Yelp will use AI to help restaurants answer calls and make phone reservations

Yelp has announced new AI-powered call answering features for restaurants and services as part of its Spring Product Release. With the service, currently under development, the company hopes that “businesses never have to miss a call again.”  “In this next step of our product transformation, we’re continuing to harness AI to unlock the potential of … Read more

Our favorite Garmin GPS watch is $60 off right now

The Garmin Forerunner 165 watch is on sale for $190, which is $60 off. Just head on over to Wellbots and enter the code 60ENGADGET at checkout. This code also allows for free shipping, which is always nice. The Forerunner 165 topped our list of the best GPS running watches, and with very good reason. … Read more

OpenAI adds shopping features to ChatGPT Search

OpenAI, which spends far more money than it takes in, is trying something new to stanch the bleeding. The company just announced that all users, including on the free tier, can shop from ChatGPT Search. “You can now search for a product, compare options and buy products in ChatGPT,” OpenAI said in a press release. … Read more

Duolingo will replace contract workers with AI

Duolingo is now going to be “AI-first,” the company has announced — aka it will drop employees in favor of using AI. In a publicly shared email, CEO Luis von Ahn outlined how Duolingo will “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle.” This follows the company’s January 2024 decision to cut … Read more

US Congress passes ‘Take It Down’ revenge porn bill that also covers AI deepfakes

The US House of Representatives has passed the Take It Down Act, a bipartisan bill that criminalizes the “publication of non-consensual, sexually exploitative images,” including AI-generated deepfakes that depict “identifiable, real people.” It would also compel platforms, such as social networks, to remove those images within 48 hours of being notified. The bill enjoyed overwhelming … Read more

Wholesome Direct 2025 will premiere on June 7

Wholesome Direct, an annual showcase of cute and cozy games, is returning on Saturday, June 7 at 12PM ET / 9AM PT. This year’s event will show off “a vibrant lineup of artistic, uplifting, and emotionally resonant games from developers of all sizes from around the world,” according to Wholesome Games’ announcement post.  Last year’s … Read more

Researchers secretly experimented on Reddit users with AI-generated comments

A group of researchers covertly ran a months-long “unauthorized” experiment in one of Reddit’s most popular communities using AI-generated comments to test the persuasiveness of large language models. The experiment, which was revealed over the weekend by moderators of r/changemyview, is described by Reddit mods as “psychological manipulation” of unsuspecting users. “The CMV Mod Team … Read more

Russian regulators are trying to seize assets from the developers of World of Tanks

Top executives from Wargaming and Lesta Games, the joint developers of World of Tanks, could have their stakes in their respective companies seized by the Russian government, according to reports from Russian news organizations RIA and RBC. Malik Khatazhaev, the head of Lesta Games, and Viktor Kisly, the head of Wargaming, are reportedly being accused of … Read more

How to delete your Twitter (or X) account

How to delete your Twitter (or X) account

There are plenty of good reasons to delete your X account, whether it’s because of a general desire to not do anything to help Elon Musk, a distaste for the curdled culture of the platform or the allure of greener social pastures like Bluesky or Threads. Whatever your reason, the process of deleting your account … Read more

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