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It includes a translucent green Series X, a similarly-colored controller and a digital download of Halo: Campaign Evolved.

Under the terms of its $18 billion settlement to resolve claims brought by 29 U.S. states over children’s safety, Meta on Wednesday agreed to sweeping changes designed to restrict minors’ access to Instagram and Facebook. The changes include a daily time limit, a restrictive “Night Mode,” autoplay controls, and more.

Bluesky has increased video length limits to 10 minutes. That’s quite a jump, given the social media platform increased the limit to three minutes just last year. Prior to that, videos were maxed out at 60 seconds.

AI is transforming everything around us but, thus far, it has largely remained contained to the digital realm. Increasingly, however, startups are looking to take it into the real world.

Over the weekend, the nerds were buzzing with speculation over which AI lab was behind Ox Alpha, the mysterious new open-weight AI model launched onto OpenRouter anonymously and already topping benchmarks and leaderboards against the best models. 

Is it time to think outside the box for software engineering AI skills? One of the planet’s most noted AI experts recently pinpointed the four most essential skill areas for those seeking careers in AI development. However, some industry observers say the recommendations don’t go far enough, suggesting AI skills extend beyond engineering into other…

Shapor Naghibzadeh learned the value of a good story in 2009 as a Google sysops engineer. When hackers backed by China set their sights on the search giant as part of an effort dubbed Operation Aurora, he was called into a hastily assembled war room to explain what exactly was going on in the company’s…

Until a few years ago, setting up a new iPhone always meant losing something. Half your settings gone. Some apps needed reinstalling from scratch and you wouldn’t know until you went looking for them. Some people just gave up and started from zero. Years of app data gone. Apple fixed most of that with Quick…

Hearing loss affects an estimated 50 million adults in the United States, but only around 20% of those with diagnosed hearing loss seek treatment. Legato, a new hearing tech company, aims to close that gap. 

There’s nothing better than settling into a good book, and today’s reading tablets will make it easier than ever to cross off titles on your to-read list this season. These devices combine glare-free displays, marathon battery life, and user-friendly interfaces.