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With an aging population keen to stay in their own homes, elder care is a growing issue in the United States. Whether folks are contending with chronic illness, dementia, or simply finding it harder to get to the store, we will likely all need some help toward the ends of our lives. Even elders with … Read more
When Brynn Putnam sold her last company, Mirror, to Lululemon for $500 million at the start of the pandemic, it looked to this editor like she’d sold the smart fitness company too soon. Instead, the timing proved brilliant. The home fitness craze crashed nearly as abruptly as it peaked during that first year of lockdowns. … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Basejump unveiled its Web3 social gaming platform with an AI-powered gaming substrate dubbed Action that lets players create their own games. The company has also raised a strategic investment round from Community Labs. Set to debut … Read more
After a judge on Thursday ordered an evidentiary hearing into The Onion’s winning bid to purchase Infowars, Alex Jones’ site resumed operations and claimed the sale has been blocked. But Onion CEO Ben Collins countered this in an update posted on Bluesky and X on Saturday, writing, “We left the hearing with clear next steps … Read more
We’re halfway through November and retailers such as Walmart are offering discounts that make it easier to nab gifts for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Walmart is known for its occasional Rollbacks on home essentials, appliances and goods, but they’re going the extra mile with these early Black Friday deals, most of which expire … Read more
Amazon’s Red One has several holiday-themed villains on hand like evil snowmen and a winter witch named Grýla , named after the monster from Icelandic folklore. Another mythical figure that shows up is Krampus, here reimagined as Santa’s (J.K. Simmons) adoptive brother and played by Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju. But he’s not just Santa’s estranged bro: depending … Read more
Whether you’re trying to find a turntable so Mom and Dad can bust out their vintage vinyl collection or you want to give the gift of great sound to a young music lover or a middle-aged audiophile, it can be tough to find great-sounding gear that doesn’t cost a lot. That’s where we come in. … Read more
Viewers have been talking about Friday evening’s boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul — but probably not for the reasons Netflix was hoping. Yes, the 27-year-old Paul (a YouTuber turned professional boxer) defeated the 58-year-old Tyson (a former heavyweight champion who came out of retirement for this match) in eight rounds, but the … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More In 2014, a breakthrough at Google transformed how machines understand language: The self-attention model. This innovation allowed AI to grasp context and meaning in human communication by treating words as mathematical vectors — precise numerical representations … Read more
It’s Half-Life 2’s 20th anniversary, and in celebration, Valve has released a special update that adds the Episode One and Episode Two expansions to the base game so you can play it all straight through, along with a two-hour documentary, developer commentary, and much more. The game is also free on Steam until November 18. … Read more