Zoom CEO Wants an AI Avatar to Do Your Job While You’re at the Beach
The company made famous by pandemic video chatting has a new vision for the future of work. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan told The Verge that AI avatars will one day…
The Best Gaming Laptops You Can Buy in 2024
The age of gaming laptops has truly come into its own. In the last few years, the biggest PC makers have managed to get their gaming-minded brands to such a…
Starbucks Holiday Mugs Recalled After Customers Get Burns and Cuts
The mugs were sold from November 2023 through January 2024 for about $10, $13 or $20 depending on gift set.Screenshot: US Consumer Product Safety Commission This story originally appeared on…
CES 2024: All the News From Las Vegas
Photo: Jorge Jimenez / Gizmodo Now that CES 2024 is done and gone. I think it’s safe to say that there was a lot of news out of Las Vegas…
Weekend Tech Roundup January 06, 2024
Google Just Disabled Cookies for 30 Million Chrome Users. Here’s How to Tell If You’re One of Them. But me love cookies!Photo: VIAVAL TOURS / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) Mr. Tweet Fumbles…
Starbucks App Traps Users in ‘Vicious Cycle’ of Shaken Espresso, Says Consumer Advocate
A consumer protection group alleged Starbucks’ mobile app traps users in a vicious cycle of beverage buying in a December complaint to Washington’s Attorney General. The coffee chain’s mobile app…
Saw’s Darren Lynn Bousman on His Latest Horror Movie, The Cello
Darren Lynn Bousman has directed four Saw movies—parts 2-4, and the Chris Rock-starring Spiral—and while his latest, The Cello, has some gruesome elements, it’s a big departure for the filmmaker…
PlayStation Portal Review: A Great Remote Play Tablet, but That’s Pretty Much It
With all the handheld gaming devices popping up, like the Steam Deck OLED, Lenovo Legion Go, Ayaneo Slide, and the ROG Ally, I wouldn’t blame you if you first saw…
These Brands Are Still Going Down With NFT’s Sinking Ship
There’s been a lot of talk recently about NFTs, mainly that the vast majority of them are now damn near worthless. Advertisement Or at least, that’s what the detractors are…
Magic ‘Raid’ Wasn’t the First Time Wizards of the Coast Hired Pinkertons
Over the weekend, Wizards of the Coast sent Pinkerton agents to the home of Dan Cannon–the YouTuber known as oldschoolmtg–in order to retrieve a selection of unreleased cards from the…