A scene-y newsletter launches a scene-y social network
Perfectly Imperfect founder Tyler Bainbridge The dream of the early internet is alive in PI.FYI, a new app spun out from Perfectly Imperfect. Continue reading…
Our fave bureaucratic villain is back in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire trailer
There’s plenty of old familiar faces in the latest trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Every good comedy needs a villain audiences love to hate, and the original 1984 Ghostbusters gave…
Drastic moves by X, Microsoft may not stop spread of fake Taylor Swift porn
Enlarge (credit: Gilbert Flores/Golden Globes 2024 / Contributor | Getty Images North America) After explicit, fake AI images of Taylor Swift began spreading on X, the platform formerly known as…
Amazon can’t hoover up Roomba after EU nixes $1.4B iRobot acquisition
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Amazon will no longer pursue a $1.4 billion acquisition of iRobot, maker of Roomba robot vacuums after the companies announced today that they have “no path…
Why Do People Feel the Economy Is Bad?
There are some US economists who believe that people should feel good about the US economy because of the following statistics. They are disconnected or are willfully ignoring what people…
Zoom meetings are about to get weirder thanks to the Vision Pro
Image: Zoom Zoom’s Vision Pro app will launch alongside Apple’s new headset on February 2nd and let wearers use its “persona” (a digital avatar based on their face scans) during…
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review: all that and AI
The Galaxy S24 Ultra is packed with top-tier hardware, but its highly touted AI features are hit-or-miss — and the price is higher than ever. Continue reading…
Canon plans to disrupt chipmaking with low-cost “stamp” machine
Enlarge / Canon’s FPA-1200NZ2C nanoimprint lithography machine. The company has been developing technology to stamp chip designs onto silicon wafers rather than etching them using light. (credit: Canon) Canon hopes…
Daily Telescope: Two large galaxies swimming in a sea of interstellar dust
Enlarge / Galaxies in a sea of interstellar dust. (credit: Chris McGrew) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough…
Amazon abandons plans to buy Roomba maker iRobot
One of iRobot’s Roombas in action. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Amazon’s deal to buy Roomba maker iRobot is off, the companies announced today, after iRobot…