Image: Shokz Shokz may be getting some fresh competition in the open-ear headphone space from the likes of Bose and Suunto, but it’s hard to beat the value of its OpenRun Pro — especially while they’re still discounted to $124.95 ($55 off) at Amazon and Best Buy until July 23rd at 1AM ET. The OpenRun Pro are a form-follows-function device, designed primarily for fitness and exercise use with bone conduction tech that doesn’t block your ears. The wrap-around headphones may not be the prettiest, but are incredibly helpful if you want to venture out into busy streets without blocking out your surroundings. To go along with the running-focused name, the OpenRun Pro are both lightweight and water / sweat resistant, so you can get plenty gross and clammy... Continue reading…

Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images A Nevada man was sentenced to 65 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sextorting more than 100 children on Omegle, Snapchat, TikTok, and Mega and distributing child sexual abuse material on dark web forums. From 2018 to 2021, James Patrick Burns used several platforms to contact minors and coerce or threaten them into producing sexually explicit content, according to court documents presented at trial. Prosecutors called Burns the “most prolific creator” of illegal content on these forums in the years he was active. Snap released new features last month intended to protect teen users from sextortion scams. The features include in-app warning messages when teenagers get messages from users other people have... Continue reading…

Now you’re playing with 12,000mAh of power. | Image: Ayaneo Ayaneo’s Retro Power Bank isn’t the most powerful portable charger, but it is the first to wrap a 12,000mAh lithium battery in a miniature homage to the Japanese version of the Super Nintendo. And it’s now finally listed in the company’s online store for $39.99. The company is best known for its handheld gaming PCs designed to compete with Valve’s Steam Deck, but late last year Ayaneo teased a collection of retro-themed devices that included this portable charger. At a quick glance it looks like the Super Famicom, but upon closer examination there’s no cartridge slot, and what appear to be controller ports on the front are actually USB-C ports. Image: Ayaneo Looks can be deceiving. Ayaneo’s new retro power bank... Continue reading…

Rivian R1S, without CarPlay | Image: Rivian Despite Apple’s claims that most consumers will only consider purchasing vehicles that support CarPlay, Rivian says it still doesn’t have any plans to adopt the iPhone mirroring system. Talking to The Verge EIC Nilay Patel in today’s episode of Decoder, Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe likened Rivian adopting CarPlay to Apple choosing to use Microsoft’s Windows operating systems instead of developing its own in-house iOS and MacOS alternatives. “We have a great relationship with Apple,” he said. “As much as I love their products, there’s a reason that ironically is very consistent with Apple ethos for us to want to control the ecosystem.” CarPlay isn’t “consistent with how we think about really creating a pure product experience,” ... Continue reading…

Image: Pamela Guest for The Verge Equipping a student for school, especially campus life, takes more than some composition books and a few No. 2 pencils. Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge The European Union says it has notified Meta that its “pay or consent” model for Facebook and Instagram might violate consumer protection laws. The EU’s Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network says the company has until September 1st, 2024 to propose changes to its model, which it calls “misleading” and “confusing” for users, or face potential fines. Meta’s “pay or consent” model, which was introduced last year, gives users a choice: pay as much as €12.99 per month to use Facebook and Instagram without ads or consent to letting the company collect and use personal data to serve personalized ads. The EU doesn’t like what it sees as privacy-violating data usage and has already hit Meta separately with Digital Markets Act charges over... Continue reading…

If you've somehow avoided using ChatGPT until now, there's a new reason to try it out. OpenAI launched a new lightweight AI model primarily targeting developers looking to deploy AI features in their apps without breaking the bank. GPT-4o mini is cheaper than any other ChatGPT model so far, and it's supposed to be faster than similar alternatives from OpenAI's biggest rivals. However, GPT-4o mini isn't just for developers. The new model is available to all ChatGPT users, including people who are still on the ChatGPT Free subscription. It replaces the old GPT-3.5 Turbo LLM, and it should bring better performance than GPT-3.5 and a much better knowledge cutoff. Here, I'll explain everything you need to know about ChatGPT GPT-4o mini. Continue reading... The post ChatGPT’s GPT-4o mini upgrade is a game-changer: Everything you need to know appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best Fire TV Stick deals for July 2024 Best Echo Dot deals for July 2024 Monday’s top early Prime Day deals: $799 M2 MacBook Air, YETI coolers, Sony TVs, PopSockets, more Today’s deals: $100 eufy smart lock, Nintendo Switch game sale, 20% off Dreo ChefMaker, $4 smart plugs, more

Michael Slack et al./The Conversation  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains an image of deceased people, which is used with permission from the Traditional Owners.  In May 2020, as part of a legally permitted expansion of an iron ore mine, Rio Tinto destroyed an ancient rock shelter at Juukan Gorge in Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.  Working with the Traditional Owners, we had excavated the shelter – known as Juukan 2 – in 2014, six years before its destruction. We found evidence Aboriginal people first used Juukan 2 around 47,000 years ago, likely throughout the last ice age, through to just a few decades before the cave was destroyed.  Read moreSection: NewsHistory & ArchaeologyAncient PlacesAustralia & OceaniaRead Later 

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