Thousands of subreddits went dark to protest Reddit’s new moneymaking idea – to begin charging steep fees for third-party data access to its platform – as profit becomes central to how social media works. Now in its third day (and showing no signs of stopping), a number of groups on the site have vowed to remain closed […]
Lionel Messi has found a new home, and it’s a big win for Apple TV. According to The New York Times, the legendary soccer player has said that he will be signing a deal with Inter Miami in MLS, fresh off of winning the World Cup last year with Argentina, and the club confirmed the news with a […]
One of Meta’s top executives recently showed employees a preview of the company’s upcoming Twitter competitor during a companywide meeting. According to The Verge, the new standalone app will be based on Instagram and integrate with ActivityPub, the decentralized social media protocol. That will theoretically allow users of the new app to take their accounts […]
With the death of E3 nearly complete, Summer Game Fest has become the go-to summer event for gamers to get hyped about. According to The Verge, the event kicked off with a bang with a new side-scrolling Prince of Persia game, and there were a few more surprises after, including a new side-scrolling Sonic game, a new game from horror legend John Carpenter, a […]
Hungarian physicians are using an artificial intelligence model that can detect breast cancer four years before it develops, The New York Times reported March 7. Called computer-assisted detection, the AI identifies spots in mammograms for physicians to inspect closely. An MIT study found the technology was able to identify changes between mammograms and detect spots that were […]
America apparently needs more car seats. So, when Volkswagen unveiled the ID. Buzz, a retro-styled electric van, last year, it noted that the version for the North American market would be longer and would have three rows of seats. North America’s version of the ID. Buzz has now officially been revealed. “Designed and tailor-made for […]
eBay will now authenticate streetwear for sale on its platform. As of June 1, eBay has expanded its Authenticity Guarantee to include streetwear valued at over $200. New and pre-owned inventory sold from brands like Supreme, Aimé Leon Dore, BAPE, Fear of God, KITH, Off-White, Palace, Stone Island, and Vetements will now be vetted and verified by a […]
Apple kicked off its 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote Monday, and in the words of CEO Tim Cook, the WWDC marked “a historic day” for not only the company but the consumer tech industry at large. Though the conference technically spans the entire week, the first day, June 5, is when Cook delivers a keynote address, announcing […]
Meta has officially announced its Quest 3 VR headset in a post on Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram. As The Verge reports, the headset is coming this fall with a 128GB version available for $499.99 plus “an additional storage option for those who want more space” at an unspecified price. Compared to its predecessor, the Quest 2, the Quest 3’s […]
A group of top AI researchers, engineers, and CEOs have issued a new warning about the existential threat they believe that AI poses to humanity. The 22-word statement, trimmed short to make it as broadly acceptable as possible, reads as follows: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale […]