Discord was conceived by Citron and Stanislav Vishnevskiy, who wanted to create something akin to a virtual living room where friends could chat with each other about games they like. In fact, Final Fantasy XI was a big inspiration for the chat service which is now used by hundreds of......
Google is shelling out big bucks to put Gemini AI on Samsung devices
Alphabet is spending an "enormous sum of money" to keep its Gemini chatbot preinstalled on Samsung phones. According to Google's vice president of platforms and device partnerships, Peter Fitzgerald, the company is paying the Korean manufacturer on a monthly basis, though no information about the actual amount has been disclosed......
Google tells some remote workers to return to the office or face termination
Google was one of the companies who decided to play it safe when it came to bringing workers back following the pandemic. It introduced hybrid work models in April 2022, though managers were able to approve fully remote exceptions. Read Entire Article
Blue Shield of California shared private health data of 4.7 million members with Google without consent
Blue Shield of California wrote on its website that it has begun notifying certain members of a potential data breach that may have included elements of their protected health information. Read Entire Article
Nintendo Switch 2 teardown confirms Nvidia Tegra T239 chip, SK Hynix memory, more details
The teardown was performed by YouTuber and X user @KurnalSalts, known for his deep dive videos on Arm chips used in smartphones, laptops, AR headsets, and other gadgets. According to his since-deleted post, the Switch 2 is powered by Nvidia's Tegra T239 SoC, which comes with an Arm Cortex X1......
Roku unveils “most compact streaming sticks on the market,” don’t require a power outlet
Both models and their remotes are mostly identical. Roku claims they are the most compact sticks on the market, measuring over 35 percent smaller than other brands – it never specified which ones – without compromising their performance or speed. Considering the rear ports of most people's TVs are packed......
4chan has been offline for over a week, and it’s probably not coming back
Access to 4chan was disrupted on April 14, and troves of internal data appeared online shortly after. Members of Soyjak, a rival forum, claimed responsibility, declaring victory in a feud that has spanned several years. Read Entire Article
Meta expands Ray-Ban smart glasses with live translation, visual AI, and new frames
This update enables real-time translation in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, allowing users to hold conversations across language barriers and hear instant translations through their glasses. For travelers and users without reliable internet access, the feature can also function offline, provided the necessary language packs are downloaded in advance. Read...
Nintendo apologizes as Switch 2 demand overwhelms supply in Japan
On Monday, the My Nintendo Store in Japan opened its first round of pre-orders for the long-awaited Switch 2 – and closed them just as fast. Within hours, the store marked the new system's availability as "sold out," with pre-order applications closed until at least May 6 – a day...
Running on empty: California is about to run out of license plate combinations
The current sequence for non-commercial vehicles started with 1AAA000 and will end with 9ZZZ999. Try as I might, I was unable to determine exactly why California went with the one number / three letters / three numbers sequence to begin with. Perhaps it has something to do with regional registrations......