Amazon’s Echo Pop and Dot speakers are the cheapest they’ve been in months

The Echo Pop and Echo Dot are Amazon’s entry-level smart speakers, and both are currently on sale ahead of Amazon’s October Prime Day (aka Prime Big Deal Days), which officially kicks off on October 7th. Both speakers are currently discounted to their lowest prices since […]

OpenAI’s parental controls are out — here’s what you should know

OpenAI has rolled out some long-awaited parental controls for ChatGPT to all web users, with mobile coming “soon,” according to the company.  The controls, announced last month, allow for reducing or removing certain content — like sexual roleplay and the ability to generate images — […]

$55 billion EA buyout hands Madden over to investors including Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner

Electronic Arts has announced it is being acquired and taken private in a $55 billion deal involving Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and Affinity Partners, which is founded and led by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The deal is expected to close in […]

Apple’s ‘Veritas’ chatbot is reportedly an employee-only test of Siri’s AI upgrades

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman Apple is testing Siri’s upcoming revamp using an internal chatbot called Veritas. The company’s struggles as it tries to keep pace in the AI race are no secret. The next-gen Siri has been delayed multiple times and the debut of […]