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Meta‘s new Muse Spark may be pitched as a smarter AI model, but based on early testing, it sounds like the kind of AI you really do not want anywhere near serious medical decisions. The recent WIRED report talked about the experience with Muse Spark. Meta’s health-focused AI model inside the Meta AI app did not show promising results. The chatbot reportedly encouraged users to upload raw medical information like lab reports, glucose monitor readings, and blood pressure logs, then offered to help analyze patterns and trends. All of this sounds pretty useful till you realize two immediate concerns. You’re…
Science-fiction themed first-person shooters can feel a dime a dozen. I would bet anyone reading this review has long lost count of the number of times they’ve taken up heavy arms against an alien or robotic threat that outnumbered them multiple-hundreds-to-one. Deadzone: Rogue may look like an unassuming first-person shooter on the surface, but through superb gunplay and excellent utilization of the roguelite formula, I was left kicking myself for not discovering this game when it arrived on other platforms last year.As a man who awakens alone on a space station with no recollection of who he is or why…
Sony’s TV business is going through a major structural shift, but if you’re thinking about buying a Sony TV right now, very little is about to change. The company has created a new entity, Bravia, Inc., which will now handle its TV and home theater business. TCL owns 51% of this new company, while Sony holds 49%, giving TCL operational control over manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics. That sounds like a big deal, and it is. But the impact depends entirely on what part of the business you’re looking at. Sony isn’t stepping away from what defines its TVs Even…
Pokémon Champions is an interesting, confusing game, because I’m having fun with it, but every decision it makes seems to be bad for one or both of its target audiences. It’s billed as the new hub for competitive Pokémon battling, but it’s also aiming to be an entry point for people interested in the scene. Its launch has limited the number of available Pokémon and held items, which is great if you don’t want to be overloaded with options, but disappointing if you’re hoping to use a specific team composition. You can build a team right there in the game,…
The Beats Studio Buds+ are down to $99.95, a $70 saving off their $169.95 list price, and that gets you true wireless noise canceling, spatial audio, and sweat resistance at a price that most competing earbuds with this feature set can’t touch. For anyone using an iPhone or an Android device, these cover the bases better than most things at this price. What you’re getting The Studio Buds+ improved on the original Studio Buds in two meaningful ways: better ANC performance and the addition of spatial audio, which delivers a more immersive, three-dimensional listening experience on compatible content. The noise-canceling…
Apple’s iPhone 5C is apparently getting a second life, and this time it is not because it was a hidden gem that was slept on. In an NBC News segment, the network highlights a small but noticeable social media comeback for Apple’s old iPhone 5C. The sudden popularity is largely driven by Gen Z users who seem drawn to its colorful design, “throwback” camera quality, and overall retro charm. The story is less about raw utility and more about the vibes. So after the iPod, the colorful iPhone is the next to get a revival. Why Gen Z is suddenly…
Amazon’s long-delayed satellite internet service is finally getting close to actually launching. In his latest letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company is “on the verge” of launching Leo, Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite internet service, and expects it to go live in mid-2026. This puts Amazon much closer to finally challenging SpaceX’s Starlink, even if it is still arriving years later than its biggest rival. When does the Starlink rival drop? Jassy said Amazon already has 200 low-orbit satellites in space and plans to add a “few thousand more” in the years ahead. But the first…
Running out of storage is one of those problems that almost everybody understands, and almost nobody handles properly. Storage can almost never be enough, so some people keep paying for cloud space. Meanwhile, others keep promising that they will “sort it out later”. And a lot of people just end up deleting things when the warning gets too annoying. But Google’s upcoming Android feature could finally offer a better answer, with an automatic local backup to a PC. This functions wirelessly like a cloud storage service, but it is also free of charge since you’re using your own device. Android…
Doki Doki Literature Club, the dating sim-themed horror game, has been removed from the Google Play store. According to publisher Serenity Forge, the reasoning provided was that the game violated the storefront’s terms of service with its “depiction of sensitive themes.”Doki Doki Literature Club was first released on Steam in 2017, and is notorious for its deceptively disturbing story. While it initially appears to be a traditional dating sim, following a high school boy as he joins an after school writing club and falls in love with the other members, dramatic plot twists give the game a dark turn. It…
Snap’s AR glasses ambitions might be starting to look a lot more real. In an official announcement, Snap has said it has expanded its partnership with Qualcomm through a multi-year strategic agreement that will bring Qualcomm’s Snapdragon silicon to future generations of Specs. The company describes this as the first flagship engagement for Specs Inc, which will be launching Specs wearable later this year. What was revealed in the announcement According to Snap, future Specs devices will run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR platforms, while the company says it will provide the foundation for edge AI, on-device processing, advanced graphics, and…