Xbox is a disaster
…She appeared willing to listen to fans on things like backward compatibility and exclusives, scrapped the unpopular Microsoft Gaming branding in favor of just Xbox, and moved the brand away from controversial…
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Apple’s AI promises are finally, almost, sort of, here
…The always-controversial Dynamic Island will display new AI-powered information cards from world events, weather, and your own calendar and reminders. Onstage demos showed off multi-step processes like asking when…
Alexa is moving into Amazon․com
…Shopping can also go out and shop on other websites for you, via the somewhat controversial agentic Buy for Me feature, track a full year of price history for a product, and…
The Pope isn’t AGI-pilled
…One controversial aspect of the document, in many tech circles, was that it made no mention whatsoever of AGI or superintelligence; it allows that AI systems may “often surpass human intelligence in…
You can get dragged into a police investigation by proximity alone — for now
…United States, a case involving police’s use of controversial “geofence warrants” to find and arrest Okello Chatrie, the suspect of a 2019 bank robbery outside Richmond, Virginia. At stake is how…
‘It’s in the air’: Apple TV’s hottest new shows explore different sides of OnlyFans
…This has also extended in part to its streaming service, which mostly shies away from anything that could be considered controversial. The appeal of OnlyFans and its ilk for workers is obvious…
This Ferrari should have been a Volkswagen
…And now I’m eager to see if this rare Ferrari design will be pounced on by competing carmakers — something that would turn a fleeting controversy into a lasting legend.
AI tried to bury this politician — now people have actually heard of him
…One of their first ads criticized Bores for working at Palantir during a period where the controversial tech company had contracted with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and suggested that Bores was hypocritical…
AI warfare is already here
…Externally, OpenAI’s Pentagon deal sparked widespread controversy, leading CEO Sam Altman to announce he was attempting to renegotiate the deal. But Silicon Valley executives are aggressively pushing back against employee organizing…
Writers are fleeing the Substack Tax
…But it generated controversy earlier this year with its new TV app and an integration with the prediction market Polymarket. Creators must also contend with the platform’s limited customization options that…