ICYMI: The 7 biggest tech stories of the week from Samsung Unpacked to YouTube Music’s AI radio to free Prime Day games

A Samsung Z Flip 6, Galaxy Buds Pro3, Galaxy Ring, CMF Watch Pro 2, and CMF Phone 1 next to each other

This week we had two big phone reveals that are diametrically opposed in terms of price point. Galaxy Unpacked unveiled high-end foldable phones, and CMF by Nothing presented a new cheap and cheerful smartphone (that is surprisingly well equipped). We also saw other Samsung gadgets, got a sneak peek at Google and the Samsung XR … Read more

YouTube in talks with record labels about AI music deal

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. YouTube is in talks with record labels to license their songs to artificial intelligence tools that clone the music of popular artists, hoping to win over a skeptical industry with upfront fees. Google’s video site … Read more

New hack attack slows down internet speed to see what videos you watch

SnailLoad attackers can see what videos you watch University of Graz Security researchers from Graz University of Technology have unveiled a new method to spy on any user, device or internet connection. The researchers have developed a technique called SnailLoad, which can accurately determine which video someone is watching, with a success rate of up … Read more

YouTube Music now on Garmin Watches: quick guide

 Garmin has rolled out support for offline YouTube Music on their watches. It allows you to download music and podcasts from YouTube Music in exactly the same way as you do for Spotify, Amazon Music and others. Like this one, this also requires a subscription to those platforms to download music. For those familiar … Read more

The talk show live from WWDC 2024 now available on YouTube

The Talk Show Live From WWDC 2024 can now be viewed on YouTube. Bold fireballJohn Gruber discussed Apple Intelligence and other WWDC announcements with Apple’s head of software engineering Craig Federighi, marketing head Greg Joswiak and AI/machine learning head John Giannandrea before a live audience. The onstage interview took place Tuesday evening at the California … Read more

YouTube breaks ad blockers again and tries viewing restriction (Update: Google statement)

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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL; DR YouTube confirms it has released an update that breaks several ad blocking tools. Limited logged out access to the site is also being tested, with some users being asked to log in to watch videos. However, some tools have already bypassed this last limitation. Update, June 14, 2024 … Read more

We are Americans who visited Britain – and these 10 things surprised us

By Ted Thornhill, Mailonline travel editor 08:43 June 8, 2024, updated 11:17 June 8, 2024 The Americans Cara Atwell and Jeremy Davis are currently in Portland, Oregon In a video they list surprising British things, from least to most surprising The video has been viewed more than 300,000 times so far What is the worst … Read more

GameStop leads meme stock volatility ahead of ‘Roaring Kitty’ YouTube Livestream Friday

Topline Shares in GameStop, AMC Entertainment and other meme stocks were on a rollercoaster in premarket trading Friday after “Roaring Kitty,” the financial influencer who started the original meme stock craze, scheduled its first livestream in years. GameStop is among the meme stocks surging following a return to activity for Roaring Kitty. Getty Images Key … Read more

Man goes on an intense journey after making a creepy discovery on Google Earth that ‘no one has ever seen before’

Man undertakes intense journey after making eerie discovery on Google Earth that ‘no one has seen before’

Published 12:33 June 4, 2024 GMT+1 An explorer has revealed whether his journey to see a ‘bizarre’ Google Maps structure was as ‘treacherous’ as he first predicted A YouTube explorer has revealed what it was like to travel to a geological feature ‘on Google Earth that no one has seen before’. While searching Google Maps, … Read more

I work on a cruise ship…here are 7 tips for beginners

A cruise ship employee has revealed the seven essential tips that novice cruisers should consider if they want a smooth journey. Lucy Southerton, 28, from Birmingham, who has an impressive nine years of experience on board, recently took to her YouTube channel Cruising as Crew to explain how beginners should prepare. The clip, which is … Read more