Technology News for Monday 15th July 2024

1. OpenAI nears "reasoning"-capable AI

Illustration of a brain made up from a glowing white cursor in the center and a. Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. OpenAI researchers believe the company is closing in on building ...

2. New Panamera sets a class record time on the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Its eight-cylinder combustion engine with a hybrid powertrain enables impressive driving performance, but this is not the only reason for the improved lap time. “The powertrain, the aerodynamics, the chassis, the ...

3. Apple and Google Are Relenting to Pressure to Lower Mobile Barriers

That such a basic feature is only rolling out in 2024 shows just how siloed our digital lives have been. Critics have long worried that the more our personal data — photos, social media, music, messages ...

4. What is the Kindle Scribe?

The Kindle Scribe (starts at $339.99) is an e-reader and notebook in one that lets you read and mark up books and documents with text or handwritten notes. It's the newest addition to Amazon's Kindle lineup and was released by the company in November ...

5. Shop our 10 favorite deals in Best Buy's Black Friday in July summer sale

Best Buy today is launching its competing Prime Day sale, offering tons of savings on all things tech and home appliances. The annual Best Buy Black Friday in July sale is giving Amazon Prime Day deals a run for their money with equally-enticing ...

6. I've Worn the Galaxy Watch Ultra for 72 Hours. Here's What I Like Most

Samsung's bold new watch is packed with tools for fitness and health. I've been most impressed by the features that aren't related to extreme sports.

7. Galaxy Z Fold 6 vs. Z Fold 5: Testing Samsung's New Ultrawide Camera Sensor

I put that to the test in the darkest place I've visited in Paris so far: the Catacombs. After following a winding spiral staircase leading 20 meters below ground, I snapped a few photos in the maze of tunnels surrounding the Catacombs' entrance and exit.

8. Google Maps improves navigation with new sheet-based interface for Android

Google Maps for Android features sheet overlays in its redesigned UI, replacing fullscreen menus to maintain map visibility. This simplifies transportation mode selection and route variations, enhancing navigation efficiency and journey point clarity.

9. Kindle Scribe Price Plummets to a New Record Low for Prime Day

The Amazon Kindle is an easy way to keep your entire reading list in one place. The Kindle Scribe goes one step further and lets you annotate and take notes directly on the paper-like display. Ahead of Prime Day, which kicks off on July 16, ...

10. Game Mode: 2024 in games, so far

PlayStation controllers are displayed at the Best Buy store in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. On this edition of ...

11. New 911 takes centre stage at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Visitors to the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed enjoyed another stellar celebration of motoring and motorsport, with a variety of Porsche models from the new 992-generation 911 to the all-electric Macan and Taycan Turbo GT drawing large crowds across the ...

12. Google parent in talks to buy cyber security start-up Wiz for $23bn

Alphabet's discussions to acquire Wiz are still weeks away from completion, said one person with direct knowledge of the matter, while people briefed about the transaction said there was still a chance the deal would fall apart, with a ...

13. 5 useful new iOS 18 features, from motion sickness fixes to satellite texting

Apple released its first public beta of iOS 18 on Monday, meaning adventurous iPhone owners can begin testing the company's (unfinished) work for free. All it takes is a compatible iPhone (including the 7-year-old iPhone XR and newer), an opt-in to the ...

14. Apple's Refreshed HomePod Mini Reminds Smart Speakers Are Invaluable Tools For Accessibility

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15. A one-stop shop for 3D spatial transcriptomics

To showcase their methodology, the authors apply it to different biological contexts including mouse brains and human tumors. They demonstrate that Open-ST can provide a detailed gene expression landscape with subcellular resolution and identify specific ...

16. Get Up To $1000 Off HP, Lenovo, Asus And MSI With The Best Prime Day Gaming Laptop Deals

Amazon's annual Prime Day sale officially kicks off on July 16, 2024, at 12:01 PDT, but we've already started to see some generous deals go live on the site—including on big-ticket electronics like gaming laptops. Right now, you can save $700 on a ...

17. CVE-2024-38112: Void Banshee Targets Windows Users Through Zombie Internet Explorer in Zero-Day Attacks

Report Highlights: In May, ZDI threat hunters under Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative discovered a vulnerability that the APT group Void Banshee had been exploiting in an updated Atlantida Stealer campaign. We promptly identified and reported this as a ...