The Reddit-like website which launched in late January allows AI bots to speak to each other. BBC News
Read More »Apple CEO Tim Cook is letting politics destroy his legacy
What responsibility do you have to speak up about bad things happening in the world? Does that responsibility change when speaking up might affect your business? What about if you’re a sports creator, or the moderator of a deeply NSFW subreddit? What about if you’re just a little ol’ phone …
Read More »Creators and communities everywhere take a stand against ICE
It’s not surprising when the guy who’s been yelling about the horrors of late-stage capitalism on Instagram for the last five years turns his ire towards ICE. But something different has been happening over the week or so, following the most recent shootings of civilians by federal agents – even …
Read More »Verizon-owned Visible is offering outage credits, too
As spotted by 9to5Google, a message sent to Visible customers explains: “Yesterday we let you down and for that we are sorry. We are giving you a $5 credit towards your next month of service that can be redeemed after Jan 16 when paying with a credit card online.” The …
Read More »Reddit Outage on Tuesday: Here’s What’s Happening
If you’ve had trouble accessing the news and discussion forum Reddit on Tuesday, it’s not just you. At 9:30 a.m. PT, Reddit’s status monitoring page, RedditStatus.com, said that the company was “investigating elevated errors across reddit.com and native apps.” RedditStatus.com reported degraded site performance for both desktop web use and native …
Read More »Logitech caused its mice to freak out by not renewing a certificate
If you’re among the macOS users experiencing some weird issues with your Logitech mouse, then good news: Logitech has now released a fix. This comes after multiple Reddit users reported yesterday that Logi Options Plus — the app required to manage and configure the controls on Logitech accessories — had …
Read More »LG forced a Copilot web app onto its TVs but will let you delete it
LG says it will let users delete the Microsoft Copilot shortcut it installed on newer TVs after several reports highlighted the unremovable icon. In a statement to The Verge, LG spokesperson Chris De Maria says the company “respects consumer choice and will take steps to allow users to delete the …
Read More »LG forced a Copilot web app onto its TVs but will let you delete it
LG says it will let users delete the Microsoft Copilot shortcut it installed on newer TVs after several reports highlighted the unremovable icon. In a statement to The Verge, LG spokesperson Chris De Maria says the company “respects consumer choice and will take steps to allow users to delete the …
Read More »Best player? Favourite to win WSL? Emma Sanders Q&A
As women’s domestic and European football takes a pause for the winter break, we asked football fans on Reddit for their questions for BBC Sport reporter Emma Sanders. Source link
Read More »British backpacker jailed after drunk e-scooter crash killed father-of-two in Australia | World News
A 25-year-old British backpacker has been sentenced to four years in prison after a fatal collision with a father-of-two while riding an electric scooter in Perth, Western Australia. Alicia Kemp, from Redditch, Worcestershire, appeared at Perth District Court on Friday, where she pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death while …
Read More »British backpacker jailed for 4 years over fatal drunk e-scooter crash
A British backpacker who struck and killed a man while riding an e-scooter drunk has been jailed for four years in Australia. Alicia Kemp, 25 – from Redditch, Worcestershire – was driving at speeds of 20 to 25km/h (12 to 15mph) when she hit 51-year-old Thanh Phan from behind on …
Read More »Meta’s new wearables trade-in program gives you Ray-Ban and Oakley discounts
For the first time, Meta is offering trade-in discounts for its smart glasses with a pilot program that’s only running through December 31st. According to a legal page on Meta’s website, trade-in discounts can be applied to the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1, Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2, Oakley Meta HSTN, and …
Read More »The Arduboy credit card-sized Game Boy now supports USB multiplayer
A Founder’s edition of the Arduboy FX-C with purple buttons is available now through the Arduboy online store for $99 and limited to 500 units, while a two-pack, limited to 100 units, is discounted to $178. Responding to Reddit users commenting on the increased price over the older $79 Arduboy …
Read More »A bizarre Windows 11 bug duplicates Task Manager instead of closing it
If you’re a Windows 11 user who frequently uses the Task Manager tool, you should probably avoid Microsoft’s latest OS update. Reddit users and my colleague Tom Warren are reporting that a bug in the optional Windows 11 KB5067036 update is causing Task Manager to duplicate itself when they attempt …
Read More »A massive Microsoft Azure outage is taking down Xbox and 365
Microsoft Azure, the company’s cloud computing service, is experiencing an outage just one week after issues with AWS took out swaths of the internet. The issues appear to be impacting Microsoft’s services that run on Azure, including Microsoft 365, Xbox, and even Minecraft. Starting at approximately 16:00 UTC, we began …
Read More »Major AWS outage takes down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is currently experiencing a major outage that has taken down online services, including Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, and more. The AWS status checker is reporting that multiple services are “impacted” by operational issues, and that the company is “investigating increased error rates and latencies for multiple …
Read More »Costco is already selling piles of Lego Game Boys cheaper than the Lego company
The Lego Game Boy isn’t supposed to go on sale until October 1st — but I already bought one and built it for you. How? Costco and Sam’s Club have pallets full of them at warehouses across the country, they’re already on sale at a discount, and I’ll tell you …
Read More »Upgrade your everyday carry setup with these 22 picks
What we carry says a lot about what’s important to us, who we are, and who we aspire to be. This fall, it’s worth examining what you bring with you every day and thinking about how you could refine it. Perhaps you carry too much, and a utility pouch that’s …
Read More »Apple’s new iPhone charger is a first of its kind
Alongside its new iPhone 17 lineup, Apple casually launched a world’s first last week inside the very dull sounding “Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max.” It’s the first charger to support the USB PD 3.2 AVS protocol, giving you some of the benefits of a more powerful 60W …
Read More »How platforms are responding to the Charlie Kirk shooting
Horrifying videos of influencer and right-wing activist Charlie Kirk being fatally shot were widely available on social media platforms. We’ve reached out to some of the platforms to ask how they will be treating the videos and charged posts about the shooting. So far, we’re aware of responses from Bluesky, …
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