Image: Luminar All vehicles are required to have automatic emergency braking‚ but the technology is not the best at preventing crashes‚ especially at highway speeds. But what about automatic emergency steering? Florida-based lidar company Luminar unveiled a new automatic emergency steering (AES) feature powered by its Iris Plus sensor. The idea is to use the laser sensor‚ in combination with the vehicle’s other safety systems‚ to proactively avoid crashes without driver intervention. The company demonstrated the new feature at CES in Las Vegas this week. The hope is that Luminar’s long-range lidar‚ with up to 300 meters (984 feet) of range in the right conditions‚ can detect obstacles and initiate driving maneuvers before the driver does. The... Continue reading…

Image: Netflix We’re inching ever closer to 3 Body Problem’s premiere on Netflix‚ and today‚ that means another glimpse at the sci-fi adaptation. Whereas the previous trailer focused on the incredibly immersive virtual reality game at the core of the story‚ the latest clip focuses on something different: the mystery. Basically‚ a whole bunch of scientists have gone missing‚ and Benedict Wong’s character is trying to figure out what it all means. The show‚ of course‚ is based on the novel by Cixin Liu (which was just the first part of a trilogy)‚ and Netflix describes the premise thusly: The story begins in 1960s China when a young woman makes a fateful decision that reverberates across space and time into the present day. When the laws of nature as we... Continue reading…

After a few weeks since the release of the first iOS 17.3 beta‚ Apple seeded the second testing version. Unfortunately‚ right after the new build was available‚ developers complained that they had found their devices stuck in a boot loop. One of the reasons was a back tap setting causing the device to crash. Now‚ the company is seeding a new iOS 17.3 beta build to developers so they can continue to test this upcoming operating system update. Alongside the changes is a new Stolen Device Protection feature‚ which will be available soon to all iPhone users. That said‚ here’s what you can expect from this operating system update so far: Stolen Device Protection: This new layer of protection helps you keep your data safe if your iPhone is stolen. Face ID authentication is required for viewing passwords or passkeys‚ turning off Lost Mode‚ erasing all contents‚ and more. Apple Music Collaborative Playlists:  In 2024‚ you’ll be able to invite friends to collaborate on playlists. They will be able to add‚ reorder‚ and remove songs. React to Collaborative Playlists: Unavailable with the iOS 17.2 beta‚ iOS 17.3 beta adds the ability to react with an emoji to a song someone added to a collaborative playlist. Journal app settings: With the new testing version‚ Apple is adding more options to the Journal app settings‚ such as enabling media and Apple Music suggestions‚ cellular data usage‚ and more. Apple is also releasing the third beta versions of iPadOS 17.3‚ watchOS 10.3‚ macOS 14.3‚ and tvOS 17.3. With iOS 17.2‚ Cupertino added several features that have been delayed from the original iOS 17 launch‚ such as: Journal app: Apple says this app lets you “capture your thoughts on life’s big events or everyday activities. Add details to any entry with photos‚ music‚ audio recordings‚ and more. Mark important moments and revisit them later to find new insights or set new goals.” Catch-up arrow in the Messages app so you can easily go to the last message you saw; The ability to react to a message with any sticker through the Tapback menu; Play and pause podcasts or Apple News+ audio stories in the Apple News widget; Intelligent form detection and enhanced AutoFill for PDFs (one of the most important features for iPadOS 17); Audio Focus feature for Apple Fitness+ so you can prioritize the volume of the music or the trainers’ voice. Don't Miss: iOS 17.3 beta: Everything new for iPhone users The post Apple releases new iOS 17.3 beta to developers after boot loop issue appeared first on BGR. Trending Right Now: Google’s top 12 Chrome extensions of 2023 These are the 9 cell phone carriers people the hate most

A week after releasing the second macOS 14.3 beta version‚ Apple is now seeding the third build of this upcoming operation system update. At the moment‚ the main feature spotted by BGR is the addition to the Apple Music Collaborative Playlists. This function was first tested for the previous software update‚ but all references were removed during the beta period. Now‚ starting with macOS 14.3 beta 2‚ Apple re-added the Apple Music Collaborative Playlists function for Mac users. Once the feature is available‚ users can expect the following: Apple Music Collaborative Playlists:  Invite friends to collaborate on playlists. They will be able to add‚ reorder‚ and remove songs. React to Collaborative Playlists: Unavailable with the iOS 17.2 beta‚ iOS 17.3 beta adds the ability to react with an emoji to a song someone added to a collaborative playlist. n addition‚ macOS Sonoma still lacks these other two features: Messages in iCloud improvements: Enabling Messages in iCloud will sync Messages settings such as Text Message Forwarding‚ Send &; Receive accounts‚ and SMS filters across devices. PDF intelligent form detection: Fillable documents and forms can now be automatically identified across the system‚ like in Files‚ Mail‚ or scanned documents. Alongside macOS 14.3 beta 3‚ Apple is also seeding the third testing versions of iOS 17.3‚ iPadOS 17.3‚ watchOS 10.3‚ and tvOS 17.3. With macOS 14.2‚ Apple added the following features: Sticker reactions: React to a message with any Live Sticker‚ Memoji‚ or Animoji through the Sticker drawer or directly through the Tapback menu. Edit playlists: There’s a new edit button for playlists to add custom covers (an iOS 17.1 feature) and a description with macOS 14.2 beta. Message Contact Key Verification: Contact key verification allows you to manually verify who you are messaging with by comparing contact verification codes in person or over the phone. Conversations with people with contact key verification turned on also receive advanced protections to help prevent even very sophisticated attackers from impersonating anyone in a conversation. Enhanced AutoFill identifies fields in PDFs and other forms‚ enabling you to add names and addresses from your contacts. Favorite Songs Playlist in Apple Music lets you quickly get back to the songs you mark as favorites Use Listening History in Apple Music can be disabled in Focus so the music you listen to does not appear in Recently Played or influence your recommendations Shazam Music Recognition allows you to quickly identify songs playing online or around you‚ even when wearing AirPods We’ll let you know if we learn more about macOS 14.3 beta 3. Don't Miss: macOS 14 Sonoma: Release date‚ features‚ Mac compatibility The post macOS 14.3 beta 3 now available with Apple Music Collaborative Playlists appeared first on BGR. Trending Right Now: Google’s top 12 Chrome extensions of 2023 These are the 9 cell phone carriers people the hate most

After releasing watchOS 10.2 last month‚ Apple is seeding beta 3 of watchOS 10.3. At the moment‚ it’s unclear what’s new with this operating system update‚ but there’s at least one feature that Apple has promised to add during the watchOS 10 cycle. After adding NameDrop‚ double-tap gesture‚ and the ability of Siri to read and log on-device Health requests‚ Apple needs to add this other feature below to watchOS: Media suggestions will appear at the top of the Smart Stack if nothing is playing on a nearby HomePod In addition‚ Apple might be planning to support the Apple Music Collaborative Playlists view on this operating system update‚ although it’s unclear how it could be implemented. Besides watchOS 10.3 beta 2‚ Apple is also seeding the third testing versions of iOS 17.3‚ iPadOS 17.3‚ macOS 14.3‚ and tvOS 17.3. With watchOS 10.2‚ Apple added the ability to ask Siri to read and log on-device Health requests. Users can also automatically view Now Playing when in the proximity of HomePod (2nd generation) or HomePod mini playing media from Music or Podcasts. In addition‚ you can swipe to switch your main watch face after enabling this change under Settings and Clock. Lastly‚ this update adds these features: Enable the ability to confirm ending workouts in Settings Prioritize the volume of either the music or trainers’ voices in most Fitness+ workouts Resolves an issue that can cause watch faces added in the Watch app on iPhone to not appear on Apple Watch Once we learn more about watchOS 10.3 beta 3‚ we’ll make sure to update the story. Another interesting feature we’ve been waiting for‚ new emojis‚ will likely be added in a future testing version‚ most likely around watchOS 10.4. BGR will let you know once Apple discloses what are the changes in the new operating system updates. Don't Miss: watchOS 10: Release date‚ new Apple Watch features‚ beta‚ more The post watchOS 10.3 beta 3 now available as official release nears appeared first on BGR. Trending Right Now: Google’s top 12 Chrome extensions of 2023 These are the 9 cell phone carriers people the hate most

We already have a few amazing AirPods alternatives out there that deliver great sound. You don't have to buy Apple's expensive AirPods Pro for a great wireless earphone experience. You can choose premium alternatives from rivals‚ too‚ like the Bowers &; Wilkins Pi7 S2 earbuds that lured my coworker Maren away from her AirPods. But sound quality and active noise cancelation (ANC) can only improve so much. The next battle in the wireless earphones business might be about something else: Health. That's actually why I'm already interested in Sennheiser's newly announced Momentum Sport wireless earphones. They're not just premium AirPods Pro rivals that with ANC. They have something better‚ something AirPods and most other wireless earphones don't have. The Momentum Sport earphones come with heart rate and temperature sensors‚ which means they've just shot to the top of my must-buy list of wireless earphones. Continue reading... The post I need Sennheiser’s new Momentum Sport earbuds‚ and it has nothing to do with sound appeared first on BGR. Trending Right Now: Google’s top 12 Chrome extensions of 2023 These are the 9 cell phone carriers people the hate most

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