Aylo, the parent company to some of the most popular tube sites like Pornhub, announced on Tuesday that it will restrict access to its platforms in the United Kingdom, effective February 2. Since last year, Pornhub and other Aylo sites had complied with the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), which…

I don’t mind how thin and light laptops have gotten these days, but one unfortunate side effect of that design trend is the steady disappearance of USB ports. I remember when laptops were loaded with them. Now, as laptops have gotten thinner, USB-A ports are often pushed aside in favor…

Help desk automation is a billion-dollar industry, and one of the most likely to be disrupted by tech built upon AI. Major players like Zendesk, ServiceNow and Freshworks currently dominate the space, but lots of smaller startups are betting that reshuffling workflows will give them a chance to cut in.…

E Ink devices are increasingly pitched not just as ways to tuck into a favorite book, but outright replacements for your tablet, laptop, and smartphone. Many devices, particularly those sold by Boox, run Android to make that possible, opening up a world of apps a Kindle or Kobo simply can’t…

China’s Moonshot AI, which is backed by the likes of Alibaba and HongShan (formerly Sequioa China), today released a new open-source model, Kimi K2.5, which understands text, image, and video. The company said that the model was trained on 15 trillion mixed visual and text tokens, and that’s why it…

As an automotive journalist, I have a revolving list of features, released or not, that I love. That list, however, is dwarfed by the one covering the features that I hate. Sometimes, automakers step out of their comfort zone, and good things happen. Other times, they miss the mark, and…

Space is an increasingly crowded place thanks to the constant influx of new satellites and it’s only to get more cramped as the cost to get to orbit falls. Those dynamics have brought attention to startup Northwood Space, which has spent the last few years developing more modern and efficient…

These days, I use YouTube for a lot more than just watching videos. More often than not, it’s playing music or podcasts in the background while I work. But one feature I’ve come to rely on heavily to do that is playback speed, which lets you speed up or slow…

People around the world now spend hours a day on their smartphones. On average, daily smartphone use exceeds three hours, and for many adults, total screen time climbs to six hours or more, according to research. This constant close-up screen exposure has been linked to a growing list of eye-health…

Some automakers don’t like Apple CarPlay. They hate the idea of surrendering control of the in-car experience (and its data) to outside parties. Since its launch in 2014, however, CarPlay has become so important to iPhone owners that even Tesla appears poised to add it — despite the EV maker…