Samsung is building an ‘8K’ ultrawide monitor to succeed its massive Odyssey Neo G9

Screenshot by Mitchell Clark / The Verge Were Samsung’s jaw-dropping 49-inch Odyssey G9 and Neo G9 not enough monitor for you? Did the 55-inch swiveling cockpit that is the Odyssey Ark leave you cold? The electronics and semiconductor giant is preparing to announce an unprecedented 8K resolution version of its massive curved screen, AMD just … Read more

Vonage to pay $100 million to settle ‘junk fee’ allegations

Getty Images On Thursday, the internet-based telecom provider Vonage agreed to pay $100 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that it created an artificially burdensome process to cancel the service that included hidden termination fees. In its complaint, the FTC alleged that Vonage, an Ericsson subsidiary, made it easy for consumers to … Read more

Blood oxygen monitors face scrutiny from FDA panel

Photo by Jon Akira Yamamoto/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Devices that monitor blood oxygen levels in the hospital and at home need to be more carefully regulated, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel indicated at a meeting Tuesday. The devices are everywhere in healthcare settings, and people regularly purchase them for at-home use. But research … Read more

VR is still too expensive

The PSVR2 starts at $549.99 and launches next year. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge PlayStation VR2 costs more than the most expensive PS5. I get why, but it’s still too much money. We’re on the precipice of a new era for virtual reality. Meta just launched its high-end Quest Pro, Sony will … Read more

Intelligent document processing with AWS AI and Analytics services in the insurance industry: Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed intelligent document processing (IDP), and how IDP can accelerate claims processing use cases in the insurance industry. We discussed how we can use AWS AI services to accurately categorize claims documents along with supporting documents. We also discussed how to extract various types of documents in an … Read more

Intelligent document processing with AWS AI services in the insurance industry: Part 1

The goal of intelligent document processing (IDP) is to help your organization make faster and more accurate decisions by applying AI to process your paperwork. This two-part series highlights the AWS AI technologies that insurance companies can use to speed up their business processes. These AI technologies can be used across insurance use cases such … Read more

Bitcoin’s future could hinge on mines over matter

Image Credits: TechCrunch Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week on the podcast, we talked about Apple’s App Store tax and how it could hinder NFT adoption. This week, we dug up a few stories about bankruptcies brewing in the bitcoin mining sector and asked ourselves whether this could unfold in a similar way to … Read more