Fujifilm launches two new QuickSnap cameras because Gen Z can’t get enough
Fujifilm launches two new QuickSnap cameras because Gen Z can’t get enough

Fujifilm is expanding its QuickSnap lineup with a new disposable camera focused on taking monochrome photos and another built to survive harsh outdoor environments. The $22.90 QuickSnap Black and White and the $24.75 QuickSnap Active are expected to launch sometime later this fall, to the delight of Gen Z snappers driving the current resurgence in […]

Cleared by the US, derailed by the UK: Getty’s Shutterstock merger falls apart
Cleared by the US, derailed by the UK: Getty’s Shutterstock merger falls apart

Getty is planning to axe its $3.7 billion merger agreement with Shutterstock after a UK regulator imposed restrictions that would prevent part of Shutterstock’s business from being included in the deal. The move comes despite the US Department of Justice granting the deal “unconditional antitrust clearance” in February. In an SEC filing published on Tuesday […]

Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses
Meta is adding ridiculous ‘rate limits’ and a soft paywall to its smart glasses

Would you pay $20 a month for access to AI hardware you already own? That appears to be one of Meta’s next bets. This week, it quietly announced that your glasses’ Conversation Focus feature will soon be limited to three hours of use per month, unless you pay for a $19.99 Meta One Premium subscription. […]

Dish files for bankruptcy, but is not shutting down
Dish files for bankruptcy, but is not shutting down

Dish, the company that operates Dish TV and Sling TV, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy,” as reported earlier by Reuters. The plan will allow the EchoStar-owned company to continue to wind down its wireless operations after “unforeseen delays” held back its sale of $23 billion worth of 5G spectrum to AT&T. Dish TV, Sling […]

48 hours with the MemoMind One XR glasses — a slow AI, lack of a camera, and disappointing audio left me desperate for more
48 hours with the MemoMind One XR glasses — a slow AI, lack of a camera, and disappointing audio left me desperate for more

In a sea of smart glasses I can’t see why you’d choose one with no camera, slow AI, and several other faults over anything else.

Amazon fined $2.25 million for failing to help identity theft victims
Amazon fined $2.25 million for failing to help identity theft victims

The Federal Trade Commission fined Amazon $2.25 million to settle claims that the company failed to help customers who fell victim to identity theft, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. In its complaint, the FTC accuses Amazon of refusing to provide customers with information about purchases made with fraudulent accounts, in violation of the Fair Credit […]

Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired Communicator phone in new hands-on video
Clicks shows off its BlackBerry-inspired Communicator phone in new hands-on video

Clicks Technology released a video on Tuesday showing the pre-production hardware and internal software of its Communicator, a $499 smartphone with a physical keyboard that is the closest thing to a new BlackBerry anyone has built in years. The phone w…

Google’s NotebookLM can sum up your research in a TikTok-style clip
Google’s NotebookLM can sum up your research in a TikTok-style clip

Google’s NotebookLM is adding a new way to catch up on your notes: TikTok-style AI videos. The new feature is rolling out to Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers, allowing NotebookLM to generate 60-second vertical AI clips based on the sources you upload to the app. The example shared by Google details Australia’s unsuccessful war […]

Rockstar workers push to unionize ahead of GTA VI’s launch
Rockstar workers push to unionize ahead of GTA VI’s launch

Workers at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar Games have submitted a request for their union, the IWGB Game Workers Union, to be voluntarily recognized, according to a press release. The request follows Rockstar firing more than 30 staffers last year in a move accused of being “union busting.” According to the release, IWGB members […]

Google’s killing off Tenor GIF searches in other apps
Google’s killing off Tenor GIF searches in other apps

The GIF-picking interfaces in some of your favorite online platforms might look different going forward, as Google prepares to shut down the Tenor API today. While the Tenor website, along with its searchable GIF library, will remain live, platforms like X, Discord, Bluesky, and WhatsApp that previously integrated the API are now having to migrate […]