The New Wild West of AI Kids’ Toys
…Cross identified social media-style “dark patterns,” which encourage isolation and addiction, in her testing of the Miko 3 robot; the Cambridge study warns against these in the report. “What we found…
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Gamers Hate Nvidia's DLSS 5. Developers Aren’t Crazy About It, Either
…Faces became far more detailed, even introducing new facial features. It was also criticized on social media for over sexualizing characters, where people called the look “yassified,” or “porn faces,” and compared…
You Can Get Some of Your Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law
The Take It Down Act applies broadly to a range of apps and online services, including social media and gaming platforms, according to business guidance published by the Federal Trade Commission, which…
At 'AI Coachella,' Stanford Students Line Up to Learn From Silicon Valley Royalty
The course is co-taught by Anjney Midha, a former Andreessen Horowitz general partner, and Michael Abbott, Apple’s former VP of engineering for cloud services. The list of guest lecturers reads…
The Hottest Anti-AI Gadget Is a Cyberdeck
…Historically, decks have resembled a heavy-duty laptop, featuring a screen and small keyboard, often sleek, utilitarian, and housed in a Pelican briefcase to survive imagined, apocalyptic scenarios. One niche ham radio…
The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers
…Google pulled the disclosure after the error became apparent, but the exploit code is already mirrored on archival sites. The bug abuses the Browser Fetch API, a feature meant to handle large…
5 Great Android Tablets That Aren’t Just for Cheapskates and Apple-Haters
…apps and a dock. There's good support for connecting to an external monitor too, which means you can have dual-screen multitasking and eat your tablet too. The best feature, though…
Use Tiny11 to Rescue a Computer Running Windows 10
…A lot of the preinstalled Windows 11 apps are cut out from the Tiny11 experience, for example. These include Mail, Calendar, Alarms, Weather, and even Solitaire. You don't get the Media…
I Streamed 'The Smashing Machine' on My Garage With the Portable Soundcore Nebula P1 Projector
…Over a month, I tested the P1 in my living room and outside. While the just-OK 1080p picture quality and lack of advanced features—like media casting and a higher contrast…
Google’s New Smart Speaker Takes the Lead
…assistant features are hidden behind paywalls. Works best if you buy or have bought several Google devices for your home. Colorful options are US-only. taken a slow and steady approach to…