Tamagotchi gets first UK store as global sales double

Tamagotchi gets first UK store as global sales double

Getty Images Tamagotchi is having a moment – again. The egg-shaped toy housing a virtual pet was one of the biggest crazes of the 1990s. And several attempts to reignite the brand over the years appears to have now paid off for owner Bandai Namco. Global sales more than doubled between 2022 and 2023, it … Read more

EndlessAI unveils Lloyd: the world’s first video AI assistant for smartphones

EndlessAI unveils Lloyd: the world’s first video AI assistant for smartphones

EndlessAI has officially launched Lloyd, a groundbreaking AI assistant that brings real-time video analysis to smartphones without the need for additional hardware. Available now on the iOS App Store, Lloyd leverages advanced large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Google’s upcoming Gemini to provide users with immediate insights about the world around them. Since launching … Read more

Buy a Microsoft 365 license for $40 right now

Buy a Microsoft 365 license for  right now

Get a one-year subscription to Microsoft 365 at a big discount right now. StackSocial If you’ve recently upgraded your laptop, you may have suddenly found yourself without access to Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and the rest of Microsoft’s near-necessary software. And since Microsoft switched from the traditional Office suite to a Microsoft 365 subscription service, … Read more

X lost a court battle after trying to claim ‘Twitter ceased to exist’

X lost a court battle after trying to claim ‘Twitter ceased to exist’

X has lost a legal fight in Australia in which the company tried to avoid a $400,000 fine by claiming that Twitter no longer exists. The creative legal argument, first ArsTechnica, came amid a more than year-long dispute with Australia’s eSafety Commission. The commission had asked the company, then known as Twitter, to provide details … Read more

Best October Prime Day Kitchen Appliance Deals: Major Discounts on Refrigerators, Air Fryers, Espresso Machines and More

Best October Prime Day Kitchen Appliance Deals: Major Discounts on Refrigerators, Air Fryers, Espresso Machines and More

$70 at Amazon Keurig K-Express single serve K-pod coffee maker: $70 Save $20 $1,800 at Best Buy LG counter-depth 16.5-cubic-foot French door refrigerator: $1,800 Save $700 $600 at Best Buy De’Longhi Magnifica Evo coffee and espresso machine: $600 Save $200 Show more (2 items) Keurig/Ninja/CNET October Prime Day, also known as Amazon’s Prime Big Deal … Read more

Europe Votes to Slap China-Made EVs With Tariffs—but Tesla Gets Off Easy

Europe Votes to Slap China-Made EVs With Tariffs—but Tesla Gets Off Easy

“I think you can envision this playing out pretty well for BYD, actually,” says Ilaria Mazzocco, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “And also, they’re going to have less competition from other Chinese automakers.” BYD is known for its ability to control production costs, so it can still sell its … Read more

MKBHD’s wallpaper app updated with fewer ads

MKBHD’s wallpaper app updated with fewer ads

MKBHD’s new wallpaper app has received its first big update after users criticized the app over pricing and the advertising setup for free accounts. On Friday, the Panels account announced on X that people using the app for free can now download high-resolution images — not just standard-definition ones — by watching a single ad. … Read more

GM is working on an eyes-off, hands-off driving system

GM is working on an eyes-off, hands-off driving system

Seven years ago, GM became the first automaker to offer hands-free driving when it rolled out its Super Cruise advanced driver assistance system. Now, it’s looking to push that capability even further with a system that would allow drivers to keep their eyes off the road too, according to one of GM’s top software executives.  … Read more