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A look at solid-state speakers etched from silicon and their potential applications, like helping people with hearing loss and making AR/VR objects feel real (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal) 23-07-2023

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: A look at solid-state speakers etched from silicon and their potential applications, like helping people with hearing loss and making AR/VR objects feel real  —  Speakers the size of an asterisk have the potential to change the way we reproduce sound, cope with hearing loss—and even make objects in virtual reality feel real Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wisselvallig en vrij koel zomerweer KNMI : 22-07-2023

Wisselvallig en vrij koel zomerweer Verwachting voor vandaag en morgen Waarschuwingen er zijn geen waarschuwingen van kracht Vanavond zijn er overal perioden met regen. De wind draait naar zuid tot zuidwest en is matig, vlak aan zee vrij krachtig en in het Waddengebied later krachtig. Komende nacht valt er langs de westkust en in het noordwesten en noorden regen, elders is het overwegend droog. De minimumtemperatuur ligt rond 15°C. De wind komt uit een zuidelijke richting en is meest matig, langs de kust en op het IJsselmeer vrij krachtig. Morgenochtend is het bewolkt en zijn er vooral in de noordelijke… Lees verder »Wisselvallig en vrij koel zomerweer KNMI : 22-07-2023

Twitter sets “daily limits” on the number of direct messages that accounts without Twitter Blue can send, as part of changes to reduce spam in DMs (Michael Kan/PCMag) 22-07-2023

Michael Kan / PCMag: Twitter sets “daily limits” on the number of direct messages that accounts without Twitter Blue can send, as part of changes to reduce spam in DMs  —  It looks like Elon Musk really wants users to pay for Twitter Blue. … In another controversial change, Twitter will restrict … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wiz researchers: the compromised MSA signing key could have given Chinese hackers access beyond Outlook.com and Exchange Online; Microsoft disputes the report (Jonathan Greig/The Record) 22-07-2023

Jonathan Greig / The Record: Wiz researchers: the compromised MSA signing key could have given Chinese hackers access beyond Outlook.com and Exchange Online; Microsoft disputes the report  —  Microsoft is disputing a new report that claims hackers may have had access to more parts of victims’ systems than previously known … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon plans to start Kuiper satellite production in Washington in the next six months, hoping to build and launch ~80 satellites per month within a few years (Stephen Clark/Ars Technica) 22-07-2023

Stephen Clark / Ars Technica: Amazon plans to start Kuiper satellite production in Washington in the next six months, hoping to build and launch ~80 satellites per month within a few years  —  Amazon unveils satellite facility in Florida, may switch prototype launch to Atlas V  —  Within a few years … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A US AT&T call center worker details working with an AI tool that transcribes calls and offers technical solutions, and wonders “am I training my replacement?” (Emma Goldberg/New York Times) 22-07-2023

Emma Goldberg / New York Times: A US AT&T call center worker details working with an AI tool that transcribes calls and offers technical solutions, and wonders “am I training my replacement?”  —  To many people, chatbots and other technology feel like a ticking time bomb, sure to explode their work. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Coinbase plans to shut down its bitcoin-backed loan program Borrow for retail customers and says loan holders must pay any outstanding dues by November 20, 2023 (Yogita Khatri/The Block) 22-07-2023

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Coinbase plans to shut down its bitcoin-backed loan program Borrow for retail customers and says loan holders must pay any outstanding dues by November 20, 2023  —  – Coinbase will fully sunset its Borrow program for retail customers, effective November 20. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at a proposed Massachusetts bill that would let state police use face recognition for image matching, but not face surveillance or emotion recognition (Tate Ryan-Mosley/MIT Technology Review) 22-07-2023

Tate Ryan-Mosley / MIT Technology Review: A look at a proposed Massachusetts bill that would let state police use face recognition for image matching, but not face surveillance or emotion recognition  —  A Massachusetts bill restricting police use could set the standard for how the technology is regulated in America. Lees verder op Tech Meme