Tech companies don’t care that students use their AI agents to cheat
Tech companies don't care that students use their AI agents to cheat AI companies know that children are the future – of their business model. The industry doesn’t hide their attempts to hook the youth on their products through well-timed promotional offers, discounts, and referral programs. “Here to help you through finals,” OpenAI said during […]
How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox
How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox In 2010, when Microsoft unveiled the Kinect, it pitched the camera as a revolutionary new gaming device. Swing an imaginary lightsaber and that would be translated onscreen. Throw a football and it would be caught on your TV. Fifteen years later, we know the […]
iOS 26.1 lets you tweak Liquid Glass, and it’s out now
iOS 26.1 lets you tweak Liquid Glass, and it's out now Apple has just released iOS 26.1, which includes a new transparency toggle for Liquid Glass. The toggle helps address some of the legibility issues introduced in iOS 26 by allowing iPhone users to tone down the glassy design for buttons, tabs, and other navigational […]
Apple brings its App Store to the web
Apple brings its App Store to the web Apple has launched its App Store on the web, offering a central hub where you can browse through different categories of apps across all of the company’s devices, as spotted earlier by MacRumors and 9to5Mac. Now, when you navigate to apps.apple.com, you’ll see the revamped interface instead […]
Google’s TV Streamer (4K) is down to its best price to date ahead of Black Friday
Google's TV Streamer (4K) is down to its best price to date ahead of Black Friday Google’s discounted TV Streamer (4K) functions as both a streaming device and a Matter-compatible smart home hub. With everything from the next Knives Out movie to the final season of Stranger Things on the way, there’s going to be […]
Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI
Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), an anti-piracy organization representing Japanese IP holders like Studio Ghibli and Bandai Namco, released a letter last week asking OpenAI to stop using its members’ content to train Sora 2, as reported by Automaton. […]
The AI industry is running on FOMO
The AI industry is running on FOMO For Big Tech, a penny invested in AI is a penny earned… Maybe. After an indeterminate amount of time. Investors hope. On earnings calls last week, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta reported more than $350 billion this year on capital expenditures, or longer-tail investments in a company’s future. […]
The Apple Watch SE 3 is on sale for a record low price of $199
The Apple Watch SE 3 is on sale for a record low price of $199 The Apple Watch SE 3 is $199.99 ($50 off) at Amazon. If you haven’t upgraded your Apple Watch in years (or haven’t tried one at all) the Apple Watch SE 3 (40mm GPS) offers the best bang for your buck, […]
OpenAI strikes $38 billion AI training deal with Amazon
OpenAI strikes $38 billion AI training deal with Amazon OpenAI has struck a $38 billion deal with Amazon Web Services that will give the AI giant access to “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia GPUs to power its AI models. The seven-year partnership comes as Microsoft continues to loosen its grip on OpenAI, dropping its status […]
Redmagic’s liquid-cooled gaming phone starts at $749
Redmagic's liquid-cooled gaming phone starts at $749 Redmagic’s latest phone is as subtle looking as ever. The Redmagic 11 Pro is the first phone (outside of a OnePlus concept design, at least) to feature true liquid cooling, and it’s launching worldwide later this month — including the US, though you won’t be able to buy it […]