Here’s our first look at the new Philips Hue security cameras

We’ll likely get a proper look at the cameras soon if Philips officially unveils them at IFA. | Image: Philips / FCC

The first images of what are believed to be Philips Hue’s new home security cameras have emerged online, just a few weeks after rumors first emerged that the company was entering the smart home security market. First spotted by the German-language tech site Hueblog, at least two of the four speculated camera models have now been granted regulatory approval by the FCC.

The registration documents contain some technical details alongside a breakdown of the cylindrical camera unit. The images show the black variant (though a white model will also supposedly be available) both with and without a battery unit. The battery adds some considerable length to the camera if you’re not looking to buy the wired version.

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Not news: Wichita man bakes cornbread. News: Outside [Weird]

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New Jersey community loses electricity after bird drops fish on to power lines

Fish fell from osprey’s grip and landed on transponder in Sayreville, New Jersey, causing about 2,000 to lose power

An unusual suspect is being sought by police for a power outage in New Jersey: an osprey that dropped a fish on to power lines, causing a nearby community to temporarily lose their electricity.

A fish that fell from the grip of the bird in question landed on a transponder in Sayreville, New Jersey, on 12 August, causing the coils within it to become misaligned, according to Jersey Central Power & Light, a utility company.

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Watchdog gives George Eustice strict rules for new consultancy firm

Former environment secretary must gain permission for each new client to avoid giving ‘unfair advantage’

The former environment secretary George Eustice has been told to ask permission from the post-government jobs watchdog every time his new consultancy firm takes on a client to avoid giving them unfair access to his former department.

The senior Conservative MP, who is standing down at the next election, was given permission by the advisory committee on business appointments (Acoba) to set up a company to advise businesses on farming technology and the water sector.

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Quarter of music industry workers have had no work in EU since Brexit

Survey shows devastating impact of Brexit on music sector, says Independent Society of Musicians

Almost half of UK musicians and workers in the music industry have had less work in the EU since Brexit than before it, and more than a quarter have had no EU work at all, according to a survey.

The impact of Brexit on the music sector had been devastating, said the Independent Society of Musicians (ISM), which carried out the survey. Restrictions had impaired the viability of making a living as a musician, it said.

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Hollywood studio Lionsgate brings back mask mandate amid Covid spike

The studio behind John Wick and The Hunger Games has reinstated the use of masks after several employees tested positive for Covid-19

Hollywood film studio Lionsgate has reinstated its mask mandate as cases of Covid-19 continue to rise.

In a company-wide email obtained by Deadline, it was announced that nearly half of the company’s employees would need to wear “medical grade” face masks again in the flagship offices in Los Angeles. The rule applies “except when alone in an office with the door closed, actively eating, actively drinking at their desk or workstation, or if they are the only individual present in a large open workspace”.

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Tortoise shells can yield information on nuclear contamination, scientists find

Researchers focused on turtles and tortoises from sites of nuclear tests

Tortoise and turtle shells can be used to study nuclear contamination, scientists have found.

Just as tree rings can provide snapshots of the Earth’s climate, and ice cores can give us information on past temperature, researchers found that the layers of shells can be used as a time stamp of periods with nuclear fallout.

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Spanish acting PM says FA chief’s apologies for kiss are ‘not enough’

Pedro Sánchez says Luis Rubiales gesture towards Jenni Hermoso shows Spain has a long way to go on equality and women’s rights

Spain’s acting prime minister has added his voice to those criticising the kiss planted on the professional player Jenni Hermoso by the country’s head of football, describing it as “unacceptable”, as the body that oversees sport in Spain was urged to act.

As Spain’s women celebrated their World Cup win on Sunday, cameras broadcasting the medal ceremony showed Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation, grabbing Hermoso by the head and pulling her towards him for a kiss on the lips.

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15 Best Paper Planners (2023): Planners, Pens, Stickers, and a Digital Tool

Digital tools are not always superior. Here are a few WIRED-tested notebooks to keep you on track.

Japan to dump metric shiatload of radioactive water in to ocean Thursday, tells fisherman fukushima [Sad]

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Musk Plans to Kill Link Headlines on Twitter

Twitter owner Elon Musk seems to think his site would look a lot better without any helpful, descriptive headlines that describe users’ posted links. This is also the man who still thinks that dull “X” logo represents his new brand, so that’s not saying much about Musk’s overall aesthetic taste.

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Even Twitter Can’t Kill Twitter | Letter From the Editor

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HOA bans electric or hybrid automobiles, e-scooters, electric boards and E bikes. Fax or telegraph any complaints to the number in article [Awkward]

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Wealthy US dentist who killed wife for insurance money sentenced to life in prison

Lawrence ‘Larry’ Rudolph also ordered to make restitution on the money he got from the life insurance policies by paying $15m

A wealthy dentist from Pennsylvania who was convicted of killing his wife while they were on a hunting trip in southern Africa has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison and to pay about $15m in financial penalties.

Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph, 68, fatally shot his wife Bianca Rudolph with a shotgun while the couple were on a safari in Zambia in October 2016. He also collected almost $5m from numerous life insurance policies for his wife to help set up a future with his longtime girlfriend – his ex-employee – before a federal jury last year convicted him of murdering a US national in foreign country as well as mail fraud.

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Man killed by tube train in west London following police chase

Unnamed man fled on foot after his car crashed and was hit by a train near East Acton underground station

A man has died after being hit by a tube train following a police chase in west London.

Officers tried to stop a vehicle in Du Cane Road near Shepherds Bush before it crashed into a car just after 8.30pm on Monday.

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Meta releases multilingual speech translation model

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Meta released a new speech-to-text model that can translate nearly 100 languages called SeamlessM4T, as the company continues to try to make a universal translator.

SeamlessM4T, which stands for Massively Multilingual and Multimodal Machine Translation, that the company said can translate speech-to-text and text-to-text for nearly 100 languages. For speech-to-speech and text-to-speech actions, it recognizes 100 input languages and converts them into 35 output languages.

It is released under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 license, allowing researchers to iterate upon it.

Along with SeamlessM4T, Meta also released the metadata for its open translation dataset SeamlessAlign.

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The EU might need to reassess Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal after restructuring

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Microsoft announced a restructuring of its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition earlier today that involves transferring cloud gaming rights for current and new Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft. It’s a big change in Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal that’s designed to appease UK regulators that blocked the acquisition earlier this year, but it might also trigger a refresh review from the EU.

“The Commission is carefully assessing whether the developments in the UK require another notification to the Commission,” says European Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta in a statement to The Verge.

Another notification to the EU could signal a further review of a deal that regulators at the European Commission cleared earlier this year....

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Eight candidates qualify for first Republican debate as Trump prepares to surrender in Georgia – live

Trump, the clear frontrunner in early polls, will not be at the debate and said he will surrender to authorities Thursday

Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss.

“Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED,” Trump wrote on his social media network on Monday night, hours after court papers said his bond was set at $200,000.

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Twitter Promises It Fixed the Bug That Wiped Photos From Before 2014

Elon Musk’s Twitter (now known as X) is going great! After news broke that a glitch caused most of the platform’s content from 2014 and before to be scrubbed, the company released an update claiming that the bug has been zapped.

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Naomi Duguid 'The Miracle of Salt' Cookbook Review: A Vital Reference for Pickling, Preserving, and Flavoring

Naomi Duguid’s The Miracle of Salt is a magnificent single-ingredient trip around the world.

Development Delays Linked to Babies With Excessive Screen Time, Study Finds

Babies’ and toddlers’ access to more screen time could lead to developmental risks, according to a new study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association of Pediatrics (JAMA) on Monday. The study, conducted by researchers in Japan looked at the amount of time 7,097 childrenspent on tablets, phones,…

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Witches and Demons Decide the Fate of America In This Edenwood Preview

After working with writer Scott Snyder on the dark apocalyptic horror of Nocterra, artist Tony S. Daniel is taking on both writing and art duties for his next creator-owned comic—a fantastical war for the safety of America between witches and demons.

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Asus ROG Strix Scar X3D review: AMD’s new chip is a game-changer

AMD proclaimed that its Ryzen 9 7945HX3D would be the world’s fastest mobile gaming chip. It was right.

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The Threads Web App Is Now Live

After rumors of an incoming web version of Meta’s struggling Twitter-clone Threads, the web app for the social media platform is now live.

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Three ex-Bose employees are resurrecting the Sleepbuds

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The first two pairs of Sleepbuds found a passionate customer base, but it wasn’t large enough for Bose to keep them around. Now, a startup is bringing them back with added health tracking — and they play music, too.

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