Month: September 2024
The iOS 18 release date is days away but is your iPhone compatible? These are the eligible devices and new features
Apple The big day is finally here: Apple’s It’s Glowtime event is starting today at 1PM ET (you can watch it here and follow Engadget’s Apple event liveblog, too). It’s expected to announce the new iPhone 16 lineup, as well as new Apple Watch and AirPods models. Those phones will…
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Amazon is allowing Audible narrators to clone themselves with AI
Amazon will begin inviting a small group of Audible narrators to train AI-generated voice clones of themselves this week, with the aim of speeding up audiobook production for the platform. The US-only beta test was announced on Audible’s creator marketplace and will be extended to rights holders like authors, agents,…
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Sony pushes the DualSense controller’s price up by $5 amidst PS5 Pro speculation
Sony has increased the DualSense controller’s price by $5 at PlayStation Direct and other retailers right around the time people are expecting a potential announcement of the PS5 Pro via a Mark Cerny-hosted Technical Presentation on September 10. While the mid-gen refresh console has yet to be announced by Sony…
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Sony announces PlayStation ‘Technical Presentation’ after teasing a PS5 Pro
Sony is holding a PlayStation “Technical Presentation” tomorrow, just days after teasing a PS5 Pro console. The nine-minute stream will be hosted by Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PS5 console. Cerny previously revealed the full PS5 specs ahead of its debut in 2020. The stream will start at…
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Apple Event 2024: All the iPhone 16, Apple Watch and AirPods news expected today
For Apple followers, the biggest tech day of the year is finally here: The Apple iPhone 16 launch event. It’ll take place later today, September 9, at 1PM ET in Cupertino, CA, and you can stream it live on YouTube or the company’s website. We’ll also be live-blogging the news…
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Anthropic’s Mike Krieger wants to build AI products that are worth the hype
Today, I’m talking with Mike Krieger, the new chief product officer at Anthropic, one of the hottest AI companies in the industry. Anthropic was started in 2021 by former OpenAI executives and researchers who set out to build a more safety-minded AI company — a real theme among ex-OpenAI employees…
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