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• How generative AI boosters are trying to break into Hollywood (theverge.com)
  AI startups want to become a bigger part of the entertainment business, but their tech still isn’t ready for the big leagues.
• Rackspace shifts its managed services approach with "Elastic Engineering" (zdnet.com)
  The metered service model is designed to offer clients more flexibility as they work with Rackspace on cloud engineering projects.
• September shall be the bearer of an Apple special "presentation" (arstechnica.com)
  Apple sends notification of a special presentation to the UK press for an …
• MSN to consumers: stop buying new games! (arstechnica.com)
  Used game prices are getting low, and as buyers compete to sell it's becoming …
• The GoPro Max2 is an action camera worth going outside for (theverge.com)
  Plus: ChatGPT Pulse, Silent Hill F, Google Mixboard, and more in this week’s edition of the Installer newsletter.
• How the voice of Silksong’s Hornet brought her to life through gibberish (theverge.com)
  Hornet is a voiced protagonist in Hollow Knight: Silksong, and voice actor Makoto Koji made up a lot of the gibberish that the character sp…
• The Optimus Mini Keyboard: tiny, awesome, and mostly worthless (arstechnica.com)
  I don't know what I would use the Optimus Mini Keyboard for, but I do know I …
• Far Cry Instincts: Predator to get patched on the 360 (arstechnica.com)
  Far Cry on the 360 was barely worth the time it took me make sure as few of …
• Google Assistant will now find your iPhone, help order takeout (zdnet.com)
  Google is also encouraging users to set up "routines" with Google Assistant, which perform multiple actions with a single command.
• I spent three months with Telly, the free TV that’s always showing ads (theverge.com)
  Telly is the company that offers a free smart TV in exchange for the ads it constantly shows on a secondary display. I lived with the TV fo…
• What's the most popular web browser in 2021? (zdnet.com)
  Take a wild guess.
• AQUA for Amazon Redshift goes GA (zdnet.com)
  With AQUA, Amazon Redshift travels full-circle to delivering an elastic data warehouse, at least for cooler data.
• Palm prepares new Treo (arstechnica.com)
  Palm, once the leader in personal digital assistance, is fighting back against …
• Apple’s TechWoven cases are fine (theverge.com)
  TechWoven is the new FineWoven, and it’s a change for the better. Designed for a more rugged-looking Pro phone, it’s more scratch resistant…
• Can Madden be improved? (arstechnica.com)
  Yes, Madden can be made much better. Of course, everything that would do it …
• Trump posts, then pulls bizarre AI video promoting MedBed conspiracy (theverge.com)
  Trump shared an AI-generated video in which he announced a MedBed hospital and national MedBed card.
• TikTok is just another tool in Larry Ellison’s quest to run the world (theverge.com)
  TikTok is the latest prize in the Silicon Valley billionaire’s second act as a media mogul.
• Latest developments in the AMD-ATI-Intel love triangle (arstechnica.com)
  Questions abound about ATI's chipset business and Intel's alleged discrete …
• Siemens, SAP expand partnership with focus on production and supply chains (zdnet.com)
  The companies plan to develop new cloud services that aim to close the loop between IT and OT systems through a model-based digital thread.
• Apple’s ‘Veritas’ chatbot is reportedly an employee-only test of Siri’s AI upgrades (theverge.com)
  There’s no plans for a public release of Apple’s internal Veritas chatbot and will likely lean on Google’s Gemini for Siri’s AI-powered sea…
• AOL fires employees over search data scandal (arstechnica.com)
  After fierce Internet criticism that made the Old Testament prophets look like …
• MacBook "hack" controversy deconstructed (arstechnica.com)
  The Curious Case of the Supposed MacBook Wi-Fi Hack" is an excellent analysis …
• 100+ critical IT policies every company needs, ready for download (zdnet.com)
  From BYOD and social media to ergonomics and encryption, Tech Pro Research has dozens of ready-made, downloadable IT policy templates.
• Meta’s celebrity facial recognition expands. (theverge.com)
  Last October it introduced facial scans to spot ads scamming users with fake celebrity endorsements, now the same tech will look out for im…
• The 360 Live Vision Camera reviewed (arstechnica.com)
  A lucky gamer was able to grab Microsoft's newest peripheral, and as a video …
• CMF’s over-ear headphones have a slider for boosting bass and treble (theverge.com)
  Nothing’s budget-friendly sub-brand CMF has debuted the Headphone Pro for $99 with ANC and an energy slider for adjusting their sound profi…
• Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase talk AI, cryptocurrency, digitization amid strong first quarters (zdnet.com)
  While the results and view of the economy are always the headliner from these two giant banks, there were multiple technology nuggets to po…
• Spinning in a dot (arstechnica.com)
  The last fundamental element needed for electronic quantum computers is now in …
• ILife V9e robot vacuum review: Super strong suction with cyclone dustbin (zdnet.com)
  Its cyclone dustbin seems to collect a lot of dust from carpets and hard floors, and its lack of roller brush means it will need less maint…
• $55 billion EA buyout hands Madden over to investors including Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner (theverge.com)
  Electronic Arts is being acquired by Silver Lake, the Saudi Public Investment Fund, and Affinity Partners in a deal valued at $55 billion.
• Instant replay comes to the US Open (arstechnica.com)
  Technology takes another step into the world of sports, as umpires in tennis'
• Get a look at the OnePlus 15 from every angle (theverge.com)
  The flagship OnePlus 15 will launch globally, and this is its new ‘sand storm’ color, with a fiberglass back and ceramic-coated metal frame.
• Amazon releases smaller, cheaper Echo Buds (zdnet.com)
  Hands-free access to Alexa when on the move just got better.
• Brazil completes first-ever video call on standalone 5G (zdnet.com)
  The initiative is part of demonstrations to the government ahead of the upcoming fifth-generation spectrum auction
• Palpable Dark Matter (arstechnica.com)
  Astronomers have, for the first time, seen direct evidence for the existence …
• Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Word (theverge.com)
  Microsoft is launching new AI tools in its Office apps. A new Agent Mode comes to Word and Excel, alongside an Office Agent in Copilot chat.
• Most DVR owners watch live TV (arstechnica.com)
  New research from Nielsen suggests that the DVR is not killing off television …
• Google’s gradient ‘G’ logo is rolling out everywhere (theverge.com)
  Google is making the gradient “G” its company-wide logo, marking its first big logo change in 10 years.
• Virgin and O2 mega-merger given the green light by competition watchdog (zdnet.com)
  The UK's competition watchdog has ruled that the deal won't harm competition, even though the merger is expected to shift industry trends s…
• Parallels Desktop 16.5 for Mac bring M1 chip support (zdnet.com)
  This support brings with it huge performance gains and power benefits.
• Is plasma doomed? (arstechnica.com)
  Are plasma TVs and LCD TVs playing out the Beta vs. VHS war all over again?
• Microsoft offers up Windows Live Contacts for web developers (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft has announced a new feature for Windows Live called the Contacts …
• Trump still wants to put huge tariffs on movies made abroad. (theverge.com)
  President Donald Trump’s nebulous plan / threat to impose an 100% tariff on movies produced outside of the US never materialized when he tr…
• Is there a market for an Apple TV/HomePod Frankenstein? (zdnet.com)
  Rumors are circulating that Apple is planning to take two devices that aren't selling all that well, and smash them together to make a new,…
• Where's the water gone? (arstechnica.com)
  A report by the IWMI shows that a third of the world's population are already …
• Ford CEO Jim Farley on China, tariffs, and the quest for a $30,000 EV (theverge.com)
  The head of Ford and Decoder guest host Joanna Stern talk Apple CarPlay and whether Joanna should continue to lease the Mustang Mach-E.
• WiMAX not yet around the corner; more like a block away (arstechnica.com)
  Some recent criticism suggests that WiMAX won't change the market for Internet …
• Vonage adds video engagement to contact center applications (zdnet.com)
  Video conferencing tools will be embedded in the contact center app with connections to CRM systems.
• Ford’s CEO isn’t impressed with Apple CarPlay Ultra (theverge.com)
  Ford CEO Jim Farley criticized the “execution” of Apple’s newly expansive CarPlay Ultra, arguing that things could get “messy” if its allow…
• GameSir’s clip-on controller turns smartphones into Game Boys (theverge.com)
  The accessory hasn’t been officially announced but the company recently demonstrated it at the Tokyo Game Show.