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Amazon has cut the price of the Dangbei N2 mini projector by $50, bringing it to $178.99. The device supports 1080p output, built-in Netflix access, and a 190-degree gimbal stand designed to make positioning easier for viewing.
Nonprofit Earth Species Project applied machine learning to detect carrion crow vocalizations and identify which bird made which call. The group is now developing NatureLM, a model trained on human speech, music and animal sounds, aiming to interpret vocalizations across species, building on decades of recording tools like hydrophones and biologgers.
Researchers from the CARBAM project analyzed 15 years of aircraft-based CO2 and CO measurements across four Amazon basin sites, collecting over 1,000 vertical atmospheric profiles. The data indicate that carbon emissions from the Amazon region are primarily caused by human activities, with drought periods intensifying these emissions.
A Fortune profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reveals new details on Project Helix, Microsoft's next-gen gaming hardware line. A handheld device is expected for holiday 2027, with a full console following in 2028, currently projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800 unless Microsoft subsidizes it. The report also mentions a possible shift to a la carte Game Pass pricing and more layoffs expected this month and in November.
The Hisense L9Q projector is currently selling for $3,999.99, a 33% discount off its $5,999.99 list price. Retailers tracking the deal describe it as the lowest price recorded for this premium Laser TV projector setup.
Police in Guinea-Bissau seized hepatitis B vaccine doses from the offices of Danish researchers Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn, who had been planning a newborn vaccine trial. The trial, criticized by international health experts as unethical, was backed by a $1.6 million CDC grant awarded under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in December, and plans were paused in January amid widespread condemnation, though a Rolling Stone report this month said the CDC had set aside further funding to proceed.
Fortune reports that Microsoft's internal projections put the price of its 2028 holiday-season Project Helix console between $1,200 and $1,800, with a separate next-gen handheld planned by the end of next year. Fortune also reports internal disputes at Microsoft over whether the handheld should run a trimmed version of Windows or a custom operating system built by the Xbox team, with one executive reportedly threatening to cancel the device if forced to use Windows.
Apple and Design Miami opened the second edition of their 'Designers of Tomorrow' showcase at Hôtel de Maisons in Paris, featuring work from five emerging designers chosen by a jury including Apple's industrial design VP Molly Anderson. The projects, centered on the theme of 'presence,' were developed using Apple devices such as MacBook Pro, iPad Pro with Apple Pencil, and iPhone for sketching, modeling, and documentation.
An Entrepreneur contributor describes a large company that repeatedly missed a cross-functional launch commitment after a technology dependency slipped past operations' planned sequence. In response, leadership assigned a single senior business owner to answer for the commitment at monthly milestone reviews, but that owner was only brought in after the launch date, scope and work sequence had already been fixed during planning.
Microsoft is promoting a trade-in offer encouraging Xbox Series X owners to exchange their consoles, reportedly in the lead-up to a new device referred to as Project Helix. The push suggests the incentive is tied to generating interest or offsetting costs for the upcoming hardware.
Microsoft is reportedly planning an Xbox handheld device for holiday 2027, followed by a next-generation console codenamed Project Helix in holiday 2028, according to Fortune. The console is said to be internally projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800 unless Microsoft subsidizes the hardware, and Fortune reports internal disagreement between Microsoft's Windows and Xbox teams over which software will run the system.
A tech writer published a setup guide for replacing Google TV's ad-laden interface with Projectivy Launcher, swapping YouTube for the ad-free SmartTube client, using Wholphin for Jellyfin, and remapping the remote with Button Mapper. The configuration was tested on two Chromecast with Google TV devices and a Hisense TV, and the author says it should work on most Android TV hardware.