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Waymo's fleet of robotaxis can drive passengers to various destinations without a human driver at the wheel. However, when it comes to closing the car door, Waymo's self-driving cars apparently still need help from humans. And humans who do gig work on DoorDash can now get paid to close Waymo car doors.On Reddit earlier this week, a Redditor in the subreddit community for DoorDash workers called r/DoorDash_Dasher shared a screenshot of an offer they just received in the DoorDash app. The gi

Updated on Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. ET — OpenAI has officially retired the GPT-4o model from ChatGPT. The model is no longer available in the “Legacy Models” drop-down within the AI chatbot.This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
On Reddit, heartbroken users are sharing mournful posts about their experience. We've updated this article to reflect some of the most recent responses from the AI companion community.In a replay of a dramatic moment

Streaming services were once viewed as a cheaper alternative to paying for cable. However, over the years, as cord-cutting became more popular, streaming subscriptions have gotten just as expensive, and YouTube TV is known as a particularly pricey cable alternative.YouTube TV, YouTube's live TV streaming subscription service, for example, once cost as low as $35 per month. YouTube TV is now priced at $82.99 per month — a $48 increase.In the coming weeks, YouTube aims to change that as it r

Film and TV fans know that tech bros are ripe for satire. Look at the entire cast of Silicon Valley and Mountainhead, or Glass Onion's Elon Musk-esque Miles Bron. Now, AMC upcoming drama series The Audacity looks to add more fuel to the fire.Created by Jonathan Glatzer, a writer and producer on Succession and Better Call Saul, The Audacity invites viewers into the Silicon Valley bubble. There, data-mining CEO Duncan Park (Billy Magnussen) strives for power and profit.SEE ALSO:'Bridgerton' Season

The average Fortune 1000 company has more than 30,000 employees and engineering, sales and marketing teams with hundreds of members. Equally large teams exist in government, science and defense organizations. And yet, research shows that the ideal size for a productive real-time conversation is only about 4 to 7 people.The reason is simple: As groups grow larger, each person has less opportunity to speak and must wait longer to respond, increasing their frustration that their views are not suffi

The ChatGPT caricature trend has gone mega-viral, with countless people sharing AI-generated images of themselves on Reddit, X, and other social media platforms. These images are usually quite cute (though they can be bizarre and unsettling). A typical ChatGPT caricature depicts the user in cartoon style, surrounded by items that reflect their personality, hobbies, or profession.You can see hundreds of examples on X based on simple prompts such as "Create a caricature of me and my job based on e

According to the music streaming platform Spotify and its co-CEO Gustav Söderström, the company's best developers "have not written a single line of code since December.” Yet Spotify continues to roll out new features at the same pace, with more than 50 launches last year.How are they doing this? During Spotify's fourth quarter earnings call this week, the company said its all thanks to AI.Spotify engineers use an internal system known as "Honk," which helps speed up coding produ

Last year, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's 28 Years Later, a fresh new addition to the zombie franchise 28 Days Later, set a high bar for legacy sequels. Mashable's Shannon Connellan called it "one of the most unrelenting and scariest films of the year" in her review. So the fact that Candyman director Nia DaCosta was able to make this year's direct sequel not only wow audiences, but critics as well, is pretty impressive. With 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, DeCosta expands upon the world Boyle

A wave of new Star Wars toys is coming this spring. Mashable was in attendance at the Star Wars: Most Wanted preview, where the spring line of plushies, remote-control toys, streetwear, and Lego sets were all on display, including many toys focused on the upcoming Jon Favreau movie The Mandalorian and Grogu. Launched by the success of Favreau-created live-action series The Mandalorian, this spin-off movie will follow the bounty hunter and his protégé on new sci-fi adventures.

TL;DR: Live stream Canada vs. Switzerland in men's ice hockey for free on CBC Gem. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The international ice hockey schedule is stacked with huge games right now, including Canada vs. Switzerland. Both teams secured confident wins in their opening games, but Canada will be favorites to score maximum points in this one. Anything can happen at this level, but Canada are always the team to beat.If you want to watch Canada vs

People are falling in love with ChatGPT and AI companions. As someone who's only dated humans, I wanted to see what all the fuss is about. EVA AI gave me the perfect opportunity at the app's "EVA AI cafe," a pop-up nestled in a Manhattan wine bar where participants can go on "dates" with AI personas. So, I signed up, and reader, it was one word: awkward.SEE ALSO:Majority of Gen Z would marry an AI, survey says
The set-up inside EVA's neon-lit AI cafe is pretty romantic: A phone on a stand,

Your developers are already running OpenClaw at home. Censys tracked the open-source AI agent from roughly 1,000 instances to over 21,000 publicly exposed deployments in under a week. Bitdefender’s GravityZone telemetry, drawn specifically from business environments, confirmed the pattern security leaders feared: employees deploying OpenClaw on corporate machines with single-line install commands, granting autonomous agents shell access, file system privileges, and OAuth tokens to Slack, G

SAVE $600.02: As of Feb. 13, get the Bluetti Elite 400 Portable Power Station for $1,298.99, down from its usual price of $1,899. That's a discount of 32% and the lowest price we've seen. Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonBluetti Elite 400 Portable Power Station$1,298.99 at Amazon $1,899 Save $600.01 Get DealDealing with power outages is no fun. If you find that you're constantly having to figure out a way to make your food last while the fridge is without electricity or you're relying on

SAVE UP TO $179.85: Through Feb. 16, the Mill food recycler kitchen bin is 15% off during Mill's Valentine's Day sale. Get the white model for $849.15 instead of its usual $999, and save on upgrades to black or stainless steel.Opens in a new windowCredit: MillMill Food Recycler$849.15 $999 Save $149.85 Get DealI've recommended a lot of Valentine's Day gifts for her and for him this year. If your person's the type who prefers a useful gift over a mushy one, let me casually suggest the most g

Anna's Archive, a site that serves as a shadow library for pirated content, has reportedly begun to quietly release millions of audio files scraped from Spotify. Anna's Archive made this move despite a staggering $13 trillion lawsuit — yes, trillion with a "T" — levied against the site by Spotify and major music labels. Two privacy-focused websites, TorrentFreak and CyberNews, reported that Anna's Archive had begun to release the files scraped from Spotify. TorrentFreak reported the

SAVE $29: As of Feb. 13, get the Like New Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (16 GB) for $114.99, down from its usual price of $143.99. That's a discount of 20%.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonLike New Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (16 GB)$114.99 at Amazon $143.99 Save $29.00 Get DealLooking to get more reading done? Now's the time to invest in something to help you do just that: a Kindle, which you can take anywhere to get a few pages in, anytime. And thanks to this Amazon deal, you can get one for a

The best Presidents' Day TV deals at a glance:Best 43-inch TV dealHisense 43-inch QD6 QLED 4K TV$179.99(save $120)Get DealBest 55-inch TV dealAmazon 55-inch 4-Series 4K Fire TV$279.99(save $180)Get DealBest 65-inch tv dealTCL 65-inch QM6K QD-Mini LED QLED 4K TV$529.99(save $470)Get DealBest 75-inch TV dealHisense 75-inch U7 Mini-LED 4K TV$996.99(save $1,003)Get Deal
If a TV is on your tech upgrade list, Presidents' Day weekend is proving to be a great time to snag a deal. While it's not traditio

SAVE 55%: As of Feb. 13, you can get up to 55% off select Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards at Best Buy. Save on Doom of Dimensions, Realm of Light, and more.Opens in a new windowCredit: Konami Digital EntertainmentYu-Gi-Oh! TCG cardsGet up to 55% off at Best Buy Get DealBest Buy's Presidents' Day Sale is on, and the retailer is discounting prices on everything from video games to trading cards, including select Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG cards. As of Feb. 13, you can get up to 55% off select Yu-Gi-Oh! trading cards a

Cinema has its fair share of iconic cliques, from Mean Girls' Plastics to Heathers' titular crew. Now, IFC and director Meredith Alloway's Forbidden Fruits looks to join their ranks with a killer clique of its own: the Free Eden girls.SEE ALSO:'Obsession' trailer: Be careful what you wish for
Employees at the clothing store Free Eden, Apple (Lili Reinhart), Fig (Alexandra Shipp), and Cherry (Victoria Pedretti) are "mall royalty." They also run a witchy cult out of the Free Eden basement after ho

Celebrate Valentine's Day a day early with the latest trailer for Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2.SEE ALSO:'Bridgerton' Season 4 review: A Cinderella story to die for
The trailer above explores what happened after Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) royally stuck his foot in his mouth by asking maid Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) to be his mistress. On the one hand, he certainly thought it was romantic, as it's the only socially acceptable way for people of their differing social standings. Plus, he didn't

While today's date may be unlucky for some, this isn't the case for those hoping to catch a glimpse of some lunar features before the Moon descends into New Moon darkness. There's a very small glimpse of Moon available to see, so keep reading to find out what you're seeing.What is today’s Moon phase?As of Friday, Feb. 13, the Moon phase is Waning Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 17% of the Moon will be lit up tonight.With no visual aids the only feature you can spot is the A

Valentine's Day is tomorrow, and if you're not frantically googling gift ideas, you might be searching for your explicit category of choice on Pornhub.The top relative searches across the U.S. are here, just in time for Love Day, and they show what each state searches for more than the rest.Credit: Pornhub
Off the bat, you can see that many of the states are greyed out. That's because Pornhub blocked many U.S. states with age-verification laws, or requirements for viewers to submit personal data

Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) isn't just going for our jugulars. He's going for our Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay, too.The magnetic French vampire from AMC's Interview with the Vampire takes center stage in the show's third season, now titled The Vampire Lestat. The season adapts Anne Rice's novel of the same name, in which Lestat starts a rock band and goes on tour to share his side of the story of his and Louis de Pointe du Lac's (Jacob Anderson) relationship. Along the way, he'll be

SAVE $90: As of Feb. 13, get the DJI Osmo Action 4 Essential Combo for $199, down from its usual price of $289. That's a discount of 31% and the lowest price we've seen. Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonDJI Osmo Action 4 Essential Combo$199 at Amazon $289 Save $90 Get DealThere's still plenty of winter left, if the results of Groundhog Day are to be believed. That means there's plenty of time to get out there and record yourself having a blast for the season. You'll want a great camera fo

FREE BOOKS: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day takes place until Feb. 15. Dark Romance Day is giving away free dark romance books for your e-reader.Another Stuff Your Kindle Day just dropped. Throw away all your Valentine's Day plans, because Dark Romance Day is all you need this weekend.The Be My Valentine romance book blast has kept us busy in the build up to Valentine's Day, but now its the turn of Dark Romance Day. Hosted by the Dark Romance Team, this event is offering participants the chance

If you opened a tech newsletter or even the internet in early 2026 and thought you’d stepped into a dystopian screenplay, or you are the main character in one of Isaac Asimov’s writings, you wouldn’t be alone. Headlines trumpet layoffs, companies blame “AI transformation,” and somewhere in the background, billionaires cheer hot-off-the-press artificial intelligence strategies. […]
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TL;DR: Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes Play Booster Box preorders are already down to $189.99 at Amazon — about $20 off the list price and below market value.Opens in a new windowCredit: Magic: The GatheringMagic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes Play Booster Box$189.99 at Amazon $209.70 Save $19.71 Get DealIf you’re planning to jump into MTG’s upcoming Marvel crossover, you may not need to wait for launch-day deals. That’s because, as of Feb. 13, Amazon ha

SAVE OVER $30: As of Feb. 13, Apple AirPods 4 (with ANC) are on sale for $139.99 at Amazon. This is $39.01 off their list price of $179.Opens in a new windowCredit: AppleApple AirPods 4 (ANC)$139.99 at Amazon $179 Save $39.01 Get DealAmazon has dropped the price of the AirPods 4 (with ANC) down to $139.99. If you've had your eye on these earbuds but have been waiting for a lower price to appear, now's your chance to scoop them up and save some cash.This deal saves you almost $40 ($39.01, to

TL;DR: Get a free iPhone 17 from T-Mobile when you add a new line on a qualifying plan and trade in an eligible phone.Opens in a new windowCredit: T-MobileFree iPhone 17 with New Line and Trade in Get DealGetting your hands on a new iPhone usually requires a significant investment. These high-end Apple devices come with high price tags, so special offers are particlarly satisfying. As of Feb. 13, T-Mobile is offering the iPhone 17 for free with a new line on a qualifying plan and an eligibl

SAVE $20: As of Feb. 13, the Fire Stick 4K Plus is on sale for $29.99 at Amazon. That's a 40% discount on the list price.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonAmazon Fire Stick 4K Plus$29.99 at Amazon $49.99 Save $20.00 Get DealAmazon has updated its Fire TV Stick lineup — the Fire Stick 4K has now been renamed as the Fire Stick 4K Plus. It’s still the same device you know and love, just with a jazzy new name. And as of Feb. 13, it’s on sale for its best price this year at ju