Well, it’s finally happened. After years of waiting and requests, Amazon has launched the $280 Kindle Colorsoft, its first ereader with a color display. The company’s ereaders have dominated the space since the original Kindle came out 17 years ago, but in this case, it seems Amazon is lagging behind. Color E Ink displays are … Read more
Elon Musk’s X has implemented a controversial change to the block function that was first announced in September, Engadget has confirmed. The update allows blocked users to see posts from the accounts that blocked them, while still not being able to interact with those accounts. For the first time since 2014, I was able to … Read more
Amazon completely revamped its Kindle family in October when it launched an all-new Colorsoft ereader, as well as updated generations of the other three existing models: the standard Kindle, the Paperwhite and the Scribe E Ink tablet. The new Paperwhite has a slightly larger screen, a bigger battery and a more powerful processor that Amazon … Read more
Meta has shared more details about how it plans to use AI to catch teens lying about their age on Instagram. As Bloomberg first reported, early next year, the company will deploy the “Adult Classifier,” a tool it says will identify users under the age of 18 and automatically apply Instagram’s more restrictive privacy settings … Read more
Meta is opening up its Llama AI models to government agencies and contractors working on national security, the company said in an update. The group includes more than a dozen private sector companies that partner with the U.S. government, including Amazon Web Services, Oracle and Microsoft, as well as defense contractors like Palantir and Lockheed … Read more