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Google parent Alphabet reported a surge in profits of nearly 60% in the first quarter of this year versus the same period a prior year.Read more...

Salesforce on Thursday announced the general availability of its chatbot for businesses, Einstein Copilot.Read more...

Image: The Verge A former athletic director of a Baltimore high school has been arrested and charged with using an AI voice cloning service to frame the school’s principal.
The Baltimore Banner reports that Baltimore police believe a purported recording of Pikesville High School principal Eric Eiswert making racist and antisemitic comments was faked. Experts told The Baltimore Banner and Baltimore police that the recording, which circulated through social media in January and briefly resulted in Eiswert’s suspension, has a “flat tone, unusually clean background sounds, and lack of consistent breathing sounds or pauses.” Baltimore police traced the recording to Dazhon Darien, a former athletic director...

Rubrik, a Microsoft-backed company that makes data management software, went public on Thursday and the stock quickly soared 20% . Under the ticker symbol RBRK, the unicorn company priced its initial public offering at $32 per share. The stock opened at $38.60 per share. Read more...

Week-end antifasciste à Bordeaux les 10,11 et 12 mai 2024 -
Initiatives / Dax, Solidarité antifasciste, Bordeaux, antifascisme, Initiative culturelle, Rencontre, débat, conférence, projection, Offensive Antifasciste Bordeaux

To lure workers back to the office, companies are looking for buildings that feature attractive amenities and are located in vibrant, buzzy neighborhoods.Read more...

In about five years’ time, a potentially hazardous asteroid will swing by Earth at an eerily close distance of less than 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers). During this rare encounter, Apophis will be ten times closer to Earth than the Moon and scientists want to take full advantage of its visit.Read more...

Appel à mobilisation antifasciste contre le C9M, marche annuelle néonazie à Paris. -
Initiatives / Paris, Action Antifasciste Paris Banlieue, antifascisme, Comité du 9 Mai (C9M), Mobilisation (manifs, rassemblements,...)

Appel à une manifestation antifasciste le Samedi 27 Avril 2024 à 14h, place Michelet à Tours. -
Initiatives / antifascisme, Tours, Mobilisation (manifs, rassemblements,...)

Image: CWWhen The Flash launched in October 2014—the second project of the CW’s bold attempt to flesh out its own superhero cinematic universe—its premiere episode ended with a bold statement: not only would the series be still going in a decade’s time, it would have grown enough to tackle one of the most iconic stories in DC Comics history, Crisis on Infinite Earths.Ten years later, we’ve arrived at that fateful April 25, 2024 date—and you know what? The Flash was kind of right, give or take a few temporal quibbles.Over the years as The Flash delved more and more into the time-bending shenanigans of the Speed Force, that infamous premiere stinger changed and developed—who wrote the story...

Illustration: The Verge The reminders you’ve jotted down in Google Keep will soon show up in Tasks. Google says the long-requested integration is coming over the next year, allowing you to see, edit, and complete your Keep reminders across Tasks, Calendar, and Assistant.
The change will make Tasks the central hub for all to-dos and reminders, hopefully making them far easier to manage. It’s something my colleague David Pierce suggested when talking about Google’s upgraded Keep app last year, saying, “Now, Google, make Keep reminders show up in Tasks. It’s right there!” Image: Google Even though Tasks doesn’t support location-based reminders like Keep does, Google states (referring to Keep) that...

Image: The Verge Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.
This is the second quarter in a row that Microsoft is including its additional revenue from its Activision Blizzard acquisition that briefly pushed gaming to be Microsoft’s third-largest business. This time around, gaming is back into fourth place behind Windows thanks to stronger than expected Windows OEM revenue this quarter.
Despite a strong quarter for Microsoft with Office revenue and Microsoft Cloud revenue up 23 percent year over year,...

Nintendo's top-of-the-line handheld gaming console hardly ever goes on sale, making this small discount super appealing.

Power distribution units, as the name implies, are indispensable tools to have available in a server rack. They can handle a huge amount of power for demands of intensive computing and do it in a way that the wiring is managed fairly well. Plenty of off-the-shelf solutions have remote control or automation capabilities as well, but finding none that fit [fmarzocca]’s needs or price range, he ended up building his own essentially from scratch that powers his home automation system.
Because it is the power supply for a home automation system, each of the twelve outlets in this unit needed to be individually controllable. For that, three four-channel relay boards were used, each driven by an output on an ESP32....

The cover of Star Wars: The Last Command by Timothy Zahn. Image: LucasfilmArguably the most important, game-changing event in the history of Star Wars storytelling happened 10 years ago today. On April 25, 2014, Lucasfilm announced that the Star Wars Expanded Universe was being pushed aside. All future storytelling would be part of the same, cohesive canon, and the EU stories fans knew and loved over the years would become disconnected “Legends.”You can read the official announcement at this link, and doing so with 10 years of hindsight is kind of mind-boggling. In the decade since, Star Wars fans have been so inundated with new stories, all of which connect, we almost take for granted that Lucasfilm had...

The FCC voted 3-2 to restore net neutrality rules that had disappeared during the Trump administration.

Apple TV+ Before AI meant you could impersonate someone’s voice with just a snippet of audio, con artists needed actual skill to impersonate famous figures. Take Hargobind Tahilramani, who allegedly impersonated such powerful Hollywood women as Amy Pascal, Kathleen Kennedy, and Wendi Deng Murdoch. Now, it’s a documentary from Tiger King’s Chris Smith.
The scam artist dubbed “the Con Queen of Hollywood” sent victims to Indonesia, then extracted cash for what seemed like normal expenses, promising reimbursements. The reimbursements never appeared. Scott Johnson at The Hollywood Reporter first broke the story in 2018, then followed it, eventually writing a book. The Apple TV Plus documentary is based on...

An EVgo charging station that has each DC fast-charging cable option including CCS, CHAdeMO, and Tesla’s NACS. | Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge Tesla’s NACS plug and Supercharger network might help solve North America’s EV charging fragmentation problem, but EV buyers are still feeling uncertain. Continue reading…

From Poor Things to Dune: Part One, here’s everything you need to watch on Hulu right now.

The Supreme Court justices grant that presidents have some immunity when it comes to prosecution, but differ in how much and when it applies.

More than a dozen horses died during the 2023 racing season at events like the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. A new documentary looks at what’s behind the crisis.

Image: VerticalHis Jekyll and Hyde moment might have evaporated with Universal’s ill-fated Dark Universe, but Russell Crowe hasn’t turned his back on horror: on the heels of The Pope’s Exorcist, which became a surprise Netflix smash, he’s got The Exorcism—an unrelated film that obviously shares some familiar themes.In The Exorcism, Crowe plays “a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film,” according to the film’s official description; from the looks of the first trailer, he gets to play the possessed person this time around! It’s also clear The Exorcism is very aware of horror-movie history—The Exorcist is one of Hollywood’s legendary “cursed”...

A New York appeals court has overturned the rape conviction against Harvey Weinstein, saying a judge mistakenly allowed women who were not part of the charges to testify that the former Hollywood producer abused them.

The latest film releases are Challengers, Uncropped, Egoist, and Alien (re-release). Weighing in are Alsondo Duralde and Dave White, film critics and co-hosts of movie podcast Linoleum Knife. Challengers This sports drama from Luca Guadagnino treats tennis as a metaphor for competition in a love triangle. Zendaya stars as coach Tashi Duncan, who turns her husband into a global tennis star. Then, he faces off against his former best friend who is also Tashi’s ex-boyfriend. Duralde: “You have these three people who first meet in 2006 when they are in the finals of the junior U.S. Open, and how their relationships evolve over the next 13 years. The movie is framed by this one tennis match that's happening in...

Phish “Evolve”
Last summer I went to see Phish and they played this song. The show was part of a week of Phish gigs at Madison Square Garden, and it was pretty easy to get an inexpensive ticket on a whim on the day of the gig. Phish is known for having very intense and obsessive fans, but Phish shows – and “jam band” shows more generally – are perfect for casual listeners. It’s a situation where knowing a lot of songs going in helpful, but also sets you up for disappointment since there’s no telling what the band might play beyond ruling out whatever they played at the few shows. You’re meant to show up and just go along for the ride. It’s like a musical rollercoaster that they make just...

In a Universe ruled by the harsh and unyielding laws of Physics, it’s often tempting to dream of mechanisms which defy these rigid restrictions. Although over the past hundred years we have made astounding progress in uncovering ways to work within these restrictions — including splitting and fusing atoms to liberate immense amounts of energy — there are those who dream of making reality a bit more magical. The concept of asymmetrical electrostatic propulsion is a major player here, with the EmDrive the infamous example. More recently [Dr. Charles Buhler] proposed trying it again, as part of his company Exodus Propulsion Technologies.
This slide from Dr. Buhler’s APEC presentation shows the custom-made...

Dans l’allocution qu’il a prononcée jeudi 25 avril à Paris, le président de la République a appelé à muscler la défense de l’Union et à doubler le budget communautaire pour ouvrir la voie à une « Europe puissance ».

Victims group describes the New York appeal court's decision to retry Hollywood mogul as "profoundly unjust".

“What homework?” asks Deadpool.Image: Marvel StudiosOutside of Avengers: Endgame, Deadpool & Wolverine may carry the most pre-release baggage of anything in Marvel history. For Deadpool, you’ve got not just two movies, but also all the behind-the-scenes drama leading up to them. With Wolverine, you’ve got 10 X-Men movies with all manner of wild stories, including the character actually dying. Then you’ve got the Marvel Cinematic Universe itself, including the TV shows which, as we’ve seen from the trailers, play a big role.Don’t sweat it, says director Shawn Levy. You can and will be rewarded for knowing all that, but you don’t need to know any of it. “I very much made this film with,...

The council will try to restore order and form a new government in the nation gripped by gang violence.

Le jeudi 25 avril, le président de la République a prononcé un grand discours sur l’UE à la Sorbonne, où il a notamment parlé d’une “Europe mortelle”, invoquant ainsi une évolution de sa capacité de défense. Un ton “dramatique” qui semble avoir surpris les correspondants de la presse étrangère.

Image: ParamountWe’ve said this many times before, and will no doubt say it a least a few times before as it nears its final end this season: Star Trek: Discovery is not a subtle show. It never has been, but ever since it really found its confidence and understood where its strengths were, it has never shied away from yelling them loudly in the audience’s faces.Sometimes this works in Discovery’s favor, like it did in last week’s stunningly tight time-twisting adventure—the show firing on all cylinders to play with a format it knows it’s really good at, and using it to do the character reflection it’s also really good at. Sometimes, it means you get an episode like this week’s “Mirrors,” a...

« Cette victoire, c’est pour toutes les filles qui me regardent. Merci à toute mon équipe, à tout le public, ma fan base (…) merci à vous, je reçois tout l’amour, malgré les polémiques et les critiques », a-t-elle dit.

These weatherproof outdoor security cams keep a watchful eye on your property while you get on with life. Our list includes battery-powered and LTE devices and options that need no subscription.

This week, we talk about the looming TikTok ban and what it means for the politicians and influencers who regularly post on the platform.

It’s long been the case that access to certain services, whether on or offline, will only be granted when customers prove their identity. Often linked to financial products but in many cases basic money/goods transactions carried out online, handing over a name, address, date of birth and similar details, can increase confidence that a deal will more likely than not go according to plan. In some cases, especially when buying restricted products, proving identity can be a condition of sale.
Yet, for many years, companies operating in the online space have been happy to do business with customers without knowing very much about them at all. In some cases, where companies understand that a lack of friction is...

Les ailes du célèbre cabaret du Moulin-Rouge se sont effondrées dans la nuit du 24 au 25 avril. Si aucun blessé n’est à déplorer, la presse internationale s’émeut de cet accident qui a endommagé l’un des plus fameux temples de la nuit parisienne.

sur un mur de Marseille (photo : LSP, mars 2024)
 
Vous en souvenez-vous ? c’était le matin du 5 novembre 2018. 9 h 05, à Marseille, les immeubles des 63 et 65 de la populaire rue d’Aubagne viennent de s’effondrer ; on retirera des décombres 8 morts et 2 blessés.Quelques jours plus tard, le maître de la ville, Jean-Claude Gaudin, tient une conférence de presse, on en trouve quelques minutes sur Twitter Vers 50 secondes de la vidéo, le maestro déclare à propos des « immeubles en état d’insalubrité » que , « la plupart du temps », ils appartiennent « à des copropriétés privées, quelquefois même à des marchands de soleil (sic)« .Il ne fallait pas chercher bien loin de la...

Depuis le 7 octobre 2023, des responsables politiques, militants ou étudiants sont convoqués par la police pour « apologie du terrorisme ». Des procédures critiquées comme des atteintes à la liberté d’expression.

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Summary: Since the introduction of the first US commercial soft contact lenses, significant advancements have made them more accessible and affordable. This progress in abundance, driven by continuous innovation, underscores the importance of fostering an environment conducive to scientific and entrepreneurial advancements for the prosperity of society. In 1971, Bausch & Lomb manufactured the first US commercial soft contact lenses. An eye doctor fitting ran around $550, and a pair of contact lenses cost $65, putting total costs around $615. Unskilled workers at the time earned about $2 an hour. This means the time price was about 307.5 hours. Today an eye exam is about $120, and lenses start at $200 for a...

Alors que des représentants de 176 pays négocient à Ottawa pour accoucher d’un traité mondial visant à s’attaquer au problème des déchets plastiques, une nouvelle étude montre que la majorité de la pollution plastique peut être attribuée à 56 entreprises, et plus de 20 % à Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé et Danone.

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Aux États-Unis, un tribunal d’appel a statué en faveur de l’ancien producteur d’Hollywood. Même s’il reste sous le coup d’une autre condamnation, la presse souligne l’effet symbolique de cette décision, dans une affaire qui était à l’origine du mouvement #MeToo.

Many readers will be aware of the trend for disposable vapes, and how harvesting them for lithium-ion batteries has become a popular pastime in our community. We’re all used to the slim ones about the size of a marker pen, but it’s a surprise to find that they also come in larger sizes equipped with colour LCD screens. [Jason Gin] received one of this type of vape, and set about reverse engineering it.
What he found inside alongside the lithium-ion cell (we love his use of the term ” street lithium” by the way) was an ARM Cortex M0 microcontroller, 1 MB of flash, and that 80×160 display. Some investigation revealed this last part to have an ST7735S controller with an SPI interface. He turned his...

Mort à l’âge de 63 ans, le réalisateur travaillait sur un projet de film, intitulé « L’Apprenti », qui devait sortir en 2025.

Intuitions ? ou guidances ? en psychothérapie.

The French president delivers a stark warning for Europe to act fast to survive in a changing world.

Militantisme fiévreux, complotisme échevelé et culte de la personnalité : dans un reportage dans un bastion du trumpisme, Julien Pain donne à voir la nouvelle Amérique pro-Trump, plus désinformée et radicalisée que jamais.

Image by [SrBlonde] via Hackaday.IOOkay, so we’re opening with more than just a keyboard, and that’s fine. In fact, it’s more than fine, it’s probably the cutest lil’ ZX Spectrum you’ll see today.
[SrBlonde]’s wonderful micro Spectrum project has only the essential inputs, which makes for an interesting-looking keyboard for sure. Inside you’ll find an Orange Pi Zero 2 board loaded with Batocera so [SrBlonde] can play all their favorite childhood games on the 5″ IPS display.
Something else that’s interesting is that the switches are a mix of blues and blacks — clickies and linears. I can’t figure out how they’re distributed based on the numbers in the components list, but I could see...

The Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in the case of Trump vs. the United States. Before the court is the question of whether a former President has immunity from prosecution for official acts committed while that President was in office, and whether that applies to Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election. Tune in to KCRW to hear NPR's live coverage at 6:50 a.m. PST.

La cour d’appel a estimé que des erreurs de procédure avaient été commises durant ce procès, qui avait constitué une victoire pour le mouvement #metoo.

Meanwhile, hundreds of students march in Washington DC, and congresswoman Ilhan Omar joins protesters at a New York campus.

Supercell, bien connu pour ses titres Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, et Clash Royale, s'apprête à lancer un nouveau jeu qui promet d’être un futur hit sur smartphone. Le 29 mai prochain, "Squad Busters" sera disponible à l'échelle mondiale pour les utilisateurs Android et iOS. Squad Busters se présente comme un jeu multijoueur compétitif, mais avec une plus grande envergure que celle des sorties mobiles habituelles. Il implique des matches où dix joueurs s’affrontent pour collecter le maximum de gemmes, tout en développant une équipe de personnages contrôlés par ordinateur. Inspiré des MOBA, mais dans une forme simplifiée, le futur titre du studio finlandais permet aux joueurs de déplacer...

Pedro Sánchez is deciding whether to resign after a case against his wife by an anti-corruption group.

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C’est un pays aussi impressionnant que mal connu. Etat le plus peuplé d’Afrique avec plus de 215 millions d’habitants, principale puissance économique d’Afrique de l’Ouest, le Nigeria n’en demeure pas moins un impensé de la géographie francophone, une terra incognita aussi fascinante qu’effrayante. Pour mieux comprendre la réalité de ce géant africain au pied d’argile, le chercheur Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos a accepté de nous accompagner pour interroger et déconstruire les stéréotypes toujours tenaces à l’encontre du Nigeria. Une plongée passionnante au cœur « d’un pays qui n’existait pas » pour les uns, d’une puissance en devenir pour les autres.
   

Let’s face it — electronics are hard. Difficult concepts, tiny parts, inscrutable datasheets, and a hundred other factors make it easy to screw up in new and exciting ways. Sometimes the Magic Smoke is released, but more often things just don’t work even though they absolutely should, and no amount of banging your head on the bench seems to change things.
It’s at times like this that one questions their sanity, as [Gili Yankovitch] probably did when he discovered that not all CH32V003s are created equal. In an attempt to recreate the Linux-on-a-microcontroller project, [Gili] decided to go with the A4M6 variant of the dirt-cheap RISC-V microcontroller. This variant lives in a SOP16 package, which makes...

Trois questions à l’écrivaine Tania de Montaigne à l’occasion de la présentation de son œuvre immersive Noire, sélectionnée dans le cadre du NewImages Festival, qui se tient jusqu’au 28 avril au Forum des images, à Paris, et dont Usbek & Rica est partenaire.