Author: Zach_Wilson
Disney and OpenAI are set to open the vault to Sora — yet an AI Mickey feels like magic lost
This is bold: The Walt Disney Company has struck a three-year licensing agreement with OpenAI, which will allow Sora, the AI video generation tool, to use classic Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters. Additionally, Disney’s making a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI – with the possibility of more…
Read MoreThe AirPods Pro 3 have dropped below $200 for the first time
Apple’s latest gadgets have gotten some notable discounts lately — including the recently released Apple Watch Series 11, which is still on sale for $100 off at Amazon. Now, we’re seeing the AirPods Pro 3 drop down to their lowest price to date, with the noise-canceling earbuds going for just…
Read MoreA pair of Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con 2 controllers are $20 off at BJ’s
The Nintendo Switch 2 comes with a pair of Joy-Con 2 controllers, but it’s always good to have a second set around in case more people come over for a few rounds of Mario Kart World. BJ’s Wholesale Club is offering a set of Joy-Con 2 controllers for $79.99 ($20…
Read MoreLuke Littler vs Darius Labanauskas live streams: How to watch World Darts Championship 2026 tie, preview
It was at this tournament two years ago that Luke Littler announced himself to the world and made his indelible mark on darts. He was 16 years old, unseeded and virtually unknown. Fast forward 24 months, and he returns to Ally Pally as both the youngest world champion and the…
Read MoreOver 200,000 power banks sold on Amazon are being recalled for a fire risk
A company called INIU has issued a recall for its BI-B41 10,000mAh power banks because the lithium-ion batteries they use “can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.” The company has received 15 reports of the power banks overheating resulting in 11 fires causing over $380,000 in…
Read MoreQuantifying the hidden costs of cloud sovereignty gaps
A recent AWS outage wreaked havoc on global IT systems, as a DNS error turned into widespread disruptions for businesses across a range of sectors. But this wasn’t an isolated incident. Last year’s CrowdStrike bug triggered one of the largest Microsoft outages in recent memory, affecting eight and a half…
Read MoreRecent Posts
- CPU shipments fall as consumers pay the cost for price rises — but AMD grows its share
- China sets new airborne wind turbine record at 4,000m — this 747-sized helium blimp generates megawatt power from high-altitude winds
- Australia’s recording association bans AI-made music from charts
- iPod nostalgia is at an all-time high, so meet two new cheap, adorable tiny hi-res music players that invoke the best of the music-player era (bring your own white wired earbuds)
- Quote of the day by PsiQuantum CEO Jeremy O’Brien: ‘If you think the goal is to get to the top of the Empire State Building, you build longer ladders’ — a challenge to incremental hardware progress in quantum computing
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