Orion, from makers of Halide, lets you use an iPad as an external HDMI display

September 20, 2023
Lux, the makers of popular iPhone photography apps like Halide, Spectre and Skylight, is out today with its latest app: Orion, an app that turns an iPad into an external HDMI display for any camera, video game console, or even VHS. The new app is a bit of an offshoot for Lux, which primarily focuses […]

GitHub expands access to Copilot Chat to individual users

September 20, 2023
Three months ago, GitHub launched Copilot Chat, its ChatGPT-like programming-centric chatbot, out of private preview by making it available to organizations with a Copilot for Business subscription. Today, it’s taking this a step further by also opening up the Copilot Chat beta to all current GitHub Copilot for Individual subscribers in Visual Studio and VS […]

Make Machine Learning Work for You

September 20, 2023
The enthusiasm for AI and its applications is reaching a nadir, according to an August 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle press release, where generative AI is nearly perched atop the category of technologies at their “Peak of Inflated Expectations,” ready to plunge into the “Trough of Disillusionment.” A quick look at social media agrees, with some…

Skydio’s enterprise pivot kicks off with a new drone

September 20, 2023
Last month, Skydio announced that it was shutting down its consumer drone business. DJI continues to dominate the category globally, but when the Shenzhen-based firm found itself on the wrong side of a U.S. government ban, Skydio was there to reap the benefit. The Bay Area company has since found success catering to the enterprise […]

Donald Trump Jr. X account was hacked, spokesperson confirms

September 20, 2023
Donald Trump Jr.’s account on X (formerly Twitter) was hacked on Wednesday morning. The account published a post that falsely claimed that his father, former president Donald Trump, had passed away. “I’m sad to announce, my father Donald Trump has passed away,” the post read. “I will be running for president in 2024.” Andrew Surabian, […]

Amazon’s $180 Echo Hub is a wall-mounted smart home control panel

September 20, 2023
Echo Hub is easily one of the more interesting hardware devices introduced at today’s Amazon Devices event in Arlington, Virginia. In fact, it’s one of those things Amazon should have introduced years ago. The system is effectively a wall-mounted tablet designed to serve as a centralized control panel for smart home devices. “Today, smart home […]