Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks at a press conference following the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with five tech CEOs. | Lauren Feiner During an unusually emotional hearing on Wednesday‚ senators spent hours trying to get a group of five tech CEOs to confront the harms their platforms have caused and submit to more checks on their power. The Senate Judiciary Committee invited the CEOs of Meta‚ TikTok‚ Snap‚ X‚ and Discord to face the families of children who’d died following cyberbullying‚ sexual exploitation‚ or other harmful events on their platforms. They asked why Section 230‚ the law that shields online platforms from being held liable for their users’ posts‚ should stop these families from facing them in court. The CEOs expressed condolences for the families hurt on their services but reiterated the work and investment they’ve already made to keep users safe.... Continue reading…

Anker’s Soundcore Sport X10 offers wraparound hooks and an IPX7 rating for water and sweat resistance for less than $60. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you’ve already broken your New Year’s health-related resolutions‚ today’s lead deal might get you back on track. Right now‚ Anker’s Soundcore Sport X10 — an excellent budget-friendly pair of workout earbuds — are on sale at Amazon‚ Walmart‚ and B&;H Photo for $55.99 ($24 off). That’s just $5 shy of their all-time low price and the best price we’ve seen so far this year. For a pair of earbuds that cost less than $60‚ the X10 offers a lot. Their flexible‚ wraparound hooks‚ for example‚ ensure they’ll stay comfortably in place even during the most vigorous workouts. At the same time‚ they can handle sweaty gym sessions and even runs on rainy days thanks to their IPX7 rating for water and sweat resistance. And‚ of course‚ they offer... Continue reading…

The Snap Pixy. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Snap gave up on its Pixy flying selfie camera drone after just four months‚ but it turns out the company sold under 71‚000 drones — and now the company is recalling every one of those drones because their batteries pose a fire hazard. Yes‚ the entire drone is being recalled‚ not just the removable battery‚ likely because Snap doesn’t make those batteries anymore. Snap and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission say you should “immediately stop using the Pixy Flying Camera‚ remove the battery and stop charging it” now that there have been four reports of the battery bulging‚ one fire‚ and one “minor injury.” Then‚ you can get a full refund for the entire drone and / or any batteries you own — sounds like we’re talking at least $185... Continue reading…

Image: Google Google is bringing generative AI to — where else? — Google Maps‚ promising to help users find cool places through the use of large language models (LLM). The feature will answer queries for restaurant or shopping recommendations‚ for example‚ using its LLM to “analyze Maps’ detailed information about more than 250 million places and trusted insights from our community of over 300 million contributors to quickly make suggestions for where to go.” Google says the feature will first become available in the US‚ but there’s no word yet on when other countries will also get it. It’s a natural place for Google to flex its AI muscles It’s a natural place for Google to flex its AI muscles‚ as the company has been laboring for years to turn its... Continue reading…

It feels like we haven't heard much from Nothing lately‚ so that's probably why the company is back from hibernation and — in true Nothing fashion — teased their next phone while providing a whole lot of nothing when it comes to details. In a Community Update video posted to YouTube‚ the company gave us a preview of what to expect from Nothing in 2024. While the video wasn't flush with details‚ we did learn some things about what Nothing might be releasing this year. Continue reading... The post Nothing confirms more affordable Phone 2A launching later this year appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals This $16 clip-on lens kit fits the iPhone or any Android phone‚ and it’s awesome Amazon deal offers a 7-inch Android tablet for under $43 Save 61% on a 6-port USB rapid charger on Amazon Save 75% on a Canon black and white multifunction laser printer on Amazon

Apple Vision Pro deliveries and in-store sales start on Friday. So if you're one of the hundreds of thousands of consumers who pre-ordered the spatial computer‚ you'll finally get to experience Apple's newest invention. I might not be able to buy the device here in Europe‚ but I already think I know everything I need to about the Vision Pro‚ thanks to the garden variety of reviews and hands-on experiences out there.  The battery was one of my major Vision Pro concerns. It's not just battery life but everything that has to do with it‚ including potential support for swapping the battery without turning off the headset. I now know that the Vision Pro batteries are not hot-swappable‚ which is a big letdown. I thought Apple might surprise buyers with that feature. It turns out‚ however‚ that you can remove the battery cable. If you do‚ you'll discover a surprising new connector that Apple devised only for the Vision Pro. It looks like the iPhone's Lightning connector‚ but it's slightly larger. That's right... the Lightning connector that Apple is in the process of killing off has made one final appearance on a new Apple device. Continue reading... The post Apple’s Vision Pro battery has an unexpected hidden connector appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals This $16 clip-on lens kit fits the iPhone or any Android phone‚ and it’s awesome Amazon deal offers a 7-inch Android tablet for under $43 Save 61% on a 6-port USB rapid charger on Amazon Save 75% on a Canon black and white multifunction laser printer on Amazon

Google Bard has been out and trying to compete with Microsoft's Bing and OpenAI's ChatGPT for a bit now‚ but Google's AI chat assistant has been missing a key feature that the other AI chat assistants have had for a while now: image generation. Thankfully‚ that imbalance in the force is coming to an end. In a blog post‚ Google announced its latest update to Bard which‚ in addition to launching Gemini Pro in more languages‚ also enables the creation of AI-generated images for the first time. Continue reading... The post Google Bard finally lets you create AI-generated images‚ like ChatGPT and Bing appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals This $16 clip-on lens kit fits the iPhone or any Android phone‚ and it’s awesome Amazon deal offers a 7-inch Android tablet for under $43 Save 61% on a 6-port USB rapid charger on Amazon Save 75% on a Canon black and white multifunction laser printer on Amazon

A person's odds for a dementia diagnosis nearly triple in the first year after a stroke‚ new research shows. This post-stroke spike in dementia risk does subside with time‚ but it never returns to pre-stroke levels‚ the same report found. "Our findings reinforce the...

Fair Fight Action‚ the voting rights group founded by Stacey Abrams‚ is laying off 75% of its staff and restructuring while facing financial problems after two "vital" lawsuits. 

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says the state should consider deporting the five migrants released after a shocking caught-on-video attack on two police officers outside a migrant shelter in Manhattan's Times Square.