ChatGPT has doubled its weekly active users to 200 million
ChatGPT now has 200 million weekly active users, according to OpenAI. That represents a doubling...
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Starlink’s local bank accounts are frozen as X prepares to be shut down in Brazil
A judge in Brazil has blocked Starlink’s bank accounts in the country amid a deepening...
The world’s largest TV and movie piracy streaming ring is dead
The highly illegal but very popular media streaming site Fmovies and an affiliated network of...
OpenAI and Anthropic agree to share their models with the US AI Safety Institute
OpenAI and Anthropic have agreed to share AI models — before and after release —...
Spotify says Apple broke some of its volume controls on iOS
The latest round in the Spotify vs. Apple battle concerns volume controls. The streaming service...
Nintendo can’t repair your New 3DS because it ran out of parts
Nintendo has stopped offering repairs for the New Nintendo 3DS. While it's unsurprising for a...
X labeled an unflattering NPR story about Donald Trump as ‘unsafe’
X briefly discouraged users from viewing a link to an NPR story about Donald Trump's...
These robots move through the magic of mushrooms
Researchers at Cornell University tapped into fungal mycelia to power a pair of proof-of-concept robots....
Labor Day sales include up to $150 off fire pits and pizza ovens from Solo Stove
Labor Day deals are in full swing, so that means fall is almost here, bringing...
This Labor Day sale discounts Apple’s MagSafe charging pad to just $29
The Labor Day discounts are coming in hot. Here’s one for Apple’s fantastic MagSafe charging...
Meta says Llama’s usage grew tremendously due to the power of open source
Meta has published an update on how its Llama large language models are performing, and...
Meta will open up Horizon Worlds access to preteens
When I was a preteen, social media was just getting going, so there weren't many...
LG debuts its ThinQ ON smart home hub that comes with an AI voice assistant
LG has introduced a smart home hub called ThinQ ON that has the technology to...
MMORPG Blue Protocol shuts down before most people got a chance to play it
When Blue Protocol was announced, many people speculated it would be a “Genshin killer” in...
Watch out, there’s a new AI pin in town that can transcribe all your conversations
I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. Standalone AI devices have crashed and burned harder than the...
Gemini will soon generate AI images of people again with the upgraded Imagen 3
Google’s generative AI tools are getting some of the boosts the company previewed at Google...
Get up to $150 off fire pits and pizza ovens in Solo Stove’s Labor Day sale
It’s almost fall, when the leaves start to turn colors and the weather gets a...
Instagram may be adding real-time Spotify integration
Mobile developer Alessandro Paluzzi spotted an Instagram feature that may be in development: real-time Spotify...
Concord aside, PlayStation is having a great year
By all accounts, Concord has landed with a heady thud. The team-based shooter is one...
GameStop pivots to retro gaming at select locations
GameStop is pivoting to retro games at select locations. As the industry moves to digital...
Apple’s latest iOS and iPadOS developer betas include an AI object removal tool for Photos
Apple's latest iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 developer betas are here, and they include a...
Reddit is back up after a 30-minute outage
Reddit is back up after an outage took the site out for half an hour...
Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland crawls out of its playpen on September 10
There are a ton of Rugratsgames from early CD-ROM games to the Nintendo 64 but...
ESPN’s Where to Watch offers a TV and streaming guide to sports viewing
ESPN launched a feature called Where to Watch in its app and website. This guide...