Microsoft's 'carbon aware' updates feature begins rolling out on Xbox consoles
Microsoft has begun rolling out a new update for Xbox consoles. Among the more notable features the February release adds is the “carbon aware” functionality the company began testing last month. When...
View ArticleAmazon's iRobot purchase reportedly faces EU investigation (updated)
American politicians may not be the only government figures concerned about Amazon's proposed acquisition of iRobot. The Financial Timessources claim European Union regulators are grilling Amazon ahead...
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How AI will change the way we search, for better or worse
Great news everyone, we’re pivoting to chatbots! Little did OpenAI realize when it released ChatGPT last November that the advanced LLM (large language model) designed to uncannily mimic human writing...
View ArticleHouse panel subpoenas the CEOs from tech's biggest companies over content...
Now that Republicans control the House of Representatives, they're preparing to grill technology giants over accusations of content censorship. The Wall Street Journal has learned that House Judiciary...
View ArticleDead by Daylight’s latest killer is a tech executive with a surveillance...
Dead by Daylight features a roster full of memorable killers. If horror icons like Freddy Krueger and Pyramid Head aren’t your thing, you can turn to more original additions like Ji-woon, a K-pop star...
View ArticleApple's mixed reality headset will reportedly debut at WWDC in June
Apple may be narrowing down the launch window for its fabled mixed reality headset. Bloombergsources say the headset is now set to premiere at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. The...
View ArticleTwitter opens its advertising platform to cannabis companies
Twitter is loosening its advertising policies to allow cannabis companies to promote their brands on the service. The changes makes Twitter the first major social media platform to welcome cannabis ads...
View ArticleGoogle relies on human employees to improve Bard chatbot's responses
In a video ad Google posted on Twitter, its yet-to-be-launched AI chatboard Bard confidently spouted misinformation about the James Webb Space Telescope. "JWST took the very first pictures of a planet...
View ArticleCity of Oakland declares state of emergency in wake of ransomware attack
The city government of Oakland, California was hit by a ransomware attack on February 8th, and its departments can still feel the security breach's ramifications. While the local government didn't give...
View ArticleIK Multimedia ToneX Pedal puts AI-powered guitar rig modeling at your feet
IK Multimedia has been in the guitar rig emulation game for a long time. It released the first version of AmpliTube way back in 2002. And while the company has branched out quite a bit since then into...
View ArticleTesla fired New York workers 'in retaliation for union activity,' complaint...
Earlier this week, it was reported that Tesla workers in the company's Buffalo, New York Autopilot facility had sent a letter to CEO Elon Musk stating their attention to unionize. Now, organizers at...
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The Morning After: Elon Musk reportedly had his own tweets boosted out of...
If you've been using Twitter's For You feed this week, you might’ve noticed the algorithmic feed showed a lot of Elon Musk's tweets and replies. According to Platformer, which interviewed Twitter...
View ArticlePlex's latest feature lets you skip movie and TV show credits
Plex now has the capability to skip intros and credits, so you don't have to sit through them if you don't want to. The streaming media service has introduced its new "Skip Credits" feature, a couple...
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PlayStation VR2 review: A great headset that should be cheaper
The PlayStation VR2 is the virtual reality upgrade console gamers have been waiting for — but is it really worth $550? That depends on how much you need high quality VR. The virtual reality landscape...
View ArticleMicrosoft explains Bing's bizarre AI chat behavior
Microsoft launched its Bing AI chat product for the Edge browser last week, and it's been in the news ever since — but not always for the right reasons. Our initial impressions were strong, as it...
View Article‘Star Trek: Picard’ lacks substance beyond callbacks and continuity porn
The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard, Season Three, Episode One: “The Next Generation.”In the 25th Century…There’s a wounded starship playing possum in the beautiful, merciless...
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The best smartwatches for 2023
Just a few years ago, the case for buying a smartwatch was unclear. The market wasn't as saturated as it is today, and features were more limited. Today, the wearable world is filled with various...
View ArticleYouTube Kids is coming to game consoles and Roku
YouTube Kids is finally available on more than a handful of devices in your living room, if not quite in the way you'd expect. As 9to5Googlereports, Google is rolling out the YouTube Kids experience on...
View ArticleParamount+ prices are going up, whether you get Showtime or not
Paramount+ will get a bit more expensive later this year as it folds in Showtime's streaming service. The Premium tier of Paramount+, which will be renamed to Paramount+ With Showtime, will soon cost...
View ArticleApple's 'Tetris' movie chronicles the Cold War clash between communism and...
The story behind how Tetris became a global phenomenon is the basis of an upcoming Apple TV+ movie. The film will hit the streaming service on March 31st and Apple has just dropped the first...
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