Month: December 2023
Threads is counting down to an EU launch next week
Following its rollout in countries like the US and UK this past July, Threads will finally be expanded to users in the European Union on December 14th. Meta hasn’t made an official announcement yet, instead opting to sneakily update the Threads website with an untitled countdown timer (which won’t be…
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Lethal Company has a new mod that makes sure you’ll never trust your friends again
Lethal Company has proved that you don’t need fantastic graphics and a big budget to scare the living daylights out of people. While the multiplayer horror game is still in early access, that doesn’t mean that it has less to offer than some of the best horror games. With several…
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An ‘AI’ fast food drive-thru is mostly just human workers in the Philippines
Artificial intelligence-powered drive-thru company Presto Automation described itself as “one of the largest labor automation technology providers in the industry,” and boasted its ability to increase sales and “save” human labor time. But according to recent filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, off-site human workers are stepping in…
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Amazon will soon stop letting you pay using Venmo
Amazon has confirmed that it will be removing Venmo as a payment option at its checkout in early 2024. The company said in an email to customers (seen on X) that it would be removing the PayPal-owned payment option from January 10, 2024, but offered little extra detail as to…
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Google’s AI note-taking app is now available to users in the US
NotebookLM, Google’s experimental AI-powered note-taking app, is now widely available in the US. It’s also getting several new features and is “starting” to use Google’s Gemini Pro AI model “to help with document understanding and reasoning,” according to the company. NotebookLM can already do things like summarize the documents you…
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Best Buy’s 3-day holiday sale is live – 50% off OLED TVs, laptops and Apple devices
Best Buy has launched a massive 3-day holiday sale with deals on OLED TVs, Apple devices, laptops, headphones, and gaming consoles. With many left-over Black Friday discounts and options to score a Christmas gift for a loved one, Best Buy’s holiday sale is a great opportunity to grab a bargain…
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