iPhone 14’s Emergency SOS via satellite feature is coming later this month

Apple/ Tech / Apple confirms it’s using a $450 million fund to help Globalstar with infrastructure for its new satellite emergency SOS feature. Image: Apple Apple’s new Emergency SOS via satellite feature for its iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models is arriving later this month. iPhone 14 and 14 Pro owners in the US […]
Roku is adding sports directly to the homescreen

/ The new sports section helps you see which games are on and quickly start watching with a supported streaming service — and many are participating. Image: Roku Roku has never radically overhauled its simple, familiar homescreen. Instead, the company has gradually introduced new sections like “what to watch” and “featured free” that help steer […]
Design platform Canva launches text-to-image AI feature

/ The tool is powered by open-source text-to-image model Stable Diffusion and will be available for free via the Canva app. Canva’s text-to-image tool is the latest example of the technology hitting mainstream apps. Image: Canva Australia design app Canva is the latest creative platform to launch a text-to-image AI tool. The company began testing […]
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel) review: this is the one to buy
There are two Surface Pro 9s. The Intel model is the boring but safer buy. Share this story Yep, this is the Surface Pro to buy this year. For those who don’t obsessively keep track of Microsoft’s internal component choices (first of all, shame on you), the new Surface Pro 9 has two distinct models, […]
AirDrop has been limited in China after its use in protests

/ The new 10-minute limit will eventually go global, but is currently restricted to iPhones in China. AirDrop in China is now limited to just ten minutes of wireless file-sharing for “Everyone” following its use in protests against the Chinese government.Image: Bloomberg Apple has placed time restrictions on AirDrop wireless file-sharing across iPhones in China […]
Elon Musk ends remote work and tells Twitter staff to prepare for ‘difficult times ahead’

/ Elon Musk’s first email to staff at Twitter warns employees: ‘The road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed.’ Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge Elon Musk has sent his first email to Twitter’s staff, warning employees to prepare for “difficult times ahead” and putting an immediate end to remote […]
Philips Hue has some $160 string lights for your tree

/ The $160 Festavia string lights are 250 mini smart LEDs on a 66-foot cord, so you can glow up your Christmas tree or glam up your mantlepiece. A new Sparkle effect and Scattered style in the Hue app let you add more oomph to your holiday decor. Philips Hue’s new Festavia smart string lights cost […]
Auto sales “overshoot” will make it impossible to prevent the worst effects of climate change

/ Greenpeace Germany released a new report that concludes that automakers are on track to sell 400 million more vehicles than is feasible to keep global temperatures under 1.5°C. Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, and other major automakers are on track to sell 400 million more diesel and […]
Mario flipped off Twitter for nearly two hours with the blessing of Musk’s “verification”

/ Jesus Christ, Trump, LeBron, and Valve impersonators were also able to pay for “verification.” Image: “nIntendoofus” on Twitter Twitter verification used to mean “Twitter has checked you are who you say you are.” As of this morning, the only thing it means is that you’re coughing up eight dollars to join the club because […]
The Pixel Watch calorie bug is a reminder of why “accuracy” isn’t everything

/ Chasing accurate calorie burn on wearables is a wild goose chase. Instead, you should focus more on how consistent the data is. Calorie data can only ever be a very rough estimate. Like many other first-gen devices, the Google Pixel Watch has a lot of quirks. So far, early users have reported that the […]