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TCL is taking over Sony’s TV business
Future Bravia TVs will feature Sony branding with TCL’s display technology. | Image: Sony After signing a nonbinding agreement in January to spin off its TV business, today Sony officially announced...
Like it or not, AI is part of art school curriculums
The curriculum at creative institutions is evolving to handle gen AI tools, and a lot of people aren’t happy about it. | Image by Cath Virginia / The Verge When my baby brother, a 3D modelling and...
Razer’s first split ergonomic keyboard puts extra keys in reach of your thumbs
Razer has announced its first keyboard with a split and curved ergonomic layout. The new Pro Type Ergo is available starting today, which at $189.99 is slightly more expensive than the more...
Meta agrees to ‘reduce’ Instagram’s PG-13 rating references
Meta’s content guidelines for teens are “inspired” by PG-13 movie ratings. | Image: Meta Meta has reached an agreement with the Motion Picture Association (MPA) that will require the platform to...
All Google users in the US can now change their Gmail address
As of April 1, Gmail will have been around for 22 years. Many of us have a poorly chosen email address that's laced with regret, but we're now stuck with it. We've perhaps had it for...
OkCupid settles claims it shared user photos with a facial recognition company
Dating app OkCupid agreed to settle claims from the Federal Trade Commission that it deceived millions of users by sharing their photos with a third-party facial recognition company without their...
Instagram tests letting you pay to view stories anonymously
Meta is testing an Instagram subscription that offers a bunch of new perks, such as the ability to view stories without the poster knowing, according to a report from TechCrunch. The paid plan will...
Apple at 50: the good and the bad
We're spending the week documenting and analyzing the first half-century of Apple's existence, from the oft-overlooked creation of QuickTime to the iconic MacBook Air to Apple's veering into...
You can finally replace your embarrassing Gmail username
If you've been stuck with a regrettable Gmail username you picked years ago, you might finally have a way out. Starting Tuesday, Gmail users in the US can change the portion of their email address...
Why match fixing is criminal — but trading on geopolitics isn’t
Minutes before Donald Trump posted a market-moving message on Iran, trading volumes in S&P 500 futures and oil markets suddenly surged. The spike was sharp, concentrated, and unusually...