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Month: May 2023
The Google Home app is finally getting garage door controls
The Google Home app is finally getting garage door controls Controls for smart garage doors are coming to the Google Home app. The feature has already started to roll out to some…
Congress officially acknowledges Apple's unfair labor practices and union-busting tactics
Congress officially acknowledges Apple's unfair labor practices and union-busting tactics Rumor Score 🤯 Likely iPhone 15 Pro models will not have solid-state buttons, shareholder letter confirms iPhone 15 Pro models will…
With DeepFloyd, generative AI art gets a text upgrade
With DeepFloyd, generative AI art gets a text upgrade Generative AI is pretty impressive in terms of its fidelity these days, as viral memes like Balenciaga Pope would suggest. The latest systems…
Engadget Podcast: What happened to 'Redfall' and 'Star Wars: Jedi Survivor?'
Engadget Podcast: What happened to 'Redfall' and 'Star Wars: Jedi Survivor?' This week, Senior Editor Jessica Conditt joins to discuss what went wrong with Redfall, Microsoft’s latest Xbox exclusive that launched to…
Apple Store tipping, watchOS 10 at WWDC, Google Passkey support
Apple Store tipping, watchOS 10 at WWDC, Google Passkey support Rumors say widgets could be coming to Apple Watch and Final Cut Pro to iPad, all while a unionized Apple Store is…
The Download: fetal brain surgery, and a White House AI summit
The Download: fetal brain surgery, and a White House AI summit What’s happened: A seven-week-old baby girl is one of the first people to have undergone an experimental brain operation while still…
Security researcher finds trove of Capita data exposed online
Security researcher finds trove of Capita data exposed online London-based outsourcing giant Capita left a trove of data exposed online for 7 years, TechCrunch has learned, just weeks after the company admitted…
The Thorny Art of Deepfake Labeling
The Thorny Art of Deepfake Labeling Last week, the Republican National Committee put out a video advertisement against Biden, which featured a small disclaimer in the top left of the frame: “Built…
How IoT is powering smart water management in real estate
How IoT is powering smart water management in real estate The need for cost-saving solutions in the home is becoming more and more apparent as inflation, the aftermath of the pandemic and…