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Kickstarter is rolling out new tools for backers, including a way to split pledges into four payments
Kickstarter just unveiled a bunch of new tools for backers and creators. The most notable of the bunch is called Pledge Over Time and, well, it’s exactly what it sounds like. The tool allows backers to split a pledge into four payments that get pulled from a bank account every…
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Feel like the battery on your wireless earbuds degrades faster than other tech? You might not be wrong – scientists have dug into how device design may make the difference
New research examines battery degradation in different devices Design might make more of an impact than you expect Understanding the issues might lead to longer-lasting tech It looks like it’s official: batteries may well be running out of juice at an unpredictable, somewhat alarming rate. And we’re not talking about…
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South of Midnight preview: Stopped motion
As I sat down to play the 90-minute South of Midnight preview, I had one major question: Why does the framerate look like that? The trailers display a purposefully choppy animation style that’s meant to be reminiscent of stop-motion, but it wasn’t clear how this effect would be applied in…
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AI chatbots are distorting news stories, BBC finds
AI chatbots struggle with factual inaccuracies and distortions when summarizing news stories, research from the BBC has found. The study, which examined whether OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Perplexity can accurately summarize news, found more than half of all the AI-generated output had “significant issues of some form.”…
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Network complexity: a hidden tax on business
The more complex a network becomes, the harder it is to keep it secure. Think of security risks as a byproduct of increased network complexity. Unfortunately, modern business growth is producing ever more complex networks. As organizations choose hybrid cloud environments, scale operations, and load up on new applications and…
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Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 Review: Beating the Best
Beats’ most iconic workout buds are back and better than ever. Source
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