Preston Thorpe is on the verge of becoming a senior software engineer at a promising tech company—all he has to do is walk through the door. For six months, Thorpe was a prolific volunteer contributor to an open-source project led…
Amazon is making its color screen Kindle more affordable. Following the launch of the Kindle Colorsoft last year, the retailer has introduced a lower-cost version of the normally $279.99 device. The new model offers a $30 discount for 16GB of…
Many AI tools today can analyze a video and summarize its content, but they struggle when asked to process multiple videos or footage spanning many hours. This limitation poses a challenge for security companies that need to review thousands of…
The rise of so-called AI slop—low-quality images, videos, and text generated by large language models—has flooded the internet in recent years. This content has polluted websites, social media platforms, newspapers, and even real-world events. The cybersecurity industry is no exception,…
Contract review remains a slow, manual process that strains legal teams. Lawyers must sift through dense language, flag risks, and translate legal terms, creating inefficiencies. This widespread issue has opened the door for Tokyo-based LegalOn Technologies, which offers AI contract…
Snapchat is introducing a new feature called “Home Safe,” designed to let friends and family know when you’ve arrived home safely after an outing. The social network announced the feature on Thursday. To use Home Safe, users must first set…
Google announced on Thursday the launch of a new AI feature that allows users to virtually try on clothes. The company is also introducing updated price alerts and previewed an upcoming feature that will enable users to explore shoppable outfits…
An old colleague had a curious request at lunchtime. For health reasons, he was vegetarian, but he still missed the taste of ground beef. He would ask the cafeteria chef to cook his veggie burger next to beef patties so…
When DeepSeek, Alibaba, and other Chinese firms released their AI models, Western researchers quickly noticed they avoided questions critical of the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. officials later confirmed that these tools are engineered to reflect Beijing’s talking points, raising concerns…
A new AI coding challenge has crowned its first winner, setting a higher standard for AI-powered software engineers. On Wednesday at 5 PM PST, the nonprofit Laude Institute announced Eduardo Rocha de Andrade, a Brazilian prompt engineer, as the inaugural…
