drama, crime, thrillers, romance, and reality TV. Korean TV shows and movies are mega-popular today, and you can find them on big-name streaming services. What … Read more
OpenAI has introduced “canvas,” a new interface for ChatGPT that provides a separate workspace for writing and coding projects. “Canvas is rolling out in beta to ChatGPT Plus and Teams users on Thursday, and Enterprise and Edu users next week,” reports TechCrunch. “Once canvas is out of beta, OpenAI says it plans to offer the … Read more
The Tor Project, the nonprofit that maintains software for the Tor anonymity network, is joining forces with Tails, the maker of a portable operating system that uses Tor. Both organizations seek to pool resources, lower overhead, and collaborate more closely on their mission of online anonymity. Tails and the Tor Project began discussing the possibility … Read more
Apple today released macOS Sequoia 15.0.1, the first update for the macOS Sequoia operating system. The 15.0.1 update comes a week after Apple first released macOS Sequoia 15. Mac users can download the macOS Sequoia update by using the Software Update section of System Settings. According to Apple’s release notes, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 fixes a … Read more
If the tire on your car fails, it’s either a case of changing it yourself or getting someone to do it for you. For rovers on Mars, neither option is available. The good news is that the wheels on NASA’s robot vehicles are robust enough to keep on rolling even after suffering serious damage. A … Read more
Optoma is now offering the UHZ35, a 4K home theater and gaming laser projector that eschews unnecessary features to deliver a high-quality experience at a competitive price. Despite its modest design, the UHZ35 boasts impressive specs. It can achieve a maximum brightness of 3,500 ISO lumens with HDR10, so it’s great for daytime use, and … Read more
Did that rock move, or is it a squirrel crossing the road? Tracking objects that look a lot like their surroundings is a big problem for many autonomous vision systems. AI algorithms can solve this camouflage problem, but they take time and computing power. A new camera designed by researchers in South Korea provides a … Read more
Caroline Ellison has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which has been described as one of biggest financial frauds in US history. Ellison, 29, was a top executive at the firm and is also the ex-girlfriend of its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, who was … Read more