The internet personality has been chasing ICE on the streets of Minneapolis, but fellow locals are divided on whether he’s helping or hurting the cause.
The “conversational” assistant was announced for phones last month, after a rollout on TVs, and is now available in the One UI 8.5 beta in the US and a few other countries. Expect to hear more about it, and its full release plans, at next week’s Unpacked.
[Samsung Newsroom]
The lawsuit alleges that “children in Los Angeles County have been repeatedly exposed to sexually explicit content, exploitation and grooming on Roblox because the company chooses to put corporate profit over the safety of children.”
After a previously-announced $100 billion deal went “on ice,” as The Wall Street Journal reported, Nvidia is nearing a $30 billion equity investment as part of a larger funding round, the Financial Times reports. The investment might be tied up as soon as this weekend.
That’s the message from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Thursday as the agency released a 311-page redacted report (pdf) on what went wrong during the Boeing Starliner’s first crewed flight test in 2024.
NASA and Boeing announced that “Investigators identified an interplay of combined hardware failures, qualification gaps, leadership missteps, and cultural breakdowns that created risk conditions inconsistent with NASA’s human spaceflight safety standard.”
The Pew Research Center surfaced data showing 3 in 10 Americans do at least sometimes, based on responses to its survey last fall, although about 62 percent said they don’t end up reading most of the newsletters they receive.
If you’d like to drive those numbers up — and perhaps without relying on prediction markets — we have a few suggestions.
With split view, you’ll be able to put two Chrome tabs right next to each other in one window. It’s already been available for some, but now it’s rolling out for everyone. Seems handy.
Adthena, an “AI search intelligence” platform, has spotted ads in ChatGPT, and they can apparently trigger as soon as after your first prompt.
Ads from Expedia, Qualcomm, Best Buy, and Enterprise Mobility are starting to show up in ChatGPT responses, OpenAI told Adweek.
Despite fierce competition from the Kindle and Kobo, Barnes & Noble’s Nook is still around after over 16 years. The latest version, now available for preorder for $149.99, is an Android 15 tablet with an 8.7-inch screen, stereo speakers, a headphone jack, and a 5,100mAh battery good for up to 16.5 hours of use.
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Sony sold its ownership stake in the fighting game tournament to Nodwin Gaming last August, making it a co-owner alongside RTS, an esports company acquired by the Saudi-backed Qiddiya City.
But now, RTS has purchased Nodwin Gaming’s stake, too, bringing full ownership of Evo under the Qiddiya umbrella, Shacknews reports.
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It’s a minimal update. Google didn’t bring many Pixel 10 features down to the Pixel 10A this year. Buy the berry color.
That’s two weeks from today! The game has new characters, new cards, and even a co-op mode. Can’t wait.
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Gemini 3.1 Pro is rolling out starting today in the Gemini app and NotebookLM. According to Google:
3.1 Pro is designed for tasks where a simple answer isn’t enough, taking advanced reasoning and making it useful for your hardest challenges. This improved intelligence can help in practical applications — whether you’re looking for a clear, visual explanation of a complex topic, a way to synthesize data into a single view, or bringing a creative project to life.
Highguard’s website has been down for two days, and developer Wildlight Entertainment reportedly laid off most of its staff last week, but development on the game continues. Last night, Wildlight published notes about a new patch and detailed some changes coming to Highguard’s next patch, including a new raid-focused mode.
YouTube is starting to test its conversational AI tool with a “small group of users” on smart TVs, gaming consoles, and streaming devices. The tool, first introduced in 2023, lets you ask questions about the videos you’re watching.
The company had paused production on the TB800 EQ in December because of a tracking issue when the trackball was handled from a certain angle. In an email to The Verge, spokesperson Ken Hagihara confirmed that it isn’t coming back. Bummer. I liked the TB800 and its many scroll wheels.
An update to the Rivian mobile app released today introduces a companion app for the Apple Watch. From your wrist you can lock and unlock doors, vent windows, activate the alarm, adjust the cabin temperature using the Apple Watch’s crown dial, and monitor your vehicle’s battery status from your watch face.
We already knew that the threat in Toy Story 5 would be a fresh piece of technology voiced by Greta Lee, and the latest trailer shows a bit more of the adorably creepy Lilypad, which is “always listening.” I guess I know what fictional gadget I’m reviewing next.
Plaintiff attorney Rachel Lanier told Judge Carolyn Kuhl this morning that after she’d admonished against using smart glasses in the courthouse, they learned that one person was still wearing them in the hallway where jurors were present. After alerting Meta’s counsel, Lanier said they were told the glasses weren’t recording.
Starting on May 3rd, 2026, five Formula 1 races, including the Miami, Monaco, British, Italian, and United States Grands Prix, will be shown in “select IMAX locations” across the country. The showings will take place in at least 50 IMAX theaters as a result of a new partnership with Apple.
Though HBO still hasn’t announced a firm release date for House of the Dragon’s upcoming third season, there’s a new trailer teasing out Rhaenyra’s plan to make her enemies pay using her squad of newly-tamed dragons. The new season drops some time in June.
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The AI industry is rife with defections, FOMO, and radical mission statements. It’s about to get supercharged.
A claim cited by the Substackers Against Nazis, and in much more recent reports. What if it also promoted service providers that make money from pushing people to gamble on and seek an edge in just about anything?
According to Polymarket, “Journalism is better when it’s backed by live markets.”
First announced at CES 2025 and then launched on Kickstarter last October, Hyper’s HyperSpace TrackPad Pro has been delayed indefinitely. An update on its Kickstarter page blames “overseas supply chain issues” and since a new delivery date isn’t known, the company is offering refunds to backers or credits for its online store plus an extra $50.
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