Google now lets you check if an image, audio, or video is AI slop, right in your browser

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:44:15 GMT

I uploaded viral memes and suspicious clips to Google’s SynthID — here’s what it found.

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Cat8 cables are a waste of money for your house, and Cat6 does everything you need

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:30:17 GMT

You really don't anything more than an affordable stack of Cat6 cabling

Apple and Google keep trying to take Roku down, but it’s the biggest name in US streaming for these 6 reasons

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:30:14 GMT

Cheap 4K sticks, a massive free channel library, and ad revenue let Roku undercut premium boxes and grow.

Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics hires former Ford EV chief Doug Field

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:30:03 +0000

Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.

Flox Intelligence is building AI to keep wildlife away from trains, airports, and roads

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Flox's edge devices can identify animals and use species-specific sounds to drive them away from critical infrastructure.

What is NVIDIA DLSS and how does it work?

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

NVIDIA's upscaling software is truly powerful when used in the right situations.

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Disney offers $20M for Character.AI’s scandal-plagued chatbot tech

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:23:33 +0000

The US exported the most drones over the past few years — but the second-biggest exporter might surprise you

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:20:00 +0000

Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2 hands-on: A look at the audio updates and Siri AI

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:18:54 +0000

Listening to Apple's new audio features with Siri as our binge-watching companion.

Why Companies Can't Prove Their AI Spending Pays Off

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<p>The trillion-dollar question of the AI boom is whether businesses’ spending on the technology pays off. But measuring that return is often uncertain, confusing or incomplete. </p><p>That’s because it takes time for AI to show a return on investment that can be demonstra

Google says Gemini 4 Argon is a ‘powerhouse’ AI model, and anyone can pay for it

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:12:35 +0000

Google has released Gemini 4 Argon globally to paying users, in the Gemini app, in Search and through the API. The $2 and $10 per million token prices are a launch discoun

Google Wallet update adds receipt scanning and three other features

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:10:26 +0000

Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot gets a full series order from Hulu

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:10:08 +0000

It stars two new FBI agents that aren't named Mulder and Scully.

Don't like your Facebook feed? Meta wants to know what you want to see instead

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:06:44 +0000

Within reason, of course.

Skydance’s Discovery+ prices increase by up to 20 percent

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:06:06 +0000

Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:05:24 +0000

Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Your Algorithm,” a feature it first launched on Instagram.

Forget rockets — Longshot wants to fire cargo into space from a gun. See it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:05:00 +0000

Longshot is trying to build a gun big enough to make space data centers a reality.

Europe trails the US on AI because of how firms work, Sifted report says

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:02:25 +0000

Europe is falling behind the US on AI use at work, and the main reason is not technology, according to a new report.The report from Sifted, sponsored by London Business School, says Europe has an org

Every home lab I build now starts with the same 4 Docker containers

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:00:18 GMT

My home lab needs stability.

I can’t use a Galaxy phone without swapping this Samsung app for a Google one

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:00:15 GMT

I'll pass on using Samsung Keyboard.

How the iPhone Duo's camera is different from the iPhone 18 Pro's

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Going beyond the number of cameras and megapixels.

Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses review: No camera, no problem

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Normal-looking glasses with solid audio and way better battery life is a win for everyone.

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Nintendo will never remake Zelda: A Link to the Past in HD-2D, so a fan is doing it instead

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:47:27 GMT

The project is in the very early stages, but it's still very impressive

Apple challenges Amazon’s Echo and Ring with its new smart home lineup

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:47:15 +0000

Google will let anyone publish an app to the Play Store, for free

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:35:09 +0000

Google will let anyone over 18 with a Google account publish privately listed Android apps built in its AI Studio, with no paid developer account. Apple spent this year tightening its own store against

The Paris Auto Show is full of interesting cars Americans can’t have

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:33:20 +0000

This obscure Fedora distro eliminates the one problem that makes people abandon Linux entirely

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:30:17 GMT

It ends the broken-package nightmare that scares beginners away from Linux

Laplace Intelligence red-teams robots and self-driving cars before they hit the real world

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt, October 13-15 in San Francisco.

GTA 6 is reportedly coming to PC in early 2027

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:27:40 +0000

That would be a much smaller port time than GTA 5.

Microsoft’s top science exec is leaving to fulfill a childhood dream: Joining a Formula 1 team

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:27:12 +0000

Everything announced in Apples Welcome Home release: New smart speakers, displays, and cameras

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:00:46 +0000

Apple unveils HomeView, HomePod mini 2, a new Apple TV 4K, and Home Collection accessories in a major push into the smart home.

Google wants to host your personal vibe-coded apps in the Play Store

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:00:39 +0000

Ollama is the easiest way to start with local AI, and it's also the first thing I'd replace

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:00:18 GMT

Ollama made local AI easy, but I found a reason to leave it behind.

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