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Digg’s new app is basic, but a great start

Digg is making a comeback. With the backing of people like Digg cofounder Kevin Rose and Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, Digg has ambitions to once again be the homepage of the internet. The revival is still in its very early days - the platform is still invite-only - but Digg launched its new mobile apps […]

Google’s first Gemini smart home speaker detailed in leak

Google announced plenty of new hardware at this week’s Made by Google event, but halfway through we were distracted by the brief appearance of what appeared to be a new, previously unknown Gemini-powered smart speaker. Now Android Headlines claims that this speaker is real, and will launch with new colors and the ability to pair […]

What is 'West Marches' and why Critical Role is revolutionizing Campaign 4

Critical Role's Campaign 4 will use a West Marches style, which lets different groups of players collaborate to shape a shared world

Email: TikTok plans to lay off several hundred UK trust and safety staff in the UK and Asia, citing "technological advances" such as LLMs in content moderation (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Email: TikTok plans to lay off several hundred UK trust and safety staff in the UK and Asia, citing “technological advances” such as LLMs in content moderation  —  Moves comes despite Online Safety Act requirements on dangerous material  —  TikTok is poised to lay off hundreds …

Trump Mobile’s fake iPhone is now a fake S25 Ultra

When Trump Mobile first unveiled the T1 Phone, we were confused by the mixed marketing, which included dubious renders of what at least appeared to be an original phone along with multiple appearances from what was quite clearly a gold-plated iPhone. Now we can add Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra into the mix. The Trump Mobile […]