Instagram Stories’ vertical format makes the daily photo and video logs ideal for smartphones — but GoPro is challenging that with a new tool for easy, formatted uploads from an action camera.GoPro has launchedintegrated Instagram Stories sharing viaan update to the GoPro app. GoPro is working to take the dozen or so steps required to send a shot to Stories down to just a few taps. With the app update, Instagram Stories sharing is integrated directly into the GoPro app....

Europe’s newest planet-hunting telescope, the CHaracterizing ExOPlanet Satellite or CHEOPS, has observed its first exoplanet and is ready to begin its scientific observations. Launched in December 2019, the satellite is in orbit around Earth and captured itsfirst image of a distant starin February this year. The next stage in getting the telescope ready to being scientific observations was confirming that everything worked as expected by imaging a known target. “To measure how well CHEOPS performs we first needed to observe stars whose properties are well known, stars that are well-behaved — hand-picked to be very stable, with no signs of activity,” Kate Isaak, Cheops project scientist at ESA, explained in astatement....

After selling the first artificial intelligence generated artwork earlier this year, deep learning algorithms are now tackling portraits — of made-up people that don’t exist.In a research paper, Nvidia recently shared the results of a generative adversarial network (GAN) trained to generate images of people while unsupervised. The concept is based in part on style transfer technology, which transfers the style of one image onto another in order to do anything from building aphoto app like Prismatocreating realistic deep fakes....

Forget smart watches, smart TVs and, well,smart diapers, when it comes to the undeniablebiggestsmart product at CES 2019, it’s none other than the luxury, 78-foot Adonis smart yacht. The first time that a yacht has appeared at CES, Adonis not only looks like a standout stunner of the yacht world, but it also boasts the latest in smart home (smart boat?) technology. Basically, if a James Bond villain was going to own a luxury vessel, this would be the boat for them....

It’s expensive being an Apple fanboy (or fangirl). Not only do you typically pay a premium for the Cupertino, California, tech giant’s latest hardware — asthe iPhone X proves— but Apple’s accessories can often cause sticker shock as well. Fortunately, when it comes to shopping for accessories, the Apple Store isn’t your only source. Whether you’re looking to pair your newly minted iPhone with wireless headphones or simply need to load up on Lightning cables, we’ve rounded up some awesome deals on Apple accessories for everything from your iPhone to your MacBook....

Spotifyis home to a bountiful trove of music. With over 615 million users connected to the platform, it’s no wonder it’s one of the biggest music-streaming platforms in town. Still, sometimes we need to put aside a little extra pocket change every month. And one of the first things to go are monthly subscriptions. We know it stinks, but this doesn’t mean yourSpotify accountneeds to disappear forever. Difficulty What You Need A PC, Mac, or smart device with a web browser...

Thinking about adding asmart lockto your home? Once you’ve installed a smart lock, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without the device. A good smart lock will addlayers of securityto your house, along with convenient features for you and your loved ones. Instead of digging for keys,fingerprint scanners and keypadswill be your new form of entry. When connected to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, many locks will let you monitor deadbolt activity, so you’ll know who’s coming and going, and when....

HP has not just one but two 15-inch convertibles, theEnvy x360 15and theSpectre x360 15, and while they share the same format, they’re very different laptops. HP has been aiming the Envy line at creators and the Spectre at discerning productivity users, and so choosing between them can be a challenge. We’ve taken the time to break down the differences to help you decide which is best for you. Both of these 15-inch, 360-degree, convertible2-in-1sare interesting laptops....

Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have found the first evidence for a type of black hole that has only been hypothesized so far. Astronomers have found plenty of black holes which are either large, being hundreds of millions of times the mass of our sun, or small, being around five times the mass of our sun. But they have found no intermediate black holes, onlyindirectevidenceof them, which raises questions of how black holes merge and grow from small to large....

“Humanity has prevailed (for now!),” so said Polish programmer Przemysław Dębiak after emerging victorious in a coding contest whose competitors included an advanced AI model created by AI giant OpenAI. Dębiak, who happens to be a former employee of OpenAI, was showing off his programming skills at the AtCoder World Tour Finals held in Tokyo last week. The 10-hour session left the Pole, who competed under the name Psyho, feeling “completely exhausted” and “barely alive,” according toa poston X....

The Indian space agencyISROhas debuted a new satellite-deploying rocket, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle or SSLV, with a launch from Sriharikota, India on Sunday, August 7 at 09:18 am local time. The rocket launched as planned and deployed two satellites, Earth observation satellite EOS-02 and CubeSat AzaadiSAT full of payloads built by students and schoolchildren. However, these satellites were placed into an incorrect orbit and have since been destroyed. The SSLV rocket is designed to carry small satellites of up to 500 kilograms (1,102 pounds) into low-Earth orbit, to serve both ISRO and commercial needs....

It’s the 60th anniversary of James Bond’s cinematic debut in 1962’sDr. No, and to commemorate the event, British audio giant Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) has released a special 007-themed edition of its flagship Px8noise-canceling wireless headphones. ThePx8 007 Editioncan be preordered for $802 exclusively on the 007 Store website and will begin shipping by late October. After October 26, you’ll be able to buy these cans from a select group of other retailers....

Kai Cenat reveals biggest thing you need for Twitch success Kai Cenat has some key advice for up-and-coming creators who want to try and replicate his success on Twitch and YouTube. Over the years,Twitchhas been dominated by a few different names. Ninja ruled the roost when Fortnite was at its peak, Ibai had his time in the spotlight too, and Kai Cenat is currently the go-to for everything big and crazy on Twitch....