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Electronic Arts has officially unveiled EA Advertising, a new business unit dedicated to bringing brands directly into its games and live experiences. Instead of relying on traditional banner ads or pop-ups, the company says it wants advertising to feel like a natural part of the world players are already immersed in. EA wants brands to become part of gameplay instead of interrupting it Announced on Monday, EA Advertising is designed to connect advertisers with the publisher’s portfolio of games through custom integrations, in-game experiences, and real-world activations. The company says brands will be able to appear through dynamic placements such…

YouTube has an AI slop problem, and its crackdown is catching legitimate creators in the crossfire. Faceless channels, where no human host ever appears on screen, have existed for years and are not inherently AI-generated. Many are run by solo creators who simply prefer to stay anonymous. The problem is that AI tools made it easy to flood the platform with low-effort faceless content at scale, and YouTube’s algorithm is now penalizing the format as a whole. How bad is the AI slop problem on YouTube? A Kapwing study found that roughly 21% of the first 500 videos recommended to…

For decades, the bathroom served a simple purpose. It was a private, functional space built around basic needs. That idea is starting to shift. Across many homes, new technology is changing how people think about hygiene, comfort, and daily routines.  Today’s bathroom is beginning to reflect the same expectations seen in other parts of the smart home. Homeowners are paying closer attention to cleanliness and long-term comfort. These changes are especially noticeable for families moving through life stages such as pregnancy, recovery, or aging.  From Basic Fixture to Integrated System  Toilets have come a long way from their early designs. In many…

Meta seemed to be quietly testing face recognition software for its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. A new WIRED investigation reveals that the company licensed it from Rank One Computing, a Denver-based firm that earns roughly 80% of its revenue from government clients, including the US military and police departments nationwide. This is the first known evidence of a business relationship between Meta and Rank One, and it raises serious questions about where consumer technology ends and surveillance infrastructure begins. So what exactly is Rank One Computing? Rank One is not your average tech company. It supplies face recognition to…

Peacock is going all in on vertical video. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the NBCUniversal-owned streamer is rolling out original Bravo microdramas and a TikTok-style, scrollable feed this month as part of a major push to get you to watch more content on your phone. Inside Peacock’s new vertical video lineup Campus Confidential is Peacock’s first original series designed specifically for a phone screen held upright. It is a short-form unscripted series built around the kind of soap opera drama Bravo has always done well. Alongside it, Peacock is rolling out a dedicated vertical video feed this month, starting with…

Portable chargers are boring — that’s not necessarily a criticism. Most power banks are supposed to be boring. They sit in a backpack, save your phone from dying, and disappear back into a drawer when they’re done. Every year, companies try to spice things up with bigger batteries, faster charging, or sleeker designs, but the basic formula rarely changes. That’s why Nimble’s new SharePower immediately caught my attention. It may be the coolest power bank idea I’ve seen in years, not because it charges faster than the competition, but because it solves a surprisingly human problem. SharePower is a 10,000mAh…

Modern travel runs on connectivity. From navigating unfamiliar cities and booking transportation to translating conversations and managing reservations, a reliable data connection has become just as important as a passport and boarding pass. Yet staying connected abroad hasn’t always been simple. International travelers have traditionally faced a choice between expensive roaming packages and the inconvenience of purchasing a local SIM card after arrival. Both options get the job done, but neither feels particularly well suited to the way people travel today. The rise of eSIM technology is changing that. As smartphones increasingly embrace eSIM support and move toward digital-first connectivity,…

A network of X accounts is pushing AI nudify apps into more feeds, giving abuse-prone tools another route to users while victims fight to contain the fallout. In a Wall Street Journal report, Graphika senior researcher Matthew Patane said some nudify services are promoted through coordinated social accounts that reuse similar wording. One network included 45,000 X accounts, with posts leaning on indirect phrasing and censored visuals to avoid moderation. The finding puts new pressure on X and on sites such as Undress AI, a Belize-based service that advertises explicit image tools and teases paid video creation. Undress AI and…

Foldable phones have usually been great at multitasking, but aren’t known for their photography prowess. Recent offerings from Chinese brands have been the exception, and now, Vivo might be pushing the boundaries once again. Ahead of its launch in China later this month, Vivo has confirmed several major camera and display details for the Vivo X Fold 6. However, the real headline-grabber is support for the ZEISS G2 telephoto converter, an accessory that lets the foldable shoot at a 200mm equivalent focal length. Why this camera system stands out Vivo executive Han Boxiao confirmed on Weibo that the X Fold…

Ironsmith is a free AI Mac app builder for Mac users with a narrow problem and no patience for the usual developer workflow. The open source menu bar app, shared by developer Jade Westover, turns plain-language requests into native macOS tools. Its target is the quick desktop helper, the kind of utility built around one personal task that would be hard to find in the App Store. It can use on-device models or cloud LLMs, so users aren’t boxed into one provider or one style of AI setup. Ironsmith is still in beta, so it’s better suited to low-risk experiments…