YouTube rejects claims that it’s hiding the skip button

YouTube rejects claims that it’s hiding the skip button

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube has responded to users who are accusing it of trying to hide the ad skip button. The company says that the button still appears after five seconds of playback. It appears the firm is making adjustments to how certain elements are presented on the player during ads. Having … Read more

After Winning Nobel Prize, Geoffrey Hinton Said He Was Proud Ilya Sutskever 'Fired Sam Altman'

After Winning Nobel Prize, Geoffrey Hinton Said He Was Proud Ilya Sutskever 'Fired Sam Altman'

An anonymous reader shares a report: Geoffrey Hinton accepted a Nobel Prize this week, recognizing the foundational work on artificial neural networks that earned him the nickname “godfather of AI.” In a speech Tuesday, Professor Hinton praised one student — alluding to OpenAI’s former Chief Scientist, Ilya Sutskever — for revolting against OpenAI’s CEO. “I … Read more

New Magic Keyboard for iPad Air Rumored for Next Year: What to Expect

New Magic Keyboard for iPad Air Rumored for Next Year: What to Expect

Apple plans to release an updated Magic Keyboard for new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air models at some point “early next year,” according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. The new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Air will adopt “some” of the new features that were added to the latest Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro, which … Read more

Prime Big Deal Days Samsung TV deals 2024: up to 40% off

Prime Big Deal Days Samsung TV deals 2024: up to 40% off

Samsung Update 10/09/24: All of the deals on this page are still available for purchase. The 65-inch Samsung Q60C QLED 4K TV and the 55-inch Samsung The Frame QLED 4K TV deals have very limited stock left, so you need to act fast if you want them. We’ve also added a couple more deals to … Read more

You Should Update Firefox Now

You Should Update Firefox Now

Mozilla has released an urgent security update for the Firefox browser to address a critical vulnerability actively exploited in attacks. If you use Firefox, download the update as soon as possible. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-9680, is a use-after-free flaw found in animation timelines. This feature of Firefox’s Web Animations API controls and synchronizes animations … Read more

IEEE Dominates U.S. Tech Patent Citations

IEEE Dominates U.S. Tech Patent Citations

A new study that examined filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by the 50 top-patenting companies cited IEEE nearly three times more than any other technical-literature publisher including ACM, Elsevier, and Springer. The organizations with the highest number of patents granted—including Amazon, Apple, IBM, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Samsung, and TSMC—referenced IEEE journals, standards, and … Read more

Google AI wins another Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry

Google AI wins another Nobel Prize, this time in Chemistry

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More A trio of scientists consisting of Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of Google’s AI division DeepMind, as well as John Jumper, Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind and David Baker of the University of Washington have … Read more

Best Prime Day monitor deals to shop in Ocotber 2024: Last chance

Best Prime Day monitor deals to shop in Ocotber 2024: Last chance

Also known as October Prime Day, Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale is currently going through its second day. The event sees computer monitors from both major and minor brands receive huge discounts. You might find $40 off a low-cost office monitor or over $500 off a gaming display. If you want to upgrade your desktop setup … Read more

Save big on the PS5, headsets, mice, board games and more

Save big on the PS5, headsets, mice, board games and more

Amazon’s October Prime Day sale is nearing the finish line, but many of the event’s actually decent gaming deals are still kicking. The standard and digital versions of Sony’s PlayStation 5 are each $50 off, for instance, while several of the mice, headsets, controllers and board games we recommend in our various buying guides are … Read more