Yet another platform drops Elon Musks X after API changes
One of the web’s biggest social media management apps has just removed Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, from its platform. Later, which boasts millions of users, including hundreds of big brands ranging from GoPro to the Dallas Mavericks, officially dropped support for X on its Later Social platform on Thursday. The social media […]
How to download articles directly from the internet onto your Kobo
When Pocket shut down earlier this year, it hurt more than just folks who wanted to save articles easier. Kobo users could no longer read articles directly from the internet on their eReader — a devastating move for so many readers like myself. Kobo recently announced it would replace Pocket with Instapaper, a minimalist and […]
AI companies are flocking to buy Google Chrome. Here’s why.
AI companies are throwing multi-billion dollar offers at Google with one goal in mind: Acquiring the search giant’s web browser Google Chrome. Perplexity AI recently offered more than $34 billion to Google for Chrome. OpenAI, which has much larger coffers, has also expressed strong interest in buying the web browser. But, why are all these […]
Best Labor Day Apple deals: Save big on iPads, MacBooks, and AirPods
The best Labor Day Apple deals at a glance: Best MacBook deal Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $799 (Save $200) Get Deal Best iPad deal Apple iPad Air, 11-inch (M3, WiFi, 128GB) $449 (save $150) Get Deal Best Apple Watch deal Apple Watch Series 10 (42mm, GPS) $299 (save $100) Get […]
Play the years hottest games with the Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop at its lowest price yet
SAVE $100: As of Aug. 29, get the Acer Nitro 5 (Intel Core i7-13620H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) gaming laptop for $849.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $949.99. That’s a discount of 11% and the lowest price we’ve seen. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Acer Nitro […]
Microsoft is making its own AI models to compete with OpenAI. Meet MAI
Microsoft has largely relied on OpenAI‘s models to power its AI products, but now it’s working on its own in-house models. On Thursday, Microsoft launched a speech generation model called MAI-Voice-1, and started public testing for a foundation model called MAI-1-preview. The company said MAI-Voice-1 can generate a minute of audio in under a second […]
OpenAI and Anthropic teamed up to safety test each others models
As the industry weathers repeated allegations that generative AI and its chatbots are unsafe for users — in what some say is a soon-to-burst bubble — AI’s top leaders are joining forces to prove the efficacy of their models. This week, AI companies OpenAI and Anthropic published results from a first-of-its-kind joint safety evaluation between […]
Power up your Labor Day: Get a powerhouse Bluetti solar generator for $140 off at Amazon
SAVE 35%: As of Aug. 29, you can get the Bluetti AC50B at Amazon for just $258.98. That’s a 35% discount, saving you about $140 off its $399 list price. Bluetti Solar Generator AC50B $258.98 at Amazon $399 Save $140.02 Get Deal Whether you’re heading out for one last camping trip this Labor Day weekend […]
How the Twitch viewbot crackdown is hitting viewership stats
Are your views on Twitch down? It might not be your fault — blame the viewbots, or lack thereof. Last month, Twitch said in a post on X that it would crack down on viewbots, which are essentially bots that artificially inflate viewership numbers on streams. “We recently made changes that meaningfully improved our ability […]
2 ways to personalize a Pixel 10, according to Google
Google wants you to know you can customize the experience of your Pixel 10 phone. The company published a blog with some hints and tricks to get more personalization out of your phone. Google listed off four tips — you should check out the whole list — but we’ve picked a couple we felt were […]