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Microsoft Paint can now make AI coloring books
Microsoft is giving its Paint and Notepad apps on Windows new AI capabilities for editing text and making digital illustrations. The updates are currently rolli...
The TikTok deal is done, finally
Just over a year after it briefly disappeared from app stores, TikTok in the US is now part of a new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC. With approval from b...
Ring can verify videos now, but that might not help you with most AI fakes
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 ve...
Beyond Good and Evil 2 somehow survived the purge at Ubisoft
In what world does Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake get canceled amid corporate restructuring and yet BG&E2 does not? "Beyond Good & Evil 2 remains a...
Samsung’s smallest Frame TVs have fallen to their lowest prices to date
Unless you’re dead set on picking up a larger panel, Samsung’s forthcoming 2026 Frame lineup represents a fairly minor upgrade. That makes last year’s model an...
Vimeo lays off ‘large portion’ of staff after Bending Spoons buyout
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 reporte...
Epic and Google have a secret $800 million Unreal Engine and services deal
A judge is questioning whether Epic Games and Google are settling their long-running antitrust fight partly because of a previously unannounced partnership invo...
Sen. Markey questions OpenAI about ‘deceptive advertising’ in ChatGPT
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is pressing OpenAI about its move to bring ads to ChatGPT, and is asking several other companies whether they have similar plans. In lette...
Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi rides
Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi trips in Austin, Texas, according to a video posted on X. Elon Musk reposted the video, congratulating Tesla's AI t...
Ring claims it’s not giving ICE access to its cameras
Ring's partnership with Flock is sparking renewed online backlash this week, with influencers calling for people to smash their Ring cameras and claiming the co...
Substack is launching a TV app, and not everyone is happy
Substack announced Thursday it's launching Apple TV and Google TV apps that audiences can use for videos and livestreams - and early reactions suggest not all u...
The state attorneys general are as mad as you are
The sun was already beginning to set as Portlanders in weatherproof jackets and fleeces lined up around Revolution Hall. It wasn't yet 5PM on a Wednesday but th...