Do A.I. chatbots packaged inside cute-looking plushies offer a viable alternative to screen time for kids? That’s how the companies selling these A.I.-powered kiddie companions are marketing them, …
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Lawsuit against Otter AI claims it records meetings without consent
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryTranscription tool Otter AI has long had an “assistant” service to transcribe video meetings. “Otter Notetaker” can enter a Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams call and jot …
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Price-wise, the £410 ($550) launch cost for the Standard Combo undercuts Insta360’s comparable bundles by a fair margin, which only adds to the appeal. This package comes with …
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Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryA federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into left-leaning advocacy group Media Matters. Back in 2023, Media Matters published research showing …
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Sen. Josh Hawley launches investigation into Meta over allowing ‘sensual’ AI chats with kids
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryA day after Reuters reported that Meta’s AI rules permitted children to have “sensual” chats, a Republican senator launched an investigation into the tech giant. On Friday, Missouri …
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Acer Predator Helios 16S AI Review: Great Performance, Annoying Crashes
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryThe keyboard features four-zone color backlighting, tunable through Acer’s extensive PredatorSense system, which controls everything from battery charging details to whether you want to customize the logo displayed …
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Anthropic says some Claude models can now end ‘harmful or abusive’ conversations
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryAnthropic has announced new capabilities that will allow some of its newest, largest models to end conversations in what the company describes as “rare, extreme cases of persistently …
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TikTok guidelines updates are coming. Here’s what it means for creators and commenters
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryOn Thursday, TikTok announced updates to its Community Guidelines in an effort to make its rules clearer and easier to follow, TikTok’s global head of trust and safety, …
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I Tried the Best At-Home Pet DNA Test Kits on My Two Cats (2025)
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryIf You Have a Dog, Consider These Kits I don’t have a dog, so I didn’t try these at-home DNA test kits for dogs, but these are the …
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Trump wants to clean up the space industry’s red tape: Here’s who wins
by Anna Averyby Anna AveryDuring a press conference in late 2024, President Donald Trump vowed to “slash massive numbers of job-killing regulations” in his second term and pledged to eliminate 10 old …