Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
Canva’s new editing tool adds layers to AI-generated designs
Canva introduced a new feature that separates flat image files and AI-generated visuals into layered, fully editable designs. The Magic Layers tool is launching in public beta today in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia, allowing design components like objects, text boxes, and other graphics to be selected individually while preserving the original layout. "After […]
Resident Evil Requiem’s hot Leon stands on the shoulders of Chocobros
Final Fantasy 15’s main party gets a major glow-up in the game’s final hours that rivals that of internet boyfriend Leon S. Kennedy
Here’s What Really Happened to Atlanta DA Fani Willis
Take a closer look inside the two RICO cases that brought Atlanta DA Fani Willis to national attention and also gave her the most trouble.
How to ditch Ring’s surveillance network
Recently, Ring ran a Super Bowl ad for its Search Party feature showing how it uses AI to scan footage from Ring cameras and video doorbells to help find lost dogs. It sounds neighborly — until you consider that the same system could theoretically search footage for anything or anyone. Combined with longstanding concerns around […]
You can’t replace the battery in Lego’s Smart Bricks — and many of its sensors aren’t available yet
The first Lego Smart Brick sets, based on Star Wars, aren't quite what my kids and I hoped, and I suspect much of that's down to programming. But the Smart Bricks may also have some technical limitations out of the gate. The first sets don't ship with a number of their sensors enabled, including the […]