The year of ‘does this serve us’ and the rejection of reification
2024 has arrived, and with it, a renewed interest in artificial intelligence, which seems like it’ll probably continue to enjoy at least middling hype throughout the...
The Best Mystery and Thriller Deals of the Day: January 15, 2024
$1.99 Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood Get This Deal $2.99 The Red Palace by June Hur Get This Deal $2.99 Big Little Lies by...
The Best Meta Quest 3 Accessories of 2024
The Meta Quest 3 is an impressive package out of the box, but this powerhouse standalone mixed reality headset can be so much more if you...
10 Essential Giallo Movies to Watch on Shudder to Understand True Horror
What is a giallo, and why should you watch one? io9 has previously covered that question in detail, but the quick answer is: these vintage European,...
Proposed Anti-Book Ban Bills Presented in Massachusetts
Citing the statistics that 20% of Massachusetts librarians reported harassment online or in person, alongside the data that there were more challenges to books in the...
How resilient SaaS startups continue to build and scale in an era of efficiency
Traditional success metrics like the Rule of 40 and Magic Number must be revised amid an unpredictable and competitive market. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved....
What Is Multimodal AI?
Early AI models impressed based on their ability to interpret text prompts, but multimodal AI is capable of so much more. As existing models expand to...
Spot Technologies, now with $2M, will see AI security tech go into Mexico Walmarts
Spot’s flagship product, VisionX, taps into deep learning and computer vision technologies to analyze consumer and theft behaviors. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal...
7 of the Best YA Books by Trans Authors To Read in 2024
I write Book Riot’s queer books newsletter, Phew! With that very long introduction out of the way, let’s jump into the books! As always, the first...
Dumbest AI Stunt of the Week: A Robot George Carlin Standup Special
Someday we’ll move past the point where you can spend half an hour pumping out an AI video and generate headlines. Sadly, we’re not there yet....
