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We’ve seen some cool AI-based musical experiments from Google’s team recently, including a virtual piano and a voice-to-music converter. The company’s latest experiment is a bit different: an infinite version of Billie Eilish’s hit song, ‘Bad Guy.’ Don’t worry. It’s not just one song being repeated again and again. Google’s team has developed a tool that syncs all the covers of the song on YouTube and plays them bits their portion sequentially. So, imagine a montage of covers being played from the beginning till the end, and then it starts over once the song finishes. [Read: How to build a search… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Goog […]

We liked Cambridge Audio‘s Melomania 1 headphones when we gave them a go last year; we felt they offered standout sound quality and connectivity for their price. Now the venerable audio company is releasing its latest set of headphones, this time promising to both improve sound quality and battery life. In fact, the company claims its new Melomania Touch true wireless headphones offer a whopping 50 hours of total battery life (9 hours per charge, plus an extra 41 in the case) when used in a special low power mode. Even in ‘High Performance Audio Mode,’ the headphones still offer a very respectable… This story continues at The Next Web […]

In one of the most notable tech acquisitions of recent years, Salesforce will buy Slack for approximately $27.7 billion. It’s Salesforce’s biggest purchase ever, and a shot in the arm for Slack, which has been facing increasing competition from platforms like Microsoft Teams and Google Chat. In the announcement post, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says: “This is a match made in heaven. Together, Salesforce and Slack will shape the future of enterprise software and transform the way everyone works in the all-digital, work-from-anywhere world. I’m thrilled to welcome Slack to the Salesforce Ohana once the transaction closes.” Meanwhile, Slack CEO Stewart… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Slack […]

Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying to stop its spread. You can subscribe here. Hola pandemic pals, Let’s dive right in. I was researching for this newsletter this morning when I came across this glorious headline from WRAL TechWire:Eager to get schooled, I read the article then did some research on the professor making the recommendations.Dr. Deyu Xie, a plant microbiology expert from North Carolina State University, certainly appears to be the real deal. But it’s hard for me to swallow his assertion that “green tea, grapes… This story continues at The Next Web […]

The Galaxy Note line is one of the most iconic among smartphones. The original Galaxy Note was almost single-handedly responsible for popularizing big-screened phones — remember when phablets were a thing? — even if its 5.3-inch screen might seem small by today’s standards. It is also one of the few phones to hold onto a stylus after all these years, becoming a popular choice for power users who might take advantage of the S-Pen. As it turns out, 2020 may have been the last year for the Note. Or at least, the Galaxy Note as we know it. According to a… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Samsung […]

Qualcomm typically announces its flagship processor for the next generation of smartphones at the end of the year, and though the company may not be hosting a physical event this year, coronavirus has not changed timing in 2020. The company today officially unveiled the Snapdragon 888, which you can expect to see in nearly every flagship Android smartphone next year. Unfortunately, Qualcomm was light on the specifics today. We’re expecting more details tomorrow, but for now, one of the biggest practical differences is the direct integration of 5G technology into the new chipset. Previously, manufacturers had to use a separate,… This story continues at The Next Web […]

An AI system developed by Google‘s DeepMind has made a “once in a generation” breakthrough that could have a dramatic impact on the way we treat diseases: accurately predicting how proteins fold into shapes. Proteins underpin almost every biological process. Each one is comprised of strings of amino acids that fold into countless elaborate shapes that determine what they do. Predicting these structures can help us understand how proteins cause diseases — and develop drugs to treat them. But scientists currently know the exact 3D shapes of just a fraction of the 200 million-plus proteins they’ve identified. [Read: How to build a search engine… This story continues at The Next Web […]

Slack stock closed at a fresh all-time high on Monday as traders continued to buy ahead of cloud kingpin Salesforce‘s rumored acquisition. Wind of the deal has now boosted Slack‘s share price more than 45% in just three days of trade. Slack stock even set a new record intraday high of $43.69 early Tuesday morning; in the green over 90% year-to-date, but only up roughly 12% since its IPO in June 2019. Its previous intraday and closing records were $42 (June 20, 2019) and $40.70 (November 25, 2020). That’s far behind benchmark indices like the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Slack […]

This is adapted from Plugged In, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter on gear and gadgets. Subscribe to it (and our other great newsletters) here. Plugged In is hot, sticky, and covered in paper. Why? It’s gift guide season, baby. Let’s get something clear: I know I’m publishing this just after Black Friday (and Cyber Monday), but this isn’t about Black Friday (and Cyber Monday), and that’s because Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) are crimes against humanity. Listen, I’ve got nothing against deals, or people trying to get something for cheap. No, my issue with Black Friday is with the companies themselves (Side note: anyone who posts on social media… This story continues at The Next Web […]

It would be great if there were an easy yes or no answer. But it was never going to be that simple.  The truth is, it depends. And with the average time it takes to contain and identify a data breach being just over nine months, and the average cost of a data breach at $3.86M, according to IBM, the stakes depending on it are pretty high. It depends on how much you trust the alternative of storage hardware. Your USB sticks, memory cards, external hard drives, network-attached, and other on-prem servers could get lost, stolen, damaged, or have a… This story continues at The Next Web […]