Epic is throwing $50,000 for vibe-code games. What could possibly go wrong?

Epic AI MegaJam offers $65,000 in prizes and up to $50,000 development grants

This app turns the iPhone Duo into a pocket-sized Mac

Headroom turns the iPhone Duo into a remote Mac workspace, adapting to its folding screens while also supporting iPad and Mac.

AI can describe a picture, but it still struggles to understand blind users

A University of Maryland study finds that Be My AI often gives blind users lengthy answers instead of the specific visual information they need.

Etsy cracks down on AI slop listings. Everyone else needs to take note.

A handmade marketplace now wants proof a human was involved, and Spotify, Snap, and LinkedIn are taking similar steps.

Podcast: Tesla earnings discussion, new BYD Seagull, Mustang Mach-E update, and more
Podcast: Tesla earnings discussion, new BYD Seagull, Mustang Mach-E update, and more

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we’ll discuss Tesla’s earnings, new BYD Seagull, Mustang Mach-E update, and more.

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Abandoned Popcorn Time apps had to be disabled to prevent a zombie army
Abandoned Popcorn Time apps had to be disabled to prevent a zombie army

Remember Popcorn Time, the app that served as an easy-to-use front end for streaming torrents of movies and TV shows? Development of the MPAA’s least-favorite app of the 2010s has been abandoned for years, but the “Netflix of Piracy” software is still installed on millions of devices that are just waiting to join a bot […]

Jack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend
Jack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend

Jack Dorsey’s Block announced an AI model called Dessa that’s trained “from scratch on nothing but human conversation,” and to show off the model, Block shared chats it has had with humans that can occasionally be a little awkward and uncanny. Take this one, for example, shared by Dessa lead Ragavan Thurairatnam. The conversation between […]

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AI helped uncover a hidden PHP flaw. Now websites worldwide are facing millions of hacking attempts.

A critical PHP vulnerability has triggered millions of exploit attempts worldwide. AI tools helped researchers uncover the flaw, leaving governments and companies racing to patch vulnerable websites.

Losing sleep to late-night doomscrolling? This gadget blocks distracting apps in your bedroom

I have lost count of how many times I have gone to bed thinking I will finally sleep on time, only to somehow end up scrolling Instagram or X again. A few minutes turn into an hour, then another, and before I notice, it is 2 or 3 a.m. The next morning,…

Sigma FP2 is the world’s smallest full-frame camera built for photographers and filmmakers

Sigma FP2 launches with a 24.5MP full-frame sensor, 6K video, 20fps shooting, 70GB internal storage, and a compact modular design.