2025-02-04

Google now thinks it's OK to use AI for weapons and surveillance

Google has made one of the most substantive changes to its AI principles since first publishing them in 2018. In a change spotted by The Washington Post, the search giant edited the document to remove [...]

2025-02-04

The NBA is testing a new smart basketball made in Europe

The NBA is experimenting with a digital brain for basketballs. The system is the brainchild of SportIQ, a Finnish startup that develops smart basketballs. Inside each ball’s valve, SportIQ embeds a [...]

2025-02-03

The best soundbars to boost your TV audio in 2025

Let’s be honest — most built-in TV speakers just don’t cut it. They’re often unable to provide the immersive experience you’re looking for, leaving much to be desired. That’s where a sound [...]

2025-02-03

ChatGPT's Deep Research tool can create reports from hundreds of online sources

There’s no two ways about it, there’s a newfound sense of urgency at OpenAI. Two days after releasing o3-mini to the world, the company made a surprise announcement on Sunday evening, revealing De [...]

2025-02-03

Apple tipped to give us new ‘Confetti’ iCloud feature, but we’re still stuck with a measly 5GB storage

Apple may be about to launch Confetti, a new iCloud feature for managing invitations. [...]

2025-02-03

Neopets hits 400,000 monthly active users, tripling growth in 2024

Neopets said its comeback gathered steam in 2024. The gaming brand’s daily active users (DAU) reached a new recent peak of nearly 250,000 and monthly active users (MAU) surpassed 400,000. That refle [...]

2025-02-03

The best iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro cases for 2025

If you’ve just picked up one of the latest Apple iPhone 16 models, you may be wondering what the best way is to keep your shiny new handset protected and free from scratches. That’s where a good p [...]

2025-02-03

OpenAI's new Deep Research agent can do in 5 minutes what might take you hours

Working independently, Deep Research can create a detailed research report for you in 5-30 minutes -- but you have to be a ChatGPT Pro subscriber to use it. [...]

2025-02-03

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Feb. 3

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Feb. 3. [...]