Soon You’ll Be Zooming in Roblox
The company is adding avatar-based, 3D video chat to its virtual world in an effort to expand its audience—and to keep the kids around as they grow older. Continue reading Soon You’ll Be Zooming in Roblox
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Social Media Has Run Out of Fresh Ideas
From corporate rebrands to AI-powered video reels to text threads, social media companies are throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. Continue reading Social Media Has Run Out of Fresh Ideas
Forget New Twitter—Retro Is a New Instagram
Retro is a new photo app that puts an old idea front and center in your feed: your actual friends. Continue reading Forget New Twitter—Retro Is a New Instagram
Apple Vision Pro Hands On: The Opposite of Disappearing
The mixed-reality headset is the company’s most surprising product in years. Is that a good thing? Continue reading Apple Vision Pro Hands On: The Opposite of Disappearing
Apple Vision Pro Mixed-Reality Headset: Specs, Price, Release Date
After taking a yearslong wait-and-see approach, Apple is now all in on a new “platform.” Continue reading Apple Vision Pro Mixed-Reality Headset: Specs, Price, Release Date
Where Memory Ends and Generative AI Begins
New photo manipulation tools from Google and Adobe are blurring the lines between real memories and those dreamed up by AI. Continue reading Where Memory Ends and Generative AI Begins
Google Is Racing to Bring More AI to Android
From generative wallpapers to chatbot-enabled text messaging, your next Android phone will get a boost from Google’s tools powered by artificial intelligence. Continue reading Google Is Racing to Bring More AI to Android
Review: We Put ChatGPT-4, Bing Chat, and Bard to the Test
We designed trials to compare our chatbot overlords from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. They’re smart, they’re interactive—and they’re pretty little liars. Continue reading Review: We Put ChatGPT-4, Bing Chat, and Bard to the Test
The Future Smartphone: More Folds, Less Phone, a Whole Lot of AI
We are no longer racing to upgrade the device that sits at the center of our lives. What’s next for the phone? Continue reading The Future Smartphone: More Folds, Less Phone, a Whole Lot of AI
Silicon Valley Has a FOMO Problem
Plus: Uber makes it easier to get picked up at the airport, Google adds new bio-authentication features to Android, and a herd of goats gets gone. Continue reading Silicon Valley Has a FOMO Problem