At this point, you probably either love the idea of making realistic videos with generative AI, or you think it’s a morally bankrupt endeavor that devalues artists and will usher in a disastrous era of deepfakes we’ll never escape from. It’s hard to find middle ground. Meta isn’t going to change minds with Movie Gen,… Continue reading Meta’s Movie Gen looks like a huge leap forward for AI video (but you can’t use it yet)
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The best Windows laptops for 2024
Choosing the best Windows laptop can be overwhelming with the wealth of options available. And with Microsoft’s recent announcements at Microsoft Build, we can expect lots of exciting things coming out in the next few months as more Copilot PCs become available. Whether you need a premium ultraportable, a powerful gaming rig, or a versatile… Continue reading The best Windows laptops for 2024
Texas is suing TikTok for allegedly violating its new child privacy law
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against TikTok claiming the company violated a new child privacy law in the state. It’s set to be the first test of Texas’ Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act since it went into effect just over a month ago. Under the law, parts of… Continue reading Texas is suing TikTok for allegedly violating its new child privacy law
OpenAI rolls out Canvas, its newest ChatGPT interface
OpenAI is beta testing a new workspace interface for ChatGPT called Canvas. The AI giant unveiled its new ChatGPT workspace on its official blog and it’s currently available for ChatGPT Plus and Team users. Enterprise and Edu users will be able to access Canvas sometime next week. Canvas is a virtual interface space for writing… Continue reading OpenAI rolls out Canvas, its newest ChatGPT interface
Tesla’s fifth Cybertruck recall is due to a rear-view camera glitch
Tesla issued another recall for more than 27,000 Cybertrucks. This is the fifth time the electric truck has been recalled in the last year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the recall due to an image delay from the rear-view camera. The delayed rear-view camera failed to produce an image to the driver… Continue reading Tesla’s fifth Cybertruck recall is due to a rear-view camera glitch
Samsung’s FAST TV Plus service is going all in on K-dramas
Samsung TV Plus, the company’s FAST live TV app preinstalled on its TVs, is getting many more K-dramas. Over 4,000 hours of K-Dramas, K-Thrillers, K-Crime and K-Romance from Samsung’s home country of South Korea were added to the ad-supported streaming app on Thursday. The content comes from partnerships with “Korea’s most acclaimed production companies,” including… Continue reading Samsung’s FAST TV Plus service is going all in on K-dramas
Uber teams with Avride to offer self-driving vehicles for rides and food deliveries
Uber has entered a new deal to offer customers in select cities an option for self-driving vehicles. The partnership is with Avride, which used to be the self-driving unit for Russian conglomerate Yandex. The multi-year deal will begin by introducing Avride’s self-driving robots as a delivery option for Uber Eats orders in Austin, Texas. Later… Continue reading Uber teams with Avride to offer self-driving vehicles for rides and food deliveries
The Echo Dot is going for a record low of $23 thanks to a Prime Day deal
If you’re looking for an Alexa speaker on the cheap, this Amazon Prime Day deal will be hard to beat. The Echo Dot (5th gen) has improved audio that competes with more expensive rivals like the HomePod mini. Usually going for $50, the latest Echo Dot is only $23 today, cheaper than its July Prime… Continue reading The Echo Dot is going for a record low of $23 thanks to a Prime Day deal
The best early Amazon Prime Day deals to shop before October Big Deal Days
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is back this year, returning on October 8 and 9. The “fall Prime Day” of sorts has served as the online retailer’s unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for the past few years. We expect most of the deals to be Prime exclusives, meaning you must be an active… Continue reading The best early Amazon Prime Day deals to shop before October Big Deal Days
Samsung’s latest software update may be bricking older phones
If you have an older Samsung Galaxy smartphone, you may want to hold off on the latest software update. 9to5Google reported that the update that has been rolling out from Samsung over the past few days is bricking devices from the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 series of phones. The publication also found some… Continue reading Samsung’s latest software update may be bricking older phones