This Barbie is a feminist parable fighting to be great in spite of Mattel’s input Barbies might “just” be toys, but Barbie™ is an impossibly perfect paragon of glamorous femininity who’s had…
Month: July 2023
Samsung talks up lighter foldables and hints at new tablet and watch for upcoming Unpacked
Samsung talks up lighter foldables and hints at new tablet and watch for upcoming Unpacked />
Samsung teases latest foldables ahead of Unpacked
Samsung teases latest foldables ahead of Unpacked Samsung’s never been great with a secret. At some point the company leaned into the unceasing deluge of leaks by teasing out its big products…
Hands on with all the new Messages features in iOS 17
Hands on with all the new Messages features in iOS 17 First major Threads update adds some highly desired features Meta has made its first major update to Instagram's Threads app, adding…
Sharksploitation Examines Jaws' Effect on Pop Culture—and Swimming
Sharksploitation Examines Jaws' Effect on Pop Culture—and Swimming
U.N. Officials Urge Regulation of AI at Security Council Meeting
Jack Clark, an A.I. expert, addressing the U.N. Security Council via video link on Tuesday.
Maybe showing off an AI-generated fake TV episode during a writers’ strike is a bad idea
Maybe showing off an AI-generated fake TV episode during a writers’ strike is a bad idea The ongoing strike of creatives in TV and film, plus the nascent threat of AI-based writing…
Google is testing AI-generated Meet video backgrounds
Google is testing AI-generated Meet video backgrounds I am not big on blurring out or replacing my office background with premade images, but then again, I’m fortunate enough to have a small…
Threads update adds translation and a flurry of minor improvements
Threads update adds translation and a flurry of minor improvements Threads exploded onto the crowded scene of aspiring Twitter rivals earlier this month, but it’s still very early days for the Instagram-adjacent…
Sources: Lensa AI backer exits Servers.com for $200M
Sources: Lensa AI backer exits Servers.com for $200M A backer of the Lensa AI app, which sent AI-generated images from Stable Diffusion rocketing into mainstream social media, has just exited a company…