Month: February 2025
Microsoft Paint brushes up on AI
Microsoft Paint now features a Copilot AI New AI Paint tools include Cocreator, Image Creator, and Generative Erase Windows is adding AI search to find photos using natural language Microsoft Paint, that humble program you may only call up for a very quick image crop, is getting an AI upgrade…
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Apple is ‘deeply concerned’ about AltStore’s porn app
Earlier today, third-party app store AltStore PAL, announced that a porn app called Hot Tub was now available to iOS users in the European Union. The marketplace, which enables people in the EU to sideload apps outside of Apple’s App Store, described it as the “first Apple-approved porn app.” Now,…
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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son says AGI will arrive ‘much earlier’ than he thought
SoftBank isn’t just part of the group investing $500 billion into Project Stargate to build American AI infrastructure capacity for OpenAI. It’s also making a Japanese joint venture with OpenAI, will spend $3 billion deploying OpenAI tech across SoftBank companies, and claims it will revolutionize business with AI agents through…
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Sony and CBS are in a Jeopardy! distribution feud
Sony Pictures Television says it’s taking over the distribution rights for top game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! from Paramount-owned CBS starting the week of February 10th, reports Bloomberg, while CBS is fighting back by seeking a temporary restraining order. According to Deadline, on Monday, CBS sent a statement…
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Apple Music’s awesome $2.99 deal is your reason to finally switch from Spotify
Ahead of Super Bowl LIX, Apple Music is just $2.99 for six months for select customers It’s a great time to give the streaming service a go and ditch Spotify Apple Music offers a million songs, including many in lossless Whether you let Apple Music expire after a free trial…
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‘Somewhat robot, somewhat human’: designer used 12,000ft fiber optic cable to weave a striking 50lb dress that will turn heads – and no, you can’t buy it
“Internet dress” blends human and robotic elements Designer Maximilian Raynor spent almost a month making this dress No, it’s not for sale In a fusion of technology and haute couture, fashion designer Maximilian Raynor has unveiled a dress unlike any other. Crafted from 12,000 feet of repurposed fiber optic cable,…
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