2025-04-23
Roku says its Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus are 35 percent smaller than the competition
On Wednesday, Roku revealed two new streaming devices at an event in New York. The company says its Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus are the most compact on the market, measuring 35 percent sm [...]
2025-04-23
Boaty McBoatface submarine takes NATO-backed quantum tech underwater
UK startup Aquark Technologies has used Boaty McBoatface — the internet’s best-loved submarine — to test its quantum sensing technology underwater for the first time. The NATO-backed company put [...]
2025-04-23
Meta expands ads to Threads users in over 30 countries
More people worldwide will be seeing ads on Threads in the future. Back in January, Meta launched a small test of ads visible to a subset of users in the US and Japan, which included a handful of bran [...]
2025-04-23
You can trick Google's AI Overviews into explaining made-up idioms
As Big Tech pours countless dollars and resources into AI, preaching the gospel of its utopia-creating brilliance, here's a reminder that algorithms can screw up. Big time. The latest evidence: Y [...]
2025-04-23
WhatsApp introduces a feature that blocks chat participants from sharing content
WhatsApp is introducing a new feature called Advanced Chat Privacy that can block participants from sharing the contents of a conversation. This is an opt-in tool that’s available for both tradition [...]
2025-04-23
Meta's Oversight Board criticizes company's 'hastily announced' hate speech policy changes
Meta's Oversight Board has deemed Meta was right to leave up two videos reported for hate speech and harassment, though it recommends changes for the company. The decision follows revisions Meta [...]
2025-04-22
Max implements $8 extra member charges on all subscription plans
Max now requires a fee for extra members who join a plan outside of the household. Each person who joins a subscription plan will cost $8 a head, no matter which access tier the main account holder is [...]