OpenAI has brought its AI video app, Sora, to Android. The app, which lets you create, share, and remix AI-generated videos, is now available on the Google Play Store in the US, Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, according to an announcement on Tuesday. […]
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Your smart home questions, answered
There are a couple of universal truths about the smart home. Yes, you will come to treat your robot vacuum like a member of the family, and no, you cannot escape the fact that there will always be one light that doesn’t turn on even […]
Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier Retreat Sets Record, Sparks Scientific Mystery
The Hektoria Glacier on Antarctica’s Eastern Peninsula has stunned the scientific community with a retreat so rapid it’s sparked what researchers are calling a scientific “whodunnit”[2][1]. In late 2022 and…
How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox
In 2010, when Microsoft unveiled the Kinect, it pitched the camera as a revolutionary new gaming device. Swing an imaginary lightsaber and that would be translated onscreen. Throw a football and it would be caught on your TV. Fifteen years later, we know the Kinect […]
Google Maps can tell Polestar 4 drivers when to merge lanes
Google Maps is rolling out live lane guidance to drivers of the Google-powered electric Polestar 4. The company announced Tuesday that the new feature relies on the EV’s front-facing camera to “see” lane markings and road signs. That information feeds into Google Map’s AI and […]
After confusing driver release, AMD says old GPUs are still actively supported
Re-using old silicon means that dropping “old” GPUs can affect “new” products.
Apple releases iOS 26.1, macOS 26.1, other updates with Liquid Glass controls and more
New updates include a small but noteworthy batch of fixes and features.
‘Eyes-off driving’ is coming, and we’re so not ready
Last month, General Motors added its name to the growing list of automakers who are pursuing a novel type of partially automated technology called “eyes-off driving.” What they didn’t do, though, is provide a thorough description of how they’ll take responsibility when something goes wrong. […]
I tested 30 smart locks, and these are the best
A smart lock is an easy solution to some common problems. Locked yourself out? Need to let a friend in to water the plants? Your latchkey kid lost their key? Hands are full, and it’s raining cats and dogs? A smart lock solves all of […]
Discover Eight Ways to Craft a More Authentic Love Story
A truer love story is not a simple tale of passion or fairy-tale endings, but a kaleidoscope of perspectives, complexities, and revisions—a narrative that honors the plural truths of experience….