Behind the Design: Universe
As a kid, Universe founder Joseph Cohen loved nearly everything about the internet: how it brought people together, created avenues for his twin passions of creativity and commerce, and democratized the flow of information. “I grew up in New York,”…
Open source code repository says ‘far-right forces’ are behind massive spam attacks
The open source code repository Codeberg has blamed the far right for a recent campaign of abuse and harassment across its systems. “Projects advocating tolerance and equal rights” were subjected to spam campaigns using abusive messages, which escalated to spam…
Mysterious new Vision Pro retail app appears in the App Store
What else could it possibly be for? Apple has quietly released a new app that suggests it may soon allow third-party retailers to sell its Vision Pro headset. The “Vision Pro Demo Fit” app was spotted in the App Store…
Adobe’s Sora rivaling AI video generator is now available for everyone
Adobe’s text- and image-to-video AI generator has been released for anyone to try online. Generate Video is available starting today in public beta following a limited early access testing period last year. The beta tool can be accessed via the…
How to choose which Apple Watch to buy
Editor’s note: Due to a patent dispute with medical device maker Masimo, new Apple Watch Series 9, 10, and Ultra 2 units sold in the US no longer have the blood oxygen feature. Older models are unaffected. You can tell…
Apple Maps now shows the Gulf of America
Apple is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its Maps app. The company started rolling out the name change for US users this afternoon, and Bloomberg reports that it will soon display the name for…
WWDC24 Developer Tools guide
WWDC24 GUIDE Developer Tools Explore a wave of updates to developer tools that make building apps and games easier and more efficient than ever. Watch the latest video sessions to explore a redesigned code completion experience in Xcode 16, and…
Amazon will pay $4 million to settle driver tip theft lawsuit
Reimbursement was issued for Flex drivers in 2021. Amazon has agreed to pay the District of Columbia $3.95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the retail giant had stolen more than $60 million in tips intended for its Flex…
Lyft is using Anthropic’s Claude AI for customer service
Lyft announced a new partnership with Anthropic to use the Claude AI assistant to handle customer service requests. Claude is already being put to use handling service inquiries from drivers, reducing the average resolution time for a request by 87…
The Nintendo Switch closes in on a major milestone
The Switch is on track to complete a major milestone for Nintendo this year. As of the end of 2024, the Nintendo Switch has sold over 150 million units in the eight years since its release. That’s an impressive number,…