Meta is making another push to bring artificial intelligence to the masses with Muse, a personal assistant it says can put AI in the hands of virtually anyone. The product is the latest step in a multi-billion-dollar strategy overhaul designed to revitalize the company's ailing position in the AI race and help it catch up to rivals like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Muse is a "personal AI agent" designed to help out with everyday tasks and projects, like online shopping, sending emails, and planning a trip. Once given a goal, Meta says Muse can work on its own, opening a browser, filling out forms, and even negotiating on users' behalf. F …Read the full story at The Verge.

Rivian's futuristic e-bike is delayed, and customers are not happy. Last year, Rivian's micromobility spinoff Also unveiled a new, software-controlled electric bike called the TM-B that immediately set the e-bike world ablaze. With USB-C chargeable battery, removable seat post, and software-controlled pedal-by-wire system, the TM-B set itself apart with a totally unique approach to electric bicycle design. It's not an exaggeration to say that nothing else looked like this bike. But that list of high-tech features is creating unexpected bottlenecks for Also's product team. The company had originally said customer deliveries would start in …Read the full story at The Verge.

A few weeks ago, I pulled a Raspberry Pi 4 out of the drawer to run good ol' Pi-hole on it. Next, I pointed my LG C2 to the Pi-hole instance and monitored how often the smart TV phoned home. While I don’t run Pi-hole full-time on my network anymore, I wanted to check what my smart TV was up to. The query log revealed that the TV was phoning home and sending out other requests.

The Tesla Cybercab is notable for what it lacks, namely a steering wheel and pedal. By design, there is no way for this vehicle to be manually controlled - or so we thought. Less than a week after the Cybercab was officially launched in Austin, Texas, some riders have discovered the Cybercab's secret manual controls that appears to be intended only for Tesla employees. In at least two videos posted on X, Cybercab riders are encountering a virtual joystick that appears intended to control the vehicle's movements. A square-shaped screen appears in the lower left corner of the central display, with a toggle in the middle for manual driving. I …Read the full story at The Verge.

I used ChatGPT and its Sketch tool to make this AI-generated image of a cat. OpenAI announced ChatGPT Images 2.5 on Tuesday and is adding a new way to tell ChatGPT what you want it to make an image of: by drawing a doodle. With a new feature called Sketch, you can just draw something right inside ChatGPT and then tell ChatGPT how you want it to make an image based on that sketch.You can activate the Sketch feature by typing @Sketch into your chat box, and a window will pop up where you can make your drawing. I briefly tested it, and it successfully turned my bad doodle of a cat that I drew with my computer mouse into a realistic photo, per my instructions. You can also now leave comments directly on parts of images …Read the full story at The Verge.

There's never really been a game like Grand Theft Auto VI before, one that has completely altered the lineup of games around it. Everyone, it seems, is scared of going up against Grand Theft Auto VI. Everyone, that is, except for Nintendo.The company held a 30-minute showcase this morning focused entirely on its Legend of Zelda franchise, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. We got a title for the live-action movie, a series of orchestral concerts, and a very glittery special edition of the Switch 2. But most of the runtime was dedicated to the upcoming Switch 2 remake of Ocarina of Time. There was a new trailer and a lengthy gamepla …Read the full story at The Verge.

OpenAI says it found a solution to a major math problem that has remained unsolved for around 90 years, as reported earlier by The New York Times and Wired. In a blog post on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that it discovered a solution to the Navier-Stokes problem - which relates to the flow of liquid and gas - using an internal AI model more powerful than the newly released GPT-6 Astra alongside 10,000 concurrent agents. The Navier-Stokes problem is one of seven Millennium Prize Problems, each of which comes with a $1 million reward for solving. OpenAI says it started training the internal AI model on August 28th, which has "exhibited unpreced …Read the full story at The Verge.

This Ugreen Ethernet Switch with 8 PoE+ ports can really elevate your current network. It usually costs $50, but can now be had for much less, with Amazon dropping the price by 20%, coming it at just $40. It's quite the difference and makes it an easy starting point for anyone trying something new.

Razer’s BlackShark V3 Pro are up to $100 off. | Image: Razer It’s rare to find high-end features like active noise cancellation in a gaming headset under $200, so we’re thrilled that the Razer BlackShark V3 Pro on sale at Woot for $164.99. There are specific models marketed to Xbox and PlayStation, but the Xbox version is the best choice because it also supports PlayStation, PC, Nintendo Switch and mobile. At just $35 more than current sale price for the BlackShark V2 Pro, the newer headset adds ANC and simultaneous audio between the 2.4GHz and Bluetooth connections, although you only get a 90-day Woot warranty with this deal.Razer BlackShark V3 ProWhere to Buy: $249.99 $164.99 at WootThe BlackShark V3 Pro’s main connection mode is with its low latency 2.4GHz transmitter, which plugs into your console or PC via USB. While the headset is somewhat bulky, it can double as headphones you can take on the go thanks to its removable boom mic and Bluetooth 5.3 support. Plus, its noise cancellation can drown out sounds from your commute. Fans of Riot’s soon-to-be-retired fighting game, 2XKO, can save an extra $15 for a special edition version of the BlackShark V3 Pro that’s $149.99.

Like everyone else who games on PC, every year that goes by means my Steam library gets a little larger. That's great, but the unfortunate part is that my NVMe drives do not. I set up an 8TB ZFS mirror on my home lab a little awhile ago, and while it's mostly for backups, photos, and media, I figured that if I wasn't trying to put it to use as a secondary game library, I would be doing myself a disservice. The obvious way to do so didn't work, but after a little bit of configuring, I managed to offload most of my game library onto the NAS, and the increase in load times isn't as bad as you think.

Anthropic says power users are key to its business - it's prioritized them even when it means cutting off other popular applications, like OpenClaw. But some of these same customers say Anthropic misled them into believing they'd get more out of a top-tier pricing subscription than they did. In an expanded class action lawsuit filed today, a group of Claude subscribers say the company deceptively advertised the limits of its Max subscription tier. The lawsuit was brought by attorneys Monica Vaca and Kati Daffan, who both formerly worked at the Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan. It's a rare attempt to legally penalize AI companies fo …Read the full story at The Verge.

Weekend movie nights are a big deal at my home, and so are the low-key fights that ensue while trying to pick out a good movie. I'm more of a horror and sci-fi guy, while someone else might prefer a serious drama, and there's usually someone who prefers a comedy or a rom-com. The inevitable scenario is that we spend an hour doomscrolling streaming services or my home server and don't really find anything we can settle on.