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Ring has launched a new Ring Verify tool that the company says can "verify that Ring videos you receive haven't been edited or changed." But since Ring won't verify videos that have been altered in an...
Vimeo is laying off employees around the globe just months after the Italian software company Bending Spoons acquired the platform for $1.38 billion , as reported earlier by Business Insider . Even th...
This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on dystopian developments in AI, follow Hayden Field . The Stepback arrives in our subscriber...
"Share a Disney quote that sums up how you're feeling right now!" That's what Disney posted on Threads the other day, and people immediately replied with lines from Star Wars , The Hunchback of Notre ...
For the past year I've been working to rethink how AI manages timing in conversation at Tavus. I've spent a lot of time listening to conversations. Today we're announcing the release of Sparrow-1, the...
The United Kingdom has walked back plans to make its upcoming digital ID scheme a mandatory requirement for working adults. While the UK government remains "committed to mandatory digital right-to-wor...
Around 10 percent of Meta's Reality Labs division, which develops its XR products and services, will be laid off beginning on Tuesday, as reported by Bloomberg . Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton confir...
Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky fuels for 4-hour training days with veggie omelets and protein-packed dinners. Eggland's Best Katie Ledecky typically trains for 4 hours a day, split into a mornin...
US House Rep. Ro Khanna. The Washington Post/Getty Images Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna plans to introduce a resolution Thursday called the "Creator Bill of Rights." The progressive congressman is...
More than 533,000 people filed for bankruptcy last year. Boy_Anupong/Getty Images Personal bankruptcy filings are on the rise in the US. Some young people have taken to TikTok, framing their bankruptc...
The turn of the century saw a rise in labor movements as industry grew largely unregulated. Bettmann/Getty Images Trump has credited a 19th-century US president for inspiring his aggressive approach t...
Ronin warriors, cursed spirits, and a powerful elf are what you can expect this winter anime season. There's a new season full of anime to check out this Winter like the return of the Ronin Warriors (...
Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at age 93. Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis Via Getty Images Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at 93 in Rome. He launched the ...
In case you missed the news, there’s a seismic shift going on at Lucasfilm right now. Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as President of Lucasfilm after 14 years . She’ll be replaced by two executives ...
Mike and Darlene Person. Courtesy of JDM Whipz Siblings Michael Rumph and Darlene Person built JDM Whipz, a profitable Turo car rental fleet. JDM Whipz grew to 13 vehicles in Atlanta by reinvesting pr...
Days after Avengers: Doomsday's directors issued a cryptic tease regarding the movie's recent teasers, one fan believes they've "cracked the code" hidden in their countdown clocks. The past month has ...
The Neo 2 looks a lot like the first Neo, but it’s had plenty of upgrades. I'm not a drone guy. In fact, I've always been a bit nervous to play around with them too much. They're big, fragile, and exp...
Blake Lively; Justin Baldoni Lia Toby/Getty Images, James Devaney/Getty Images Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against her "It Ends With Us" costar Baldoni and accused him of a smea...
CD Projekt has confirmed it issued a DMCA strike on a paid Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod, after its creator refused to make it free for everyone upon the studio’s request. The R.E.A.L. VR mod for Cyberpunk 20...