At its annual Duocon conference on Friday, Duolingo announced several updates for the language-learning app. Among them is a family plan, which gives up to six people access to Duolingo Plus with a single subscription. The plan includes benefits like unlimited hearts (so you can keep learning for longer after making mistakes) and an option… Continue reading Duolingo is adding a family plan and five more languages
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Peloton’s Android app hints at long-rumored rowing machine
Conducting an APK teardown of the latest version of the Peloton Android app, 9to5Google found evidence the company is preparing the software to support a rowing machine in the near future. The outlet found various code snippets that mentioned a device codenamed “Caesar” and “Mazu.” The latter is a reference to a Chinese sea goddess.… Continue reading Peloton’s Android app hints at long-rumored rowing machine
‘Halo Infinite’ won’t have campaign co-op or Forge modes at launch
Halo Infinite is on track to hit Xbox consoles, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming sometime this holiday season, but some key modes will be missing at the outset. In a development update, 343 Industries said campaign co-op and Forge won’t be available at launch, as the studio is focusing on the single-player campaign and multiplayer… Continue reading ‘Halo Infinite’ won’t have campaign co-op or Forge modes at launch
Tesla is working on an AI-powered humanoid robot
Tesla is building a humanoid robot simply called the Tesla Bot, Elon Musk has revealed at the automaker’s (and, perhaps, soon-to-be-robotmaker’s) AI Day event. It’s intended to be friendly, he said, and be slow and weak enough that you can outrun and overpower it — you know, just in case the robot uprising does happen… Continue reading Tesla is working on an AI-powered humanoid robot
Facebook launches tool to help people in Afghanistan lock down their accounts
Facebook’s introducing new tools to help people in Afghanistan lock down their accounts’ privacy settings. The “one-click” tool will activate privacy settings for timeline posts, and prevent profile photos from being downloaded or shared, Facebook’s Head of Security Policy Nathaniel Gleicher said in a statement. The feature will encourage users to “limit what unknown people… Continue reading Facebook launches tool to help people in Afghanistan lock down their accounts
Twitter’s latest round of updates are about to hit your DMs
Twitter is introducing several tweaks to its direct messaging functionality, with the improvements set to roll out in the coming weeks. To start, you can now share the same tweet with up to 20 different accounts separately. As the company points out, that’s an improvement that should lead to fewer accidental group chats. The feature… Continue reading Twitter’s latest round of updates are about to hit your DMs
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have clocked 20 million miles on public roads
Although other companies that are working on autonomous driving might get more attention, Waymo is still hard at work on the technology. The Alphabet subsidiary just provided an update on its Waymo Driver AI as well as more details about its self-driving tests. An array of LiDAR, radar and cameras can track what’s going on… Continue reading Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have clocked 20 million miles on public roads
OnlyFans bans ‘sexually explicit conduct,’ but nudity is still okay
OnlyFans will ban users from uploading photos and videos “sexually explicit conduct” as of October 1st. Although the company will block depictions of sex acts, nudity is still allowed as long as creators stick by OnlyFans’ Acceptable Use Policy. The changes follow pressure from payment providers and banking providers, as Bloomberg first reported. “In order… Continue reading OnlyFans bans ‘sexually explicit conduct,’ but nudity is still okay
‘Lower Decks’ is an indictment of Abrams and Kurtzman-era Star Trek
The following contains spoilers for season two, episode two of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks.’ I’ve been a Star Trek fan for most of my life, and yet I still chuckled at this Onion video released after the first J.J. Abrams installment came out back in 2009: “Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable.’”… Continue reading ‘Lower Decks’ is an indictment of Abrams and Kurtzman-era Star Trek
Oppo promises 5-axis OIS is coming to its phones soon
Never one to shy away from showing off its latest developments, Oppo is now teasing more upcoming mobile camera tech. The most interesting bit is perhaps the 5-axis optical image stabilization, which uses both lens shifting and sensor shifting for maximum effect — apparently three times the angle than that of conventional optical stabilization, according… Continue reading Oppo promises 5-axis OIS is coming to its phones soon