Welcome back to The State of AI, a new collaboration between the Financial Times and MIT Technology Review. Every Monday for the next two weeks, writers from both publications will debate one aspect of the generative AI revolution reshaping global power. This week, Richard Waters, FT columnist and former West Coast editor, talks with MIT…
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The Download: spotting crimes in prisoners’ phone calls, and nominate an Innovator Under 35
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. An AI model trained on prison phone calls now looks for planned crimes in those calls A US telecom company trained an AI model on years of inmates’ phone and video calls and…
Next step for Hue MotionAware: presence detection
Together with the Hue Bridge Pro, Philips Hue has introduced a new technology that turns Hue lights into motion sensors. In addition to the new bridge, MotionAware requires three or four lamps in a room, arranged in a suitable configuration. As soon as movement is detected by changes in radio frequencies within this area, the…
Der Beitrag Next step for Hue MotionAware: presence detection erschien zuerst auf Hueblog.com.
Snapchat’s 2025 Holiday Marketing Playbook [Infographic]
Some last-minute pointers for your Snap campaigns.
Meta’s Not Going to Scan Your Private DMs for AI Training
A viral video has warned people that Meta will soon start mining their DMs, but that’s not correct.
Final Fury: Tides Of Vygor Update Adds More Moves, Attacks & Modes
Final Fury gives the VR arcade fighter new attacks, more moves, and ranked events in today’s Tides of Vygor update.
Tactical Assault & Smash Drums Are Quest’s Horizon+ Monthly Games This December
From a tactical VR shooter to an arcade rhythm game, here are this December’s Horizon+ monthly games on Quest.
The XR Week Peek (2025.12.01): Pico to launch a Vision Pro competitor in 2026, Cyber Monday’s XR deals are here, and more!
It’s the first day of December! I usually like December, most probably because it is a month of celebrations, and usually at Christmas I spend some nice time with my family. And talking about holidays… I hope all of you who celebrate it had a great Thanksgiving! For me ,this will also be a month of […]
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[Industry Direct] Pimax Launches ‘SuperOpen’ to Empower Developers and Shape the Next Era of VR
As we celebrate our tenth anniversary, we at Pimax are excited to introduce SuperOpen, a long-term initiative that opens our technology to the global community and invites developers, creators, and enthusiasts to help shape the next era of virtual reality. Industry Direct by Pimax Industry Direct is our program for sponsors who want to speak […]
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$300 PSVR 2 Black Friday Sale Runs Until December 19th
PSVR 2’s Black Friday sale is here to stay until December 19th. The headset has dropped to its lowest price yet for the 2025 holiday deal season. Best PSVR 2 Black Friday 2025 Sale: Amazon – $300 Deal Includes: PSVR 2 headset and controllers Horizon Call of the Mountain game ($60 value) Deal Context: The […]
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Space Station First: All Docking Ports Fully Occupied, 8 Spacecraft on Orbit
For the first time in International Space Station history, all eight docking ports aboard the orbital outpost are occupied following the reinstallation of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft to the Earth-facing port of the station’s Unity module. The eight spacecraft attached to the complex are: two SpaceX Dragons, Cygnus XL, JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) HTV-X1, two Roscosmos Soyuz crew spacecraft, and two Progress cargo ships.
Cyber Monday Fitness Deals Live Blog 2025: The Best Sales on Smart Watches, Gym Equipment, and More
Cyber Monday deals are already upon us.
Cyber Monday Home Improvement Deals Live Blog 2025: Sales on Tools, Appliances, and More
Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are here.
Hue weekly: The Christmas scenes are back
Apart from the numerous Black Friday deals I collected for hueblog.de this week, it has been pretty quiet over the last few days. Even the biweekly mandatory update for the Philips Hue app turned out to be pretty small. “Various bug fixes and stability improvements” is all that the update description for version 5.56.0 of…
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Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked Will Redesign Hirelings System
Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked will update the Hirelings system so they can also level up during campaigns.
Sweet Surrender: A PlayStation VR2 Post-Mortem
Founder Yacine Salmi shares some takeaways from the recent launch of Sweet Surrender on PlayStation VR2.
For Black Friday, You Can Get a One-Year BJ’s Membership for Just $15
If you’ve never had a BJ’s membership and don’t want to pay full price, Black Friday is a cheap way in.
A Lifetime Subscription to Babbel Is at a Huge Discount for Black Friday
This Babbel deal comes without ongoing costs.
New VR Games & Releases December 2025: Quest, SteamVR & PlayStation VR2
From Thief VR to Men in Black, there’s still a few new VR games to come before 2025 ends. Here are our December highlights on Quest, Steam, and PS VR2.
The Best Black Friday 2025 VR Headset Discounts & Deals
Considering jumping into VR this Black Friday, or gifting a headset to a friend or relative so they can join you? Here are the best deals available.
The Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 Workout Headphones Are $45 Off for Black Friday
These headphones helped me survive the NYC Marathon this year.
This Black Friday Sale Takes $50 Off the Rayneo Air 3s Pro Smart Glasses
These HD display glasses were already inexpensive, and now they’re an even better deal.
?? Tutorial: How We Used AI To Transform an Ugly Slide Deck Into a Beautiful Presentation
Using A New AI Tool Feature Everyone Is Talking About…
The Download: the mysteries surrounding weight-loss drugs, and the economic effects of AI
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. What we still don’t know about weight-loss drugs Weight-loss drugs have been back in the news this week. First, we heard that Eli Lilly, the company behind Mounjaro and Zepbound, became the first…