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Meta’s Instagram has just unveiled updates focused on safeguarding teens from sextortion scams. Central to these updates is blocking users from screenshotting private media sent in direct messages (DMs). Previously, users could take screenshots of temporary photos or videos, but the sender would be notified. Now, Instagram is taking it further by ensuring you can’t … Read More

Perched in the driver’s seat, I’m not sure why you would need to be, anyway. Nothing about the Buzz’s driving style demands you rag it through the corners, although the car coped very well on the very twisty sections of our route up the shore of the Tomales Bay. Like last week’s Porsche Macan, the … Read More

Ads are a bigger part of mobile game revenues these days, and Unity is unveiling its playbook for mobile game advertisers to increase revenues in the holidays through ads. Unity said it surveyed 4,094 U.S. adults for mobile game marketers to uncover insights into how mobile game brands can land on the nice list during … Read More

The CXL consortium has had a regular presence at FMS (which rechristened itself from ‘Flash Memory Summit’ to the ‘Future of Memory and Storage’ this year). Back at FMS 2022, the company had announced v3.0 of the CXL specifications. This was followed by CXL 3.1’s introduction at Supercomputing 2023. Having started off as a host … Read More

HP has developed a texture library for 3D printed parts, allowing textures to be applied quickly to selected surfaces with greater accuracy than an STL export, using CoreTechnologie 4D Additive software. The textures module of 4D Additive works with the exact surfaces of the CAD models and allows new design options for component surfaces as … Read More

Google’s NotebookLM, got a big upgrade, giving users more control over its AI-generated audio conversations in podcast style. NotebookLM, initially rolled out as a tool for summarizing information, now lets people guide these summaries in ways that better match their needs, particularly when creating audio overviews. The feature upgrade comes alongside a new business pilot … Read More

Simulations play a critical role in advancing science and engineering, especially in the vast field of fluid dynamics. However, high-fidelity fluid simulations require extensive computational resources, often constraining practical applications. Accurately simulating complex flows can take weeks of computational effort, slowing down advancements in critical fields such as aerospace and environmental engineering.  Machine learning (ML) … Read More

The autonomous driving industry is shaped by rapid technological advancements and the need for standardization of guidelines to ensure the safety of both autonomous vehicles (AVs) and their interaction with human-driven vehicles. At the NVIDIA AI Summit this week in Washington, D.C., industry experts shared viewpoints on this AV safety landscape from regulatory and technology … Read More

Ultraman is having a great 2024, between the launch of the latest giant of light in Ultraman Arc, and his stylish animated debut in Netflix’s Ultraman Rising. But now Japan’s beloved size-changing hero is getting an international infusion of killer artwork from a host of famous artists in the latest drop for the Ultraman trading card game. … Read More

Makers of the finest Swiss-made Espresso makers, Olympia Express has a heritage of building precise machinery for home baristas. With the introduction of Siemens Digital Industries software, opportunities not previously possible have been brewing, learns Emilie Eisenberg Prized by coffee experts, for over 95 years Olympia Express’ espresso machines have built a cult following in … Read More