TikTok is avoiding Apple commissions for App Store purchases

In 2020, Apple banned the popular video game Fortnite from the App Store. The game’s publisher, Epic Games, attempted to get around paying Apple its 30 percent commission for in-app purchases of the game’s V-Bucks currency. In response to Fortnite’s workaround that sent users outside of the App Store to make a purchase, Apple kicked […]

Hands-on with the Claude AI app: It’s pleasant to use, but janky

Anthropic’s Claude is arguably the best consumer-facing large language model at the moment, with its top-tier version having bested OpenAI’s GPT-4 in at least one major benchmark test and on a popular LLM user evaluation site. So it’s only natural that Anthropic would take advantage of the halo effect by releasing a Claude iOS app.  […]

Anthropic’s ChatGPT rival Claude is now available on iOS

Claude, Anthropic’s ChatGPT competitor now has a free iOS app. The artificial intelligence company shared the announcement on its blog today, in addition to a new Teams plan — a paid subscription with strict safety and privacy guardrails and collaborative features. SEE ALSO: Anthropic releases Claude Pro, a paid version of its ChatGPT rival While […]

Rabbit R1 update boosts battery life

The Rabbit R1 may not be able to do much of anything useful right now, but at least it should stay alive longer thanks to a new software update. The pocketable AI-powered handheld assistant device, which made waves at CES earlier this year, was apparently having trouble holding onto battery charges once it got into […]

Tons of gaming monitors are on sale at Amazon right now

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Buy two Kindle Scribes and save over $250

SAVE UP TO $258.40: Buy two Kindle Scribe devices and get $40 off on top of already discounted prices. Get two Kindle Scribes (16GB) for $449.82, or $230.16 off the normal price of $679.98. Or, get two Kindle Scribes (32GB) for $521.58; that’s $258.40 off the normal price of $779.98. Those are discounts of 33%. […]

Google is adding audio emoji to calls. Yep, including that one.

Last year Google added emoji reacts to Google Meet, and it seems as though the company will be continuing the trend in 2024. Next in line for an emoji-based reaction update? Google Phone. Only this time, we’re getting them in audio form. SEE ALSO: Google Meet now lets you discreetly switch from desktop to phone. […]