The AI Voice Assistant Arms Race Is Far From Over
Amazon is reportedly already working on another big, costly Alexa+ project.
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Get a $30 credit when you reserve Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy phones
Even though they haven’t been officially announced yet, Samsung is giving you a chance to save some cash when you preorder what we’re expecting to be …
How to Prevent Meta From Using Your Instagram Images in A.I.
The company’s new A.I. image generator has a surprising twist: It allows people to use images from public Instagram accounts.
SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.5, which Elon describes as an ‘Opus-class model’
Elon Musk's tech company released the newest version of Grok on Wednesday, promising a cheaper, more efficient alternative to other powerful AI models…
‘Slow-cial’ app Roost forces you to slow down to the speed of a carrier pigeon
This developer didn't expect his side project to grow to 300,000 users, but people love Roost because it's an alternative to an always-on, fast-paced …
Scientists Say This Climate Hack Could Stop El Niño Before It Starts
Researchers modeled the effect of marine cloud brightening on an emerging super El Niño and completely neutralized it.
This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment
General Intuition is betting millions of hours of video game data can train the foundation models for physical AI, making it easier to build smarter r…
PC shipments just fell for the first time in two years, thanks to the memory shortage
PC shipments are falling, but revenue for manufacturers is still rising.
'Moana' Review: A Disney Live-Action Remake That's Actually Worth Your Time
Moana is an absolute blast thanks to solid performances by Catherine Laga'aia and Dwayne Johnson, who is simply magical as demigod Maui.
Ichigo’s Voice Actors Are Ready to Feel Like ‘#1’ One Last Time in ‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’
With 'The Calamity' on the horizon, Johnny Yong Bosch and Masakazu Morita open up about returning for one last swing at the 'Big Three' anime fans fea…
Valve Steam Machine review: This would've been perfect five years ago
The Steam Machine isn't worth the price that Valve is asking.
Microsoft’s Xbox reset is pivoting Obsidian to make Fallout instead of Avowed
As part of Microsoft's big Xbox "reset," which includes layoffs affecting 3,200 staffers, jettisoning studios, and shifting investments to focus on "h…
Elon Musk says X will send DMs when posts you’ve engaged with are corrected
X plans to send users direct messages when posts they’ve liked, replied to, or reposted receive Community Notes, an update aimed at addressing critici…
How to Find, Copy and Share Wi-Fi Passwords on Your iPhone and iPad
If you're on iOS 18 or above, sharing Wi-Fi passwords with others is a breeze.
New Browser Extension Helps You Dodge Amazon’s Sea of Knock-Off Products
While helpful, it does have the side effect of making Amazon’s sea of alphabet-soup brand names look even bleaker
Apple's Widow's Bay has the most Emmy noms of any new show this year
The horror-comedy series Widow's Bay earned 19 Emmy nominations for its first season.
In San Francisco, Some Home Sellers Now Ask for OpenAI or Anthropic Stock
Even before OpenAI and Anthropic go public, they are distorting home sales in the San Francisco Bay Area, as people race to buy and sellers ask for st…
Google Photos adds a new AI ‘Video Remix’ tool
The feature can do things like apply cinematic relighting to brighten up a dark clip, swap out a plain background for something fun, or add artistic s…
NASA’s Pluto Probe Is Finally Approaching a Major Boundary of Deep Space
The probe is set to become the third human-made object to leave the solar system, but it must first cross this mysterious boundary.
Roku is the most popular streaming TV, but lacking more than you think
The company's streaming devices aren't quite keeping up with competitors in several important categories.
Yet Another Leak Spoils Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 Colorways
The next Galaxy Z Flip is expected to be announced at Samsung's Unpacked event on July 22.
Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
But the devices could "easily be reflashed." Last week, thousands of SamKnows routers were bricked after a government program ran its course. In 2020,…
The New ‘Dune: Part Three’ Trailer Takes Things to Another Level
Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi trilogy comes to an end this December with Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and more.
TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they think
The "not interested" feature is your friend, but users must intentionally and constantly curate their FYPs TikTok's For You Page (FYP) is the default …
Sexy ‘M3GAN’ Spin-Off ‘SOULM8TE’ Gets a Straight-to-Digital Release
The erotic thriller was removed from Universal's theatrical release calendar after 'M3GAN 2.0' proved to be a box office disappointment.
Scientists Found a Surprising Health Risk Lurking in New York City’s Street Cats
New research finds that outdoor New York City cats are often carrying parasites that can cause human disease.
America’s cheapest new EV is smaller than a ping-pong table and tops out at 19mph
When searching for an affordable electric vehicle these days, there are always tradeoffs. How much range are you willing to sacrifice, how much leg ro…
Waymo Narcs on Kids Allegedly Boozing and Shooting Gel Blasters
Cops said the kids were having "afternoon libations."
Why this CEO thinks video games make better training data than the internet
When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models just don’t have what it takes. Models like ChatGPT and Claude …
US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers
US military drone losses in Iran war spur Pentagon call for cheap replacements. The US military has lost dozens of Reaper drones collectively worth mo…
Cockroaches will learn to fear my SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable
A little robotic switch-flipper has become my sidekick in combating cockroaches. Before I got the SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable, I'd tiptoe through the d…
Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space
"The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft." The proliferation of nuclear power in space got a little more real Tu…