The best cheap phones for 2024
It may be fashionable to spend $1,000 on the latest flagship smartphone when they first get released, but it’s not necessary. You don’t even have to spend $500 today to get a decent handset as there are plenty of options as low as $160 that could fit your needs. But…
The best laptops for college students
Whether you commute to a physical campus, take classes online or do a little of both, a laptop is likely the center of your studies. If you’re working with an aging machine, upgrading to a newer model can make all of your academic pursuits a little easier by helping you…
Facebook is using AI to supercharge the algorithm that recommends you videos
Meta is revamping how Facebook recommends videos across Reels, Groups, and the main Facebook Feed, by using AI to power its video recommendation algorithm, Facebook head Tom Alison revealed on Wednesday. The world’s largest social network has already switched Reels, its TikTok competitor, to the new engine, and plans to…
Saber Interactive may escape Embracer’s death hug and become a private company
Saber Interactive has reportedly found an exit strategy from the death grip of its parent company, Embracer Group AB. Bloomberg reported Thursday that “a group of private investors” will buy the studio in a deal worth roughly $500 million. Saber would then become a private company with about 3,500 employees….
Microsoft’s upcoming custom chip will be made by Intel
Intel’s relatively new Foundry division — formerly known as Intel Foundry Services until earlier today — has just landed a notable order from a big name. According to Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that his company will be tapping into Intel’s latest 18A (1.8nm)…
Wyze camera security issue allowed users to see other owners’ homes
Some Wyze camera owners have reported that they were suddenly given access to cameras that weren’t theirs and even got notifications for events inside other people’s homes. Wyze cofounder David Crosby has confirmed the issue to The Verge, telling the publications that “some users were able to see thumbnails of…
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash drivers are striking on February 14
It could be a challenge hailing a ride from certain airports on Valentine’s Day this year. Thousands of rideshare and delivery drivers for Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are planning to hold a demonstration on February 14 to demand fair pay and better security measures, according to Reuters. The strike was…
Roblox adds real-time AI chat translation using its own language model
Currently serving over 70 million daily active users, Roblox is still going strong since its September 2006 launch — almost 18 years ago. The development team is now taking one step further to boost the platform’s massive community, by way of providing real-time AI chat translation to connect gamers around…
Google is reportedly rebranding Bard to Gemini and plans to launch a dedicated app
According to a document leaked on X, Google is planning to introduce some major changes to its Bard AI tool as soon as this coming week. The plans, which have not been publicly confirmed, reportedly include changing the Bard name to Gemini. It would make sense for Google to do…
Instagram is testing ‘flipside,’ a finsta feature that already kind of exists
Instagram is testing yet another feature meant to give users an alternative to finstas. It’s called “flipside” and it allows people to create a secondary photo grid that only designated friends can see. If that sounds somewhat familiar it’s probably because Instagram already makes it pretty easy for users to…