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The 65-inch LG C3 OLED TV is nearly half off for today only
The 65-inch LG C3 OLED TV is nearly half off for today only. That brings the set down to a record low of $1,300.
NASA's Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars that could indicate ancient life
A Martian rock sample collected by Perseverance contains "chemical signatures and structures" that could've been formed by ancient microbial life from billions of years ago.
Apple agrees to stick by Biden administration's voluntary AI safeguards
Apple has joined more than a dozen other tech companies in signing up for the Biden administration's voluntary AI code of practice.
North Korean who used ransomware to attack US healthcare providers has been indicted
A grand jury in Kansas City has indicted Rim Jong Hyok, a North Korean intelligence operative who allegedly used ransomware to attack health providers' systems in the US.
Apple's 14-inch MacBook Pro laptop with an M3 Pro chip is $300 off at Amazon
Apple's well-specked 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M3 Pro chip, 18GB of memory and 512GB of storage is on sale for the lowest price we've seen yet at Amazon.
Gran Turismo 7's more realistic physics update is launching cars into orbit
Gran Turismo 7's latest update is causing some bizarre problems, making cars bounce violently or launch completely into the air.
X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential election
Grok's AI chatbot claims that President Biden's name must stay on the ballot in nine states, a claim that is categorically false.
Comic-Con leak sparks rumors of two remastered Soul Reaver games
A photo from Comic-Con has leaked possible remasters of two Soul Reaver games from Crystal Dynamics.
Shaun of the Dead will stumble back into theaters for its 20th anniversary
The zombie rom-com Shaun of the Dead returns to American theaters in August and UK theaters in September.
California Supreme Court upholds classification of gig workers as independent contractors
Ride-share companies scored a victory in the California Supreme Court, allowing them to continue classifying gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees. Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and other gig-economy companies invested around $200 million in the passage of Proposition 22, which voters approved in 2020.
Video game performers will strike over AI concerns
SAG-AFTRA has called for a strike against ten video game publishers. The union has been negotiating with the group about use of AI.
OpenAI unveils SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine
The launch of SearchGPT comes amid growing competition in AI-powered search.
Sonos apologized for messing up its app and has offered a roadmap for fixing everything
Sonos apologized for messing up its app and offered a roadmap for fixing everything. Various features will be coming back online through October.
Tesla warns against wet towel charging trick two months too late
Tesla's Charging PR team (or the lack thereof) had to issue a warning to its customers not to do the "wet towel" trick.
WhatsApp hits 100 million monthly active US users
WhatsApp is growing in the US, with one-tenth of the daily users coming from Texas alone.
AI video startup Runway reportedly trained on ‘thousands’ of YouTube videos without permission
AI company Runway reportedly scraped “thousands” of YouTube videos and pirated versions of copyrighted movies without permission. Alleged spreadsheets of internal company data suggest Runway trained its Gen-3 model using YouTube content from Disney, Netflix, Pixar and popular media outlets.
Overwatch 2 may test a return to six-player teams
Two years after switching to five-player teams in Overwatch 2, Blizzard says it has heard the fans and is willing to test a return to a 6v6 format.
Stalker 2 has been delayed (again) until November 20
Stalker 2 has been delayed yet again until November 20. There’s a deep-dive video premiering in August to outline new features.
Google gives free Gemini users access to its faster, lighter 1.5 Flash AI model
Google is making its Gemini AI faster and more efficient across the board.
Chill painting game Été beautifully captures summertime in Montreal
Été is a relaxing, slice-of-life game in which you play as an artist who has moved to Montreal for the summer. Not only will you have to paint and sell art to get by, you'll bring the world around you to life by filling it with color.