Month: August 2024
Yelp Sues Google for Dominating Local Search Results
After years of complaining about Google’s practices with search and recommendations, Yelp has sued the company for unfair business practices.
After years of complaining about Google’s practices with search and recommendations, Yelp has sued the company for unfair business practices.
The guy who sued NAR over real estate fees has co-founded a startup
One of the people who successfully sued the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to change real estate commissions has co-founded a new real estate startup. It all began in 2017 when Josh Sitzer and his wife listed their home for sale in Kansas City. The couple was frustrated by the fact they had to pay
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One of the people who successfully sued the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to change real estate commissions has co-founded a new real estate startup. It all began in 2017 when Josh Sitzer and his wife listed their home for sale in Kansas City. The couple was frustrated by the fact they had to pay […]
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JBL Endurance Race 2 and Wave Beam 2: sounds like athletics, is actually two pairs of earbuds
Two next-gen JBL earbuds have been revealed in an NCC certification –no screens on the cases, though.
Building on the enviable success of the splendid JBL Live Beam 3 and (although I haven’t finished testing them yet) very good JBL Tour Pro 3 earbuds is surely the way to go for JBL – those next-gen screens on its earbuds cases are a stone-cold hit!
So it’s a little odd that two pairs of next-gen JBL earbuds – and their devoid-of-screen cases – have just shown up via NCC certification (thanks to 91 Mobiles for spotting them) along with images. To clarify, the entire January 2024-launch mid-tier JBL Live 3 range, comprising Buds, Beam and Flex, toted a screen, but the next-gen buds seen here don’t.
What you’re looking at are (probably) the JBL Endurance Race 2 and Wave Beam 2. Yes, sounds like a team-building exercise followed by something a director would yell on-set, but it’s actually two new second-gen earbuds options from the hi-fi giant – and with wildly different designs.
JBL Endurance Race 2 and Wave Beam 2: what to expect
So what can you expect from JBL’s incoming earbuds propositions? The listing provides several images, but no specs (so we can’t tell you the battery life, Bluetooth version, codec support and so on); but still, there’s plenty to unpack.
The Endurance Race 2 adopt a ‘traditional’ earbuds shape – i.e., no AirPods-y stem but rather a bulbous earpiece shape that’s (hopefully) ergonomically designed to sit comfortably in the ear. They’re an update on the original JBL Endurance Race, launched in August 2022, and are not to be confused with the February 2023 JBL Endurance Peak 3 or older 2018-issue JBL Endurance Sprint.
The case looks to open from the top, with ‘JBL Endurance Race 2’ branding on its lid, and there’s a lovely orange USB-C to USB-A cable in the images. This is JBL, so we’d expect on-ear functionality, a solid companion app, and a decent battery life (clue’s in the name), but again, we can’t see just from the listing.
The original Endurance Race cost $79.95 / £69.99 (about AU$150), so it would be safe to assume that the Endurance Race 2 will arrive as entry-level earbuds (and could be contenders for our best budget earbuds buying guide).
The Wave Beam 2 sound a bit like earbuds for surfers, and the oval case does look durable and highly pocketable, although we can’t tell you whether there’s a decent IP rating for water ingress. These earbuds adopt the ‘toothbrush-head’ style you’ll either love or loathe, but JBL has had success in this area – see the excellent JBL Live Pro 2 for starters.
According to the images, this option will be available in white, black, and blue finishes, and the good news is that the Wave Beam 2 may come in even cheaper than the Endurance Race 2 (we can’t promise, mind), because the current Wave Beam sel for around $59 / £49.99 / AU$95, where sold.
Again, when they’re actually with us, you’ll be the first to know…
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Apple Sports App to Offer Live Scores and Play-by-Play for More Leagues on iPhone’s Lock Screen
Apple today announced several new features and changes coming to its Sports app on the iPhone.
Starting with iOS 18 and watchOS 11, the Apple Sports app will offer Live Activities for all teams and leagues available in the app, according to Apple. Live Activities provides live scores and play-by-play information at a glance on the iPhone’s Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on newer models, and on the Apple Watch.
Apple added that Live Activities will no longer be available in the Apple TV app with iOS 18.
Apple said the Sports app has also been optimized for the latest NFL and college football seasons. The app now offers “quick access to scoring drives presented alongside the view of every game play,” along with a new dynamic drive tracker that “lets fans visualize where the ball is on the field at any time,” the press release said.
In addition, Apple said the app will be updated later this year with a new drop-down navigation and enhanced search functionality.
Apple Sports provides scores and more for the following leagues:
NFL
NCAAF
MLS
MLB
NBA
WNBA
NCAA basketball (men’s and women’s)
NHL
NWSL
Premier League
Bundesliga
LaLiga
Liga MX
Ligue 1
Serie AApple said additional leagues will become available in the app over time, including Champions League and Europa League.
Apple Sports is a free app available in the App Store.Tag: Apple SportsThis article, “Apple Sports App to Offer Live Scores and Play-by-Play for More Leagues on iPhone’s Lock Screen” first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
Apple today announced several new features and changes coming to its Sports app on the iPhone.
Starting with iOS 18 and watchOS 11, the Apple Sports app will offer Live Activities for all teams and leagues available in the app, according to Apple. Live Activities provides live scores and play-by-play information at a glance on the iPhone’s Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on newer models, and on the Apple Watch.
Apple added that Live Activities will no longer be available in the Apple TV app with iOS 18.
Apple said the Sports app has also been optimized for the latest NFL and college football seasons. The app now offers “quick access to scoring drives presented alongside the view of every game play,” along with a new dynamic drive tracker that “lets fans visualize where the ball is on the field at any time,” the press release said.
In addition, Apple said the app will be updated later this year with a new drop-down navigation and enhanced search functionality.
Apple Sports provides scores and more for the following leagues:
NFL
NCAAF
MLS
MLB
NBA
WNBA
NCAA basketball (men’s and women’s)
NHL
NWSL
Premier League
Bundesliga
LaLiga
Liga MX
Ligue 1
Serie AApple said additional leagues will become available in the app over time, including Champions League and Europa League.
Apple Sports is a free app available in the App Store.
This article, “Apple Sports App to Offer Live Scores and Play-by-Play for More Leagues on iPhone’s Lock Screen” first appeared on MacRumors.com
Discuss this article in our forums
FLock partners with Io.net to launch “Proof of AI” to secure and verify decentralized networks
One of the biggest challenges we face online is verifying the authenticity and quality of the content we consume, whether it’s news, videos, images, or social media posts. With so much information out there, it’s challenging to separate fact from
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One of the biggest challenges we face online is verifying the authenticity and quality of the content we consume, whether it’s news, videos, images, or social media posts. With so much information out there, it’s challenging to separate fact from […]
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AWS will now let your business hire HPC to run your biggest workloads
AWS launches Parallel Computing Service as an HPCaaS option for companies of all sizes.
Amazon Web Services has announced a new managed service, AWS Parallel Computing Service (AWS PCS), which it hopes will improve companies’ access to high-performance computing (HPC).
The service is designed to give customers the ability to manage large, compute-intensive workloads without the need for in-house system admins.
AWS PCS allows users to set up and manage clusters of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances using the open-source HPC workload manager Slurm scheduler.
AWS rolls out access to high-performance computing
Amazon hopes that AWS PCS will democratize access to high-performance computing, enabling smaller companies to benefit and preventing them from being left behind in the wake of larger enterprises.
Amazon Web Services said that its Parallel Computing Service is designed for both current and emerging workloads, be they computer- or data-intensive. Some examples include computational fluid dynamics, weather modeling, finite element analysis, electronic design automation, and reservoir simulations.
The service is available in multiple AWS Regions, including the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and it’s possible to reserve capacity in a specific Availability Zone.
As workloads intensify and companies start to handle more and more data, HPC-as-a-service represents a growing area of the market and one that AWS and key rivals, including Google and Microsoft, are looking to tap into.
In an interview with VentureBeat, Ian Colle, director of advanced compute and simulation at AWS, commented:
“There are a number of existing workloads today that really should be or could be taking advantage of high-performance computing resources, but because of the perception that it’s only for large enterprises or labs, whether real or perceived, is too much that people go, you know what, I don’t even want to go there.”
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OpenAI and Anthropic will share their models with the US government
Image: The Verge
OpenAI and Anthropic have agreed to let the US government access major new AI models before release to help improve their safety.
The companies signed memorandums of understanding with the US AI Safety Institute to provide access to the models both before and after their public release, the agency announced on Thursday. The government says this step will help them work together to evaluate safety risks and mitigate potential issues. The US agency said it would provide feedback on safety improvements, in collaboration with its counterpart agency in the UK.
Sharing access to AI models is a significant step at a time when federal and state legislatures are considering what kinds of guardrails to place on the technology without stifling innovation. On Wednesday, California lawmakers passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047), requiring AI companies in California to take specific safety measures before training advanced foundation models. It’s garnered pushback from AI companies including OpenAI and Anthropic that warn it could harm smaller open-source developers, though it’s since undergone some changes and is still awaiting a signature from Governor Gavin Newsom.
In the meantime, the White House has worked to secure voluntary commitments from major companies on AI safety measures. Several leading firms have entered non-binding commitments to invest in cybersecurity and discrimination research and work on watermarking AI-generated content.
US AI Safety Institute director Elizabeth Kelly said in a statement that the new agreements were “just the start, but they are an important milestone as we work to help responsibly steward the future of AI.”
Image: The Verge
OpenAI and Anthropic have agreed to let the US government access major new AI models before release to help improve their safety.
The companies signed memorandums of understanding with the US AI Safety Institute to provide access to the models both before and after their public release, the agency announced on Thursday. The government says this step will help them work together to evaluate safety risks and mitigate potential issues. The US agency said it would provide feedback on safety improvements, in collaboration with its counterpart agency in the UK.
Sharing access to AI models is a significant step at a time when federal and state legislatures are considering what kinds of guardrails to place on the technology without stifling innovation. On Wednesday, California lawmakers passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047), requiring AI companies in California to take specific safety measures before training advanced foundation models. It’s garnered pushback from AI companies including OpenAI and Anthropic that warn it could harm smaller open-source developers, though it’s since undergone some changes and is still awaiting a signature from Governor Gavin Newsom.
In the meantime, the White House has worked to secure voluntary commitments from major companies on AI safety measures. Several leading firms have entered non-binding commitments to invest in cybersecurity and discrimination research and work on watermarking AI-generated content.
US AI Safety Institute director Elizabeth Kelly said in a statement that the new agreements were “just the start, but they are an important milestone as we work to help responsibly steward the future of AI.”
Wyze’s AI can now search your camera footage so you don’t have to
The Wyze Cam 4. | Image: Wyze
Wyze is making it easier to find out which of your cats knocked over your planter while you were gone. It’s testing a new AI search feature for Cam Unlimited subscribers that lets you search through footage using keywords, rather than scrolling through all recorded events, as spotted by GeekWire.
With the feature, you can search for things that might’ve been caught on camera, like “truck” or “delivery person.” You can even add more detail to your search by typing something like “show me my cat in the backyard” or “woman under an umbrella.” Wyze will then pull up relevant scenes using AI.
However, Wyze notes that the feature isn’t perfect and you may “get some wonky results at times.” Still, it sounds like it could save you from having to rewind your footage or search through all the activity your cameras picked up.
It’d be nice to see this feature come to other smart cameras — and it seems like companies are working on it. Earlier this month, Google announced it’s bringing Gemini to its Home app, allowing you to search your Nest camera footage for events. Meanwhile, Ring CEO Liz Hamren told GeekWire that the company is getting ready to release a similar feature.
Wyze’s AI search is available to Cam Unlimited subscribers, which costs $9.99 per month. You can request access to the feature from Wyze’s website, but do so at your own discretion, as Wyze has had some serious security issues in the past.
The Wyze Cam 4. | Image: Wyze
Wyze is making it easier to find out which of your cats knocked over your planter while you were gone. It’s testing a new AI search feature for Cam Unlimited subscribers that lets you search through footage using keywords, rather than scrolling through all recorded events, as spotted by GeekWire.
With the feature, you can search for things that might’ve been caught on camera, like “truck” or “delivery person.” You can even add more detail to your search by typing something like “show me my cat in the backyard” or “woman under an umbrella.” Wyze will then pull up relevant scenes using AI.
However, Wyze notes that the feature isn’t perfect and you may “get some wonky results at times.” Still, it sounds like it could save you from having to rewind your footage or search through all the activity your cameras picked up.
It’d be nice to see this feature come to other smart cameras — and it seems like companies are working on it. Earlier this month, Google announced it’s bringing Gemini to its Home app, allowing you to search your Nest camera footage for events. Meanwhile, Ring CEO Liz Hamren told GeekWire that the company is getting ready to release a similar feature.
Wyze’s AI search is available to Cam Unlimited subscribers, which costs $9.99 per month. You can request access to the feature from Wyze’s website, but do so at your own discretion, as Wyze has had some serious security issues in the past.