Max Might Not Be the One to Watch After All Max Might Not Be the One to Watch After All Warner Bros. Discovery has been debuting its newer IP-based series on Max for the past few years in an effort to make it “the one to watch,” but the company is now switching things up with a big plan to rebrand multiple projects as — wait for it — HBO shows. Though The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy were both initially billed as Max Originals, Deadline reports that Warner Bros. Discovery will now market them as HBO Originals as part of a larger effort to differentiate what kind of content is released under the two brand umbrellas. Now, the shows will premiere simultaneously on both Max and HBO the way other…

You Can’t Screw Up Arduino’s New DIY Electronics Kit Seven different Arduino-based devices can be built with the Plug and Make Kit. Image: Arduino Arduino’s new starter kit features electronic components that can be connected without having to know anything about soldering or wiring. It’s similar to LittleBits’ electronic building blocks that make it easy for kids to learn about electronics but targets an older audience of beginners who eventually aspire to do more with an Arduino. The $87.36 Arduino Plug and Make Kit comes with an Arduino UNO R4 WiFi microcomputer featuring Bluetooth and its own built-in 12 x 8 LED matrix display, plus seven different Modulino components that can all be connected using cables that snap into one-way connector ports, ensuring nothing can be wired incorrectly. The kit…

Apple TV+ Unveils Trailers for "Time Bandits" and Upcoming "F1" Film Starring Brad Pitt Get ready for an adventure-packed summer! On July 24, Apple TV+ is set to premiere its anticipated series adaptation of the classic film Time Bandits. In the lead-up to the premiere, Apple has released an exciting new trailer. Spanning two and a half minutes, the trailer comes with the tagline "The greatest heists in history await. Discover the adventure." It sets the stage for the thrilling escapades that viewers can expect from the new series. Lisa Kudrow Headlines the New Time Bandits Adaptation Leading the cast is Lisa Kudrow, famed for her role in the cult comedy "Friends". In this new rendition of Time Bandits, Kudrow plays the leader of a band of time-traveling thieves. The…

Behind the Design: Gentler Streak Behind the Design: Gentler Streak Gentler Streak is a different kind of fitness tracker. In fact, to hear cofounder and CEO Katarina Lotrič tell it, it’s not really a fitness tracker at all. “We think of it more as a lifestyle app,” says Lotrič, from the team’s home office in Kranj, Slovenia. “We want it to feel like a compass, a reminder to get moving, no matter what that means for you,” she says. ADA FACT SHEET Gentler Streak Winner: Social Impact Team: Gentler Stories d.o.o., Slovenia Available on: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch Team size: 8 Previous accolades: Apple Watch App of the Year (2022), Apple Design Award finalist (Visuals and graphics, 2023) Download Gentler Streak from the App Store Learn more about Gentler Streak…

Hello Developer: July 2024 Hello Developer: July 2024 Dive into all the new updates from WWDC24! Our doors are open. Join us to explore all the new sessions, documentation, and features through online and in-person activities held in 15 cities around the world. Sign up now > Join us July 22–26 for online office hours to get one-on-one guidance about your app or game. And visit the forums where more engineers are ready to answer your questions. Reserve your spot > Browse the forums > WWDC24 highlights View now > BEHIND THE DESIGN Positive vibrations: How Gentler Streak approaches fitness with “humanity” Find out why the team behind this Apple Design Award-winning lifestyle app believes success is about more than stats. Behind the Design: Gentler Streak > View now >…

Why The Atlantic Signed a Deal with OpenAI Why The Atlantic Signed a Deal with OpenAI Illustration: The Verge CEO Nicholas Thompson discusses the deal: ‘AI is coming. It is coming quickly. We want to be part of whatever transition happens.’ Continue reading… source: https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/11/24196396/the-atlantic-openai-licensing-deal-ai-news-journalism-web-future-decoder-podcasts

Tesla Reportedly Delaying Its Robotaxi Reveal Until October Tesla Reportedly Delaying Its Robotaxi Reveal Until October Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Tesla won’t reveal its long-promised fully autonomous robotaxi until October in order to give the company’s engineering team more time to build and test prototypes, Bloomberg reports. The event was originally set for August 8th, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced earlier this year amid questions about the company’s commitments to more affordable electric vehicles. The delay has been communicated internally to Tesla employees but has yet to be announced publicly, Bloomberg says. Musk has yet to post anything about the delay on X. So much for August At an earnings call earlier this year, Musk reiterated his belief that Tesla is not a traditional car…

One of Our Favorite Robovacs is Down to its All-Time Low Ahead of Prime Day One of Our Favorite Robovacs is Down to its All-Time Low Ahead of Prime Day Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge As an extremely lazy person, I am a big fan of robot vacuums like the Roomba j7 Plus. Nothing beats rotting in bed as iRobot’s last-gen flagship navigates my cluttered home and does the cleaning on my behalf. What I don’t like, though, is its high price tag. Thankfully, Prime members can currently pick up the j7 Plus with an auto-empty dock for just $399.99 ($400 off) at Amazon. That’s the best price we’ve seen on the discontinued robot vacuum, which has been increasingly difficult to find in recent months. Despite being…

Apple Vision Pro: Verkaufszahlen in den USA drastisch zurückgegangen Der Start der Apple Vision Pro in Deutschland wird von wenig motivierenden Schlagzeilen aus den USA begleitet. Die Apple-Brille ist hierzulande ab morgen offiziell erhältlich. Im Heimatland von Apple sollen die Verkaufszahlen der Vision Pro dagegen vehement eingebrochen sein. Apple Vision Pro – Verkaufszahlen USA (IDG-Prognose) Das Wirtschaftsmagazin Bloomberg beruft sich auf Zahlen der Marktforscher IDC. Demzufolge ist es unwahrscheinlich, dass Apple in diesem Jahr mehr als 500.000 Exemplare der Brille verkauft. Weder im ersten noch im zweiten Quartal des Jahres sei es gelungen, die Zahl von 100.000 Stück zu überschreiten. Im ersten Halbjahr war die Apple Vision Pro ausschließlich in den USA erhältlich. Die Verfügbarkeit in weiteren Ländern dürfte zwar den massiven Einbruch der US-Verkäufe abfangen, wird den IDC-Erwartungen zufolge…

YouTube Shorts adds TikTok-style artificial voiceovers .image-container { text-align: center; margin: 20px 0; } img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .caption { color: #505050; } YouTube Shorts adds TikTok-style artificial voiceovers Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube has announced a set of new features for YouTube Shorts, some of which are available now, like a new text-to-speech video narration that lets you add an artificial voiceover. On TikTok, those are the sometimes startlingly robotic voices that you hear a lot on videos with something to promote. The process for adding them is a lot like TikTok’s, in fact: after you create some text, you’ll tap a new “add voice” icon that, in Shorts, sits in the upper-left corner of the…