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Reddit turns 20, and it’s going big on AI
Reddit has become known as the place to go for unfiltered answers from real, human users. But as the site celebrates its 20th anniversary this week, the company is increasingly thinking about how it can augment that human work with AI. The initial rollout of AI tools, like Reddit Answers, is “going really well,” CTO Chris Slowe tells The Verge.…
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You Can Turn Back the Clock on Google Earth as It Turns 20 Today
I bet you haven’t heard about Google Earth in a while, but the service is still alive and kicking. Today, Google Earth turns 20, and to celebrate its 20th anniversary, Google is letting you turn back the clock to see how your favorite spot or hometown has evolved over the years. The company shared a blog post talking about Google…
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Verizon turns to Google’s Gemini AI to solve ‘complex’ customer issues
Verizon is trying to streamline its customer service experience by overhauling it with more chatbots and AI tools. The My Verizon app is being relaunched today with a new “AI-powered Verizon Assistant” that aims to help consumers “manage upgrades, add new lines, ask billing questions, take advantage of savings, and more,” according to the telecom giant’s announcement. The idea is…
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Google’s test turns search results into an AI-generated podcast
Google is rolling out a test that puts its AI-powered Audio Overviews on the first page of search results on mobile. The experiment, which you can enable in Labs, will let you generate an AI podcast-style discussion for certain queries. If you search for something like, “How do noise cancellation headphones work?”, Google will display a button beneath the “People…
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After AI setbacks, Meta turns to Scale AI and ‘superintelligence’ research – Computerworld
“As AI and agentic AI continue to develop and grow, the future limiter is not innovation, application, or talent; it will be infrastructure,” he contended. “Currently, modern technologies are outpacing the growth of the very infrastructure that they require to operate.” For enterprise users, Lee noted, this means deeper integrations and enriched LLMs and data engines that can be more…
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The Soundcore Rave 3S Turns Any Song Into a Karaoke Track, and It’s $50 Off Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Finally, AI is being put to good use, without taking anyone’s job (I think?). The Soundcore Rave 3S uses a unique AI feature to turn any regular song you play over Bluetooth into a karaoke track by digitally removing…
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The VMU Pro turns the Dreamcast’s memory card into a handheld emulator
The Sega Dreamcast wasn’t the first home console to store game saves on a portable memory card, but its virtual memory unit (VMU) stood out with a built-in screen, controls, and playable mini games. 8BitMod’s upcoming VMU Pro offers the same functionality as Sega’s original, but it’s rebuilt from the ground up with upgrades that include a full-color screen and…
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The Apple Watch turns 10 — 5 reasons the OG smartwatch is still my favorite
I have a confession. I had little interest in the Apple Watch when it first went on sale 10 years ago. With a starting price of $349 — or roughly $472 by today’s dollars when accounting for inflation — and a rather clunky design, that first watch neither agreed with my bank account nor my sense of style. Back then,…
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I tried the new viral AI tool that turns your photos into blockbuster movie clips — here’s how to do it
It seems fans of AI have discovered their new favorite tool. Over on X, users are making music videos, commercials and movie-quality videos, and all you need is a picture and some prompts. This is all powered by Higgsfield – the latest AI tool to put the focus on video. It provides a long list of motion controls and camera…
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Kodak DC40 Turns 30: The Digital Camera That Started It All
Technology continues to have a huge impact on our lives, and there’s no denying that historic discoveries fuel modern advancements. These innovations are nothing but branches stemming from revolutionary products, giving rise to whole new categories. One such products are digital cameras, which were largely inaccessible, and expensive back in the 90s. Fortunately for us, cameras have massively evolved from…
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