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Samsung debuts its own 'AI-powered' smart recipe app
As it promised last week, Samsung has launched Food, a "personalized, AI-powered food and recipe" app in eight languages and 104 countries around the world.
Google totally didn't mean to leak the Pixel 8 Pro on its own website
Google has published a photo of the Pixel 8 Pro before it has even unveiled the device... on the day Apple announced that it was going to launch the iPhone 15 on September 12th.
Sony's two new A7C series cameras offer premium features for less money
Sony has just split its small form-factor full-frame A7C series into two, effectively offering lower-cost versions of its higher-end cameras.
Meta's avatars finally grow some legs
It's been nearly a year since Meta announced at Connect 2022 that it would give its weird Caspar the Friendly Ghost-esque metaverse avatars some legs to make them appear slightly more human. The day of reckoning is almost upon us as Quest Home avatars now sport extra limbs in the latest beta version of the Quest software.
Pre-orders for Ayaneo's Kun gaming handheld start September 5
Ayaneo has announced its latest handheld gaming device will be available for pre-order on September 5, 2023.
The Air Force wants $6 billion to build a fleet of AI-controlled drones
The USAF wants to build a fleet of $3 million drone aircraft that can get shot at so American pilots don't have to be.
The NBA, NFL and UFC want instantaneous DMCA takedowns
Three major American sports leagues want to speed up Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedowns. In a letter posted and reported by TorrentFreak (via The Verge), the UFC, NBA and NFL urged the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to make the removal process for illegal livestreams nearly instantaneous. The organizations say the global sports industry is losing up to $28 billion from fans watching pirated live feeds instead of paid ones.
X opens the floodgates on political ads
X said it’s now fully reversing a longtime ban on political advertising after it first loosened its rules in January.
Some OnePlus smartphones are nearly 20 percent off, hitting record low prices
A pair of popular OnePlus smartphones just went on sale, hitting record low prices for both. The company’s flagship OnePlus 11 5G went down from $700 to $600, a savings of nearly 20 percent. The budget-friendly OnePlus Nord N30 5G got even, well, friendlier with a $50 discount, dropping the cost to $250 from $300. If you’re shopping for a smartphone, no matter your budget, this is a good time to make the plunge.
A Google-powered chatbot is handling GM’s non-emergency OnStar calls
General Motors is taking Google’s AI chatbot on the road. The automaker announced today that it’s using Google Cloud’s Dialogflow to automate some non-emergency OnStar features like navigation and call routing. Crucially, the automaker claims the bot can pinpoint keywords indicating an emergency situation and “quickly route the call” to trained humans when needed. GM says the system frees up OnStar Advisors to spend more time with customers requiring a live human.
YouTubers can take training courses to remove warnings from their permanent record
YouTube is updating its enforcement policies to give creators who break its rules a chance to wipe the slate clean. . As long as they complete a training course and avoid violating the same policy within a 90-day period, YouTube will remove a warning from their account.
Panic's first games showcase highlights five deliciously weird titles
Panic just unveiled a fresh slate of projects it's publishing in its first-ever games showcase. Panic showed off five games and teased new titles from the makers of FAR and the team behind Untitled Goose Game.
Meta declines Oversight Board recommendation to suspend Cambodia’s former Prime Minister
Meta will not suspend Cambodia’s Prime Minister from Facebook and Instagram, declining to follow a recommendation from its Oversight Board.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder will have its own Nintendo Direct on August 31st
Now that the 'Tears of the Kingdom' dust has settled like a descending paraglider, Nintendo has got to ramp up its efforts for the holiday season. You know what that means. Another Nintendo Direct is scheduled for August 31st at 10AM EST, according to a social media post from the company.
WhatsApp's new Mac app supports group video calls for up to eight people
Several months after WhatsApp released a Windows desktop client, Mac users are getting to join the party with their own dedicated app for the service. The formal arrival of the client (which had been in beta since January) on Apple's desktops and laptops means users can take part in WhatsApp group calls on their Mac for the first time.
Google wants an invisible digital watermark to bring transparency to AI art
Google took a step towards transparency in AI-generated images today. Google DeepMind announced SynthID, a watermarking / identification tool for generative art. The company says the technology embeds a digital watermark, invisible to the human eye, directly onto an image’s pixels. SynthID is rolling out first to “a limited number” of customers using Imagen, Google’s art generator available on its suite of cloud-based AI tools.
Watch Panic's first games showcase here at 1PM ET
Panic is hosting its first-ever games showcase and here's everything you need to know.
Apple's iPhone 15 event is set for September 12th
Apple has set a date for its annual September event, during which we'll surely learn all about the iPhone 15 lineup and possibly new Apple Watch models.
Samsung's 85-inch outdoor Terrace TV costs $20,000
Samsung made a bigger and brighter version of its Terrace outdoor TV.
The 'Gran Turismo' movie can't help but be cringe
Gran Turismo is a decent sports movie, but Sony's marketing machine makes it feel too much like an ad.