No need to look up from your phone. Apple is trying to cure your motion sickness.
If staring at your phone in a moving vehicle is a puke-worthy or vertigo-inducing experience, Apple‘s new Vehicle Motion Cues might be a solution. Announced along with a series of other new accessibility features, Vehicle Motion Cues turn built-in motion sensors in iPhone and iPads into anti-sickness aids. SEE ALSO: Apple adds new accessibility features […]
Meta is shutting down its Slack rival ‘Workplace’ — here’s why
As Meta continues its pivot to AI and the Metaverse, there will inevitably be countless products and features that the company sunsets as a result. Meta has now confirmed one of those products that it is shutting down: Workplace, a private social network platform for companies. TechCrunch first reported the news on Tuesday and Meta […]
Android 15: 3 game-changing features coming to your phone
Google I/O 2024 was Android 15’s time to shine. The latest grand software update for Android devices got plenty of time in the spotlight at Google’s annual developer showcase on Wednesday. It may not be the most sweeping Android revision of all time, but between a couple of cool privacy features and a neat addition […]
Amazon deal of the day: the brand-new Google Pixel 8a comes with a free $100 Amazon gift card
Amazon deals of the day at a glance: OUR TOP PICK Google Pixel 8a (128GB) $499 at Amazon + free $100 Amazon gift card Get Deal BEST KINDLE DEAL Kindle Scribe Essentials Bundle $339.97 at Amazon (save $150) Get Deal BEST IPAD DEAL Apple 11-inch M4 iPad Pro (256GB, WiFi) $949.99 at Amazon (save $49.01) […]
Apple adds new accessibility features across the senses, including eye tracking
Apple‘s accessibility offerings continue to expand, as new features like device eye tracking, touch enhanced music listening, and settings for those with atypical speech come to on-the-go devices. Announced in the midst of a month-long recognition of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (May 16), the lineup of customizability options to help users with physical disabilities better […]
The latest Apple iPad Pro is already discounted at Amazon
SAVE $49.01: The new 11-inch Apple iPad Pro (256GB, WiFi) is on sale at Amazon for $949.99, down from the list price of $999. That’s a 5% discount on the tablet. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad Pro (11 inch, 256GB, WiFi) $949.99 at Amazon $999.00 Save $49.01 Get Deal Now that […]
Upgrade to the Google Pixel 8a and get a $100 Amazon gift card
GET A $100 AMAZON GIFT CARD: As of May 15, you can snag the Google Pixel 8a for only $499 at Amazon (normally $599) and receive a bonus $100 Amazon gift card with your purchase. Opens in a new window Credit: Google Google Pixel 8a + $100 Amazon gift card $499.00 at Amazon $599.00 Save […]
Meme stocks are back as legendary trader returns, leaving shorters in disbelief
Remember meme stocks? In early 2021, the stock price of video game retailer GameStop pumped immensely after a Reddit community of traders, led by a trader known as Roaring Kitty (or DeepFuckingValue on Reddit), started buying en masse. This in turn caused the demise of hedge fund Melvin Capital that was shorting GameStop stock (shorting, […]
OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever is leaving. But what did he see?
Ilya Sutskever is leaving OpenAI, and we have questions. One in particular. Announcing the move on X on Tuesday night, the company’s chief scientist said he made the decision to leave himself. “The company’s trajectory has been nothing short of miraculous, and I’m confident that OpenAI will build AGI that is both safe and beneficial […]
Google goes old school, adds text-only ‘Web’ filter to search
Not content to just let us sit with the news of AI Overviews coming to search, Google has launched a new “Web” filter in search that will show you only text-based links in results. Looks like there’s still room for a little old school internet within the AI of it all. Launched on Tuesday to […]