TikTok will pay $400 million to settle DOJ child privacy lawsuit
The US Department of Justice announced on Friday that TikTok will pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2024 …
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Over one million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button
LinkedIn actually announced a "Seems like AI slop" button on July 30th, and the company says that a lot of …
Apple is laying off staffers working on the Vision Pro and Siri
Apple is laying off staff on the Siri and the Vision Pro teams, according to Bloomberg . The cuts include "large…
$100 Best Buy gift cards will be $60 at stores Saturday
The best gift card deal we’ve spotted this year is happening Saturday, August 22nd, at Best Buy stores for one day on…
The Genesis GV90 blows the bloody doors off what’s possible in EV design
Genesis, Hyundai's luxury brand, just revealed its first full-size, three-row electric SUV for the US market, the…
Mark Zuckerberg bought an Irish castle
Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg now owns an actual castle. …
FCC officially decides gigabit speeds are too good for you
Another day, another sad thing to report about our compromised Federal Communications Commission. Chairman Brendan Ca…
Google Gemini is getting a dedicated student hub
As we're gearing up for back-to-school season, Google is rolling out a new dedicated student hub in Gemini. It&#…
Grab an iPad Air M4 for its lowest price since the June increase
The iPad Air M4 in space gray. | Image: The Verge Almost everything with high-end memory or storage is more expensive …
Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’
Robin Williams' children are taking over their father's Instagram account after his daughter spoke out agains…
OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI is announcing security updates following the July news that its AI broke out of a sandboxed environment and a…
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are almost half off today
The Galaxy Buds 3 Pro in black. If you’re looking for a feature-packed pair of earbuds that won’t break your wallet, B…
Reddit’s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos
Reddit is trying out a new way for people to take in content on Reddit: by turning text posts into audio / video cont…
ABC’s livestreamed news show is powered by trending topics
ABC News has officially introduced Searched , a livestreamed show that highlights stories people are discussing on so…
This compact Glorious mechanical keyboard is just $35
The discounted GMMK 3 doesn’t include the pictured wrist rest. | Image: Glorious Are you curious about custom mechanic…
Wordle meets Clippy in this new word game
Like many of us, Sam Rosenthal plays games like Wordle every day, chasing after good scores and sharing the results …
OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team
According to the Financial Times , OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team at the end of last month. The job of the pr…
Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal crafted a hip hop breakup masterpiece
In every possible universe? | Image: Backwoodz Studioz "Breakups are… tough." It's the opening lines of…
Rogue AI aren’t science fiction anymore
This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI safe…
Polaroid’s tiny instant camera is $72 and includes a free pack of film
The compact Polaroid Go is great for road trips and adventures. | Image: Polaroid Smartphone cameras are convenient, b…