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Google Translate uses AI to help you practice pronunciation
Google is celebrating Translate’s 20th birthday by launching pronunciation practice, which the company says is one of the most requested features for the product. The feature is only rolling out on...
Google Translate can now help you with pronunciation
The pronunciation guides are written out phonetically to give you a fighting chance. | Image by Google / The Verge Google has launched a new AI-powered feature for Translate that can help you...
Former FCC officials want to force a vote on the ‘weapon’ Brendan Carr has invoked against broadcasters
Several former Federal Communications Commissioners and staffers across parties are urging a federal appeals court to force a vote on the FCC's news distortion policy, which they argue should be...
Google and the Pentagon sign classified deal to give the Department of Defense unfettered access to its AI models
Google has signed a deal that allows the US Department of Defense to use its AI models for "any lawful government purpose." This is according to a report by The Information, which also notes that...
Amazon’s color screen Kindles are finally getting a system-wide dark mode
Dark mode will soon be available for all parts of the Kindle Colorsoft’s UI. | Image: Amazon Most modern Kindle devices with a black and white E Ink screen offer an alternate inverted dark mode with...
The FTC says Americans lost at least $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025
Americans lost at least $2.1 billion in 2025 to scams that originated on social media, according to the Federal Trade Commission. That figure marks an eightfold increase since 2020.The FTC said...
DJI’s new Mic Mini 2 adds colorful covers to help them blend in
There are currently 12 different colorful covers for the Mic Mini 2 but they’re sold separately. | Image: DJI Following the launch of the Osmo Pocket 4 earlier this month, DJI has announced a new...
Ted Lasso’s fourth season starts August 5
It turns out you can go back again, especially if you win a pile of awards, mint a crop of stars and turn a potentially obscure sitcom into Apple’s biggest hit. The iPhone maker has today announced...
Trump administration is paying more companies to abandon offshore wind projects
The Trump Administration has signed deals with two major energy companies to abandon their respective offshore wind farms, with both firms agreeing to invest in oil and gas projects instead. The...
Traeger debuts the Irontop, a more affordable gas-powered griddle
Traeger’s first non-pellet grills debuted in 2023. Jumping into the griddle craze, the company introduced the Flatrock series in a three-burner model — later adding the smaller, two-burner option....