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Google DeepMind’s new AI tech will generate soundtracks for videos
18 Jun

Google DeepMind’s new AI tech will generate soundtracks for videos

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Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence laboratory is working on a new technology that can generate soundtracks, even dialogue, to go along with videos. The lab has shared its progress on the video-to-audio (V2A) technology project, which can be paired with Google Veo and other video creation tools like OpenAI's Sora. In its blog post, the DeepMind team explains that the system can understand raw pixels and combine that information with text prompts to create sound effects for what's happening onscreen. To note, the tool can also be used to make soundtracks for traditional footage, such as silent films and any other…
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The best robot vacuums on a budget for 2024
18 Jun

The best robot vacuums on a budget for 2024

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If vacuuming is your least favorite chore, employing a robot vacuum can save you time and stress while also making sure your home stays clean. While once most robo-vacs landed on the higher end of the price spectrum, that’s not the case anymore. Sure, you could pick up a $1,000 cleaning behemoth, but it would be incorrect to assume that you need to spend that much money to get a good machine. Now, you can get an autonomous dirt-sucker with serious cleaning chops for $500 — sometimes even $300 or less. But you get what you pay for in this…
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Logitech Keys-To-Go 2 review: A super slim travel companion for almost any gadget
18 Jun

Logitech Keys-To-Go 2 review: A super slim travel companion for almost any gadget

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When I’m traveling, a portable mouse is a must. However, I’ve never really felt the same way about keyboards, because most portable options are still too big or are saddled with some major compromises in the name of lightness. But with the Keys-To-Go 2, Logitech has managed to create a super sleek typing accessory that disappears into your bag and can be paired with almost any device you can think of.Design and featuresThose who like traveling light can always opt for something like an or , which can be paired with their own dedicated detachable keyboards. The issue is that…
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YouTube’s community notes feature rips a page out of X’s playbook
18 Jun

YouTube’s community notes feature rips a page out of X’s playbook

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YouTube is borrowing a page from X (Twitter) and adding a community notes feature ahead of the 2024 US election. The company wants the short viewer-created blurbs to add relevant context to videos, such as pointing out misinformation or old footage passed off as new.Notes will roll out initially as a pilot program for “a limited number of eligible contributors,” who will receive an invitation via email or Creator Studio. The invited participants will need to have an active YouTube account in good standing.During the pilot phase, “third-party evaluators” will rate notes’ helpfulness to help train the system. YouTube says…
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Apple Pay Later is dead, long live Affirm loans
17 Jun

Apple Pay Later is dead, long live Affirm loans

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Apple Pay Later is kaput. The company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday that it’s killing the service only two years after first announcing it at WWDC 2022 — and only seven months after it became available to everyone in the US.The company said at its developer conference last week that loans through third-party service Affirm are coming to Apple Pay later this year, so the two would have been redundant. “Users in the U.S. will also be able to apply for loans directly through Affirm when they check out with Apple Pay,” the company wrote in a newsroom post after…
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US Surgeon General says that social media, like cigarettes, should come with warning labels
17 Jun

US Surgeon General says that social media, like cigarettes, should come with warning labels

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The US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, says that social media should come with warning labels about its potential health impacts much like warnings on cigarettes and other tobacco products. In an op-ed in The New York Times, Murthy says that social media is an “important contributor” to the teen mental health crisis.“It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents,” Murthy wrote. “A surgeon general’s warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not…
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The US has sued Adobe over early termination fees and making subscriptions hard to cancel
17 Jun

The US has sued Adobe over early termination fees and making subscriptions hard to cancel

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The US government has sued Adobe and two senior company executives for allegedly deceiving consumers by hiding early termination fees and making them jump through hoops to cancel subscriptions to Adobe products.The complaint filed by the Department of Justice on Monday accuses the Adobe of pushing consumers towards its “annual paid monthly” subscription plan without adequately disclosing that canceling the plan within the first year could result in an early termination fee. The complaint also alleges that Adobe’s early termination fee disclosures were buried in fine print or required consumers to hover over tiny icons to find them.“Americans are tired…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro drop to a record low of $120
17 Jun

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 2 Pro drop to a record low of $120

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Starting with the first Galaxy Buds, Engadget's audio expert Billy Steele has reviewed every pair of buds Samsung has produced — and he calls 2022's Galaxy Buds 2 Pro the company's best effort yet. Right now, Woot is selling pairs in either white, black or the perky purple hue of our review unit for 48 percent off the standard list price. That brings them down to $120 and the lowest price we've tracked. The listing indicates the sale will stick around until Friday or when the stock runs out, whichever comes first.Photo by Billy Steele / EngadgetThese buds have great…
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Anker’s magnetic charging gear is up to 50 percent off right now
17 Jun

Anker’s magnetic charging gear is up to 50 percent off right now

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It has hit that time of year when all the rinky-dink chargers I bought have given up, and it's time to invest in some quality options. I'm personally a big fan of Anker, so it's exciting that Amazon is currently discounting some of Anker's best charging gear. Included in the sale is 30 percent off Anker's MagGo magnetic charging station, dropping its price to $70 from $100. This discount brings the Qi2-certified device to a new all-time low.AnkerAnker's MagGo magnetic charging station is a great choice if you're looking for an all-in-one option for a range of devices. The 8-in-1…
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The Morning After: Apple may be planning thinner iPhones, MacBooks and Watches
17 Jun

The Morning After: Apple may be planning thinner iPhones, MacBooks and Watches

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According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s mission to make its thinnest product ever won’t stop at the iPad Pro — the company also has plans for a skinnier Macbook Pro, Apple Watch and iPhone. Gurman says the slimmed-down iPhone — also rumored by The Information — could come as early as 2025, with the introduction of the iPhone 17 line.A thinner iPhone is likely to be more expensive than current generation devices, however. Remember 2017’s iPhone X, which ditched the home button but cost more? That, again.Meanwhile, on Engadget, we’ve got even more Summer Game Fest news. Did the show…
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