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Amazon appears to have quietly removed its truly terrible AI-generated English dubs for several anime shows currently streaming on Prime Video, following widespread (and entirely fair) ridicule from viewers and industry professionals. AI dubs were recently added to Banana Fish, No Game, No Life and Vinland Saga, where they were labeled “AI beta” in the … Read more
It’s that time of year again, when all of our favorite streaming platforms start dropping personalized lists of what we’ve been consuming. Spotify Wrapped is perhaps the biggest of the bunch and it’s available for perusal right now. As always, users can access Wrapped to find their most listened-to genres, artists, songs, albums and podcasts … Read more
Uber has made a big push to offer robotaxis as an option for its rideshare services in more markets this year. Starting today, the company is offering autonomous vehicles as an option for customers in Dallas. The move is in partnership with Avride. At the start, the AVs providing rides will have a person in … Read more
It’s time for the annual Rockefeller Christmas tree lighting! The Christmas in Rockefeller Center tree lighting special will air tonight, Dec. 3 from 8-10 PM ET — though coverage of the tree lighting will start an hour prior, at 7 PM ET. The Voice and Happy’s Place star Reba McEntire will host and perform at … Read more
One of the iPhone’s many accessibility features is something Apple calls “Magnifier,” which uses the smartphone’s cameras to magnify and identify objects in the world around you. For Global Accessibility Awareness Day in May this year, Apple brought Magnifier to the Mac, opening up even more places the assistive tool can be used, like classroom … Read more
Artificial intelligence is showing up everywhere in Google’s services these days, whether or not people want them and sometimes in places where they really don’t make a lick of sense. The latest trial from Google appears to be giving articles the AI treatment in Google Discover. The Verge noticed that some articles were being displayed … Read more
You can tell a lot about a company by what they’re willing to sue over. Take Instacart, which just filed a lawsuit against New York City. Its beef? The company doesn’t like five new city laws, set to take effect in January. They would require Instacart to pay workers more and give customers a tipping … Read more
ExpressVPN, one of the best VPNs, is launching two brand-new features that sound confusingly like things it already does. Users on Android, Mac and iOS (but apparently not Windows, Linux or smart TVs) can now use Fastest Location to automatically pick the VPN server with the fastest download speed and lowest latency. Mac users are … Read more
Ireland’s media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, has announced investigations into both TikTok and LinkedIn for possible violations of the European Union’s Digital Services Act, Reuters reports. The investigations are focused on both platforms’ illegal content reporting features, which might not meet the requirements of the DSA. The main issue appears to be how these platforms’ … Read more
Neon Genesis Evangelion fans: Here’s a chance to live the series, so to speak. Pixelity, developer of an upcoming XR game trilogy based on the classic anime, will hold on-site focus group tests this month. The playtests will take place in Japan from December 19 to 21, and in California on December 19. Pixelity says … Read more