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August’s founders are back with a smart front door
It looks like someone may have finally done the smart door right. Doma Home, a new company from the creators of the August smart lock, has announced its first product: the Doma Intelligent Door. A motorized smart door that automatically opens as you approach and closes after you enter, the Doma door also features built-in […]
Apple’s 5K Studio Display is down to its lowest price in months
Apple’s Studio Display is an investment even while Amazon and Best Buy have the tilt-adjustable model marked down to $1,368 ($231 off) — its lowest price in several months. The 27-inch 5K monitor looks incredible, and has a built-in six-speaker audio system that impressed us in our tests. Its three microphone array and Apple’s optional voice […]
Meta might charge for a future AI model
Meta's next AI model could mark a change in its "open source" AI strategy that Mark Zuckerberg had called "the path forward." Currently, the company is working on a new AI model, code-named Avocado, that it might charge for access to, Bloomberg reports. Last year, Meta launched its open source (depending on who you ask, […]
Tim Cook met with US lawmakers in a closed-door meeting to lobby against provisions in pending legislation that would require app stores to verify users' ages (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
Tim Cook met with US lawmakers in a closed-door meeting to lobby against provisions in pending legislation that would require app stores to verify users' ages — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook met with US lawmakers on Wednesday to lobby against provisions in pending children's …
The Mighty Nein's changes to Yasha make Critical Role's best character even more badass
If you thought Yasha was pretty badass already, then you've seen nothing yet.