2025-10-07

Google's Michel Devoret is one of the 2025 winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded Google's Chief Scientist of Quantum Hardware the Nobel Prize in Physics alongside former Google employee John Martinis, and University of Califor [...]

2025-10-07

The Future of AI Filmmaking Is a Parody of the Apocalypse, Made by a Guy Named Josh

Behold Neural Viz, the first great cinematic universe of the AI era. [...]

2025-10-07

Meta makes Facebook Reels more like their Instagram counterparts

Meta is rolling out some serious changes to Facebook Reels to make the experience more like Instagram Reels. First of all, the Reels will now be accompanied by friend bubbles. This shows users which p [...]

2025-10-07

Nintendo just released a mysterious animated short

Most of what Nintendo uploads to its Nintendo Today app is fairly predictable; think a screenshot or trailer for an upcoming game or the latest soundtrack being agonisingly drip-fed onto Nintendo Musi [...]

2025-10-07

Can AI replace your morning newsletter? OpenAI is betting on it

ChatGPT Pulse is a warning to the media: If AI controls the morning briefing, the fight for audience attention changes forever. [...]

2025-10-07

Mastodon is adding Bluesky-like starter packs

Mastodon, the federated social network built on ActivityPub, is taking cues from Bluesky and introducing its own version of the social platform's "Starter Packs." The hope is that Masto [...]

2025-10-07

The Roku Streaming Stick Plus is cheaper than ever for Prime Day

The Roku Streaming Stick Plus is on sale for just $24. That's a discount of 40 percent and the lowest we've ever seen it. <br /> Roku has held the top spot in the TV OS market for year [...]

2025-10-07

Facebook's Algorithm Update Aims to Show You Newer Reels You'll Actually Like, Even if It's AI

Facebook's vice president of product, Jagjit Chawla, talks about how the platform treats AI-generated content and how you can see less of it. [...]

2025-10-07

OpenAI has disrupted (more) Chinese accounts using ChatGPT to create social media surveillance tools

OpenAI has disclosed that a now-banned account originating in China was using ChatGPT to help design promotional materials and project plans for a social media listening tool. OpenAI says that this wo [...]