Manga, have you heard of it? Once a niche subset of the graphic novel market, the Japanese comics now dwarf it in popularity, and are only finding new readers (and selling more books) with each passin...
[photo1]Reece RogersThe viral, AI-generated images of Donald Trump's arrest you may be seeing on social media are definitely fake. But some of these photorealistic creations are pretty convincing. Oth...
The UK government has pledged to invest GBP2.5bn in quantum computing over the next 10 years, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced today.The programme forms part of the new Spring Budget, which aims to re...
When Naoki Yoshida, producer of Final Fantasy XVI, was doing the first round of press tours to ramp up hype for the game last year, he gave an interview with IGN talking about the game's apparent lack...
One side effect of unlimited content-creation machines--generative AI--is unlimited content. On Monday, the editor of the renowned sci-fi publication Clarkesworld Magazine announced that he had tempor...
AI chatbots can spit out convincing -- if at times overconfident -- natural language responses, but what if an AI could build custom virtual worlds based on a text description alone?Roblox is explorin...
Apple Maps now offers cycling navigation in Germany, allowing users across the country to receive turn-by-turn directions while riding a bike.As noted by German blog Macerkopf, Apple Maps has also rol...
The FTC is embracing change with the establishment of an Office of Technology (OT) that will help it effectively regulate the fast-moving tech world. Citing "systemic concerns" relating to tech and it...
About a year ago, Fortnite introduced a new way to play, with a mode that eschewed its building gameplay for something more like a regular shooter. Now that style of building has appeared in the most ...
[photo1]Will KnightWhat a difference seven days makes in the world of generative AI.Last week Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, was gleefully telling the world that the new AI-infused Bing search engine...
There are big changes at YouTube today as longtime CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down from her role and leaving Google. The YouTube Blog features "A personal update from Susan" that announces she'll ...
Snap has introduced ray tracing technology to its AR Lens Studio for developers around the world, the company announced on Wednesday. Ray tracing is a technical capability that allows for realistic re...
What's it take to bring a tech conference to life? A village, people. Not to be confused with The Village People, but I digress. We're searching for outstanding volunteers to support our events team a...
[photo1]Boone AshworthThere's no shortage of tablets in the world, from the ever-dominant iPad to an assortment of Android options and Fire tabs to the niche weirdos like the E-ink and stylus Kindle S...
Humans are naturally afraid of the dark. We sometimes imagine monsters under the bed and walk faster down unlit streets at night. To conquer our fears, we may leave a night light on to scare away the ...
[photo1]WiredNetflix has plenty of movies to watch, but it's a real mixed bag. Sometimes finding the right film at the right time can seem like an impossible task. Fret not, we're here to help. B...
We're seeing multiple sources and reports that Twitter is down for users across the globe.
? BREAKING - TWITTER DOWN GLOBALLY : Most...Feb 2023
[photo1]Maryn McKennaA report released today by the United Nations says that we've neglected a major component of the superbug problem: the environment. It serves as a reservoir for bacterial genes th...
Meta is starting to test closed spaces called "members-only worlds" in Horizon Worlds, its social VR experience. The company has begun a limited alpha test to give creators the ability to grow and mod...
President Joe Biden plans to end two national emergency declarations over the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, which will trigger a restructuring of the federal response to the deadly coronavi...