Insta360 X4 Review: 8K 360 Footage in a Tiny Package - Technology news - NewsLocker (2024)

The Insta360 X4 360’s hybrid action camera offers 8K 360 footage in a tiny, consumer-friendly package.

You Can Get Paid to Talk to Friends About Voting

Annoying texts and disinformation campaigns have wrecked get-out-the-vote drives. Relentless, a progressive organizing group, thinks it has a solution: you.

Sony made a PSVR 2 adapter for PC support

The PSVR 2 headset should have PC support by the end of this year, curtosy of a new adapter. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge PlayStation VR2 headset owners are one step closer to being able to use the virtual reality device with PCs. According to a certification discovered by VR enthusiast Brad Lynch, Sony has developed a PSVR 2 “adapter” that provides PC support for the otherwise PS5-exclusive device.
Sony said that it was working on PC support for PSVR 2 in February,

Phil Wizard, Champion Breaker and Olympic Contender, Isn’t Convinced ‘Breakdancing’ Is a Sport

Phil Wizard, the current favorite for Olympic Gold, says it’s an art and culture first. But if you’re gonna hate, he’d like you to at least learn the proper terminology.

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This app put my Apple Home smart devices into an interactive map

Using Apple’s RoomPlan Controller for HomeKit has added a map view for Apple Home to its app. | Image: Controller for HomeKit Controller for HomeKit, a third-party app for controlling your Apple Home smart home, has a new Floor Plan feature that adds a map interface for interacting with connected devices like lights, locks, shades, sensors and more. I got some time with the new feature ahead of its launch this week and it’s a compelling way to control your smart home. A 3D scan of yo

PwC strikes OpenAI deal to become the first reseller of ChatGPT Enterprise

PwC signs partnership with OpenAI to be the first-ever reseller of ChatGPT Enterprise, helping companies use gen AI in a way that drives impact.Read More

GPD is making a dual-screen OLED laptop that flips and folds

Image: GPD GPD has been creating handheld gaming PCs and miniature mobile PCs for years, but it’s now turning its attention to regular-sized laptops. After teasing a dual-screen laptop last week, GPD has now published an image of its upcoming GPD Duo — complete with two 13.3-inch OLED displays, a range of ports, and stylus support.
While we’ve seen new dual-screen laptops emerge over the past year, the GPD Duo looks like it might be the most practical yet. GPD is stacking the t

SAP adds Amazon Bedrock into AI Core, streamlining generative AI use for regulated firms

SAP is deepening its AWS partnership, integrating Amazon Bedrock into its AI Core to streamling access for those in regulated firms.Read More

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Activision wins $14.4M judgment against Call of Duty cheat vendor

A federal court awarded a $14.4 million judgment to Activision Publishing in its lawsuit against EngineOwning UG, Garnatz Enterprise.Read More

Former OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam Altman

Illustration: The Verge On November 17th, 2023, OpenAI’s board shocked everyone by suddenly ousting co-founder and CEO Sam Altman.He had been overseeing one of the fastest-growing app launches in history with ChatGPT, so what happened? Former board member Helen Toner is filling in blank spaces in an interview on The TED AI Show podcast, providing her perspective on the events that caused board members to stop trusting Altman, as well as how he eventually returned.In her telling, once the b

New Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Ring details have leaked, courtesy of the FCC

Image: OnLeaks / SmartPrix It looks like the not-yet-announced Galaxy Z Flip 6 is getting a tiny boost in battery capacity compared to the Z Flip 5, according to FCC testing records spotted by MySmartPrice. The Galaxy Ring’s size ranges and battery ratings showed up, too, revealing good news for the small-of-finger, as it’s been tested as low as size 5.The Z Flip 6’s battery is rated at 3,790mAh, based on screenshots shared by the outlet. That’s a touch higher than the 3,

GitHub Accelerator fuels open source AI revolution, empowering startups to democratize access

GitHub's AI Accelerator ignites open source revolution, empowering startups like Unsloth and Formbricks to democratize access to cutting-edge AI technologies and challenge big tech's dominance in the field.Read More

Verizon’s latest streaming deal is a $10 monthly YouTube Premium subscription

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Verizon is doubling down on efforts to sell you streaming services. Starting May 30th, the company will offer a discounted $10 / subscription to YouTube Premium through its myPlan perks.
YouTube Premium typically costs $13.99, letting you watch videos on the platform ad-free, download content, and access YouTube Music Premium. You can get the perk if you have one of Verizon’s myPlan subscriptions, which lets subscribers tack on services like Disney P

Gamecity Hamburg funds five digital game prototypes

Gamecity Hamburg announced it is supporting five game projects in its 2024 funding round with up to 80,000 euros ($86,600).Read More

Refreshed Beats Pill will reportedly gain Find My, 24-hour battery life, and better sound

It dons a familiar look, but you can expect many meaningful upgrades for the 2024 Beats Pill. | Image: 9to5Mac Leaked renders and celebrity sightings are clues for a likely summer launch of Apple’s upcoming Beats Pill speaker — its first since the Pill Plus, which we called “the best yet” when it launched in 2015 and was discontinued in 2022. A report from 9to5Mac, citing unnamed sources, gives more details about its modernization.Reported upgrades include up to 24 hours

Wu-Tang’s rarest album is getting public play soon, says its NFT group owner

Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, pictured on its current owner’s website. | Image: PleasrDAO Very few people have heard the only copy of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, the Wu-Tang Clan album that disgraced pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli bought at auction in 2015. Starting next month, though, you’ll be able to hear a curated, 30-minute excerpt of the album, provided you can get to the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart, Tasmania, between June 15th and June 24th, reports The

Vivek Ramaswamy can’t even dunk on Buzzfeed right

Get a load of this guy. | Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images Fine, Vivek Ramaswamy, you wanted my attention and now you have it. Before now, I knew you primarily as the guy who lied so hysterically my hometown police department had to come out and explain that you’d been parked illegally when you were accidentally rear-ended by a lady who was not very good at backing up.
In your quest to unseat Elon Musk as the thirstiest motherf*cker alive, you have bought 8 percent of Buzzfeed and s

Supervillain Labs raises funds from Aptos Labs and Neowiz’s Intella X

Supervillain Labs has raised new funding from Aptos Labs and Neowiz's Intella X.Read More

Tarkov meets DayZ in Decimated, a new open-world survival game

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Dear survival game enthusiasts. There’s a new game in town – and boy, is it shaping up to be a banger. It’s called Decimated. It isn’t just a game. It’s an experience. Everyone knows you’ve heard that before. But hear it out. Decimated is a foray into the cyberpunk apocalypse that offers a unique blend of heart-thumping a…Read More

Microsoft is making Edge faster... starting with this one menu

Image: The Verge Browser bloat has long been a problem, but now Microsoft is doing something about it, and not by reducing features but by speeding the browser up. The company is working to make Edge’s user interface more responsive, starting with its Browser Essentials menu.
This menu — which displays information about Edge’s performance — is now 42 percent faster, thanks to a WebUI 2.0 architecture migration. You can see how much faster the Browser Essentials menu loads

Esports tournament platform Gamerji expands to Southeast Asia

India-based tournament platform Gamerji is expanding to Southeast Asia, continuing its focus on developing esports markets.Read More

Elon Musk and Yann LeCun’s social media feud highlights key differences in approach to AI research and hype

Elon Musk and Meta's AI Chief Yann LeCun clash on Twitter over the future of AI research, development, and self-driving technology.Read More

Telegram gets an in-app Copilot bot

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has added an official Copilot bot within the messaging app Telegram, which lets users search, ask questions, and converse with the AI chatbot.Copilot for Telegram is currently in beta but is free for Telegram users on mobile or desktop. People can chat with Copilot for Telegram like a regular conversation on the messaging app. Copilot for Telegram is an official Microsoft bot (make sure it’s the one with the checkmark and the username @Copi

Google won’t comment on a potentially massive search leak

Illustration: The Verge Google’s search algorithm is perhaps the most consequential system on the internet, dictating what sites live and die and what content on the web looks like. But how exactly Google ranks websites has long been a mystery, pieced together by journalists, researchers, and people working in search engine optimization.
Now, an explosive leak that purports to show thousands of pages of internal documents appears to offer an unprecedented look under the hood of how Search

Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation

Illustration: The Verge Google’s search algorithm is perhaps the most consequential system on the internet, dictating what sites live and die and what content on the web looks like. But how exactly Google ranks websites has long been a mystery, pieced together by journalists, researchers, and people working in search engine optimization.
Now, an explosive leak that purports to show thousands of pages of internal documents appears to offer an unprecedented look under the hood of how Search

'Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door' Sets the Standard for Classic Game Remakes

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door proves that using new tech to bring old visions to life (and cut down on pain points) is way more effective than a simple cash grab.

Microsoft’s ‘Auto Super Resolution’ DLSS competitor isn’t exclusive to Qualcomm

The NPU inside Copilot Plus PCs takes the stage at a Microsoft Surface and AI event. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge When you launch a game on a Snapdragon on a Windows laptop, you might get an AI frame rate boost from Microsoft’s mysterious Auto Super Resolution (Auto SR) feature. But while Microsoft hasn’t fully explained how the feature works, The Verge can now confirm it’s not Qualcomm technology, not exclusive to Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X chips, and not excl

PayPal is building an ad network based on your Venmo data

Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge PayPal is launching an advertising platform built on a trove of customer transaction data. The company’s new advertising business will encompass purchase information and customer spending habits from PayPal and its sister app Venmo, according to The Wall Street Journal.
PayPal has brought on Mark Grether, the former vice president and general manager of Uber Advertising, to lead its advertising business. “If you’re someone who’s buying prod

The 27 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now (June 2024)

Constellation, For All Mankind, and a Steve Martin documentary are among the best shows on Apple TV+ this month.

This Lego Apple Store design submission is pitch-perfect

Image: Lego If your little Lego town has grown big enough, it may be time to add an officially sanctioned Lego Apple Store, something that’s vaguely possible if a recently submitted fan build gets the requisite 10,000 votes for Lego to consider it. The immaculately detailed creation has what most people would expect from a modern Apple Store: floor-to-ceiling glass front, tables full of Macs and iPhones, and shelves resplendent with neatly arranged white boxes.
One of the project’s d