Month: July 2023
7 Best Window Air Conditioners (2023): Portable, Budget, Quiet
These WIRED-tested AC units have been lodged into our windows and cooling our homes for months, if not years. Source
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EcoFlow Wave 2 Review: A Slick Portable AC
This portable air conditioner doubles as a heater, but it doesn’t come cheap. Source
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Sony SRS-XB100 Review: Small Size, Big Bass
This Bluetooth-enabled cylinder brings the bass with you everywhere. Source
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Spotify is booting legacy subscribers still paying via Apple’s App Store
It’s been over seven years since Spotify stopped allowing new customers to subscribe to its Premium tier membership through Apple’s in-app purchase system, and now the streaming giant is dropping support for the payment method entirely. As reported by Variety, Spotify has recently emailed legacy Premium subscribers who are still…
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‘Voice actors are being abused’ by Skyrim modding communities using AI
Players are seeing a severe increase in M-rated Skyrim mods that are using AI-generated voices based on real voice actors. Recently, the Skyrim modding community has been plagued by AI voice generators using voice actors without their consent. Now many of the actors have come out decrying the practice of…
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The Morning After: Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, is finally here
As teased, Meta’s launched its Twitter rival, timed perfectly to capitalize on the latter’s recent struggles and contractions. Threads has started rolling out worldwide, though it won’t be available in the European Union until the company addresses potential regulatory concerns. Some basic features are missing – the sort of thing…
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