Apple Will Reportedly Drop New M3-Powered iPads and MacBook Airs in 2024

Thats as big as thelatest iPad Pro model. All those devices will get access to the latest M3 silicon. The MacBook Air will also receive the M3 upgrade. The next big upgrade for iPad Pro will likely be the move to OLED and the M3 chip.Image: Apple All of these devices could launch in March at the earliest. Both those software patches should arrive within the first few months of 2024....

December 6, 2023 · 1 min · 182 words · Valerie Henderson

Climate Groups to Biden: AI Will Worsen Climate Change Crisis

Theclimate groups lettercenters on two main points. One, AI is already working to amplify the mass amounts of climate change disinformation spread online. News from the future, delivered to your present. President Joe Biden has made AI and climate change two tentpoles of his recent agenda, though the president’s recent AI executive order didn’t make much mention of AI’s expanding power usage.Photo: Ting Shen/Bloomberg (Getty Images)

December 6, 2023 · 1 min · 66 words · John Elliott

Doctor Who‘s 60th Anniversary Is Celebrating Being in the Moment

would unfortunately not be high on their wishlist for the 60th. Why does that change if theyre broadcast for an anniversary instead? Why is that diminished because they dont feature the right kinds of nostalgia? Image: BBC Pretty bloody incredible, even. That fuels Doctor Whos future, more than it does reflects on the interiority of its past. Want more io9 news? Image: BBC News from the future, delivered to your present....

December 6, 2023 · 1 min · 89 words · Thomas Wright

Foreign Governments Can Spy on Your Push Notifications, Senator Warns

Apple and Sen. Wyden did not immediately respond to Gizmodos request for comment. In this case, the federal government prohibited us from sharing any information, Apple told Reuters. Now that this method has become public we are updating our transparency reporting to detail these kinds of requests. Photo: Chris Maddaloni (Getty Images) The House of Representatives also turned its attention to cybersecurity Wednesday, according toThe Record. Currently governing bodies in America have to obtain a search warrant to see data about push notifications....

December 6, 2023 · 1 min · 137 words · Mrs. Megan Jackson

Google Pixel Cameras Will Finally Unblur Your Pets and Work as a Webcam

There are a few other AI-enabled upgrades coming exclusively to thePixel 8 Pro. One is the Video Boost feature that automatically readjusts photos color, lighting, and graininess. It doesnt happen on the phone but through the cloud, but the results are still accessible on-equipment. Google promises Photo Unblur will even pick out your fur-less feline friends.Gif: Google Similarly, thePixeland8 Pronow support timelapse video with Night Sight. This feature hasbeen on the docket for a few months nowthrough the Android 14 beta....

December 6, 2023 · 1 min · 207 words · Tyler Weber

Google’s Gemini Turns Pixel 8 Pro Into a True AI Phone

The company says several AI features will start to run directly on users devices starting Wednesday. So, what are those features? Burke says Nano will be able to provide text summarization, smart replies, and AI-enhanced spell check. The Pixel 8 Pro might finally live up to its promise of being the first AI-focused phone thanks to Gemini Nano integration.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo For example, Nano will summarize users audio files in the Recorder app....

December 6, 2023 · 2 min · 248 words · Julie Marsh

How to Easily Improve Your Espresso With a Spritz of Water and Volcanic Physics

Do your coffee grinds ever fly into the air or stick to your grinder? A peer-reviewedstudypublished in the journal Matter confirms a little-known barista trick to reduce the spray of coffee dust. The solution is simple. Christopher Hendon at his coffee lab in Oregon.Photo: University of Oregon The trick reduces the mess of any coffee grinder and improves the taste and strength of your espresso. Just a little water makes the mess go away....

December 6, 2023 · 2 min · 352 words · Destiny Koch

Magnets, How Do They Work in Keychron’s Newest Mechanical Keyboard?

The Keychron Q1 HE looks like the regularKeychron Q1we reviewed in 2021 (see on Amazon). It has the same stock PBT keycaps and a solid aluminum frame. It comes in two colors in its pre-order form, black and white, and has Bluetooth connectivity. Photo: Keychron Adjustable actuation means I can bump the sensitivity so I dont have to press hard to register each key. My fingers get very tired after banging out a few thousand words....

December 6, 2023 · 1 min · 144 words · Collin White

Meet Gemini, the AI That Google Says Is Way, Way Better Than ChatGPT

Im genuinely excited for whats ahead, and for the opportunities Gemini will unlock for people everywhere. So far,Googles chatbot Bardpales in comparison to ChatGPT. The search giant says thats changing, starting now. Graphic: Google Bard will be most peoples first exposure to Gemini, though it wont launch with the models full capabilities. Meet the New Bard Geminicomes in three tiers. Gemini Ultra is Googles most powerful model, pitched as a competitor to OpenAIs GPT-4....

December 6, 2023 · 2 min · 333 words · Michael Johnson

NASA Discovers Root Cause of Parachute Glitch in Asteroid Sample Landing

OSIRIS-REx carried samples of the asteroid Bennu to Earth in late Septemberan astrobiologists dream, asGizmodo previously reported. NASA found the issue in the OSIRIS-REx design plans, specifically in the liberal use of the word main. News from the future, delivered to your present. The sample return capsule on the ground in Utah.Photo:NASA/Keegan Barber

December 6, 2023 · 1 min · 53 words · Elizabeth Arias

NASA Shows Off Concept for an Alien-Hunting ‘Cryobot’ Probe

Those worlds, though, are much too far away for us to explore directly. Instead, our best hope is to look where liquid water likely exists in our solar system. Wireless communication methods are on the table, including radio, acoustic, and magnetic transceivers. An artist’s concept of a cryobot entering Europa’s subsurface ocean.Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech Jupiters moon Europa and Saturns moon Enceladus are of particular interest for astrobiologists. News from the future, delivered to your present....

December 6, 2023 · 1 min · 127 words · Karen Moon

Our First Test of Meta’s AI Image Generator Was a Hilarious Flop

The free tool, Imagine with Meta AI, is powered by Emu, the companys image foundation model. Metarolled out this product to compete withOpenAIs Dall-E,Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion. Imagine functions similarly to other image generators, but was previously only available on the companys messaging platforms. Screenshot: Meta So far the results from Imagine with Meta AI arent so impressive. Compared to Dall-E, Midjourney, and even smaller competitors like Playground AI, Metas product is severely limited....

December 6, 2023 · 1 min · 163 words · Kevin Jones

Ryan Reynolds Is Disappointed With theDeadpool 3Spoiler Leaks

Surprises are part of the magic of theatrical movies, Ryan Reynolds posted on his Instagram Wednesday. Telephoto lenses continue to spoil surprises and create a difficult situation for everyone. Heres hoping some of the websites and social channels hold back showing images before theyre ready, he continued. An approved image of Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool (with Dogpool) in Deadpool 3.Image:X/Ryan Reynolds Part of the reason people post spoilers is because theyre excited....

December 6, 2023 · 1 min · 167 words · Jillian Tran