Tech
The White House just joined TikTok
While it was President Joe Biden who signed the law that would force ByteDance to sell its stake in TikTok or face a ban, it’s his successor, Donald Trump, who has yet to fulfill his promise of arranging a deal to keep TikTok running, legally, in the United States. The current deadline for a deal […]
Google Gemini can now read your Docs aloud
Google Docs will now let you generate an audio version of your documents using AI. In a post announcing the rollout, Google says you can customize Gemini’s AI audio output with different voices and playback speeds. This feature isn’t just for a document’s creator, as Google says readers can access a shared document’s AI-generated audio […]
Google announced the next step in its nuclear energy plans
Google is one step closer to reaching its nuclear ambitions now that it’s working with public power utility Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to purchase electricity from a next-generation reactor. It’s the first power purchase agreement for technology this advanced that a US utility has made, according to the companies. The plan is for TVA to […]
Ayaneo’s dual-screen Android handheld is its next modernized Nintendo DS
First announced just a few weeks ago in late July, the Ayaneo Pocket DS dual-screen handheld is now available for preorder through Indiegogo starting at $519 but discounted to $399 for the earliest backers. Shipping is expected to start as early as October 2025. Although the company is concurrently running another Indiegogo campaign for a […]
Spotify’s new track mixing tool adds DJ features to your playlists
Spotify is testing a new audio mixing feature that allows you to customize track transitions for your playlists. Now rolling out in beta for “eligible Premium users,” the Mix feature provides an option to automatically blend transitions between tracks, or manually adjust aspects like volume, EQ, and effect curves while looking at waveform and beat […]
Beepy Bella Explores Identity, Artistry and Beautiful Mistakes Inside ‘twentynine’ Magazine
Isabella Lalonde, better known as Beepy Bella, is celebrated for her surreal aesthetic and the intricate, nostalgic details in her jewelry line. Her latest venture, twentynine, is a collaboration with artist Maya Man (aka mayaontheinternet) on an AI-assisted mini teen zine that explores identity, beauty, and the strange illusions of media through the lens of technology. The project reimagines the glossy world of fashion publications, using AI-trained images of both artists to craft alternative reality editorials and campaigns that are as seductive as they are unsettling. It’s a powerful commentary on outdated ideals of femininity and perfection, mirroring the cultural pressures that have long imposed unrealistic standards, especially on women.Lalonde approached twentynine with her signatur...
Nvidia’s GeForce Now is upgrading to RTX 5080 GPUs and opening a floodgate of new games
It’s been two and a half years since Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service got a big boost in graphics, latency, and refresh rates — this September, Nvidia’s GFN will officially add its latest Blackwell GPUs. You’ll soon be able to rent what’s effectively an RTX 5080 in the cloud, one with a whopping 48GB […]
Nvidia gives fake Harrison Ford better hair using spheres
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be the first game to get Nvidia’s new RTX Hair features next month. Instead of using triangles to model hair, Nvidia will use spheres to improve Harrison Ford’s virtual hair in the Indiana Jones game. RTX Hair is designed to improve lighting and shadows, all while maintaining performance […]
Nvidia’s app gets global DLSS override and more control panel features
The Nvidia app is getting improvements to DLSS override, more control panel features, and Project G-Assist changes this week. Nvidia has been gradually improving its new app over the past 18 months since its release, and it’s getting closer to fully migrating all the legacy control panel options. This week’s Nvidia app update will include […]
‘Play Instantly on Discord’: Fortnite will be Nvidia and Discord’s first instant game demo
Nvidia’s GeForce Now is getting a big upgrade next month — and it’s also part of an intriguing new experiment. Nvidia, Discord, and Epic Games have teamed up for an early test of instant game demos for Discord servers, which could theoretically let you immediately try a game without buying it, downloading it, or signing […]
Activsion Drops ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’ Teaser Ahead of Gamescom Opening Night Live Worldwide Reveal
Activision is ramping up the marketing machine for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 as the Microsoft-owned video game studio preps for the next installment in the first-person shooter franchise's big reveal during Opening Night Live at Gamescom.
The best gadgets and apps in August (so far)
During the last half month, we've covered a lot of interesting gadgets and apps and thought we'd highlight a few that caught our attention the most. For example, we have a robovac that can mop the edges of your walls (something that my manual mop usually fails at), a charging cable that with any luck […]
