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CBS News
11 hours ago
- Business
- CBS News
KCAL News hosts Insurance Week phone bank with experts
When a disaster hits, navigating a new normal can be overwhelming and complicated. Among the many questions people may have involve their homeowner's or renter's insurance. What does your policy cover? What does it not cover? What should you do first? As part of Insurance Week: We've Got You Covered, KCAL News is hosting a phone bank from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on June 3. During the three-hour window, people can call and speak with experts about their questions or concerns they have regarding their own insurance. The information provided during the phone bank will be for general informational purposes only and will not constitute professional advice and should not be relied on as such. Please do not provide any personally identifiable information or other sensitive data. Feel free to share any of your own insurance-related stories or concerns ahead of Tuesday's phone bank. Please fill out the form below, and we may read your question or experience on air.
New York Times
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Novels Inspired by Opinion Polls? They're Here, and They're Weird
Pick up a novel and suddenly you're at the whim of the author's imagination. Plot, characters, setting — you have no say in these matters. This is part of the appeal of fiction. Now, perhaps for the first time since Choose Your Own Adventure, Tom Comitta tweaks the equation in 'People's Choice Literature,' coming out from Columbia University Press on June 3. The hefty 584-page volume contains two distinct works: 'The Most Wanted Novel' and 'The Most Unwanted Novel,' each incorporating results of an opinion poll on the literary preferences of 1,045 readers from across the United States. Think eggs to order but fiction, served on the same plate as the most unappetizing breakfast imaginable. 'The Most Wanted Novel' is a thriller about a woman fighting a murderous tech leader. 'The Most Unwanted Novel' is an experimental epistolary romance set on Mars. 'The point is to create levity and humor and lightness,' Comitta said. 'The books take literature seriously, but also recognize that all human endeavor is absurd.' Comitta, who uses they/them pronouns, has long explored the boundary between prose and performance art. In graduate school, they published a journal of intentionally terrible writing. (Its title rhymes with 'literature' and the first syllable is an unprintable synonym for excrement.) Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Phone Arena
24-05-2025
- Phone Arena
Pixels get cool new custom wallpaper features with Android 16 update
The Android 16 beta is coming to an end with one rumor calling for the stable version of the operating system to be released on June 3rd. One of the changes that Pixel users will notice in the latest Android 16 beta takes place with photographs you snap and use as custom wallpaper for your device. For example, you can take a picture of anything, such as your Significant Other (SO) for example, and have it set as the wallpaper on your Pixel. But now you can add animated AI-generated weather effects (rain, snow, fog, and sun) to make it appear as though your SO is getting pelted by rain or snow. Even better, there is a "local" setting that allows you to use the wallpaper as a way to see the current real-time weather conditions outside. So instead of looking at a weather widget, you can look at the wallpaper on your Pixel and know that if it is raining on your SO, you need to grab an umbrella before you walk out the door. It's pretty cool, but there is more. Another effect will create a solid background for the wallpaper using a red, blue, purple, brown, or gray background. In the middle is a cut-out that the subject of your photograph will fit through. You choose the shape of the cut-out from options that include a hexagon. If you get queasy from motion, the last option, called Cinematic, is not for you. It turns your wallpaper photo into a 3D image by moving the background of the photo when you move your phone to the left or right, and up or down. When Apple released iOS 7 in 2013, it included a parallax effect for the home screen that made the wallpaper appear to shift slightly behind the icons. Complaints came in from users who were getting motion sickness from the effect and Apple eventually toned it down. If you're prone to motion sickness, skip this option. New custom Pixel wallpaper options coming to Android 16. | Image credit-PhoneArena To use this new feature on your Pixel 6 or later model, you'll need to be running the Android 16 .4 beta now or wait for the stable version of Android 16 to be released next month. Use the camera app and take a photo that you want to use as your next wallpaper. After snapping the shot, press the instant preview circle on the camera app. When the photo appears on your screen, tap the three-button icon in the upper right of the display. That will take you to a page with a carousel on top. Swipe to "Set as wallpaper." That takes you to a Preview screen with a link on the bottom that says "Effects." Tap on that and you will see the three options at the bottom of the screen: Shape, Weather, and Cinematic. Use whichever one you want to create a custom wallpaper that can even show your local weather conditions.
GSM Arena
23-05-2025
- GSM Arena
Infinix GT 30 Pro's India launch date announced
The Infinix GT 30 Pro, unveiled a couple of days ago, will launch in India on June 3. The smartphone comes in three colors, but in India, you'll get two options - Dark Flare and Blade White. The Infinix GT 30 Pro is powered by the Dimensity 8350 SoC, runs Android 15-based XOS 15, and comes with up to 12GB RAM and 512GB of storage onboard. However, it's unclear how many memory options the smartphone will have in India. The GT 30 Pro is built around a 6.78" 144Hz AMOLED display of 2,720x1,224-pixel resolution and packs a 5,500 mAh battery (5,200 mAh in some markets) with 45W wired and 30W wireless charging support. For photography, there are three cameras - 108MP primary, 8MP ultrawide, and 13MP selfie. Other highlights include customizable LEDs on the back panel, shoulder triggers for gaming, an in-display fingerprint scanner, stereo speakers, and an IP64 rating. You can read our Infinix GT 30 Pro announcement coverage here to know more about it. Infinix also introduced the Xpad GT tablet alongside the GT 30 Pro, but it's unclear if it will launch in India. You can read more about it here. Source
The Verge
21-05-2025
- Business
- The Verge
Dyson upgraded the filters in its new air purifiers to capture more airborne pollutants.
In addition to two new entry level models that use traditional carbon filters, Dyson is launching three upgraded air purifiers in the US on June 3rd featuring its 'K-Carbon filter technology.' The filters are enriched with potassium carbonate that bonds to pollutants like nitrogen dioxide so they can capture 'up to 50% more NO2 than traditional carbon filters.' The new models include a $749.99 fan, an $849.99 heater, and a $999.99 humidifier.
