Month: October 2023
Uber will return your packages for you — for a fee, of course
Uber is expanding its package delivery service, Uber Connect, to include returns. Starting today, customers can use Uber to summon a courier, who will return up to five packages to the post office or FedEx or UPS stores. The packages need to be resealed and include all the necessary prepaid…
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Your Roku TV just got a great free update to make it easier to find the movies and shows you love
We’ve been following the leaks about Roku’s smart TV upgrades for some months, but now it’s official: Roku‘s rolling out a free upgrade to compatible devices like the Roku Streaming Stick 4K that introduces some useful new features to deliver better sports streaming, make it easier to find great shows…
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer trailer provides first look at modernized MW2 maps
A new multiplayer trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been launched ahead of its release on November 10, offering the first look at several modernized maps stripped from Modern Warfare 2 and featuring characters like Captain Price to lean further into the nostalgia side of things. Sixteen…
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AI bias tests gloss over a crucial aspect of skin color, Sony research claims
While the AI industry has focused on making its algorithms less biased based on the lightness or darkness of people’s skin tones, new research from Sony is calling for red and yellow skin hues to also be taken into account. In a paper published last month, authors William Thong and…
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18 Best Early Prime Day Deals (October 2023)
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days shopping holiday is coming on October 10 and 11, but early discounts have kicked off. Source
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Meta’s new AI-generated stickers are lewd, rude, and occasionally nude
Some early user tests for Meta’s new AI-generated sticker tool have resulted in some dubious (and rather hilarious) creations. After gaining access to the new AI-generated sticker tool on Facebook Messenger, X user @Pioldes was able to create a host of inappropriate sticker images — including child soldiers, gun-wielding Nintendo…
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