Scams using AI deepfakes of celebrities have become an increasingly prominent issue for Meta over the last couple of years. Now, the Oversight Board has weighed in and has seemingly confirmed what other critics have said: Meta isn’t doing enough to enforce its own rules, and makes it far too easy for scammers to get … Read more
Walmart just announced a major expansion of its drone delivery service to five new cities. These areas include Atlanta, Tampa, Orlando, Charlotte and Houston. This makes it the first retailer to offer drone-based deliveries across five states, as the service has already been operating in Arkansas. This isn’t a small beta test, like some of … Read more
Yulissa Escobar suddenly vanished from the Villa in season 7 of ‘Love Island USA,’ but why? Find out what happened here. Yulissa Escobar suddenly vanished from the Villa in season 7 of ‘Love Island USA,’ but why? Find out what happened here.
In space, no one can hear you, uh, stream. We finally have a real trailer for the upcoming Alien: Earth TV series and it looks extremely cool. FX dropped a teaser a few months back, but that was just vibes. This is an actual two-minute trailer that’s absolutely packed with footage. For the uninitiated, Alien: … Read more
Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is a $10 museum-like experience dedicated to playfully explaining features of the Nintendo Switch 2, and technically, it costs a lot more than $10 to truly finish. As Eurogamer writes and multiple Nintendo webpages note, you can’t actually finish the game without using all of the Switch 2’s many accessories. … Read more
ESPN’s Jay Harris recently announced his prostate cancer diagnosis. Learn more about his health update here. ESPN’s Jay Harris recently announced his prostate cancer diagnosis. Learn more about his health update here.
AI companies claim their tools couldn’t exist without training on copyrighted material. It turns out, they could — it’s just really hard. To prove it, AI researchers trained a new model that’s less powerful but much more ethical. That’s because the LLM’s dataset uses only public domain and openly licensed material. The paper (via The … Read more
Sony’s 1000X earbuds may get most of the attention in the company’s lineup, but there are gems to be found on the roster for less money. The LinkBuds series offers some serious contenders for $100 less than the flagship WF-1000XM5. There have also been some compelling products under $150 from Sony, and the recently released … Read more
Season 3 of ‘Ginny & Georgia’ was arguably more dramatic than season 2. See spoilers on the Netflix series here. Season 3 of ‘Ginny & Georgia’ was arguably more dramatic than season 2. See spoilers on the Netflix series here.
Whatever your opinion of X, you probably don’t think of it as a platform known for fostering agreement. The company is apparently trying to change that, though, and is in the early stages of an experiment that aims to boost posts that are widely agreeable to the site’s users. With a new test, described by … Read more