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Threads introduces 'live chats' for following live events
Meta has introduced a new "live chats" feature to Threads, enabling people on the platform to participate in real-time conversations about live events they’re i...
Anthropic’s Mythos rollout has missed America’s cyberscurity agency
Several US federal agencies are taking up Anthropic's new cybersecurity model to find vulnerabilities, but one is reportedly not getting in on the action: the n...
Microsoft teases mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership
Microsoft has started teasing a new Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership, just a day after lowering prices of its Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscrip...
Google Meet will take AI notes for in-person meetings too
Google's AI meeting notetaker is no longer limited to Google Meets - Gemini can also generate summaries and transcripts of in-person meetings now, as well as me...
Microsoft says the ‘idea’ of an Xbox mobile store ‘is not dead’
Microsoft first revealed it was building an Xbox mobile gaming store to take on Apple and Google all the way back in 2022. Former Xbox president Sarah Bond even...
Will a new CEO realize Apple’s smart home potential?
It took Tim Cook years to launch Apple into major new hardware categories, such as the smartwatch. But John Ternus could start his tenure right away with an amb...
Control: Ultimate Edition is out for the iPhone and iPad
Control is one of my favorite adventure games of the last decade or so, a mind-bending trip through an ever-changing building where you get to use telekinesis t...
Here’s to the stable ones: In praise of Tim Cook
Tim Cook’s tenure as Apple CEO ends September 1 when he takes the role of executive chair. He will be replaced by John Ternus, a 25-year Apple veteran and head...
Sony’s PlayStation 5 is $200 off for the first time since December
When the price increases for PlayStation 5 consoles went into effect on April 2nd, we weren’t sure when the next time a good discount would happen. Surely, not...
Now Meta will track what employees do on their computers to train its AI agents
Meta employees' activity at work is now being used to train the company's AI agents. As reported by Reuters, Meta is installing a tool it calls Model Capability...
It’s amazing how good Alienware’s $350 OLED monitor is
I've recommended several OLED gaming monitors to readers over the years, and I've finally taken my own advice to buy one. Alienware's new 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED...
Call of Duty never made much sense for Xbox Game Pass
Yesterday Microsoft announced some surprising news: at a time when everything in gaming is getting more expensive, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was actually getting...