Two months before it changed its name to "Meta," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally introduced us to his metaverse for work : Horizon Workrooms, envisioned as a virtual space for workers to colla...
Following the proliferation of the nonconsensual sexual deepfakes on X, the platform has detailed changes to the Grok account's ability to edit images of real people. They match the changes reported o...
The chief constable of one of Britain's largest police forces has admitted that Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant made a mistake in a football (soccer) intelligence report. The report, which led to Isr...
The 46th Separate Air Mobile Brigade showcased a clip of a drone with a fishing rod-style device trying to take down enemy quadcopters. Red annotation by Business Insider. 46th Separate Air Mobile Bri...
We figured out how to turn protein function on and off, with magnetic fields from small handheld magnets. More context here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00204-9 Comments URL: https://ne...
During a recent subway outage in San Francisco I decided to build a webapp in the spirit of "Do I Need an Umbrella," basically to answer the question "Should I take the subway or a bus?" In the intere...
Since its beginning in the streaming world back in 2007, Netflix has been a pioneer and a primetime player that brought us quality, original shows ( Squid Game , Stranger Things , The Witcher ) and mo...
Ever since the Steam Deck came out, the humble handheld gaming PC has been going through a renaissance of sorts. Because while these fun-shaped PCs have been around for a while, being made by the like...
Nintendo’s Talking Flower interactive toy will launch in March. | Image: Nintendo After sharing a brief look at its new Talking Flower toy during a Nintendo Direct showcase last September that generat...
On a blustery afternoon late last year, on the lawn just outside City Hall in Rowlett, Texas, a strange-looking craft cleared the trees just before me. It hovered overhead for a moment before lowering...
Spotify wants audiobooks to be on the same page. Spotify appears to be working on a novel feature that will allow audiobook listeners to pick up where they left off in the physical book. Android Autho...
Animal Crossing , like Kirby , has come back when it seems like the world needs it most. In 2020, Animal Crossing: New Horizon s released on the Nintendo Switch. The game instantly became a smash hit,...
Animal Crossing fans looking to return to the cozy island life can do so earlier than expected. While New Horizons ' next major update, which brings the life sim game to version 3.0 , was originally s...
The first Paramount+ price increase since 2024 is set to go live on Thursday, January 15. The basic and premium subscriptions will both be receiving a $1 bump while the annual plans will see a much la...
For a limited time Woot is offering an incredibly low price on a pair of factory reconditioned Beats Studio Pro wireless noise canceling headphones. It's currently on sale for just $94.99 and includes...
If you're an anime fan, Crunchyroll is the best streaming platform out there. With just one subscription, you can instantly gain access to over 1,000 different anime series. In a time when anime has n...
This is just a goofy thing I cooked up over the weekend. It's kind of like a screensaver, but with more reading and sliders. (It's not terribly efficient, so expect phone batteries to take a hit!) Com...
The LinkBuds Clip Open’s charging case can be customized with optional colored covers. | Image: Sony Sony is the latest company to announce a pair of open-style wireless earbuds that clip onto the bac...
This afternoon I wrote some tips on how to present a new* programming language to HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608577 . It occurred to me that HN has a tradition of posts called "The {na...
Disney Plus raised the prices for its subscription service plans last year. With the ad-free version of the subscription now costing $18.99 per month, you may be thinking about leaving the service beh...