Qualcomm and Will.i.ams FYI.AI has a digital blackface problem
At SXSW 2025, Qualcomm and Will.i.am hyped up FYI.AI as the future of AI-powered messaging. Instead, it delivered something far more awkward — AI personas that felt uncomfortably close to digital blackface. As part of that AI future, Will.i.am demoed the AI personas of his FYI.AI app at Qualcomm’s SXSW panel, “AI is the New UI,” on […]
How to process grief — in interactive virtual reality
Many interactive installations at the annual XR Experience at SXSW offer a mix of the experimental and the emotional. But in 2025, few offer a wilder ride on these two tracks than Traces: The Grief Processor, an interactive VR installation from Vali Fugulin and Couzin Films. Unlike many XR Experience projects that lean into spectacle, […]
TikTok launches new parental monitoring tools and app limits for teens
TikTok is once again expanding its parental control options, launching new Family Pairing features that allow parents and guardians greater control over screen time and access to their kids’ followers. SEE ALSO: Apple’s child safety changes put more of the onus on app developers The app’s updated supervision feature lets parents of teen users view […]
Elon Musk breaks silence on stock plunge as Trump claims hell buy a Tesla to help
Tesla stock is plummeting. Elon Musk’s EV car company had its worst day on the stock market since September 2020. All of Tesla’s post-election gains on the market have been completely wiped out. Musk broke his silence after the markets closed on Monday. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been […]
Protect your devices and eliminate ads with AdGuard Family
TL;DR: Use code FAMPLAN to grab AdGuard’s ad-blocker, malware protection, and more for nine devices for only A$25. It seems as though ads run your life, popping up as unskippable video ads on YouTube or targeted promos that make it seem as though your phone is actually listening to your conversations. Rather than dealing with pesky […]
MacBook Air reviews: 4 features critics loved, 4 they didn’t
Apple announced the MacBook Air M4 a week ago, and as per the norm, people are clamoring to learn more about Apple’s new, more affordable laptop. Reviews have already sprung up across the Internet from the likes of CNET, MKBHD, and Ars Technica, among others. There’s good reason to be excited. In our hands-on, Mashable’s […]
Score a pair of OnePlus Nord Buds 3 Pro for $30 off
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Google tracks Android users before they open apps, report says
It’s pretty much assumed that using a smartphone means that some company somewhere is tracking you. However, people usually expect to have to actually use the thing before it starts to track their usage. Apparently, for Android users at least, that may not be the case. A recent study from D.J. Leith at Trinity College […]
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Reddit can check your draft before you post. Heres how.
Reddit has added a few features aimed at keeping your posts live and free of rule violation in the drafting phase. Basically, the platform will think before you post for you. Added in early March and currently rolling out in beta on iOS and Android, the social platform’s new Rules Check tool allows users to […]