Category: Media
A new Chrome extension can reliably detect AI-generated voices
Just in time for the 2024 US elections, the call screening and fraud detection company Hiya has launched a free Chrome extension to spot deepfake voices. The aptly named Hiya Deepfake Voice Detector “listens” to voices played in video or audio streams and assigns an authenticity score, telling you whether…
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YouTube adds tons of little tweaks, including fine-tunable playback speed
YouTube just announced around two-dozen tweaks and updates to the mobile app, the web player and the TV app. Many of these updates are on the insignificant side, so let’s go over the ones that are likely to change how people use the service. Speed adjustments are getting much more…
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Instagram is introducing profile cards to help users find new friends
Today, Instagram announced that it will let users set up “profile cards,” a new way to help standard users and creators alike to “make new friends on Instagram.” Profile cards will have two sides and may include objects like your profile pictures, links to your sites, music or a QR…
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The next Tron game is an isometric action adventure due out in 2025
The next Tron game is a follow-up to Tron: Identity, but it’s also something completely new. Where Tron: Identity was a visual novel, Tron: Catalyst is an isometric action game with a looping narrative, and it’s coming to PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch in 2025. Tron: Catalyst…
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Ghost in the Shell’s rad PS1 soundtrack is finally coming to the West
The soundtrack to the spider-bot-crawling 1997 Ghost in the Shell game adaptation is coming to the West for the first time. Titled Ghost in the Shell: Megatech Body (as an ode to the Fuchikoma mech you pilot in the game), the soundtrack was produced by Takkyu Ishino. It’s available to…
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Steam now tells gamers up front that they’re buying a license, not a game
Steam appears to have started posting a notice in its shopping cart that purchases on its storefront are only for a license and not a game, according to a notice spotted by Engadget. It looks like an attempt by the company to get ahead of a new California law coming…
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