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OpenAI is testing a new always-on assistant called "o", and references to the unannounced feature briefly showed up on the company's website. [...]

Choosing between a soundbar and full surround system requires you to evaluate how much you care about convenience, immersion, price and more.

Last week, Bloomberg reported that Apple is working on a screenless fitness tracker, akin to a WHOOP or Fitbit Air. As someone who’s used the WHOOP for the past 6 months, I do think its a great concept, though there are a few things I’d like to see Apple do better. more…

Google Maps can't be set as the default GPS app in CarPlay in most regions, but you can still make it easier to use while driving.

Your phone may be all you need until battery life, navigation or rough conditions start getting in the way.

If you have a MacBook sitting around collecting dust, you can give it new life by turning it into a home NAS server. Here's how to get started.

Goodwill has a pretty robust electronics refurbishment program.

If you were to ask me what game or game series I've sunk the most time into, the answer would be easy: Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP). I have spent roughly 2,300 hours, according to Steam, playing various editions of the game. OOTP isn't like MLB The Show or Super Mega Baseball. It's not graphic...

For the past year, we’ve been looking forward to a new iPad mini refresh, and it’s sounding like its just around the corner. A new leak last week from Aaron Perris unveiled that the product should feature an A20 Pro chip and thinner bezels, and we already know it’ll feature OLED and a water resis...

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Music startup Thoughtful Things has just launched the Kickstarter campaign for its first instrument, Engram. It's a sampler and groovebox that uses AI to mangle incoming audio and even hallucinate completely new sounds. This isn't Suno in a box, though. This isn't a "push-button, get-song" device...

This will be the first one-on-one meeting between Dario Amodei and Donald Trump

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On Equity, we discussed how Meta's AI announcement managed to steal the spotlight from OpenAI and Anthropic.

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The Microsoft co-founder said that the more present danger is bad actors with access to AI tools.