Month: July 2024
Forget streaming subscriptions, Tubi is launching in the UK with 20,000 free movies and shows
Tubi has been a huge success in the US and Canada for offering more than 20,000 free-to-stream movies and TV shows (albeit with ads). Now, even more audiences will get a chance to experience the service after it announced it was officially launching in the UK. There’s plenty to…
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Opera’s Aria AI assistant’s big upgrade makes images, talks out loud, and summarizes chats
Gaming browser Opera GX has augmented its AI assistant Aria with several new AI tools, including creating images, speaking out loud, summarizing conversations, and linking appropriately for the conversation. Aria’s new ability to generate images from text prompts leverages Google‘s Imagen2 model. Users can generate up to 30 images per…
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REI’s Fourth of July Sale Has Great Deals on Our Favorite Outdoor Gear
Whether you need a tent, sleeping pad, rain jacket, or new pack, REI’s Independence Day sale has something for everyone. Source
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Samsung SmartThings takes a step toward a smarter grid
Samsung has launched a new demand response program for its SmartThings smart home platform. Flex Connect allows your SmartThings connected appliances to communicate with the grid and automatically reduce energy use when there’s a spike in demand, which could help avoid blackouts. While demand response programs have made for some…
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The Atari 400 Mini plays dozens of classic games, and it’s 15 percent off
It’s always worth revisiting the classics, and there’s no shortage of retro consoles and emulators to enable that. The Atari 400 Mini is more niche than we’re used to, however, and that’s what makes it so intriguing. The 8-bit retro replica console has dropped to $102 ($18 off) at Amazon…
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The massive car dealership outage could be cleared up by July 4th
Car dealerships hamstrung by outages following two cyberattacks against CDK Global in June might finally be able to use their systems again this week, as the company says it aims to get dealers back online by July 4th. “We are continuing our phased approach to the restoration process and are…
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