The average global sea level rose by 0.11 inches (0.27 centimeters) from 2021 to 2022, according to a NASA analysis of satellite data. That’s the equivalent of adding water from a million Olympic-size swimming pools to the ocean every day for a year, and is part of a multidecade trend of rising seas.
Since satellites began observing sea surface height in 1993 with the U.S.-French TOPEX/Poseidon…
Material You is now available for Google Drive’s web app
March 17, 2023
In February, Google announced that its expansion of Material You would finally expand to Google Drive and its various tools on the web. Now, that rollout is happening widely.
9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added…
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch series has been the best of Wear OS since it debuted with the Galaxy Watch 4 in 2021, and rumors are starting to come out regarding the company’s next generation. A previous rumor hinted at bigger battery sizes of the Galaxy Watch 6, and now…
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Traditionally, laptop performance has been measured by CPU and GPU, but on-device AI processing is now a critical third measure. And that’s especially crucial for enterprise PCs as hybrid work challenges crystalize, and the way we use our laptops has fundamentally changed over the last several years. More than ever before, cutting-edge PC technology is…
Streamlining AI production with unified data stacks
March 17, 2023
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Fast time to deployment and high performance are critical for AI, ML and data analytics workloads in an enterprise. In this VB Spotlight event, learn why an end-to-end AI platform is crucial in delivering the power, tools and support to create…
Atmospheric rivers – vast airborne corridors of water vapor flowing from Earth’s tropics toward higher latitudes – can steer much-needed rain to parched lands. But in extreme form, they can also cause destruction and loss of life, as recently occurred in parts of…
Emmett Shear resigns as Twitch CEO after 16 years
March 17, 2023
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Emmett Shear, the CEO and co-founder of Twitch, announced he will be resigning from his role at the games-focused livestreaming platform. Instead, Shear will remain with the company in an advisory role.
In a blog post, Shear said he would be stepping down to pursue parenthood. “Twitch often…
To attract prospective subscribers, Google Fi is testing a seven-day trial of its service that takes advantage of eSIM support on Android and the iPhone.
This free Google Fi trial sees a number assigned to you with unlimited calling, texting, and data in the US for one week.
Shot for Shot: Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 200MP camera vs Pixel 7 Pro – You pick the winner [Gallery]
March 17, 2023
It’s hard to find a bad smartphone camera in the year 2023, but with expectations so high, picking what the better camera is really comes down to personal preference and splitting hairs about where one camera does better than the other. As it stands today, the Galaxy S23…
Android 13 QPR3 Beta 1 is rolling out today to continue the preview cycle ahead of a June stable release.
Over the coming days, we’ll dive into all of Android 13 QPR3 Beta 1’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at the top of this list. Be sure to check back often and tell us what you find in the comments below.) QPR2 screenshots appear on the left and QPR3 Beta 1…
