Linda Yaccarino is officially on the job as Twitter CEO
Incoming Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino started her new gig on Monday, according to a tweet. “It happened — first day in the books!” she wrote. “Stay tuned…” Twitter owner Elon Musk announced in mid-May that he had hired a new CEO. Just days later, Yaccarino resigned from NBCUniversal, where she
Read MoreApple Podcasts to get refreshed ‘Now Playing’ interface, new search filters and more with iOS 17
Apple has announced that Apple Podcasts is getting a few new notable features with the launch of iOS 17 this fall. The feature drop includes an updated Now Playing interface and Queue, episode art, search filters, and the ability to connect subscriptions to top apps from the App Store. The
Read MoreAcura’s first EV will feature Google apps for navigation and voice control
The all-new Acura ZDX EV will be the company’s first auto to feature built-in Google apps. This includes Google Assistant, Google Maps, and more through the Google Play store. Let’s be clear. This announcement is not about Android Automotive, Google’s full automotive operating system, nor is this Android Auto, Google’s
Read MoreNorth Korean hackers impersonated journalists to gather intel from academics and think tanks
Security researchers have warned that North Korean government-backed hackers are impersonating journalists to gather strategic intelligence to help guide the country’s decision making. SentinelLabs researchers said on Tuesday that they had linked a social engineering campaign targeting experts in North Korean affairs to a North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT)
Read MoreCoinbase is being sued by the SEC
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After months of indications the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would sue US crypto giant Coinbase, it’s finally happened. The lawsuit (1:23-cv-04738) filed Tuesday in the Southern District of New York accuses Coinbase and its parent company, CGI, of breaking securities law
Read MoreApple is making it easier for adults and minors to avoid unsolicited nudes in iOS 17
With iOS 17, adult users will have access to expanded nudity protection features that are currently provided to children using iMessage. | Illustration: The Verge Apple’s Communication Safety feature for iPhone — designed to protect children from viewing nude images over iMessage — is being expanded to cover adult users
Read MoreTrig crossings and root of gold
Here’s a curious fact. The graphs of cotangent and secant cross at the same height as the graphs of tangent and cosecant, and this common height is the square root of the golden ratio φ. It’s also the case that the graphs of hyperbolic cosecant and hyperbolic cosine, and the
Read MoreBeta-binomial with given mean and variance
The previous post looked at an application of the beta-binomial distribution. The probability mass function for a beta-binomial with parameters n, a, and b is given by The mean μ and the variance σ² are given by Solving for a and b to meet a specified mean and variance appears
Read MoreEurope wants platforms to label AI-generated content to fight disinformation
The European Union is leaning on signatories to its Code of Practice on Online Disinformation to label deepfakes and other AI-generated content. In remarks yesterday following a meeting with the 40+ signatories to the Code, the EU’s values and transparency commissioner, Vera Jourova, said those signed up to combat disinformation
Read MoreBuild a Speech-to-text Web App with Whisper, React and Node
In this guide to synthesizing and editing audio, learn how to build a speech-to-text web app with OpenAI's Whisper, React, Node.js, and FFmpeg Continue reading Build a Speech-to-text Web App with Whisper, React and Node on SitePoint.
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