How AI is Helping Pinterest Improve Content Recommendations

Pinterest’s journey mapping aims to identify what you want before you even know it.

Instagram Adds New App Icons for Teen Users

New ways for teens to express themselves through generic icons. 

Social Media CEOs To Appear Before Trial Over Teen Social Risks

The CEOs of Facebook, Instagram and Snap will have to take part in a new trial.

Meta Adds Warnings To Protect Older Users From Common Scams

Older users are losing billions to scams each year.

M5 Apple Vision Pro Out Now, But M2 Model Can’t Be Traded In

The M5 Vision Pro is now shipping and available in Apple Stores, but the company confirmed that the M2 model can’t be traded in.

Quest 3S Is On Sale For $250 Again From Meta

Quest 3S is on sale for $250 today from Meta, or you can grab the 256GB storage model for $330.

Trenches VR Doesn’t Do Enough With Its World War 1 Setting

Trenches VR is a terrifying horror experience that doesn’t do enough with its historical World War 1 setting.

Hotel Infinity Checks In Next Month On Quest & PS VR2

Hotel Infinity, a surreal roomscale adventure puzzle game, is heading to PlayStation VR2 and Quest next month.

The 9 most important takeaways from today’s Galaxy XR event

Today, Samsung hosted a special event to launch Galaxy XR, its first standalone Mixed Reality headset, built with Google and Samsung. I have watched the live stream (and tweeted a lot about it), and these have been the main key points for me. Galaxy XR launched for $1799 We have been waiting for months to […]

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The 15 Best VR Horror Games on Quest, PSVR 2 and PC VR to Play This Halloween

Halloween is just around the corner, so there’s no better time to test your mettle with some of the best VR horror games for Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR. Lock the doors, latch the windows, and let your family know they shouldn’t call the police when they hear you screaming. Just blame it on […]

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Samsung Galaxy XR Offers Comparable Vision Pro Specs & Features at Half the Price

Samsung is finally launching its long-anticipated Android XR headset, officially dubbed Galaxy XR. The headset clearly aims to deliver a Vision Pro experience (plus some of its own unique abilities) all at a much more affordable price. Vision Pro is an incredible headset in many ways, but as I’ve opined previously, it’s too bulky and […]

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Samsung’s Long-awaited Vision Pro Competitor Gets Price, Specs & Release Date

Samsung’s Project Moohan is officially called ‘Galaxy XR’, as the Korean tech giant has today launched its long-awaited competitor to Apple Vision Pro. The News Priced at $1,800 and releasing today in the US, Samsung Galaxy XR is the first headset to support Google’s Android XR operating system, which means it has access to standard Android […]

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My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: This 75-inch Toshiba C350 Smart TV

The Toshiba C350 Smart TV is 45% off right now, reaching its lowest price ever.

HBO Max Prices Have Officially Gone Up

Some HBO Max plans now cost more than Netflix.

The Next Boox Palma Is a Mini Digital Notebook

The phone-shaped device supports mobile data and a stylus.

?? Tutorial: 8 Ways to Make Money with Google’s AI Image – Nano Banana

?? revenue and prompt ideas inside…

The Download: embryo ethics, and reducing chatbot risks

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The astonishing embryo models of Jacob Hanna Instead of relying on the same old recipe biology has followed for a billion years, give or take, stem-cell scientist Jacob Hanna is coaxing the beginnings…

New noninvasive endometriosis tests are on the rise

Shantana Hazel often thought her insides might fall out during menstruation. It took 14 years of stabbing pain before she ultimately received a diagnosis of endometriosis, an inflammatory disease where tissue similar to the uterine lining implants outside the uterus and bleeds with each cycle. The results can include painful periods and damaging scar tissue.…

The astonishing embryo models of Jacob Hanna

When the Palestinian stem-cell scientist Jacob Hanna was stopped while entering the US last May, airport customs agents took him aside and held him for hours in “secondary,” a back office where you don’t have your passport and can’t use your phone. There were two young Russian women and a candy machine in the room…

Why AI should be able to “hang up” on you

Chatbots today are everything machines. If it can be put into words—relationship advice, work documents, code—AI will produce it, however imperfectly. But the one thing that almost no chatbot will ever do is stop talking to you.  That might seem reasonable. Why should a tech company build a feature that reduces the time people spend…

Lenovo and Reulay Harness VR to Unlock the Science of Mindset and Well-Being

With immersive technology continuing to evolve, the intersection of neuroscience, AI, and XR is creating new possibilities for human well-being. In a forward-looking collaboration, Lenovo and Reulay are combining their expertise to make virtual reality (VR)–based mental wellness more accessible, scalable, and effective.  One of the biggest challenges in implementing VR-based wellness programs is accessibility. […]

Edits Adds Halloween Effects, Updated Voiceover Recording Options

Spooky fonts and effects, as well as updated voiceover recording options.

Meta Continues to Miss the Mark With New App Additions

Has Meta built any meaningful new element in its apps in the last five years?

Google Outlines Latest Demand Gen Updates

Google’s added a range of AI-powered updates for its Demand Gen campaigns.

X Updates API Pricing To Boost Developer Appeal

The changes provide more flexible access costs, but not a significant cut in overall pricing.