Rian Johnson and Steve Yedlin launch $13 iPhone camera app with film-style processing
Chromagraph Camera brings the color pipeline from Johnson's films to iPhone shots and imported RAW files, and drew wide attention online.
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Anker's Eufy E10 Window Camera Takes On Wyze With 2.5K Video at $79.99
The indoor camera sticks to a window pane to watch yards and driveways, and it costs well over double the price of Wyze's rival model.
Voters in 30-plus US localities back data center bans and moratoriums
Ballot measures in nine US states restricted data centers, adding local political risk to the financing of the AI infrastructure buildout.
Conductor, a tool for coding with agents, joins Meta and winds down Conductor Cloud
The product launched in July 2025 will keep running for now, though its cloud service closes within weeks and a new product is promised for early next year.
Uber says third-party AI agents booked just four rides in the third quarter
Uber's first disclosure of agent-driven activity shows bots remain a tiny sliver of its ride and delivery business.
Bluetooth SIG adds 7.5 Mbps High Data Throughput option to Core 7.0 spec
The optional feature lifts Bluetooth LE's top bit rate nearly fourfold, with the first supporting devices expected sometime in 2027.
Musk's $200 million-plus Texas push fails as Democrat Talarico wins Senate seat
Democrat James Talarico beat Ken Paxton in the costliest Senate race on record, despite heavy spending by Elon Musk in his home state.
Midterm voters back data center limits at ballot box and in key races
Exit polling, dozens of local ballot measures and several upset wins point to a tougher building climate for AI infrastructure developers.
Midterm results show voter backlash against AI data centers spanning both parties
Democrats took Congress as candidates opposed to data center expansion won in several states, raising the odds of new limits on AI infrastructure.
Apple trims daily AI spending allowance for engineers, with deeper cuts planned
Apple's engineering teams reportedly saw their daily AI budget fall to $200 in October, and some limits may drop to $100.
Santa Monica Studio pushes God of War Laufey back to May 20, 2027
The PlayStation 5 game, originally due February 16, gets about three more months as its developer cites the need for finishing touches.
Google ties school Search access to AI opt-in, drawing political criticism
Senators, a former FTC chair and New York City's mayor criticized Google's change to how its K-12 software handles Search and Gemini.
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