Apple TV Plus is now available on DirecTV Stream Device
Apple’s streaming service, Apple TV Plus, is now available on the DirecTV Stream Device. DirectTV Stream customers can now access the Apple TV app to …
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Making good on Elon Musk’s promise, Twitter open sources its recommendation algorithm
It is officially a “new era of transparency” at Twitter. For a while now, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been promising that the company would …
Waymo is bringing its fifth-generation Jaguar I-PACE self-driving cars to Texas
If you’re in Texas, you could see a self-driving car from Waymo on the road soon. In a blog post, the company announced that will …
IRS officially updates its EV tax credit rules, cutting out even more electric vehicles
Well, the day is here. Actually, the day is April 18th, but today is the day that we know the day is April 18th. Prospective …
Sundar Pichai says Google Bard is getting an upgrade to compete with ChatGPT
It looks like Google is ready to turn on the jets for Bard, its ChatGPT competitor. As spotted by The Verge, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai …
Today’s deals: Rare Amazon Smart Plug sale, SSD & microSD deals, $799 M1 MacBook Air, more
Friday’s top tech deals include some of the best sales we’ve seen all week. For example, the Amazon Smart Plug with 442,000 5-star reviews has …
Audible is starting to bring ads to its audiobooks
What does everyone want to see when they’re in the middle of a good book? An ad for Pepsi, of course. Well, Audible has the …
GitHub will have to give up the user who leaked Twitter’s source code
Well, it looks like Twitter is definitely going to know who FreeSpeechEnthusiast is really soon. Earlier this week, a GitHub repository containing part of Twitter’s …
Google rolls out generative AI features for Gmail and Docs to first public testers
Google is already expanding its generative AI features for Gmail and Google Docs to the next round of “trusted testers.” In a post to Twitter, …
Scientists grew extinct woolly mammoth flesh in a lab… to make a giant meatball
The idea of digging into a juicy mammoth meatball might not sound that terrible if we were alive over 10,000 years ago. But to think …
Ford is getting out of the full self-driving car business
It looks like Ford, while going all-in on EVs, is bowing out of the full self-driving car business… at least for now. In a letter …
AI image generator Midjourney ends free trials after deepfakes of Trump and the Pope go viral
Midjourney may have built too good of a product before being ready to handle the consequences of what happens when people use it. As reported …
AI pioneer admits there is a small chance AI leads to humanity’s extinction
Artificial intelligence is expanding at a terrifying rate, and our world is steadily becoming more saturated with digital systems capable of doing amazing things. While …
Today’s deals: Rare AirTag sale, SK hynix SSD deals, $99 AirPods, TV wall mounts, more
Thursday’s top tech deals include a rare opportunity to save on wildly popular Apple AirTag Bluetooth trackers. You’ll also find SK hynix SSD drives on …
This rare footage of the world’s last remaining wild red wolves broke my heart
Red wolves used to roam freely from Texas to Pennsylvania. However, widespread hunting led to the death of many of the species. It became one …
Epic video shows flaming rocket debris streaking across the night sky
Last week, skywatchers spotted a swarm of fireballs streaking across the Florida sky. Thankfully, we already know where the fireballs originated from, as astronomers revealed …
Wes Anderson goes full Wes Anderson in the Asteroid City trailer
Wes Anderson is going full Wes in the official trailer for Asteroid City. Today, Focus Features dropped the official trailer for Asteroid City, the upcoming …
Google is adding extreme heat alerts to search to combat climate change
Google wants to let you know when there is an extreme heat event in your area. In a blog post, the company announced that it …
Is that the Apple VR headset in today’s WWDC announcement?
WWDC 2023 is official! But wait, what is that in the announcement image? This afternoon, Apple officially announced the dates for WWDC 2023, its worldwide …
Apple announces WWDC 2023 dates, special keynote on June 5
Apple has announced the dates for WWDC 2023. The conference event will take place from June 5 through June 9 in an “exhilarating week of …
Disney lays off Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter
Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter, long-time chairman of Marvel Entertainment, has reportedly been let go by Disney as part of the company’s first massive round of layoffs …
Elon Musk and experts sign letter to pause development of more powerful AI
A growing number of high-profile technology entrepreneurs, CEOs, and AI experts aren’t too keen on the acceleration and large-scale deployment of artificial intelligence tools that …
Today’s deals: Samsung tablets, $149 AirPods 3, Shark robot vacuum, $39 4K Roku Stick, more
Top tech deals on Wednesday include some excellent sales that our readers won’t want to miss. Samsung tablets are on sale with a $300 discount …
Leaked memo says Lucid plans to lay off 18% of its workforce as it struggles to make cars
Competing in the EV space is about to get even more difficult for Lucid Motors. As reported by Insider, a leaked memo from the company …
I can’t believe how much of the U.S. Amazon’s Sidewalk network covers
Amazon built out an enormous IoT network in the United States right under everyone’s noses. In a blog post, the company announced its Sidewalk network …
Microsoft’s Security Copilot brings AI to security, and it’s making me nervous
Microsoft is bringing AI to security, and suddenly Skynet doesn’t seem so farfetched. In a blog post, the company announced Security Copilot, a new tool …
Today’s deals: $166 AirPods Pro, rare AirTag deals, $1,200 off Samsung OLED TV, more
Tuesday’s top tech deals of the day include some seriously impressive sales. Apple AirPods Pro are down to only $166 on Amazon if you get …
TikTok supporters: Please stop acting like a ban would violate the First Amendment
When it comes to the prospect of the Biden Administration imposing a ban on TikTok in the US, I have to once again confess my …
3D avatars are now in Microsoft Teams but I’m wondering what company will allow this
Microsoft Teams is starting to roll out 3D avatars in an effort to get more people to “turn their camera on.” In a blog post, …
Apple acquires startup that could improve Apple TV+ streaming
Apple has acquired a Mountain View-based startup called WaveOne. While it’s not always the case that the Cupertino firm talks openly about acquisitions, TechCrunch discovered …
