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Watch Billie Eilish slay her Tiny Desk Concert
Way back in Aug. 2020, music superstar Billie Eilish performed a two-song set for NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series. Then, she and her brother Finneas couldn’t be at NPR’s actual offices due to COVID-19 safety concerns, but a printed background of the Tiny Desk set served as a surprisingly solid substitute. Revisit that moving […]
OpenAI brings video to ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode
ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode now has video and screenshare capabilities. The feature was last May with the release of GPT-4o, but only the audio modality has been live. Now users can chat with ChatGPT using a phone camera and the model will “see” what you see. SEE ALSO: OpenAI’s Sora is officially here In the […]
Why is ChatGPTs Santa Mode only for ages 13 and up?
ChatGPT‘s Santa Mode is restricted to age groups that might already be questioning Santa Claus’s existence. The Santa voice is for ages 13 and up according to a disclaimer. OpenAI debuted the seasonal Santa Mode as part of Thursday’s livestream, which also announced vision capabilities for ChatGPT. For ChatGPT Plus and Pro users, when using […]
Defense Department going big on generative AI to meet critical warfighter problems
Still aiming to become a global leader in AI, the United States announced it will be moving forward on initiatives to incorporate generative AI into the inner workings of the Department of Defense (DoD)— just as AI’s creators pitch their offerings to major defense contractors. Announced today, the office will be moving ahead with a […]
Kraven the Hunter is bad. But what if I love it?
Kraven the Hunter is an extraordinary creature. From its earliest reports, it was confounding, bringing together celebrated independent filmmaker J.C. Chandor (Margin Call, A Most Violent Year) and a superhero genre that seems to scoff at the grounded dramas that made this filmmaker’s name. Then came the red-band trailer, where the eponymous anti-hero swung around […]
What OpenAIs Sora means for the future of truth
There’s a story from the earliest days of cinema that seems applicable to Sora, the text-to-video creation tool launched by OpenAI this week. And given that Sora’s servers are struggling with demand, with many OpenAI subscribers still waiting to try it out, we’ve got time for stories. You probably know of Arrival of a Train […]
YouTube Kids app now actually looks like YouTube
Your small children being on YouTube is inevitable at this point. From experience, I know kids master how to swipe and scroll on touchscreens at just months old. This is why YouTube launched a YouTube Kids app for iPhone and Android devices back in 2015. Now, for the first time since that launch, YouTube Kids […]
Tickets for Wicked sing-along screenings are now on sale
Wicked fans, it’s almost time for your moment in the spotlight. Tickets are now on sale for special Christmas sing-along screenings of Wicked, so you can belt out “Defying Gravity,” “Popular,” and “The Wizard and I” in theaters. (Please, please do not do this in non-sing-along screenings, I beg you.) SEE ALSO: How director Jon […]
The best iPads for reading, working, and streaming this holiday season
Apple’s iPads dominate the market. Even with the plethora of tablets from other retailers, iPads are still our favorite. With the 2024 release of the latest iPad Pro and iPad Air, it’s clear that Apple is positioning its tablets as a laptop alternative. Sure, they’re great for streaming or reading on the go, but at […]
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review: What if Éowyn got her own movie?
When it comes to J.R.R. Tolkien adaptations, Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy is a tough act to follow. Look no further than the Hobbit movies, which floundered in their efforts to capture the original films’ success. Then there’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, whose attempts to cram everything we […]