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Last updated: February 16th, 2024 at 15:48 UTC+01:00 Samsung Display is one step closer to manufacturing Gen 8 OLED panels for PCs and tablets. A new report from Korea states that the tech giant has contracted companies to construct the chambers where its first Gen 8 OLED deposition machine will start producing panels next month. According to The Elec, these chambers at Samsung Display's factories are being built by Hiruja, ICD, Wonik IPS, and Pine Solutions. Meanwhile, the company's first Gen 8 OLED deposition…

Meta is ramping up pressure on European officials to crack down on the burgeoning commercial spyware industry, after the company announced it had disrupted a number of Italian and Spanish firms that were advertising their surveillance services in plain sight. These firms were, in some cases, targeting people inside Europe, Meta says—surreptitiously accessing their devices and collecting data from them in violation of the government’s data privacy laws.“EU data protection authorities have a unique opportunity here to…

First, Google Gemini snuffed out Bard, and it appears that it now has Assistant in its sights. At this point, we’re all wondering when Google will replace the Google Assistant with Gemini. Well, it appears that Gemini is taking one step closer to doing so, as you no longer have to press the Send button when you use it as a voice assistant. Currently, you’re able to use Gemini as a voice assistant of sorts on your phone- this is handled through the Gemini app. You’re able to use the diagonal swipe-up gesture to summon it…

In its last hurrah before being shut down, a 40-year-old fusion reactor in the UK set a new world record for energy output — bringing the decades-old promise of clean, limitless energy one step closer to reality. Scientists at the Joint European Torus (JET) — a huge, donut-shaped machine known as a tokamak — produced a record 69 megajoules of fusion energy for five seconds, surpassing the previous record of 59 megajoules set in 2021. This equates to a power output of 12.5 megawatts, enough to…

More dragons are coming to the world of Game of Thrones.Image: HBOGame of Thrones is likely to go back in time yet again. While several other spinoffs of the hit HBO fantasy series are at various stages of rumor and development, one has just taken a giant step forward. A previously discussed prequel show following Aegon’s Conquest of Westeros, which takes place roughly 100 years before House of the Dragon, and 300 years before Game of Thrones, just picked up a new writer.You Should Really Watch The Last of UsThe Hollywood…

Every parent should be able and willing to take care of their own child. Though top-tier parenting skills won’t appear overnight (it’s a process!), what matters is doing your best. However, you’ll never build those skills if you only ever have others look after your kid.Redditor u/Buffy0943 amused the r/pettyrevenge online community with a hilarious tale about how she finally got her brother to babysit his own baby when his wife was away. It involved different (safe to eat) foods and a literal “baby poop war.” Read on…

in the test, the models -- Llama 2 and four other open-source programs, plus two commercial programs -- were each fed 858 nephrology questions from NephSAP, the Nephrology Self-Assessment Program, a publication of the American Society of Nephrology used by physicians for self-study in the field. Also: Google's AI image generator finally rolls out to the public - how to try itThe authors had to perform significant data preparation to convert the plain-text files of NephSAP into prompts that could be fed into the…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETThe new Echo Show 8 makes the upgrades to the third-generation model all the more noticeable.Also: If Amazon wants me to buy the Echo Show 15, it needs to add this featureAside from featuring a sleeker design with edge-to-edge glass, a center-set camera, and a smaller speaker enclosure, the 2023 Echo Show 8 features spatial audio, a faster processor than previous generations, and an upgraded smart home experience. The speaker on the backside, let's admit it, looks a bit like a butt sticking out of…

Apple recently announced the changes it's making to the App Store in order to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) that goes into full effect on March 7. The company's critics quickly denounced its plans and requirements for alternative app stores, with Spotify calling the changes a "total farce." Microsoft's Xbox is one of the latest companies to call out Apple's compliance plans. In response to a post on X by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek talking about the changes at Apple, Xbox president Sarah Bond said…

Following Apple’s major EU App Store overhaul announced last week, Microsoft has become the latest company to speak out against the new measures. Apple announced last week that it would shake up its App Store in the EU to comply with the new Digital Markets Act, ahead of the March 7 compliance deadline. The biggest changes include functionality for alternative browser engines and alternative options for processing app payments and distributing apps. While Apple has made some hefty concessions to the EU and developers,…