2025-01-03

A Book App Used AI to 'Roast' Its Users. It Went Anti-Woke Instead

One year-end summary from Fable, a social app where people share what books the read, told the user “Don’t forget to surface for the occasional white author, OK?” [...]

2025-01-03

Facebook and Instagram Ads Push Gun Silencers Disguised as Car Parts

A network of Facebook pages has been advertising “fuel filters” that are actually meant to be used as silencers, which are heavily regulated by US law. Even US military officials are concerned. [...]

2025-01-03

How to map OpenAI’s ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode to your iPhone action button

Mapping ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode to the new physical Action Button on the side of newer iPhones, just above the volume up and down. [...]

2025-01-03

CES 2025 preview: What to expect at tech’s biggest show | The DeanBeat

Next week at the CES 2025 trade show in Las Vegas, we'll once again be able to see and hear about the latest tech trends in person. [...]

2025-01-03

Visionary Realms’ Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen sees success in early access

Visionary Realms is an ambitious game studio that recently launched early access for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, a classic fantasy MMO. [...]

2025-01-03

How Meta’s latest research proves you can use generative AI to understand user intent

By thinking about recommendation as a generative problem, you can tackle it from new angles and use LLMs to better understand user intent. [...]

2025-01-03

Swave Photonics raises $28.3M for 3D holographic smartglasses and displays

Swave Photonics, a holographic display company, has raised $28.27 million in funding as it prepares components for AI-powered smart glasses. [...]

2025-01-03

Later acquires social influencer app Mavely for $250M

Later, an influencer marketing and social media management firm, is acquiring social influencer app Mavely for $250 million. [...]

2025-01-03

My 2025 tech resolutions: ditching X, avoiding AI, and more

A personal New Year’s tech to-do list. [...]