Jul 02
Gay Florida Teachers Take Down Family Photos As ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Goes Into Effect
Posted in: Today's ChiliSome teachers are being told to hide photos of same-sex couples and stop wearing rainbows.
Jul 02
“Spend $250 on your kid playing soccer so they can tell you the only thing they enjoyed is the popsicle at the end of the game.”
Jul 02
Jordan Revlett was caught on camera inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Before that, he missed the podium in a regional “sexy farmer” contest.
Jul 02
Perfectly Preserved Fast-Food Restaurant Sparks New Interest After Viral Photo
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe restaurant had opened at a Wilmington, Delaware, mall in 1987.
Jul 02
The man reportedly asked Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa the question during a shareholder meeting on Wednesday.
Jul 02
The court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade was ideological, not constitutional, the former “Daily Show” host argues.
Jul 02
Google has offered to put $90 million on the table to settle a brewing conflict between it and a number of Android developers. As Reuters reports, the issue centers around the mandatory use of Google’s in-house payments platform, with its fixed 30 percent cut. Developers feel that Google had worked behind the scenes to close off the options for alternative payment systems. It’s prompted the search giant to offer a settlement to avoid “years of uncertain and distracting litigation.”
In a statement, Google said that, if the court approves the offer, it will put $90 million into a fund to “support US developers who earned two million dollars of less in annual revenue through Google Play during each year from 2016-2021.” If it goes ahead, Google will automatically notify the people who qualify for a payout, as well as affirm several changes it’s already started to make. This includes lowering the commissionto 15 percent for the first $1 million in annual revenue, enabling developers to communicate with users outside of the app, and make it easier to use rival app stores and billing platforms.
Jul 02
The Morning After: Major League Baseball wants to deploy strike zone robo-umpires in 2024
Posted in: Today's ChiliMajor League Baseball will “likely” introduce an Automated Strike Zone System starting in 2024, commissioner Rob Manfred told ESPN. These robot umpires may call all balls and strikes then relay the information to a plate umpire, or be part of a replay review system that allows managers to challenge calls.
The comments come following outrage over umpires’ missed calls in recent games, including a brutal low strike error during a Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins game. MLB has been experimenting with robo-umpires in the Atlantic League since 2019, using similar technology to golf speed-measurement devices.
There may be other benefits to introducing the tech. According to MLB data, mechanical systems have already made Atlantic league games mercifully shorter by a full nine minutes. And I say mercifully from the perspective of a Brit who’s watched cricket matches.
—Mat Smith
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The best smartphones you can buy right now
Not just flagships.
Engadget
Here at Engadget, we test smartphones all year round and can help you make sense of what’s available and what to look out for. It’s time for our updated Best Smartphones guide and we’ve included all our favorite phones to help you whittle down your shortlist.
An update makes the DJI Mavic 3 a much better drone
From ActiveTrack to Quickshots to an improved telezoom camera.
When it launched last year, the DJI Mavic 3 grabbed a lot of headlines with features like a Four Thirds sensor and a second 7X telephoto camera. But it launched without ActiveTrack and QuickShot features which meant potential buyers couldn’t get a full picture of the drone before paying up to $5,000 for one.
Following three major firmware updates in December, January and May, all the promised functions and more are finally here. How do they fare?
Samsung Gaming Hub goes live today with Twitch, Xbox Game Pass and more
The game-centric menu is rolling out to 2022 Samsung smart TVs and smart monitors.
Samsung’s Gaming Hub is now live on its 2022 smart TVs and smart monitors, and it’s adding two services from Amazon to its game-streaming lineup: Twitch and Luna. Twitch is available today, while Luna is coming soon. Gamers will also be able to access Xbox Game Pass now, as well as apps for NVIDIA GeForce NOW, Google Stadia and Utomik in the same designated area on their TVs. The company plans to release details about the gaming hub’s rollout to earlier Samsung smart TV models at a later date.
Boring Company’s underground Loop just hit the Las Vegas Strip
Why walk less than a mile?
The Boring Company
The Boring Company and Resorts World Las Vegas announced the official opening of the latest Loop station at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This spur off of the Boring Company’s existing Loop network (which runs underneath the North and South halls of the LVCC) connects the convention center directly to a sister station underneath the World Resorts property on the other side of South Las Vegas Blvd. The trip should take just a few minutes.
A swarm of Cruise robotaxis blocked San Francisco traffic for hours
The service launched last month.
A small fleet of Cruise robotaxis in San Francisco suddenly stopped operating on Tuesday night, effectively blocking traffic on a street in the city’s Fillmore district for a couple of hours until employees were able to arrive. Cruise — which is General Motor’s AV subsidiary — only launched its commercial robotaxi service in the city last week. The rides feature no human safety driver, are geo-restricted to certain streets and can only operate in the late evening hours.
Jul 02
Several sources familiar with Trump’s behavior at the time are expanding on the bombshell testimony from White House staffer Cassidy Hutchinson.
Jul 02
NVIDIA's new Shield update can stop late-night movies waking up the entire house
Posted in: Today's ChiliNVIDIA has rolled out Experience Upgrade v9.1 for all Shield TV and TV Pro units, and one of the features it brings will make watching action movies without earphones more feasible for night owls. The new Night Listening mode can optimize sounds when it’s switched on so that loud explosions are subdued while quiet dialogue gets emphasized even while the volume is on low. “Enjoy watching movies or playing games at night without disturbing your family,” the company said in its announcement. To note, the new model is available while using HDMI audio only.
In addition to Night Listening, the latest update also enables Shield TVs to automatically switch to low latency game mode on all supported television and display models. So long as a display has Automatic Low Latency Mode (ALLM), the streaming media device will be able to ensure that it’s activated while a user is playing, whether it’s a local game or something from the GeForce NOW cloud gaming service. By reducing latency, ALLM reduces lag and allows a smoother, more responsive gaming experience. Upgrade 9.1 comes with a few more features that include the ability to disable displaying HDR/Dolby Vision content and to get notifications when the microphone is turned on.
Shield TV’s previous update brought Android 11 to all models and added access to a new Google Keyboard with support for voice searches. It also fixed a a vulnerability that allowed remote attackers to cause a permanent denial of service. While 9.1 doesn’t come with a big security fix, it does include a bunch of bug fixes for both Shield TV app and devices.
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