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Walmart is updating its 4K streaming box with Gemini and Matter support
It hasn't been officially announced, but Walmart's website now has a listing for an updated version of its budget-friendly Onn 4K Pro streaming box that origina...
Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD is its ‘slimmest ever’
Amazon has taken the wraps off a new Fire TV Stick HD that it says is its slimmest yet. At $34.99, the device offers a design that Amazon says is 30 percent thi...
Adobe embraces conversational AI editing, marking a ‘fundamental shift’ in creative work
Adobe is fully embracing AI tools that enable creators to edit their work using descriptive prompts, instead of manually using specific Creative Cloud apps. The...
More phone cameras should come with silly telephoto lenses
Upgrading your phone with a camera grip attachment is one thing. But doll-sized telephoto lenses that you mount on top of the rear camera? C'mon. I wrote the Vi...
Nothing makes it easy to share files between any Android phone and a Mac
I test Android phones for a living, but I write about them using a company-supplied MacBook Air. Both platforms are great in their own right, but they're not so...
The new Tomodachi Life is made to be shared — even if Nintendo doesn’t want you to
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is hard to explain. The best way to understand is to see it in action; a screenshot of Handsome Squidward and Bob Belcher falli...
Microsoft faces fresh Windows Recall security concerns
When Microsoft tried to launch Recall, an AI-powered Windows feature that screenshots most of what you do on your PC, it was labeled a "disaster" for cybersecur...
Snap is laying off 16 percent of its staff as it leans into AI
Snap is laying off roughly 16 percent of its global workforce in a cost-cutting effort to chase improved profitability with the help of AI. The cuts will impact...
Spotify now sells printed books
Spotify is rolling out some new updates for book lovers, expanding audiobook listening features and allowing users to buy physical publications through the plat...
Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost.
Apple quietly threatened to kick Elon Musk's AI app, Grok, from its App Store in January over its failure to curb the surge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes fl...
Tax season was supposed to bring big refunds. So far they're less than expected
The average refund so far is $350 more than last year at this time, despite projections that it would be closer to $1,000 due to Republican-led tax changes as p...
Godzilla Minus Zero stomps through New York in first teaser trailer
*insert Godzilla screeching sound* Here's the very first look at the next big kaiju feature. Godzilla Minus Zero will continue the story of 2023's Godzilla Minu...