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Natural Cycles launches wristband to replace thermometers for its FDA-cleared birth control app
Natural Cycles, the company behind a controversial FDA-cleared birth control app, is replacing its thermometer with a wristband that measures skin temperature, heart rate, and movement during sleep. The newly-launched wristband costs $129.99 and syncs with the Natural Cycles app, which uses an algorithm to […]
Grok undressed the mother of one of Elon Musk’s kids — and now she’s suing
Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of X owner Elon Musk’s children, is suing his company for enabling its AI to virtually strip her down into a bikini without her consent. St. Clair is one of the many people over the past couple weeks […]
Krafton is trying to find its next PUBG
PUBG developer Krafton has 26 games in development, and in a recent town hall meeting, the company outlined a plan to “focus on its core gaming business while outlining a disciplined approach to building long-term Franchise IPs.” “During the past year, KRAFTON has prepared for […]
Verizon will pay you $20 following its nationwide outage — here’s how to get it
Verizon is offering customers a $20 account credit following a massive outage that brought down service across the US on Wednesday. In an update on X, Verizon says you’ll receive a text message when the credit is available, which you can redeem by logging into […]
RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage
Random access memory, or RAM, is in just about every piece of technology we use. But it’s also the technology that AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta are using to power the servers in their massive data centers. Now, the world’s biggest memory […]
Spotify is hiking prices again
The price of Spotify Premium is about to jump again in the US, marking its third price hike since 2023. Spotify announced that subscribers in the US, Estonia, and Latvia will be contacted about the updated pricing over the coming month. Individual Premium plans in […]
BMW says electric M3 will be a ‘new level’ of performance
BMW teased its forthcoming all-electric M-series performance sedan today, promising that the quad-motor M3 sports car would feature specs that are truly next level when it arrives in 2027. The M3 will have four electric motors and simulated gear shifting, a feature that is quickly […]
Gemini is winning
If you want to win in AI – and I mean win in the biggest, most lucrative, most shape-the-world-in-your-image kind of way – you have to do a bunch of hard things simultaneously. You need to have a model that is unquestionably one of the […]
Civilization VII is coming to Apple Arcade
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is headed to the Apple Arcade on February 5th, allowing you to play the strategy game across your iPhone, iPad, or Mac through the company’s $6.99 / month subscription. The game has the same premise as the original PC title, where […]