Grimes is going to star in an AI movie that’s coming to theaters

The AI-generated sci-fi film Gods Don’t Give Gifts has added a bit of star power: Pop star Grimes is going to appear in the movie. Billed as “the first AI film to come to theatres,” Gods Don’t Give Gifts is a notable test case for the commercial potential of AI films, and it releases on […]

Xbox overhauls its PC, web, and cloud apps with a faster design

Microsoft is unveiling a new Xbox PC app that launches “up to 60 percent faster” than before, with an overhauled design to match new updates to Xbox Cloud Gaming on the web and smart TVs. Xbox Insiders will be able to start testing the updated Xbox PC app today, and the updated Xbox Cloud Gaming […]

OpenAI says its new cybersecurity model is better at not hacking other companies

OpenAI is launching GPT-6 Cyber, the latest version of its cybersecurity AI model, which it says is better at finding vulnerabilities and less likely to go rogue and hack other platforms in the process. OpenAI says that during testing, GPT-6 Cyber went out of bounds less than 1 percent of the time, down from around […]

Where is Windows 12?

While I wasn’t expecting Microsoft to announce Windows 12 during its RTX Spark launch event last month, more than a few people were hoping to see something truly new. Between the growing frustration with Windows 11 and the muted response to Copilot Plus PCs, it’s starting to feel like Microsoft needs to go bigger with […]

Lyft’s new subscription bundles in DoorDash’s DashPass for $10 per month

DashPass members can get Lyft Go at no extra cost.

Sony’s MDR-3R wired headphones are steeped in retro aesthetics

Sony has refreshed a headphone design that dates back to 1979.

Instagram’s Edits is now on desktop as a Mac app

Meta’s CapCut competitor already has more than 50 million users.

Sony’s retro headphones brought me back to my childhood in the best way

Even though I used a phone instead of a Walkman to listen on the Sony MDR-3R, the experience brought back familiar memories. Many of my childhood summer afternoons were spent riding around my hometown on my Huffy bike or, in later years, taking the bus into Harvard Square to walk around and hang out at […]

Camp Snap made a smaller kid-friendly version of its retro digital camcorder

After introducing new color options for its screen-free CS-8 video camera last month, Camp Snap announced a miniature version today that’s less than half the size of the original. The new CS-8 Mini carries forward the retro design of the larger version that was inspired by Canon and Kodak Super 8mm film cameras from decades […]

WhatsApp is taking on Partiful with expanded Events feature

The change will allow invites to be sent to guests without WhatsApp accounts.