Category: Tech
Elon Musk says X is getting new XChat with ‘Bitcoin style’ encryption
Audio and video calls will also be supported. Elon Musk’s X is getting a new version of XChat with several privacy-oriented features, including what Musk calls ‘Bitcoin style’ encryption. If you’re wondering what the heck “XChat” is, it’s just a new name for the platform’s direct messages feature, which is now turning into something much […]
Meta reportedly replacing human risk assessors with AI
Internal documents detail a plan to automate safety processes. According to new internal documents review by NPR, Meta is allegedly planning to replace human risk assessors with AI, as the company edges closer to complete automation. Historically, Meta has relied on human analysts to evaluate the potential harms posed by new technologies across its platforms, […]
Gemini now autogenerates summaries for long Gmail threads
You don’t even have to tap “Summarize this email.” Google’s AI Gemini will now automatically summarize long email threads for some users, the company said in a blog post. Previously, users had to tap “Summarize this email” for Gemini to generate key points. Now, if users have smart features in Gmail, Chat, Meet, and Workspace […]
Twitch to roll out vertical streaming and other updates
The streaming platform announced new features at TwitchCon. Twitch just announced some major updates at its European conference. One is dual-format streaming and vertical viewing, so streams look better when watched on a phone. Streamers will be able to use both a horizontal and vertical layout at the same time, and the viewing will be […]
Microsoft gaming workers win a tentative union agreement
ZeniMax QA workers won a contract after two years of negotiations. A union of Microsoft gaming employees has won a tentative agreement with the company, in what’s being called a first for the industry. The Communications Workers of America (CWA), which represents over 300 quality assurance workers at ZeniMax Studios, announced the deal on Friday. […]
The DeepSeek R1 update proves it’s an active threat to OpenAI and Google
Plus, Claude finally gets voice mode and the AI-generated emotional support kangaroo that fooled the internet. This week, DeepSeek released an updated version of its R1 model on HuggingFace, reigniting the open-source versus closed-source competition. The updated version, called DeekSeek-R1-0528, has 685 billion parameters, an upgrade from January’s version, which had 671 billion. Unlike OpenAI […]
Google’s Veo 3 AI video generator is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. The world isn’t ready.
“We’re so cooked.” At the Google I/O 2025 event on May 20, Google announced the release of Veo 3, a new AI video generation model that makes 8-second videos. Within hours of its release, AI artists and filmmakers were showing off shockingly realistic videos. You may have even seen …
The 4 best AI image generators of 2025 — compare their photos
We tested tools like Grok, Midjourney, ChatGPT, and Google’s new Imagen 4 model. See the results for yourself. When you first think of AI, you probably think of a text-based chatbot like ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini. But AI tools are getting a whole lot more versatile. These days, even basic AI chatbots offer a range […]
Parents: Check out these new parental controls for Nintendo Switch 2
Oversee friends, GameChat history, and video sharing. As Nintendo gears up to launch the new Switch 2, the gaming giant is also revamping its parental controls. Parents will be getting more control of in-game communications, necessitated by the console’s brand new GameChat, an upcoming social feature for Switch 2 users that allows players to communicate […]
Hugging Face’s new humanoid robot HopeJr may only cost $3,000
The design is more emoji than ‘I, Robot.’ If you want a robot assistant to live in your home and act vaguely like a human, you might be in luck. Hugging Face, a company that largely specializes in machine learning but has branched out into robotics recently, has a new humanoid robot called HopeJr coming […]
