The SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft sit on the launchpad on September 6th, 2022. | Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images After repeated delays, NASA is lightly penciling in launch dates of September 23rd or 27th for its Artemis I mission. A lot of things will have to go right for either…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
The Nest Hub Max doesn’t need you to call it Google anymore. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge If you have a Nest Hub Max smart display and you’re tired of saying “Hey Google” 50 times a day, a new feature could cut that number down a bit. Quick Phrases — a feature…
Inventor Gilbert Hyatt, who has been embroiled in litigation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for decades, lost his latest case at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) when the court ruled today that an examiner’s restriction requirement was permitted under 37 C.F.R. § 1.129 (“Rule 129”). The…
Enlarge / A colorful waveform dramatically swirls through latent space, seeking kawaii. (credit: Getty Images) Thanks to a web demo of a new AI tool called Koe Recast, you can transform up to 20 seconds of your voice into different styles, including an anime character, a deep male narrator, an ASMR whisper, and more. It’s…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Samuel Corum) Delaware Court of Chancery Judge Kathaleen McCormick yesterday slammed Elon Musk for failing to provide text messages sought by Twitter. McCormick cited “glaring deficiencies” in the Musk side’s document production in an order partially granting Twitter’s request for more records, writing: Plaintiff’s Fourth Discovery Motion identifies clear deficiencies…
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A raft of gems signifying Puerto Rico’s debts from the board game Promesa. Maria Parazo Rose The idea for Promesa was born one afternoon in May 2017 when Mikael Jakobssen and Aziria Rodríguez Arce were playing a round of Puerto Rico, a highly rated, award-winning board game. The premise is that players act as colonial…
UBS and Wealthfront last week called off a planned deal to sell the robo-adviser startup to the financial giant for $1.4 billion. Instead, UBS invested $69.7 million in the company at a valuation that Wealthfront described as $1.4 billion. In its note discussing the end of the transaction and its latest fundraise, Wealthfront shared some…
Save $59: A $12.95/month Walmart+ membership now includes a free Paramount+ Essential subscription. The streaming service typically costs $4.99/month, saving you $59 over the year. Happy NFL regular season kickoff to all who celebrate. If you’re already planning menus for your watch parties — and scheming up ways to watch games without cable — you…