Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems and one of the first whistleblowers to allege Spirit leadership had ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, died Tuesday morning after a struggle with a sudden, fast-spreading infection. Seattle Times: Known as Josh, Dean lived in Wichita, Kan., where Spirit is based. He
Read MoreA little while ago, we talked about the concept of timezones and the Moon. It’s a complicated issue, because on Earth, time is all about the Sun and our local relationship with it. The Moon and the Sun have their own weird thing going on, so time there doesn’t really line up well with our
Read MoreGalaxy Z Fold 4 (L) vs Galaxy Z Flip 4 (R) Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung is rolling out One UI 6.1 to its 2021 and 2022 flagships, including both S-series and Galaxy Z foldables, starting with its home market of South Korea. The update is rolling out to the Galaxy S22 series,
Read MoreImage: A24 A24’s I Saw the TV Glow from writer / director Jane Schoenbrun is a brilliant exploration of how people can find and lose themselves in the media they love. Continue reading…
Read MoreMacworld Maybe your Mac isn’t running as well as it used to. Maybe one or more of your apps are behaving strangely. Perhaps you are concerned about your privacy online or what companies and app developers know above you. All these are good reasons to clear the cache on your Mac. We are here to
Read MoreHuawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant blacklisted by the US, is secretly funding cutting-edge research at American universities including Harvard through an independent Washington-based foundation. From a report: Huawei is the sole funder of a research competition that has awarded millions of dollars since its inception in 2022 and attracted hundreds of proposals from scientists around
Read MoreThe FDA has approved the Apple Watch‘s atrial fibrillation history feature under its stringent Medical Device Development Tools program that specifies what devices health professionals can rely on. Apple Watch health features Apple Watch has had an atrial fibrillation feature since 2022, and the FDA approved its use just hours before Apple announced it. Since
Read MoreOracle is making the latest long-term support release version of its database offering — Database 23c — generally available for enterprises under the name Oracle Database 23ai. The change in nomenclature can be attributed to the addition of new features to the database that are expected to help with AI-based application development among other tasks,
Read MoreAhead of its quarterly earnings report later today, Apple has shared two additional conditions under which its core technology fee need not be paid in the EU. Read more: Apple has some big updates for developer fees in the EU
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Nvidia is releasing a script that simplifies getting its GeForce Now cloud gaming service up and running on Valve’s Steam Deck device. The script automatically installs Google Chrome, adjusts the browser to enable gamepad use, and then adds a GeForce Now shortcut to your Steam library. While the
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Microsoft said on Thursday it will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia to expand cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) services in the company’s latest push to promote its generative AI technology in Asia. The investment, the largest in Microsoft’s 32-year history in Malaysia,
Read MoreImage: Bose Say what you will about Bose’s more ambitious swings — I appreciate that it takes them in the first place — but today, the company is releasing a new product in a category that it’s always been pretty excellent at: Bluetooth speakers. Bose is more or less supersizing its SoundLink Flex into a
Read MoreWhen emoji and Memoji can’t fully capture your emotions, Stickers will do the trick.
Read MoreScientists are forecasting 11 North Atlantic hurricanes this year, five of them being major. Here’s what’s turning the storms into increasingly dangerous behemoths.
Read MoreImage: Surgent Studios There’s challenging combat and platforming puzzles, but the hardest part of the game is grappling with its emotional story. Continue reading…
Read MoreLe Wand’s vibrator is an elegant reimagining of a sex-tech classic that can vibrate your jeans right off.
Read MoreImage: Prime Video Finding something to watch or play can sometimes feel like work — there’s just so much out there vying for your free time. That’s true whether you’re heading to a theater, browsing the many streaming platforms, or looking for a new video game. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with choice. So, as
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Microsoft is fully rolling out passkey support for all consumer accounts today. After enabling them in Windows 11 last year, Microsoft account owners can also now generate passkeys across Windows, Android, and iOS. This makes it effortless to sign in to a Microsoft account without having to type a password in every
Read MoreThe Rabbit R1 handheld AI device is a simple Android device, and a developer made the AI run on an iPhone. Rabbit R1 running on iPhone as a web app [X/@WillHobick] The Rabbit R1 offers the ability to answer queries and perform tasks using AI, instead of using an iPhone directly. However, the work of
Read MoreMacworld If you’re looking to buy an iPhone 12 (or 12 mini, 12 Pro, or 12 Pro Max), make sure you get a terrific deal. Following the iPhone 15 launch, retailers will be looking to clear out any remaining stock; until they do, you can expect great deals on the iPhone 12 range, whether SIM-free
Read MoreThis week, we talk through everything there is to know about hybrids: how the different technologies work, how to keep one charged, and which cars best fit different lifestyles.
Read MoreGoogle may start asking users that still utilize passwords instead of their passkeys to wait 24 hours before they can access their account. | Illustration: The Verge Google is kicking off World Password Day by updating us on its efforts to replace the often hacked, guessed, and stolen form of authentication with passkeys. Their passwordless
Read MoreMacworld If you’re looking for an iPhone but don’t want to spend a fortune, the third-gen iPhone SE, Apple’s cheapest current handset, is the phone for you. It features a powerful processor (the A15, which also appeared in the flagship iPhone 13 Pro from 2021) at an affordable price, starting at $429 in the U.S.
Read MoreImage: Microsoft Microsoft says it’s investigating reports of VPN connection failures after installing the April 2024 Windows 11 update. The KB5036893 security update was issued on April 9th for all supported Windows 11 versions, and some users have reported that VPN connections with TPM-backed certificates aren’t working after the patch was installed. Reddit user Flo-TPG
Read MoreThe cloud company noted in a recent filing that it has no indication the breach is ‘reasonably likely’ to materially impact its financial condition or results of operations. Read more: Dropbox investigates breach that affected its Sign service
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