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Disney is raising the price of Disney Plus subscriptions again as part of its mission to squeeze profits from its streaming service. The new prices will go into effect on October 21st. The standalone plan with ads will increase by $2 to $11.99 per month, while the no-ads Disney Plus Premium plan will increase by $3 to $18.99 per month (with the annual subscription going up by $30 to $189....
For a company that’s staking its future on AI and robotics, Tesla sure is having a tough time explaining its technology to government regulators. The company’s efforts to launch a robotaxi service in San Francisco, which isn’t actually a robotaxi since it features safety drivers in the front seat, is alarming state officials in charge of overseeing autonomous vehicle testing, according to...
Figma is launching some new updates that allow AI models to directly communicate with its app-building tool and access designs remotely. Figma’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) server — a bridge that enables AI models to tap directly into the code behind prototypes and designs created using Figma’s tools — has now been expanded to support the design platform’s AI prompt-to-app coding tool,...
The US Secret Service says it has disrupted a network of devices used to carry out assassination threats against US officials and for anonymous communications between threat actors, according to a report from NBC News. In the Tuesday announcement, the agency revealed that it uncovered the network within a 35-mile radius of the United Nations General Assembly, which started this week. In...
The creators of Oboe know what everyone's thinking about AI. "Is AI going to make us all stupid?" the company asks in a recent ad. "Are we going to forget how to think for ourselves?" Oboe's founders think the answer to both of those questions is no, and their startup is meant to prove it. The AI education platform, which launched this month, uses AI to craft "courses" about any topic...
Android users can set entire chat threads to automatically translate incoming messages. A new translation feature for WhatsApp on iPhone and Android that translates messages into your preferred language is rolling out “gradually,” starting today in 1:1 chats, groups, and Channel update messages. It can be activated by long-pressing down on messages and tapping the “Translate” option to...
YouTube is the most powerful platform in entertainment, and as such it has outsize influence on what kind of entertainment people make and watch. When YouTube adds a mid-video ad break, videos get longer to accommodate it. When YouTube tells podcasters to make video, podcasters make video. And for its next act, it appears the company is prepared to turn all its creators into livestreamers...
Unlike the Karma Grip stabilizer that GoPro debuted nearly a decade ago, the new Fluid Pro AI works with more than just action cameras. | Image: GoPro GoPro has announced a new handheld camera stabilizer that, unlike the Karma Grip stabilizer it debuted in 2016, can be used with more than just its action cameras. The new Fluid Pro AI is compatible with the company’s devices like the Hero13...
The GoPro Hero is now available with a light for when your extreme adventures continue after dark. | Image: GoPro If you’re tired of juggling an action camera plus a flashlight, torch, flare, or lantern anytime your adventures extend past sunset, GoPro has announced an updated version of its Hero action camera with illumination built right in. The Lit Hero has a cluster of four bright LEDs...