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7 wild Sora videos blowing up social media after its launch
OpenAI officially launched Sora on Monday, Dec. 9, and people are already testing its capabilities. The company showed off its AI video generator last year before launching it during its 12 Days of OpenAI series of announcements. It was made available to the U.S. and lots of countries earlier today. Mashable’s Cecily Mauran has all […]
OpenAIs Sora first look: YouTuber Marques Brownlee breaks down the problems with the AI video model
One of the most highly-anticipated AI-related products has just arrived: OpenAI’s AI video generator Sora launched on Monday as part of the company’s 12 Days of OpenAI event. OpenAI has provided sneak peeks at Sora’s output in the past. But, how different is it at launch? OpenAI has certainly been hard at work to update […]
30+ best gifts for pets (and their parents)
We all have that one friend who treats their pet like it’s their child or best friend (or both). If you have one or more pet-obsessed buddies and are struggling to find them a last-minute gift for the holidays, we suggest getting them something that will also benefit their animal companion. The best gifts for […]
SNL Weekend Update covers CEO assassin and Hunter Bidens pardon
After a week of absolutely insane headlines, Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che had no shortage of material to dig into. Leading the charge was the massive social media frenzy over the shooting of UHC CEO Brian Thomas — and, more specifically, how some factions of the internet can’t stop […]
X got a new AI image generator called Aurora
X is going in even more on AI. A new AI image generator called Aurora started rolling out for X users this weekend, per TechCrunch. Aurora is part of the Grok AI tab along the bottom of the X app, and can generate realistic images from written prompts. The weirdest part is that Aurora appears […]
Google is suing a federal regulator over supervision of its payment division
Google is taking on part of the United States government in court. Specifically, Google is suing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, per Reuters. The search engine company decided to take the federal consumer watchdog to court after the agency ordered supervision of Google Payment, the part of the company that handles, well, user payments. According […]
12 burning questions we have after the Severance Season 2 trailer
The Severance Season 2 trailer finally told us what happened after Season 1’s gnarly cliffhanger — but it also left us with a ton more questions. To be fair, I wouldn’t expect anything less. Would Severance really be Severance without several delicious mysteries to pick through? From Lumon’s dubious claims of “severance reform” to a […]
Best Buys 3-Day Sale is still going strong — here are todays best deals
SAVE $300+: During Best Buy’s 3-Day Sale, score $75 off a Samsung Galaxy Watch7, $300 off a 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro, and $19 off a four-pack of AirTags. Bst Buy’s 3-Day Sale highlights Best laptop deal 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro (M3, 16GB, 1TB SSD) $1399 (save $300 ) Get Deal Best smartwatch deal Samsung Galaxy […]
Amazon deal of the day: The Nespresso Vertuo Next has returned to its all-time low price
Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Dec. 7: Best kitchen deal Nespresso Vertuo Next (navy) $104.99 (save $74.96) Get Deal Best gaming deal PlayStation DualSense Wireless Controller in volcanic red $59.99 (save $20.99) Get Deal Best smart home deal Kasa Smart Plugs (HS103P2) $11.59 (save $8.40) Get Deal Best headphones […]
Severance Season 2 trailer shows what happened after that gnarly Season 1 cliffhanger
Calling all Innies and Outies! We’ve finally got a full trailer for Severance Season 2 — and it gives us some much-needed answers about what happened following Season 1’s cliffhanger ending. SEE ALSO: 12 burning questions we have after the ‘Severance’ Season 2 trailer To recap: Season 1 ended with severed Lumon employees Mark S. […]