Jay Peters
Chuck Schumer is going to ask the Senate to pass the PRESS Act.
We also encourage you to tell your Senator to pass it.
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Andrew Liszewski
Unfolding this MagSafe phone light reveals an illuminated touch-up mirror.
With a similar design to Harlowe’s Sol 5, the $29 Amaran Go piggybacks on smartphones using magnets and improves photography with bright LEDs that can face forwards or back.
Battery life is rated at an hour and 20 minutes at full brightness, or over eight hours at 10 percent output, while the color temperature can be set from 2,700K to 6,500K.
1/3A simple flip-up mechanism allows the Amaran Go’s LEDs to point forwards or back. Image: Amaran
Richard Lawler
Microsoft just released a patch for an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in Windows.
Update your systems ASAP, as Bleeping Computer points out that today’s Patch Tuesday updates include one for a zero-day flaw already exploited by attackers.
CVE-2024-49138 - Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a local attacker to escalate privileges.
CVE-2024-49138 - Microsoft Security Response Center
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Emma Roth
ChatGPT’s side-by-side ‘Canvas’ view is now available to everyone.
As part of its 12 days of “ship-mas” event, OpenAI announced the release of Canvas out of preview, making it easier to view and tweak lengthy writing or sections of code generated by ChatGPT. The tool can now also execute Python code and be used within custom GPTs.
Richard Lawler
SiriusXM is cutting costs again and refocusing on cars over streaming.
Last year, Joseph Inzerillo announced SiriusXM’s new logo (below) and plan to conquer new audiences. Now he’s out, as the company cuts spending on marketing to “high-churn” streaming audiences with plans to cut an additional $200 million in annual costs.
CEO Jennifer Witz announced it’s “doubling down” on automotive customers, using streaming as a companion in the app and in Teslas.
Image: SiriusXM
Wes Davis
Solar eclipses rock the atmosphere.
Specifically, NASA says more than 800 students observing the April 2024 solar eclipse over North America found that the Earth’s ionosphere rises as the Moon blocks the Sun, then returns to normal as it moves on, creating “atmospheric gravity waves.”
They figured that out by bouncing high-frequency radio waves off the ionosphere, according to NASA’s blog post detailing early results of experiments from that day.
Sean Hollister
MSI claims its new Claw can beat the ROG Ally X while consuming fewer watts.
Could the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus salvage Intel and MSI’s gaming handheld reputation? Well, MSI now claims its handheld averages 7 percent faster than its chief rival at far less power, or 20 percent faster at the same 17 watts.
1/2Note the fine print: these are with XeSS or FSR upscaling enabled. Image: MSI via Cyber Dopamine
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
This is the sound of Dune: Part Two’s score being born.
It took a lot of technical know-how to create Dune: Part Two’s mesmerizing score, and this new video from Expressive E breaks down how Hans Zimmer made it happen using a fleet of Osmose synthesizers.
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
This startup is trying to disrupt your fridge.
Seattle-based Tomorrow is developing a new type of fridge with a “patent-pending cooling architecture” designed to extend the life of fresh produce.
The company says the cooling adapts based on what’s on your shelves, the fridge will keep track of food using AI-powered cameras, and that it can help you plan meals.
The Tomorrow fridge isn’t coming until next summer, but you can sign up to be notified today.
Charles Pulliam-Moore
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