YouTube Tests AI Lip-Sync Tech to Improve Auto-Dubbing
Your next favorite YouTuber may not even speak the same language as you. Following the recent launch of its auto-dubbing feature, which uses AI to translate audio, YouTube is now…
Instagram Introduces PG-13 Content Rules for Teen Users
Meta announced on Tuesday that it will now automatically restrict the content visible to teenage users on Instagram to what they would typically encounter in a movie rated PG-13. This…
Personal Data May Have Been Stolen in Asahi Cyberattack
Asahi, Japan’s largest brewer, has confirmed that personal data may have been stolen in the ransomware attack that forced the company to temporarily halt beer production. A cyber-attack late last…
OpenAI’s New Deals Signal Push to Control Its Entire Ecosystem
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has abandoned the company’s founding philosophy that better ideas would lead to artificial general intelligence (AGI), embracing a new conviction that massive compute and infrastructure…
Google Lets You Hide Search Ads — After You View Them
To address user frustration with search results cluttered by ads, Google is rolling out a significant design change that groups all its advertisements into a single section labeled “Sponsored results,”…
Apple Unveils New MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro With Upgraded Chip
Apple announced new models of the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro on Wednesday, all powered by the updated M5 chip, which allows them to run significantly faster than…
Spotify Rolls Out New Kids Features to Support Flexible Parenting
Spotify is expanding its tools to give children under 13 more room to develop their own music tastes outside of its dedicated Spotify Kids service. The new feature, called “managed…
‘Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game’ Launches Summer 2026
Fans of the “Avatar” franchise have reason for excitement, as a new fighting game based on the beloved series is officially set for release next year. The game, currently operating…
Apple Is Officially Retiring Its Clips AppApple Is Officially Retiring Its Clips AppApple Is Officially Retiring Its Clips App
Apple appears to be phasing out support for its video editing application, Clips, having removed the app from the App Store and confirming that it will no longer be making…
ChatGPT Users Can Once Again Permanently Delete Conversations
When you delete your old conversations on ChatGPT, the logs will now be gone for good. Earlier this year, OpenAI was forced to retain users’ deleted chat logs as part…
Prince Harry and Meghan Warn of Social Media’s Harm to Youth
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, were honored as Humanitarians of the Year at the Project Healthy Minds Gala on Thursday for founding The Parents Network…
Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri Disputes MrBeast’s AI Concerns, Says Society Must Adapt
Instagram head Adam Mosseri stated this week that artificial intelligence will fundamentally change who can be a creator, granting people who were previously unable to produce content at a certain…
Microsoft Word Now Auto-Saves Documents to the Cloud
Microsoft quietly announced a subtle but important change to its popular word-processing software, Word, this week: the application will now automatically save newly created documents to OneDrive, Microsoft’s cloud storage…
Figma Teams Up With Google to Integrate Gemini AI
Design platform Figma announced on Thursday a strategic partnership with Google to integrate more artificial intelligence features. While Figma had previously introduced its own AI app-building tools, this new collaboration…
Google Expands Workplace AI Push With Gemini Enterprise
Google announced on Thursday the launch of Gemini Enterprise, a comprehensive new AI platform for businesses. This move is the latest significant effort by the Alphabet-owned company to compete with…
PlayStation 6 Targets Major Graphics Upgrade With New Architecture
While the launch of the PlayStation 6 is still several years away, Sony has revealed that its next-generation console will feature re-architected hardware that goes beyond a traditional CPU and…
Tesla Under Investigation After Self-Driving Cars Drift to Wrong Lane
The U.S. government has initiated an investigation into Tesla after reports surfaced that the company’s self-driving cars had violated traffic laws, specifically citing instances of driving on the wrong side…
Netflix to Add Lego, Pictionary, and Tetris Party Games for TV Play
Netflix’s move into gaming, while previously considered an odd pivot for the brand, has found a clear purpose: bringing party games directly to your television that can be played by…
Apple to Follow Texas Age Check Law, Raises Privacy Concerns
Apple on Thursday detailed the necessary changes it is implementing to comply with Texas state law SB 2420, which introduces mandatory age assurance requirements for app stores and app developers…
India Trials AI Chatbot E-Commerce Using ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude
India has launched a national pilot project that allows consumers to shop and pay directly through AI chatbots, with OpenAI’s ChatGPT leading the initial rollout. Integrations with Google’s Gemini and…