I’m at a crossroads. Just a few weeks ago, I reviewed Samsung’s Galaxy A14 5G, calling it a phenomenal phone that costs a mere $200, proving that you really don’t need to pay heaving wads of dough to get a great smartphone. Now I’m reviewing Samsung’s top-tier $1,200 Galaxy S23 Ultra and $800 Galaxy S23—and… Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra Review: Cruise Control
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Tesla’s 2023 Recall of Full Self-Driving Targets a ‘Fundamental’ Flaw
Tesla told the agency this week that customers had filed warranty claims matching the situations highlighted by NHTSA on at least 18 occasions between spring 2019 and fall 2022. The filing notes that the carmaker said it was not aware of any injuries or deaths related to the flaws detected by the agency. The NHTSA… Continue reading Tesla’s 2023 Recall of Full Self-Driving Targets a ‘Fundamental’ Flaw
It’s Always Sunny Inside a Generative AI Conference
Jasper CEO and cofounder Dave Rogenmoser addresses the crowd at his company’s conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Courtesy of Jasper Tracy Jackson, who runs a blog called Marketing Amateur, stood in line in front of us. I posed the same question to him, whether AI chatbots would take our jobs. “Never say never,” he said.… Continue reading It’s Always Sunny Inside a Generative AI Conference
15 Best Samsung Galaxy S23 Cases and Accessories (2023): Chargers, Cables, and Screen Protectors
Casetify Impact Case for $72: Casetify cases are fun because there’s an insane number of designs to choose from. (Look at this one with a cat!) I’m not a huge fan of the Casetify branding that’s on the camera module, but maybe I’m just not trendy enough. I found the S Pen a little tough… Continue reading 15 Best Samsung Galaxy S23 Cases and Accessories (2023): Chargers, Cables, and Screen Protectors
Elon Musk’s New Twitter Superpower Is Dangerous
Musk has also restricted the use of his Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine and made statements that have been interpreted as supporting Russia’s claims to Ukrainian territory. Musk’s other company, Tesla, relies on China as a market, as a manufacturing center, and as a source of raw materials, leading to concerns that he may be pressured… Continue reading Elon Musk’s New Twitter Superpower Is Dangerous
A Robot Finds More Trouble Under the Doomsday Glacier
Scientists have good estimates of where the retreating grounding line is, thanks to satellites watching for tiny changes in the ice’s elevation. But they haven’t had a good picture of what the glacier’s belly looks like at the grounding line, because it’s under thousands of feet of ice. “These data are really exciting because we’re getting… Continue reading A Robot Finds More Trouble Under the Doomsday Glacier
US Border Patrol Is Finally Able to Check E-Passport Data
The United States government is notorious for taking a “better late than never” approach to its tech rollouts. Following that tradition, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed today that after 16 years it has finally performed the necessary software upgrades to verify the cryptographic signatures stored in passport RFID chips. Since 2006, the United… Continue reading US Border Patrol Is Finally Able to Check E-Passport Data
Dating Apps Crack Down on Romance Scammers
Michael Steinbach, the head of global fraud detection at Citi and the former executive assistant director of the FBI’s National Security Branch, says that—broadly speaking—fraud has transitioned from “high-volume card thefts or just getting as much information very quickly to more sophisticated social engineering, where fraudsters spend more time conducting surveillance.” Dating apps are just… Continue reading Dating Apps Crack Down on Romance Scammers
Audiobook Narrators Fear Apple Used Their Voices to Train AI
Starling believes Findaway has misused the material that authors and narrators entrusted it with. “This is immoral and illegal,” Starling told WIRED, “Rights holders have the copyrights for the audiobook production only, but no claim on the narrator’s voice.” She’s pausing the release of three upcoming titles she planned to distribute via Findaway. Interest in… Continue reading Audiobook Narrators Fear Apple Used Their Voices to Train AI
A Novel Male Birth Control Could Be an ‘On-Off Switch for Sperm’
Over time, they refined TDI-11861. In mice, the drug didn’t appear to interfere with sexual functioning or cause any side effects. And most importantly, the sperm were normal again a day later. Of course, there is a big caveat: Mice are not people. But humans also have the sAC enzyme, and in males, it’s also… Continue reading A Novel Male Birth Control Could Be an ‘On-Off Switch for Sperm’