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JBL has introduced the PartyBox Ultimate 2, its most powerful portable speaker to date, featuring 1,500 watts of output and a large, 41.4-inch design. The speaker includes a built-in light show with ripple-wave effects, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 6.0, and multiple audio inputs, along with a touch control panel. It is available for pre-order at $1,800, with shipping scheduled for late October 2026.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is now available at $1,749.99, a $350 discount from its original $2,099.99 price, during Amazon's Prime Day event. The device features a wider, shorter design with enhanced multitasking capabilities and improved battery life, making it a popular choice among foldable smartphones. The deal requires Amazon Prime membership, which can be trialed for free for 30 days.
Gigaphoton has launched a new neon gas recycling system called hTGM for its ArF excimer lasers, achieving a 50% recovery rate in testing. The development aims to address neon shortages impacting the semiconductor industry, which previously relied heavily on Ukrainian exports before disruptions in 2022. The system's efficiency could improve further with configuration adjustments, potentially reducing material costs and supply chain dependence.
Samsung has started deploying the stable version of One UI 9, based on Android 17, to the Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Flip 6 in South Korea. The update for Galaxy S24 beta users is approximately 500MB, while non-beta users will receive a 3.8GB download, which includes the full Android 17 upgrade. The rollout is expected to expand to other markets such as the US and Europe soon.
On June 20, 2024, Alistair and Simon Gould discovered nearly all fish in Furnace Brook's 2.4-hectare lake dead, including species like carp, trout, and large eels. The event followed observations of dead fish floating on the water surface, shocking the local community and fishery staff. The incident has devastated the ecosystem and the local fishing community that valued the lake's biodiversity.
In an interview with Politico's Decoded, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the world should accept some bad outcomes from AI in exchange for the technology's benefits and people's agency to use it. He contrasted OpenAI's lighter-touch regulatory stance with stricter AI-safety advocates like Anthropic, and said he would not trade away such benefits merely to prevent hacks, scams or misuse.
Ed Bogan and his brother, new owners of Pizza King since 2020, oversee 66 restaurants primarily in Indiana, with one in Illinois. They emphasize the importance of delivering a uniform customer experience across all locations despite the geographic spread. The chain, founded in 1956, has a long-standing reputation that depends on each restaurant meeting customer expectations for food and service.
Mistral has announced the Large 4, a multimodal AI model that combines extensive language and vision capabilities. It includes 49 billion active parameters and a vision encoder with 1.6 billion parameters, built on a Mixture-of-Experts architecture. The model is designed for broad, general-purpose applications.
French AI firm Mistral has unveiled Le Chonk, a one trillion-parameter model available for free, designed to rival top US and Chinese models. The model is currently in preview, with a final version expected soon, and is optimized for coding, cyberdefense, and niche industrial tasks. Mistral claims Le Chonk is the most capable open-weight model outside China, trained from scratch without relying on distillation techniques used by Chinese competitors.
Small Prophets, a six-episode comedy that originally premiered on the BBC, will begin streaming on Apple TV+ on October 7th. The series follows Michael Sleep, played by Pearce Quigley, a recluse who uses an alchemical recipe from his father, played by Michael Palin, to grow tiny magical beings called homunculi that can answer any question, including whether his missing girlfriend will return.
Several software options are available for assessing different aspects of PC performance. 3DMark offers free and premium versions for GPU benchmarking, while Superposition provides stress testing with visual effects. Cinebench remains the standard for CPU performance, and CrystalDiskMark is used to evaluate SSD read/write speeds.
Glimpse has introduced a new software solution that significantly increases the speed of CT scanner inspections, enabling battery manufacturers to scan tens of thousands of cells daily instead of just a few. The company is also launching Explore, a product aimed at industries like aerospace, automotive, and medical devices, to enhance quality control processes. Currently serving over 100 clients including Lucid and the U.S. Navy, Glimpse's technology leverages deep learning to optimize image processing and inspection workflows.