2025-03-11

Sony demos an AI-powered PlayStation character

Sony has used AI to imbue a PlayStation character with the ability to converse with a player, The Verge reports. A source shared a since-deleted video with the publication featuring an AI-powered vers [...]

2025-03-11

The studio that (technically) made Disco Elysium has a new game in the works

ZA/UM Studio, the company behind Disco Elysium, just announced a new game called Project [C4]. It’s being described as a “genre-defining RPG” and there’s a teaser trailer that’s light on gam [...]

2025-03-11

Pocket Casts makes its web player and desktop apps usable without a subscription

In a rare recent example of a product becoming more affordable (rather than moving full-speed in the opposite direction), the popular podcast service Pocket Casts no longer requires a subscription to [...]

2025-03-11

Apple Vision Pro goes off to never never land with Metallica concert footage

Sleep with both eyes open [...]

2025-03-10

Chinese AI agent Manus uses Claude Sonnet and open-source technology

A new AI agent called Manus, developed by Chinese startup Monica, demonstrates capabilities in handling complex tasks from travel planning to financial analysis without human intervention. While early [...]

2025-03-10

Where to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

Every new gadget you buy comes at a cost to your wallet, but there’s a hefty environmental price to pay as well. Every phone and laptop out there is a non-compostable mass of metal and plastic, and [...]

2025-03-10

Advantage, Alexa – Apple's smart home hub reportedly 'postponed' due to Siri slowdown

Apple’s smart home hub with AI-powered Siri has been delayed, a new report claims–and that could leave the door wide open to Amazon's Alexa+ in 2025. [...]

2025-03-10

The Last of Us season two promises a lot more action alongside devastating drama

Season two of HBO’s The Last of Us is just a month away, and as such the hype cycle kicked into full gear this past weekend. A full trailer finally arrived on Saturday during a panel at SXSW with th [...]

2025-03-10

JBL just announced two new portable speakers that support AI Sound Boost technology

JBL just announced a pair of portable speakers that take advantage of the company’s AI Sound Boost technology. This software analyzes the signal and maxes out the driver while minimizing distortion. [...]