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Alex Cranz takes Trump Mobile's sales pitch to task. While we know a lot of the specs, there's no reference to a processor — and that's because practically all smartphone processors are not made in the US. That's just the start.
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A SpaceX Starship vehicle has exploded yet again, and this time, the incident occurred before it even took off. NASASpaceflight captured the event in a livestream, wherein you can see the spacecraft (Ship 36) suddenly explode into a fireball after the company tested its forward flap and just before it was supposed to conduct a static fire test. The company said it was due to a 'major anomaly'. Yeah, I'd agree.
Continue reading. There's a 1-800 number you can text for ChatGPT images
OpenAI has decided that there are not enough ways to generate sloppy AI images with ChatGPT. It announced that users can tap into the image generator by texting 1-800-ChatGPT on WhatsApp. The WhatsApp chatbot is "now available to everyone." Anyone?
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Framework's latest repairable laptop is a smaller 12-inch model, with the same modular features of its predecessors. With a bright plastic build, it's aimed at students, and there's a lot to like. According to Engadget's Daniel Cooper, it's a little too expensive, especially in the face of the cheap (and disposable) laptops it's looking to supplant.
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It doesn't look like the usual Garmin affair. The fitness tracking company is getting into bed. Literally. The Index Sleep Monitor offers week-long battery life with continuous pulse ox tracking for monitoring your blood oxygen saturation while you sleep. Garmin's tracker is worn on the upper arm and tracks multiple metrics, including skin temperature, light, deep, and REM sleep stages as well as variations in heart rate and breathing.
Skin temperature tracking provides a clearer understanding of how your sleep environment impacts the quality of your sleep, even identifying potential illnesses based on your body temperature. It also features menstrual health tracking, with skin temperature changes useful for tracking cycles.
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