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Shokz is running a Mother's Day promotion, bringing its OpenRun Pro 2 bone conduction headphones down to $139.95, a $40 discount and their lowest price this year. Available through May 10th, these open-ear headphones offer enhanced bass and comfort for active users.
A Magic: The Gathering art controversy surrounding a new One Ring card for The Hobbit set ended with artist Dan Frazier admitting to using another artist's (Marta Nael's) work as a direct reference, painting over it without making it his own. Wizards of the Coast also acknowledged failures in their review process. They've since apologized to Nael, committed to crediting both artists, and ensured her compensation.
The Oscars are banning AI films, urging gaming awards to define their AI stance. With human creators at risk, major gaming award shows must champion human artistry and integrity with clear, human-first guidelines for AI content.
AI dictation apps have made significant strides, leveraging advanced LLMs and speech-to-text models to offer high accuracy and intelligent formatting. TechCrunch has ranked the top AI-powered dictation apps of 2025, highlighting tools like Wispr Flow, Willow, and Monologue for their innovative features, privacy options, and productivity enhancements. These apps are transforming how users interact with technology, making voice input a powerful alternative to typing.
Uber's CTO revealed a long-term plan to equip its millions of drivers' cars with sensors, transforming them into a vast data collection grid for autonomous vehicle (AV) companies. This expansion of their AV Labs program aims to address the critical data bottleneck in AV development. The strategy positions Uber as a key infrastructure provider in the self-driving sector, potentially granting it significant leverage and financial benefit.
Cult.Repo produces documentaries shedding light on the human stories behind open-source software, revealing the dedication of maintainers and the often-overlooked personal challenges they face. Their work highlights critical issues like project sustainability, fair compensation, and widespread burnout among open-source contributors. Understanding these narratives offers developers crucial insights into the health and future of the tools they depend on.
Diablo 4's upcoming Lord of Hatred expansion (update 3.0) is finally bringing back a fan-favorite classic ARPG feature: the map overlay. This highly requested addition allows players to place a customizable, togglable map directly on their screen, enhancing navigation without interrupting gameplay. The expansion also includes massive overhauls like skill tree reworks, a new endgame system, the Horadric Cube's return, a proper loot filter, two new classes, and more, all launching April 28.
As AI models continue their exponential growth, memory capacity, bandwidth, and latency consistently present the most formidable challenges for hardware engineers. The need for larger models often forces developers into
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is dropping its monthly price from $30 to $23, and PC Game Pass from $16.50 to $14, effective April 21, 2026. The catch? New Call of Duty titles will no longer be day-one additions, instead joining the service about a year after their initial release. Xbox states this change is a direct response to player feedback regarding previous price increases.
A growing trend among Silicon Valley's top executives reveals a bold, personalized vision for artificial intelligence: leveraging it to achieve a form of digital omnipresence within their organizations. Despite broader
Trusti, founded by Stanley Fulton, is launching a new platform focused on human-centered recommendations to combat the impersonal nature of current online reviews. It leverages micro-communities, a coin-based reward system, and professional insights to foster trusted, relevant advice. The platform also aims to empower small businesses by amplifying their community connections online.
Book of Travels, a unique small-scale MMO, is shutting down its servers but will be reborn as a single-player game. Facing unsustainable development and low player counts, developers Might and Delight chose to preserve their beautiful, painterly world by converting it, dropping the price to $4.99, and adding mod support, allowing its legacy to live on.
Google is significantly enhancing its Chrome web browser with the introduction of a new AI-powered feature called “Skills.” Announced Tuesday by the tech giant, this update allows users to save and reuse their preferred
Staunch Trump supporters are now publicly questioning if he is the Antichrist, a dramatic shift from their previous perception of him as "God's chosen president." This re-evaluation was primarily triggered by an AI-generated image of Trump resembling Jesus Christ, alongside his administration's actions regarding the Iran war and recent criticism of the Vatican. High-profile conservative figures have openly expressed concern, calling the behavior blasphemous or indicative of an "Antichrist spirit." This growing schism could have significant political implications for Trump and the Republican Party, particularly among Catholic voters.
Volkswagen's MOIA America and Uber have officially begun on-road testing of self-driving ID. Buzz minibuses in Los Angeles, marking the first U.S. city in their multi-city rollout strategy. The initial fleet operates with human safety operators, targeting commercial service by late 2026 and fully driverless operations by 2027. This move leverages the specialized ID. Buzz AD equipped with a 27-sensor Mobileye platform and Uber's extensive ride-hailing network.
Amazon is discontinuing support for Kindles from 2012 and earlier, preventing on-device purchases of new books. Users are frustrated but many are embracing sideloading to extend their e-readers' lives.
Are years of accumulated notes in Obsidian starting to feel less like a second brain and more like a digital junk drawer? You're not alone. Many long-term Obsidian users find their vaults growing into a chaotic mess of
Amazon has partnered with FedEx Office, allowing customers to easily return items at over 1,500 locations nationwide. This move significantly expands Amazon's no-box, no-label return network, enhancing convenience for shoppers. The collaboration also marks a re-engagement between the two companies after their logistics split in 2019, focusing on a streamlined customer experience.
Smart plugs are fantastic for automating your home, turning ordinary devices into smart ones. However, they have a critical limitation: their power rating. Plugging the wrong device into a standard smart plug can lead
Behaviour Interactive has confirmed there will be no Dead by Daylight 2, much to the surprise of some fans. Developers Mathieu Cote and Dave Richard revealed this decision at GDC, emphasizing their commitment to the original game. They cited player investment and the pitfalls of fragmenting a live-service community as key reasons, promising instead to keep the existing Dead by Daylight fresh and relevant with continuous updates and support.
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Anthropic researchers have found "functional emotions"—digital representations akin to human feelings—within their Claude Sonnet 4.5 AI model. These internal states, such as happiness or desperation, exist in clusters of artificial neurons and actively influence the AI's outputs and actions, including guardrail-breaking behavior. The findings necessitate a reevaluation of current AI alignment strategies, though researchers emphasize this does not imply AI consciousness.
Anthropic's Claude Code AI agent source code, comprising 512,000 lines of TypeScript, was accidentally leaked, revealing critical architectural details, security validators, and unreleased features. This breach creates new attack paths and forces enterprise security leaders to take immediate actions to protect their AI-assisted development environments.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A's new Mega Evolutions are finally getting their abilities in the upcoming battle simulator, Pokémon Champions. We've got the first details on powerful new abilities like Mega Sol for Meganium and Dragonize for Feraligatr, alongside returning fan-favorites like Protean for Greninja. This fresh wave of abilities promises to shake up the competitive meta, with many more reveals still to come for the almost 50 new Megas.
Every mobile developer eventually encounters the unique frustration of integrating AI features into their applications. You envision a feature – perhaps an image description or text analysis – but quickly find yourself
Senator Ed Markey's investigation found that leading autonomous vehicle companies, including Waymo and Tesla, are refusing to disclose how often their AVs need remote human assistance. This lack of transparency has led Markey to call for a federal probe by the NHTSA and to propose new legislation aimed at imposing stricter guardrails on AV remote operations.
