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Fstoppers goes full conspiracy string board on printer ink.
Live readout of my thoughts while watching this video:
• Why would a printer do that?
• Why would a printer do that?
• WHY IS IT DOING THAT?
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Are your AirPods Max randomly getting wet?
Condensation inside the earcups has apparently been breaking units and driving owners nuts.
404 Media investigated and suggests this isn’t a problem unique to Apple — or big enough, yet, that repair shops are jumping in to offer a fix.
For that, there’s a lawsuit:
Crucially, Apple’s lawyers also do not attempt to argue that condensation doesn’t end up inside of AirPods earcups; instead, they argue it’s simply “more noticeable” than it is in other brands of over-the-ear headphones.
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(I guess you can skip this ad, if you really want to?)
YouTube is testing a new “skip ads” button that makes it just a bit harder to see that you’re able to skip ahead. A spokesperson confirmed the test to Search Engine Land.
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A first look at Android’s eSIM transfer tool.
9to5Google got access to a not-yet-functional version of the feature, which uses QR codes to move an eSIM from one device to another.
This is a must-have for Android if the ecosystem is eventually going to drop the physical SIM card. Apple is already taking iPhones in that direction. What are the chances an eSIM transfer will ever work this easily across the two platforms?
Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
TikTok sees an endless loop between its video feed and music streaming service.
The company’s music head, Ole Obermann, talked to Semafor about how that’ll work:
“The music that gets served up to you in terms of recommendations in TikTok Music will be heavily influenced by what we already know about your musical tastes through TikTok ... you could also be in TikTok Music with a playlist of your favorite songs, and then, say, go make a video using a particular song as the soundtrack.”
The service has already debuted in Indonesia and Brazil and is going to expand “eventually.”
Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
Eric Schmidt is starting a science nonprofit that revolves around AI.
Semafor reports that the former Google CEO has hired a biotech researcher and a chemistry professor to run the initiative.
They’re supposed to focus on cracking “scientific challenges” by using AI — something Schmidt is bullish will “transform the way science gets done.” From Semafor:
Schmidt wants the new nonprofit to become a big draw for top talent in science and AI, two areas that are converging to potentially create breakthroughs in everything from drug discovery to material sciences ... The project is still in the early stages, the people said, and exact plans could change.