Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want
…But at some point following the financial crisis, would-be entrepreneurs got it into their heads that their job was to invent the future, and consumers’ job was to go along with…
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Xreal’s new AR glasses are way cheaper and almost just right
…It does a decent job of reducing unwanted screen movements (moving it just a little instead of a lot), but it introduces jitter that’s easy to spot with text. Also, audio…
Virtual Reality
…Ryan Payton confirmed to The Verge that he was impacted by this week’s job cuts affecting Meta’s Reality Labs division. Aftermath previously reported that Camouflaj studio heads had been let…
The Mandalorian and Grogu should have been a season of TV
…But as delightful as the baby is, its cuteness is nowhere near enough to keep The Mandalorian and Grogu from feeling undercooked. With a little more depth and intrigue, The Mandalorian and…
How to take better photos of your pets
…take are because one of the cats is doing something cute right now, and so the best camera for the job is the one I have on me. That’s usually my…
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Verge Video I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job I couldn’t get past the uncanny valley of looking at an AI avatar listening to my answers. Hayden Field…
Pragmata is just okay, but it could’ve been great
Over the last few years, Capcom has done an exceptional job of solidifying its lineup of big, long-running franchises. The likes of Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, and Street Fighter have all…
Is paying artists enough to convince them to embrace AI?
…The more generations a user makes, the larger an artist’s payments become, and Pippa also gives them access to a cut of a 5 percent royalty pool that’s funded by…
Wearables are getting a taste of much-needed minimalism
…The sharp cat eye and cut creases of 2016 have given way to the clean-girl, all-beige aesthetic known as “quiet luxury.” If that’s the overarching trend in lifestyle spheres…
America’s dangerous, messy deepfakes crackdown is here
…administration at that point employed its owner Elon Musk — praised her for “doing a great job.” Trump’s statement was “the opposite of what is true,” says Mary Anne Franks, president of…