Perplexity AI has submitted a revised proposal to merge with TikTok, in an arrangement that would give the U.S. government up to 50 percent ownership of the new entity. The Associated Press first reported on the new proposal. A source with knowledge of the bid confirmed to TechCrunch that the AP’s reporting is accurate. The … Read more
What you need to know Google Sounds 3.2 might bring new haptic feedback options to Pixel devices, letting users control how their phone feels. The latest version of the app splits the Ringtone Alert section into “Sounds” and “Vibrations” tabs, with 12 vibration patterns for ringtones and 11 for notifications. Each vibration pattern has different … Read more
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR A Samsung blog has claimed that Galaxy S25 Ultra owners can get a Bluetooth-enabled S Pen as a standalone purchase. This comes after Samsung ditched Bluetooth from the S25 Ultra’s included S Pen. However, Samsung’s websites don’t seem to list a Bluetooth-enabled S Pen for the new Ultra handset. … Read more
“An underwater data cable between Sweden and Latvia was damaged early on Sunday,” reports the Financial Times, “in at least the fourth episode of potential sabotage in the Baltic Sea that has caused concern in Nato about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure…” Criminal investigations have started in Latvia and Sweden, and a ship has been … Read more
It’s the end of the year for Radar! We hope all of our readers enjoy the holidays. Here’s one prediction for 2025: Is this the end of the road for improving LLM performance by scaling either the number of parameters or the training data? No one knows yet. Regardless of the answer, we expect interest … Read more
For the past seven months—and likely longer—an industry-wide standard that protects Windows devices from firmware infections could be bypassed using a simple technique. On Tuesday, Microsoft finally patched the vulnerability. The status of Linux systems is still unclear. Tracked as CVE-2024-7344, the vulnerability made it possible for attackers who had already gained privileged access to … Read more
Apple continues to explore the idea of releasing camera-equipped AirPods in the future, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Gurman only briefly mentioned the possibility of AirPods gaining tiny cameras, as part of his Power On newsletter intro this week, focused on Apple’s future wearables ambitions. He did not explain what the cameras would be used … Read more
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Summary Controllers have limitations; flight sticks can enhance games like Mechwarrior & Elite Dangerous. Arcade fight sticks revive retro games. A mouse & keyboard enhance console gaming experience and are overlooked. Racing wheels provide realistic driving mechanics; light guns have a resurgence. The humble game controller is probably the most popular way to play these … Read more
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. RoboCup German Open: 12–16 March 2025, NUREMBERG, GERMANY German Robotics Conference: 13–15 March 2025, NUREMBERG, … Read more