Tropical-forest destruction has slowed — but is still too high

Tropical-forest destruction has slowed — but is still too high

Loss of pristine tropical forests slowed last year — but the world is still falling far short of a global goal to end deforestation by 2030. The findings, from an analysis of satellite data released this week, highlight the need to improve conservation of tropical forests to protect biodiversity and slow climate change. In 2023, … Read more

Google Chrome could soon let you assign a color to a tab group

Google Chrome could soon let you assign a color to a tab group

Last updated: April 4th, 2024 at 06:07 UTC+02:00 Google Chrome for Android allows you to create groups of tabs, which is a very nifty feature as it helps you organize tabs. Furthermore, it also provides you with the option to give a tab group a name, which makes it easier for you to distinguish between … Read more

OpenAI’s Sora just made its first music video and it’s like a psychedelic trip

OpenAI’s Sora just made its first music video and it’s like a psychedelic trip

OpenAI recently published a music video for the song Worldweight by August Kamp made entirely by their text-to-video engine, Sora. You can check out the whole thing on the company’s official YouTube channel and it’s pretty trippy, to say the least. Worldweight consists of a series of short clips in a wide 8:3 aspect ratio … Read more

Nothing Phone 3’s big upgrades could include on-device generative AI

Nothing Phone 3’s big upgrades could include on-device generative AI

The rumored Nothing Phone 3 could switch back to Qualcomm chips and use a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 to help power onboard generative AI features, according to 91mobiles’ “industry sources who work closely with Nothing.” This suggests that we could see something more powerful than the recently launched Nothing Phone 2a. This aligns with the … Read more

TextNow unlimited data plans start at just $0.99 now – yes, really

TextNow unlimited data plans start at just alt=

Sick of paying for heaps of data you don’t even need? The mobile provider TextNow has recently introduced a flexible array of unlimited data passes that could be a fantastic option. TextNow’s new unlimited data passes include an hourly pass for $0.99, a daily pass for $4.99, and a monthly pass for $39.99. Under the … Read more

Quordle today – hints and answers for Thursday, April 4 (game #801)

Quordle today – hints and answers for Thursday, April 4 (game #801)

Quordle needs to be approached in a different way to Wordle. With four puzzles to solve in nine guesses, you can’t blindly throw letters at it and expect to win – you’ll stand a far better chance if you think strategically. That’s the case in Wordle too, of course, but it’s even more important in … Read more

App Store and More Down as Apple Services Suffer Widespread Outage [Updated]

App Store and More Down as Apple Services Suffer Widespread Outage [Updated]

A long list of Apple services are currently fully or partially down, including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, and more. The full list of services experiencing outages for many customers, according to Apple’s system status page: App Store Mac App Store Apple Arcade Apple Books Apple Fitness+ Apple Music Apple Podcasts Apple Sports … Read more

Meta teases its next big hardware release: its first AR glasses, and we’re excited

Meta teases its next big hardware release: its first AR glasses, and we’re excited

Meta’s Reality Labs division – the team behind its VR hardware and software efforts – has turned 10 years old, and to celebrate the company has released a blog post outlining its decade-long history. However, while a trip down memory lane is fun, the most interesting part came right at the end, as Meta teased … Read more

Diabetes drug slows development of Parkinson’s disease

Diabetes drug slows development of Parkinson’s disease

A diabetes drug related to the latest generation of obesity drugs can slow the development of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a clinical trial suggests1. Participants who took the drug, called lixisenatide, for 12 months showed no worsening of their symptoms — a gain in a condition marked by progressive loss of motor control. Further … Read more

Razer Nommo Chroma gaming speakers round out setup

Razer Nommo Chroma gaming speakers round out setup

A systems engineer who works for a software developer showed off today’s M1 Pro MacBook Pro setup, which features unusual audio. Razer Nommo Chroma gaming speakers rarely come up in setups despite their high coolness factor. They look a bit like highway patrol speed guns. And the noise-canceling wireless earbuds are a favorite — Soundcore … Read more