March Gradness Day 7: The Semifinals
We’re getting down to the final rounds, and the battles for these last few slots have been intense. Never Let Me Go, which made it all...
Roblox partners with Google on ads
Google on Tuesday announced a new partnership with gaming company Roblox, which will allow advertisers to purchase and scale Roblox’s Rewarded Video and other immersive ad...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 1, 2024
Today’s Featured Book Deals $1.99 Code Talker by Chester Nez, Judith Schiess Avila Get This Deal $1.99 Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore Get This...
NaNoWriMo shut down after AI, content moderation scandals
NaNoWriMo, a 25-year-old online writing community-turned-nonprofit, announced on Monday evening that it is shutting down. NaNoWriMo — an abbreviation of National Novel Writing Month — is...
Qualcomm acquires generative AI division of Vietnamese startup VinAI
Qualcomm has acquired the generative AI division of VinAI, an AI research company headquartered in Hanoi, for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced on Monday. The...
Meet Ponte Labor, a startup matching Hispanic immigrants to jobs using WhatsApp
While working on their MBAs at Harvard Business School, Colombian immigrants Stephanie Murra and Lorenza Vélez noticed that most of the workers in the cafeteria were...
The Best Books of the Century So Far, According to Kirkus
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. And Another Best of the Century...
Beagle has a new long-range drone with more than one application
When there are damages to energy infrastructure, such as electricity pylons or gas pipelines, expensive helicopters are frequently used to inspect them. Drones have begun to...
Premier League Subpoena Requires Cloudflare to Unmask Streaming Pirates
As England’s top football competition, the Premier League draws hundreds of millions of viewers from all over the world. Aside from the sportive stakes, the Premier...
Tinder’s new AI-powered game assesses your flirting skills
You know the online dating scene is bad when dating giants like Tinder are now introducing AI personas for users to flirt with. On Tuesday, the...
