Android
You’re buying a Frame TV? It’s okay to cheap out a little
Let’s get this out of the way: The Samsung Frame is not a good TV. None of the displays that I’d classify as art TVs are – at least not in the ways that we Read more…
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ChatGPT and Copilot are being booted out of WhatsApp
OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot are both leaving WhatsApp thanks to upcoming changes to the messaging app’s terms of service that will prohibit using it to distribute AI chatbots not made by Meta. OpenAI announced Read more…
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First there was nothing, then there was Hoto and Fanttik
Hoto exists because someone got bored. CEO Lidan Liu, the company’s founder and a notable industrial designer, tells The Verge she was tired of advising from her consultancy Designaffairs China. I have to build something Read more…
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Poco partners with Bose to put a subwoofer in its latest phone
Poco is at pains to admit that this “denim blue” version of the F8 Ultra includes no actual denim fabric. Xiaomi spin-off brand Poco has partnered with Bose to help its new F8 phones stand Read more…
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Uber’s robotaxi service in UAE now includes fully driverless vehicles
Uber and WeRide are now deploying fully driverless vehicles as part of its robotaxi service in the United Arab Emarites. Customers in Abu Dhabi who request an UberX or Uber Comfort may be matched with Read more…
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Qualcomm reveals its not-so-elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Qualcomm still sees this as a flagship chipset, just not an “Elite” one. When Qualcomm announced its high-end Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset in November, it mentioned that a non-Elite version was on the Read more…
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Campbell’s promises its soups are not made with 3D printed meat
Campbell’s is insisting that its soups aren’t made with 3D-printed chicken, lab-grown chicken, or bioengineered meat. The food giant issued the explanation on its website after leaked audio allegedly captured Campbell’s vice president of information Read more…
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House overhauls KOSA in a new kids online safety package
The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a package of 19 bills aimed at protecting kids on the internet, teeing Congress up for a chance at passing some of the most substantive internet regulations in Read more…
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David Sacks tried to kill state AI laws — and it blew up in his face
On Wednesday, a rumor began popping up in Washington about a momentous policy change: the White House, it was said, would issue an executive order on Friday that would finally preempt state AI laws, handing Read more…
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Warner Music Group partners with Suno to offer AI likenesses of its artists
Warner Music Group has struck a licensing deal with the AI music creation platform Suno. Under the agreement, WMG will allow users to create AI-generated music on Suno using the voices, names, likenesses, images, and Read more…