The New Wild West of AI Kids’ Toys
…a question on whether its API would be used by folks under 18 but did not request any more details. “It just says: Make sure you've read our community guidelines,” Cross…
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This Reggae Band Is in a Nightmare Battle Against AI Slop Remixes
…remove those streams from play counts and withhold royalties,” says Spotify associate director of corporate communications Laura Batey. But the problem persists. One of the primary issues is the sheer gamut of…
The Screenmaxxers Who Spend Every Waking Hour on Their Phones
…While the question of whether one can be clinically “addicted” to something like social media remains a subject of fierce contention, there seems to be a broad consensus in this decade that…
This Startup Wants You to Pay Up to Talk With AI Versions of Human Experts
…When I spoke to Rich, he told me that he agreed to transfer his knowledge to Onix because of its privacy protections—and also because of the company’s clear communication that…
Even If You Hate AI, You Will Use Google AI Search
…Now, in what Reid described as the most significant change to the search box in the company’s history, users are in direct communication with the latest version of Google’s Gemini…
Silicon Valley’s Elite Financial Advisers Say This Era of Wealth Is Different
…money against their brokerage firm. “The one that seems to be coming up within this community most frequently is variable prepaid forwards,” she says. With this strategy, the seller enters a contract…
These New Smart Glasses From Ex-OnePlus Engineers Have a Hidden Cost
…Talking with Chen, I pose a question. If his Kickstarter got delayed twice, one model got canceled, and now he's saying the company will eventually charge an unspecified amount more for…
The Gamblers Behind One of the Weirdest Cheating Mysteries in Chess Have Been Unmasked
…Outside, in a truck with a communications dish bolted to the side, teammates could pause its footage, zoom in, and see the blackjack dealer’s hidden card for a split second as…
How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors
…But the episode demonstrated how thoroughly official communication has absorbed the aesthetics of leaks, virality, and platform-native intrigue. Even when official accounts adopt the aesthetics of a leak, questioning whether a…
Mammotion’s Spino E1 Is Affordable but Doesn’t Quite Deliver
…In other words, this is a robot best deployed in smaller pools (though Mammotion questionably claims support for up to 1,600 square feet of cleaning coverage). Limited Lifespan The Spino E1…