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The Bose QuietComfort II earbuds are $100 off right now
If you're looking for a great set of active noise cancelling earbuds, the Bose QuietComfort II may fit the bill, especially since they're $100 off.
Forza Horizon 4 will be pulled from digital stores and Game Pass in December
Xbox will stop selling Forza Horizon 4 on Steam and the Microsoft Store later this year due to expiring licenses.
Amazon is reportedly working on a new AI chatbot
Amazon is reportedly working on a new AI chatbot called Metis.
This cute pink blob could lead to realistic robot skin
A team of scientists from the University of Tokyo and Harvard University are studying a method that can be used to attach synthetic skin to robots.
Verizon will pay a $1 million fine to settle a 911 outage investigation
Verizon has agreed to pay just over $1 million and implement a compliance plan to settle an FCC investigation over a 911 outage.
Rabbit R1 security issue allegedly leaves sensitive user data accessible to anybody
The team behind Rabbitude, the community-formed reverse engineering project for the Rabbit R1, has revealed finding a security issue with the company's code that left users' sensitive information accessible to everyone.
UE's Everboom speaker is a smaller, floatable version of its Epicboom
Ultimate Ears is expanding its lineup of portable speakers with the foldable Everboom. The brand is also updating several of its other models.
Julian Assange pleads guilty to espionage but defends himself in court
Julian Assange has formally pleaded guilty to violating the Espionage Act at a federal courthouse in Saipan. He told the court, however, that he believes the First Amendment and the Espionage Act are in contradiction of each other.
OpenAI has delayed its seductive ChatGPT voice assistants
“Exact timelines depend on meeting our high safety and reliability bar,” the company said.
Volkswagen and Rivian agree to $5 billion partnership
Volkswagen is investing up to $5 billion in Rivian as the two brands jointly develop new architecture for operating electric vehicles.
Samsung’s next Unpacked event is set for July 10
Samsung’s next Unpacked event will be on July 10. The Paris showcase will be the company’s second of the year, following its Galaxy S24 unveiling (and Galaxy Ring render reveal!) in January.
Threads can now show replies from Mastodon and other fediverse apps
The Threads app will now be able to show replies and likes from Mastodon and other services in the fediverse.
Motorola is the latest to offer a Bluetooth tracker with the Moto Tag
Motorola has released the Moto Tag, its own familiar take on the Bluetooth tracker device.
Toys 'R' Us uses OpenAI's Sora to make a brand film about its origin story and it’s horrifying
Toys 'R' Us tapped a creative ad agency to create a short story called The Origin of Toys 'R' using OpenAI's text-to-video model Sora.
Reddit puts AI scrapers on notice
Reddit has a warning for AI companies and other scrapers: play by our rules or get blocked.
ChatGPT for macOS no longer requires a subscription
The macOS ChatGPT desktop app is now available to everyone. That is, provided you’re running an Apple Silicon Mac (sorry, Intel users) and are running macOS Sonoma or higher.
OpenAI will block people in China from using its services
Although OpenAI’s services are available in more than 160 countries, China isn’t one of them.
Epileptic teen receives first ever seizure-controlling brain implant
The device shows promise for reducing or eliminating seizures.
Dead by Daylight's next survivor is Lara Croft
Dead by Daylight's next survivor is Lara Croft. She appears as DLC on July 16 as part of a Tomb Raider expansion.
Waymo’s robotaxis are now open to anyone in San Francisco
Waymo is now available for anyone in San Francisco. The Alphabet-owned company has had government approval to operate paid driverless cars since last August but had been working its way through a waitlist in the months since.