Friday’s top tech news: a pair of DIY projects for the weekend Upgrading an SSD might not normally be newsworthy, but we’re usually not talking about the difficult-to-obtain components used in Valve’s…
Amazon in talks to acquire Indian video giant MX Player
Amazon in talks to acquire Indian video giant MX Player Amazon is engaging with Times Internet to explore the acquisition of MX Player, one of the largest on-demand video streaming services in…
Windows 11 will soon control your RGB lighting for PC gaming accessories
Windows 11 will soon control your RGB lighting for PC gaming accessories Microsoft is working to bring native support for RGB PC gaming accessories to Windows 11. The Windows lighting experience will…
3 reasons not to repatriate cloud-based apps and data sets
3 reasons not to repatriate cloud-based apps and data sets Repatriation seems to be a hot topic these days as some applications and data sets return to where they came from. I’ve…
Android 14 preview for developers arrives
Android 14 preview for developers arrives Google has released a first Developer Preview of its Android 14 mobile OS, emphasizing tablets and foldables as well as improvements for data transfers and battery…
Bing’s Revenge and Google’s A.I. Face-Plant
Bing’s Revenge and Google’s A.I. Face-Plant Listen and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon | Google Hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton Produced by Davis Land Edited by…
These prosthetics break the mold with third thumbs, spikes, and superhero skins
These prosthetics break the mold with third thumbs, spikes, and superhero skins Today, prosthetics users can get fitted with far more high-tech solutions, like myoelectric devices—motorized limbs that convert electric signals from…
Cloudflare wants to help you set up your own Mastodon server in ‘minutes’
Cloudflare wants to help you set up your own Mastodon server in ‘minutes’ Wildebeest is a new project from Cloudflare that’s designed to make it easier for individuals to set up and…
We don’t need to panic about a bird flu pandemic—yet
We don’t need to panic about a bird flu pandemic—yet This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up…
Tesla’s Autopilot was not cause of fatal Texas crash, NTSB determines
Tesla’s Autopilot was not cause of fatal Texas crash, NTSB determines The National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) has exonerated Tesla’s Autopilot system as the cause of a fatal and fiery Texas…