What’s a smut peddler to do these days?
What's a smut peddler to do these days? What’s a smut peddler to do these days? In the aftermath of itch.io pulling the sale of over 20,000 pages of adult content, the creators of that work are left feeling betrayed, exhausted, and fearful. The number of platforms that permit the sale of adult material is […]
Everything we think we know about the Google Pixel 10 phones
Everything we think we know about the Google Pixel 10 phones This is the one Pixel 10 image Google has released officially, and we think it’s the Pro. Google is readying its next set of hardware announcements, and has already confirmed that the Pixel 10 series is launching this month. We even know what one […]
Trump’s endless new tariffs are threatening businesses — and you
Trump's endless new tariffs are threatening businesses — and you Trump’s endless new tariffs are threatening businesses — and you Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a new wave of tariffs are taking effect today. Announced on July 31st, the latest set of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on foreign imports – […]
AI could turn your town nuclear
AI could turn your town nuclear Vintage postcard, 1950s. | Image: Getty Images These days, Paducah, Kentucky – population 27,000 and home to the National Quilt Museum – prides itself as “Quilt City.” But decades ago, it was also called the “Atomic City” – a moniker it could soon regain as AI’s energy needs bring […]
Grok’s ‘spicy’ video setting instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes
Grok's 'spicy' video setting instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes Grok’s ‘spicy’ video setting instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes Grok Imagine will happily generate images like this using Taylor Swift’s likeness that can be used to make ‘spicy’ videos. The “spicy’ mode for Grok’s new generative AI video tool feels like a […]
Microsoft’s Windows XP Crocs are no joke
Microsoft's Windows XP Crocs are no joke Microsoft’s Windows XP Crocs are no joke The Windows XP Crocs. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft isn’t done celebrating its 50th anniversary just yet. Multiple employees tell me that Microsoft has created limited edition Windows XP-themed Crocs. They even come with a Clippy shoe charm if the Bliss wallpaper […]
We need to relearn how to use AI when it’s on our bodies
We need to relearn how to use AI when it's on our bodies We need to relearn how to use AI when it’s on our bodies It’s not always easy to understand the difference between Assistant and Gemini on the wrist. Gemini has arrived on the wrist. It’s now in the latest Samsung Galaxy Watch […]
Amazon pulls the plug on Sengled’s Alexa skill after months of outages
Amazon pulls the plug on Sengled's Alexa skill after months of outages Amazon pulls the plug on Sengled’s Alexa skill after months of outages Amazon has killed the cloud-based skill that connects Sengled bulbs to Alexa. Some Sengled bulbs that use local protocols, like this Matter one, can still work with Echo devices. After repeatedly […]
Spotify’s terrible privacy settings just leaked Palmer Luckey’s bops and bangers
Spotify's terrible privacy settings just leaked Palmer Luckey's bops and bangers Spotify’s terrible privacy settings just leaked Palmer Luckey’s bops and bangers Have you ever wondered what bops powerful figures are listening to on Spotify? You’d be amazed what you can get with a profile search – but just in case you want them all […]
Reddit and Discord’s UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding’s photo mode
Reddit and Discord's UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding's photo mode Reddit and Discord’s UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding’s photo mode You can point your phone camera at Sam to pass age checks. Enforcement of the UK’s new online safety rules started on Friday, forcing a variety of […]