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Screenshot: Apple Soon, you’ll be able to create you own emoji and generate custom images with new AI features on Apple devices. I hate to be the bearer of bad news (and I’m guilty of grossly overusing emoji myself) — but those images could have the biggest environmental impact of all of Apple’s new AI tools. Generative AI is notoriously energy-hungry, which means it leads to a lot of planet heating greenhouse gas emissions. Image generation, in particular, is one of the worst offenders. The AI arms race has already started to grow some companies’ carbon footprints. Now, new fruit emoji varietals and sketches generated by AI are likely to add to the problem. Image generation, in particular, is one of the worst offenders Apple announced its new suite of... Continue reading…

Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Late last year, seven automakers — BMW, Honda, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis — announced plans for a joint venture to build easy-to-access public DC fast charging infrastructure in the US and Canada. The resulting company, Ionna, announced today that its headquarters will be in Durham, North Carolina and feature what the company is calling a “Quarterback Lab,” designed to help each participating car company address charging issues following software updates, tackle customer issues closer to the source, and offer interoperability testing. It was a sign that the new venture was thinking critically about how to fix EV charging in the US. The company also hinted at adding “new partners” to the Ionna consortium ... Continue reading…

The newer second-gen Backbone One looks much like the original (pictured here). | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge Apple talked about big-budget games coming to the iPhone at its recent WWDC 2024 keynote, but if you choose to play upcoming titles like Resident Evil 7 on your phone, you might want something better than touch controls — something much better. Thankfully, the second-gen Backbone One controller is currently discounted to $79.99 during Backbone’s Father’s Day sale, saving you $20 on your model of choice through June 16th. You can pick from the standard ABXY button layout with a USB-C port (Amazon / Best Buy / Backbone), the same style with the older iPhone Lightning connector (Amazon / Backbone), a white PlayStation layout with USB-C (Amazon / Best Buy / Backbone), or the PlayStation Edition with Lightning (Amazon / Backbone). The... Continue reading…

I have a terrible memory. Even though I try to ensure that I write everything down, whether it be in the form of a note, a reminder, or a calendar event, I still commonly lose those things in the chaos of each day — especially when it comes to communicating about any of those things with family and friends. People have commonly pointed out to me that I forgot to reach out to them about something. Sometimes, it's as innocent as following up about making plans for the next weekend. Other times, however, it's because I missed wishing them a happy birthday. It's not good. Continue reading... The post iMessage scheduling in iOS 18 will save me from forgetting people’s birthdays appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best Apple Watch deals for June 2024 Today’s deals: Amazon Father’s Day sale, $714 Apple Watch Ultra 2, $23 Fire TV Stick 4K, more Today’s deals: $89 AirPods, $19 Roku, $307 Apple Watch S9, $500 off Husqvarna robot lawn mower, more Today’s deals: $20 Amazon credit, $79 AirPods, $20 Echo Pop, $899 M3 MacBook Air, $289 iScooter, more

Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., received a $1,000 campaign contribution from ex-convict and left-wing domestic terrorist Susan Rosenberg, for whom he helped obtain a presidential pardon 20 years earlier, The Washington Free Beacon reported.

Missing from the House Republicans' agriculture funding bill is a provision to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, The Hill reported.

People in 34 countries around the world have more confidence in President Joe Biden than his challenger in November's election, former President Donald Trump, even as there is increased skepticism that United States democracy provides a good model for the rest of the world...

U.S. taxpayers will likely be footing the bill for the majority of first lady Jill Biden's cross-Atlantic travel where she traveled from France to the United States then back to France in less than 48 hours.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is at an impasse on how to punish the International Criminal Court for issuing potential arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Punchbowl News reported.