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Google Photos adds subtle touch-up tools for faces
Google has announced a new collection of touch-up tools for Google Photos' image editor designed to apply subtle enhancements, refinements, or fixes to faces in...
Insta360 is putting screens on its next wireless mics to show logos or images
Insta360's first wireless microphone kit debuted in June with small, lightweight AirTag-sized mics that were easier to wear hidden away. The new Insta360 Mic Pr...
Mercedes’ first all-electric C-Class is its sportiest one yet
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class, typically a benchmark in luxury compact sedans, now gets an all-important electric variant. The new C 400 4MATIC is built on an 800-v...
You can grab a Sonos Era 100 for $85 off thanks to Sonos’ latest refurb sale
The new Sonos Era 100 SL keeps costs down by dropping the mics, but if you’d rather keep hands-free voice controls, picking up a refurbished, non-SL model is th...
Deezer says AI song uploads have nearly overtaken human music
Deezer says it receives nearly 75,000 AI-generated song submissions to its music streaming platform each day, accounting for about 44 percent of all daily uploa...
Fortnite developers can make AI characters now — just don’t try to date them
Following last year's AI-powered Darth Vader in Fortnite that swore in a recreation of James Earl Jones' voice, Epic Games is now letting Fortnite creators expe...
La-Z-Boy’s recliners and sofas are getting built-in Klipsch speakers
La-Z-Boy announced a new AudioLuxe furniture line with recliners and sofas upgraded with built-in sound systems that deliver "crystal clear tones and deep bass...
Birdfy’s new 4K feeder wants to teach you about the birds it identifies
Birdfy has announced a new version of its camera-equipped metal feeder with an upgraded camera to make you feel even closer to nature while staring at your phon...
Humanoid ‘Lightning’ robot smashes the half-marathon record
An autonomous scarlet robot named "Lightning" finished a 13-mile race in Beijing on Sunday in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds, less than half the time of last ye...
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket grounded after delivering satellite to wrong orbit
The Federal Aviation Administration grounded Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket after it shuttled its payload to the wrong orbit during its launch on Sunday, accord...
Tesla launches robotaxis in Dallas and Houston, and oops, it’s already unavailable
Tesla claims to have launched a robotaxi service in Dallas and Houston over the weekend, but so far, online crowdsourcing tools indicate that very few cars are...
Canva’s CEO on its big pivot to AI enterprise software
Today, I’m talking with Melanie Perkins, founder and CEO of Canva, a popular online design tool. I always enjoy talking with Melanie. She was last on the show a...