Firefox uses open tabs to help fill out forms

Mozilla is adding assistance with filling out forms based on tabs selected by the user, along with page monitoring, to Smart Window. The rollout covers the desktop beta in the United States and Canada. Data from source pages is sent to a Google model.

Oct 27 · 1 min↗

Acer prepares US launch of Predator Atlas 8 at 1,299.99 dollars

According to The Verge, the Predator Atlas 8 handheld console will arrive in the United States on November 1, exclusively at Best Buy. The announced Intel Arc G3 Extreme variant has an 8-inch screen and runs Windows 11.

Oct 27 · 1 min↗

Instagram tests Features to host long-form horizontal videos

Instagram is announcing Features, a long-form horizontal video format being tested on a small scale in the United States and with creators in Brazil. The platform is also experimenting with connections between short clips and long-form content, without announcing a general rollout.

Oct 26 · 1 min↗

Zen Browser adopts Arc’s interface, with a limitation on protected content

In an article updated on October 25, The Verge presents Zen as an alternative to Arc, based on Firefox and supporting its extensions. The interface emphasizes tab organization, but playing protected content remains a significant limitation.

Oct 26 · 2 min↗

Autonomous vehicles: NHTSA proposes cyan signal lights

NHTSA proposes a framework for signaling that a vehicle is operating autonomously without a human occupant monitoring the road. According to TechCrunch, the proposed system includes steady cyan lights visible from all sides, without making their adoption mandatory.

Oct 26 · 1 min↗

Reading apps: recommendations, discussions and AI summaries

A TechCrunch selection describes reading apps with different uses. Bookshelf incorporates AI summaries and recommendations, Pagebound organizes discussions by reading progress, and StoryGraph offers discovery based on preferences. This overview covers existing services.

Oct 26 · 2 min↗

Cyberselfish returns to bookstores with its critique of techno-libertarianism

TechCrunch reports the return of Cyberselfish in an edition from Tin House. Paulina Borsook examines Silicon Valley's techno-libertarian movement. The reissue brings a critical reading of its political culture back into circulation, without establishing that this culture explains the entire sector.

Oct 26 · 1 min↗

Autonomous vehicles: NHTSA proposes cyan signal lights

The US regulator is proposing a framework for signaling a vehicle’s autonomous operation through cyan lights. According to TechCrunch, this color would remain an option: the text describes technical specifications and does not constitute a requirement already in force.

Oct 25 · 1 min↗

Instagram expands its video app to Apple TV

The Verge reports the arrival of Instagram for TV on Apple TV. Compatibility appears in an update spotted on October 23, following the app’s initial availability on other television platforms.

Oct 25 · 1 min↗