August 1, 2023 The Best Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Streaming in August 2023 Let’s get streaming! Welcome to io9’s latest edition of the Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television…
August 1, 2023 Twitter Sues Hate Speech Researchers Days After It Unbanned Kanye West X, formerly known as Twitter, sued the Center For Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) on Monday, arguing that the nonprofit “embarked on a scare campaign…
August 1, 2023 Meta plans AI-powered chatbots to boost social media numbers Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Getty Images) Meta is reportedly developing a range of AI-powered chatbots with different personalities, a move aimed at increasing…
August 1, 2023 Steve Wozniak’s Space Company Wants to Be a ‘Ride Share’ for Satellites Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s space start-up Privateer aims to bring satellite access to the masses through a global online marketplace. Satellite-based data is primarily…
August 1, 2023 Apple Removes Dozens of AI Apps From Chinese App Store Ahead of Crackdown Apple has reportedly removed more than 100 generative artificial intelligence apps from the Chinese version of its App Store believed to be in violation…
August 1, 2023 BoxLunch Releases Tasty New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Merch With the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem this week, BoxLunch is throwing it back to the classic animated series. Read more…
August 1, 2023 Henrietta Lacks Family Reaches Settlement With Biotech Company Over Her ‘Immortal’ Cells The family of Henrietta Lacks—whose cancer cells have played a vital role in modern medicine for decades—has reached a legal settlement with the biotech…
August 1, 2023 Meta is reportedly planning an Abe Lincoln chatbot as part of a public AI push Meta is preparing to launch AI-enabled chatbots with unique personalities, according to a report by Financial Times. What’s more? It looks like the first…
August 1, 2023 Google Takeout update could make transferring photos to iCloud a breeze Starting next year, Google will be making it easier to transfer your user information to third-party services using its Takeout export tool. This update…
August 1, 2023 Unsafe VPNs are a major security worry for many firms Unsafe Virtual Private Networks (VPN) are increasingly becoming a major concern for many organizations around the world, new research has found. A report from…