J Mascis Addresses AI Video for 'Old Friends': 'A Slippery Slope'
J Mascis tells The Verge the AI-made 'Old Friends' video looked cool but calls it 'a slippery slope.'
J Mascis tells The Verge the AI-made 'Old Friends' video looked cool but calls it 'a slippery slope.'
A TechRadar review finds Lavazza's Tabli coffee tablet system produces better-tasting espresso than capsule rivals, with minimal packaging and competitive pricing.
Reem Raouda says six early parenting lessons, including responses to failure, matter more than achievement.
Amazon says Alexa only listens for wake-word patterns, not every word, and offers mute and deletion controls.
Retro sites keep 2000s Flash games playable via the Ruffle emulator, years after Adobe ended Flash Player support.
Apple reportedly plans a robotic-arm HomeView for 2027-28 and may launch its first touchscreen MacBook Pro on Nov. 6.
An Engadget report says smart TVs use automatic content recognition to collect viewing data for advertising, while opt-out steps differ by manufacturer and can be undone by software updates.
A Verge writer calls a $14 Zulay Kitchen handheld milk frother, bought to recreate a Los Angeles cream-top Americano at home, the year's best gadget.
The Verge closes Version History's fifth season with an episode on how overhead projectors entered classrooms and changed learning.
Paramount+ will release MobLand season 2 episode 6 on October 23, with the 10-episode season continuing weekly through November 20.
Windows 11's Phone Link app can make and receive calls and sync messages; Android supports more features than iPhone.
Engadget explains why joining Ethernet cables can add failure points and why most home upload speeds trail downloads.
Engadget reports that a dropped external hard drive should not be plugged in for a quick test, because spinning a damaged drive can scratch its platters and cause permanent data loss. For important, unbacked-up data, the report says professional evaluation is the safest route.
VAST has released and open-sourced EdenLive, a real-time world model that combines arbitrary reference inputs, selectable visual styles and minute-long continuous generation. VAST says the 5B model runs above 24 FPS at 720p on a single RTX 5090, with end-to-end latency in the hundreds of milliseconds.
AI wearables that continuously listen and summarize speech are testing U.S. privacy law, CNBC reports.
U.S. cities and states are writing their own robotaxi rules as federal efforts stall, The Verge reports.
TechRadar published a 30-question Lost quiz covering the series, its production and wider media empire.
Google's Pixel 11 Pro adds 120x Pro Res zoom, up from 100x on the Pixel 10 Pro. A week-long Android Authority test found impressive results alongside bizarre images and caveats.
Leeds host Man Utd on Sunday as Carrick faces pressure, with UK, US and other streaming options available.
Dreame's Ecceluxe Go portable espresso machine heats water with an internal battery and compact elements, removing the need for a kettle. TechRadar's early test found the shots milder but tasty; the device is due in the US, Portugal and Spain by year-end.
TechRadar has reviewed the LiberNovo Omni Pro Dynamic Ergonomic Office Chair, calling it a spectacular upgrade with excellent comfort and features, though it comes at a premium price.
A developer has turned Quote/0 into an ordering assistant for Dajian'er, a new HarmonyOS food app, Shaoshupai reports.
TechRadar posted an EA Sports FC 27 review on Oct. 18, 2026; the supplied excerpt has only an author bio, not review findings.
2026 WESEMiBAY drew 156,700 visitors and 1,000+ exhibitors in Shenzhen; organizers plan a 100,000 sqm 2027 edition.