Amazon shutters all of its physical Go and Fresh stores
Amazon shutters all of its physical Go and Fresh stores Amazon Go and Fresh physical store locations will soon be no more, with Amazon announcing on Tuesday that it’s closing up the majority of the stores and converting others into Whole Foods Market locations. Customers will still be able to order from Amazon Fresh online, […]
An app developer is suing Apple for Sherlocking it with Continuity Camera
An app developer is suing Apple for Sherlocking it with Continuity Camera Reincubate, which makes the Camo and Camo Studio apps for turning your iOS or Android phone into a webcam for your Mac or PC, is suing Apple, alleging anticompetitive conduct and patent infringement. Camo first launched in 2020, but two years after, Apple […]
WhatsApp’s new ‘lockdown’ settings add another layer of protection against cyberattacks
WhatsApp's new 'lockdown' settings add another layer of protection against cyberattacks WhatsApp is launching new “Strict Account Settings” that add even more protections against cyberattacks. The feature is built for people at a high-risk of attacks – such as journalists or public figures – and automatically blocks attachments and media from senders you don’t know, […]
TikTok US is mostly back up and running
TikTok US is mostly back up and running As we moved into the third day of the TikTokalypse, the app appears to have finally stabilized in the US, as we verified that it’s possible to consistently publish new videos and even have other people watch them. That hasn’t been a simple task since the service […]
You’ll be able to change the color of Virtual Boy games on Nintendo Switch Online
You'll be able to change the color of Virtual Boy games on Nintendo Switch Online The color-changing feature is only available for Nintendo’s $100 Virtual Boy Switch accessory. | Screenshot: YouTube Following the initial reveal last September, Nintendo has released a new trailer detailing which Virtual Boy games will be available to Switch Online subscribers […]
Yahoo Scout looks like a more web-friendly take on AI search
Yahoo Scout looks like a more web-friendly take on AI search Yahoo’s big AI play is, in many ways, actually a return to the company’s roots. Three decades ago, Yahoo was known as “Jerry’s guide to the world wide web,” and was designed as a sort of all-encompassing portal to help people find good stuff […]
Amazon’s ‘free, no hassle returns’ issue results in over $1 billion settlement
Amazon's 'free, no hassle returns' issue results in over $1 billion settlement Amazon is resolving claims that it incorrectly processed returns with a proposed settlement valued at over $1 billion, as reported earlier by Reuters and Bloomberg Law. The settlement includes $600 million in refunds, along with an additional $309.5 million in payments to affected […]
The Samsung Trifold will cost nearly three grand
The Samsung Trifold will cost nearly three grand The phone that thinks it’s a tablet. Samsung’s much-anticipated Galaxy Z Trifold goes on sale on this Friday, January 26th, and the price is every bit as steep as we’d feared: $2,899, which gets you 512GB of storage and a phone that kind of wants to be […]
Truth and AI in Minneapolis
Truth and AI in Minneapolis When federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, video of the shooting – from lots of people, and lots of angles, with wildly varying levels of quality – immediately began to fly around the internet. This is what always happens in times like these, and there have […]
Google Photos now lets you describe how to transform images into video
Google Photos now lets you describe how to transform images into video Google Photos users are no longer limited to using preset editing suggestions. Google is giving Photos users more control over the app’s generative AI photo-to-video feature. Google Photos now supports text prompts for video generation, according to the update announcement on Monday, allowing […]