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The Media Archaeology Lab is one of the largest public collections in the world of obsolete, yet functional, technology. Located on the University of Colorado Boulder campus, the MAL is where you can watch a magic lantern show, playStar Castle on a Vectrex games console, or check out the weather on an Atari 800 via … Read more

Elon Musk has been ordered by a federal court to answer further questions from lawyers about his takeover of Twitter – now called X – on Thursday, and the financial world has one question: Will he be there? Last month, he was a no-show for a court ordered appearance at the US Securities and Exchange … Read more

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Despite a wave of executive departures in recent months, OpenAI has today announced an expected new funding round. It was always expected to be a whopper, but the amount it raised — $6.6 billion at a … Read more

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images OpenAI’s annual developer day took place Wednesday in San Francisco, with a raft of product and feature announcements. The event’s centerpiece was the company’s introduction of its real-time application programming interface (API).  The feature for developers makes it possible to send and receive spoken-language inputs and outputs during inference operations, or … Read more

Oura, the Finnish company that has done more than most to put smart rings on the map, is ready to show off its fourth-generation Ring. The new model gets a sleeker design, longer battery life and smarter sensors producing even smarter insights for wearers. But the thing I really care about is that the company … Read more

The tactical application of a credit card can save you money, earn cash back on purchases and knock off a big chunk of your Prime Day purchases. If you’re a Prime member and qualify for Amazon’s Prime Visa, you can start off with a $100 gift card upon approval. You’ll also get 5% cash back … Read more

Oura announced the fourth iteration of its smart ring, the Oura Ring 4, today. It’s undergone quite a few design, comfort, and companion app changes, but the biggest breakthrough is the new Smart Sensing technology. Smart Sensing works by utilizing a new algorithm on top of the sensors on the ring to cater to everyone’s … Read more

The Exploring Jacket isn’t your regular anorak. Its color comes not from dyes, but from a pigment-producing bacteria called Streptomyces coelicolor. When applied directly to a fabric and left to incubate, the bacteria cells produce a compound in a spectrum ranging from reds and pinks to blues and purples—in eye-catching patterns that evoke the grain … Read more

The Oura Ring 4, like a stealthy ninja in the night, may have just knocked the Samsung Galaxy Ring off its high horse. I’ve been wearing the Galaxy Ring since it launched in late July — and I’ve been adorning it on my ring finger non-stop. I praised it for a handful of features, including … Read more

First, it was Spotify, then Verizon, then PlayStation, and now it’s apparently Bank of America’s turn to have an outage this week. Some customers reported problems accessing their bank accounts on Wednesday, with the balances showing $0 or “—-” instead of what should be there. “Some mobile and online banking clients experienced an issue accessing … Read more