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Xbox CEO is reportedly planning three more rounds of layoffs
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is planning new rounds of layoffs for sometime this month, November, and January, according to Fortune. In July, as part of an organization...
Amazon is phasing out Fire HD tablets, but not without some big discounts first
Amazon recently announced it’s phasing out its Fire HD tablets in favor of much pricier Alexa Tablets. While the days of getting an affordable, but good tablet...
JustWatch now streams TV shows and movies, too
After announcing plans to introduce its own streaming service last month, JustWatch, a popular guide and search engine for finding things to watch on existing p...
Microsoft reportedly plans Xbox handheld in 2027, next-gen console in 2028
Microsoft is reportedly planning to launch an Xbox "next-generation handheld device" for the holiday season of 2027. The Xbox next-gen console, codename Project...
Can you see everything?
This review contains spoilers. I have heard it said that of all the drugs, fame is the most addictive. For Elizabeth Holmes, at least, I am willing to believe t...
Meta pauses Muse sharing after researchers find AI chats on the web
Meta says it paused a Muse feature that lets you share conversations with the AI assistant after researchers found the URLs publicly available on the web, as re...
The $20,000 Voxel bot will help you find misplaced things around your home
Tuesday Labs, a New York City-based robotics lab and design studio, has opened reservations for Voxel, its new bi-pedal robot designed to learn and take over ro...
French Government Calls Emergency Meetings With Platforms Over Protests
TikTok and other sites were told to curb protest footage and AI-altered images, while online retailers like Vinted and eBay reportedly signed an agreement stop...
Chrome will now show a warning before you visit ‘suspicious’ sites
Google is launching a new browser safety feature for Chrome that aims to keep you better informed about how malicious a website might be before you open it. The...
AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 to Xbox consoles and handhelds
AMD has just revealed that it's bringing its latest upscaling technology, FSR 4.1, to the Xbox Series S and X consoles, as well as laptops, 6000-series GPUs, an...
Arturia’s MiniFreak 49 makes its Freak synths more professional
Arturia is adding to its Freak line of proudly weird digital synths with the MiniFreak 49. Under the hood, it's almost identical to the current MiniFreak, but i...
The Gospel according to Peter (Thiel)
It's a time of apocalyptic worldviews in Silicon Valley. The latest AI doom cycle is driven by effective altruism, a philosophy that has lurked around the fring...