B&W’s iconic Zeppelin iPod speaker has evolved over the years, culminating in today’s new £699 / $799 Zeppelin Pro Edition. It now comes in gold and gray finishes, a more colorful downlight to set the mood, and new tweeters paired with midrange drivers and a subwoofer that are said to improve the overall sound. It can be used in a multi-room setup and supports AirPlay2, Bluetooth aptX Adaptive, and Spotify Connect.
I’m working on a full review in a variety of scenarios but I’m shocked it works at all in the outer sleeve of this Peak Design backpack connected to a USB-C power bank. Once it gets satellite lock it holds on to it reasonably well for an average of 54Mbps down and 11Mbps up, despite the dish’s vertical alignment and 110-degree field of view.
I don’t know why you’d do this, but you can!
The alliance managing the passwordless login standard is working on a way to securely move passkeys between password managers offered by 1Password, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Okta, etc. The draft specifications for secure credential exchange are now in community review.
Hopefully this will get sorted soon as passkeys inch closer to going mainstream. The last thing users want is to have their passwords locked to a tech ecosystem.
New York City Verizon customers complained about problems on Monday night as they experienced slow or intermittent internet connections reflected in this data from the connectivity trackers at Netblocks.
The number of reports on Downdetector had already been dropping, and Verizon spokesperson Ilya Hemlin confirmed it’s fixed in a statement sent to The Verge:
On Monday evening, some Fios customers in NYC briefly experienced intermittent network issues. The issue was quickly resolved and service is operating normally.
Update: The service is now back online.
The developer behind the Better xCloud script has found that Microsoft is already adding references to “stream your own games” to Xbox Cloud Gaming. I’m expecting to see this debut initially to Xbox Insiders next month, allowing you to stream your existing library of games to mobile devices, Amazon Fire TV sticks, and much more.
According to Google, the deal will help “unlock the full potential of AI for everyone”:
The grid needs new electricity sources to support AI technologies that are powering major scientific advances, improving services for businesses and customers, and driving national competitiveness and economic growth. This agreement helps accelerate a new technology to meet energy needs cleanly and reliably, and unlock the full potential of AI for everyone.
Sebastien Bubeck, an AI VP and a distinguished scientist at Microsoft, was key to Microsoft’s work developing its small language models.
A Microsoft spokesperson tells The Information that Bubeck is leaving to continue his work developing AGI. The company also says it looks forward to “continuing our relationship through his work with OpenAI.”
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If USB-C indeed becomes the standard, the UK would be following in the footsteps of the EU.
The UK’s “call for evidence” about the potential adoption started earlier this month and will run until December 2nd.
If you like showing off dolls in their original packaging, you might soon be showcasing work from Adobe’s Firefly AI tools. Mattel and Adobe claim AI-generated (and human-refined) backdrops have “greatly shortened the time it takes to get toys into stores” by cutting out parts of the design process, and the results will hit stores soon.
Adobe has added a bunch of new AI “quick actions” that automatically apply effects for retouching backgrounds, teeth, eyes, skin, and more.
Lightroom’s mobile apps also now have the “Generative Remove” feature that was introduced to the desktop editor in May — making it easier to delete annoying objects from your images on the go.
Disney Tron: Catalyst, a new title from Devolver Digital’s new Big Fan indie label, is an “all-new story-driven, isometric action adventure game.” The game is being developed by Bithell Games, the team behind the visual novel Tron: Identity.
Catalyst is set to launch in 2025 on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
Teased during the demo for Project Concept, Adobe says V4 of its Firefly Image Model will allow users to highlight areas of a generated image to adjust without making it again from scratch— for example, adding a guitar to a specific surface.
V3 has only just rolled out to Creative Cloud apps but this latest update will be available soon according to Adobe.
