Benj Edwards / Ars Technica On Wednesday, Microsoft employee Mike Davidson announced that the company has rolled out three distinct personality styles for its experimental AI-powered Bing Chat bot: Creative, Balanced, or Precise. Microsoft has been testing the feature since February 24 with a limited set of users. Switching... Read more

In 1986, reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine suffered a catastrophic meltdown. An assault of radioactive atoms burst forth from the wreckage and dispersed across Europe, even reaching as far as North America. In the area surrounding the power plant, an ecological disaster began... Read more

The Fujifilm X-T5 is the best camera the company has ever made. For the right photographer, it might even be the best camera to buy right now. It was once the flagship mirrorless camera in the X Series, but that role is now filled by the X-H2 ($1,999), which... Read more

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. ImmutableX has expanded its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports by providing its blockchain platform for the mobile Web3 game Blocklete Golf. Developed by Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, the game allows players... Read more

Adobe Photoshop Elements remains a popular photo-editing option among both novice hobbyists and expert photographers. While the 2023 version is now available, the 2022 software still has a lot to love. And right now you can purchase the disk version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2022 for Mac and PC... Read more

For Android phones that meet the hearing aid compatibility requirements set by the US Federal Communications Commission, such as Google’s Pixel phones and Samsung’s Galaxy S phones, and for hearing aids that support Android Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA), it is better to pair through the Accessibility menu like this:... Read more

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Square Enix announced that it will replace its president and CEO Yosuke Matsuda, who is stepping down from the job after many years in the role. He will be replaced by Takashi... Read more

Online counseling and mental health services company BetterHelp should stop sharing customer data with advertisers and reimburse $7.8 million to customers, the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday. The FTC says that BetterHelp shared customers’ sensitive health data, including mental health issues, with advertisers including Facebook and Snapchat. “BetterHelp promised... Read more

With everyone so mesmerized by silver-tongued AI chatbots, it’s easy to forget that most flashy breakthroughs in science and technology depend on much less glamorous advances in the fundamentals of computing—new algorithms, different computer architectures, and novel silicon chips.  The US has largely dominated these areas of innovation since the... Read more

The Internet of Things (IoT) – a web of devices interconnected over the internet – comprised 9.7 billion devices in 2020, and is projected to exceed 29 billion by 2030. As it brings the physical and digital worlds together, the IoT is transforming every industry imaginable by presenting new... Read more