From The Verge: Uber is experimenting with a new service that allows users to hire drivers from its app to complete everyday household chores and projects, in a bid to expand beyond its existing ridesharing and courier business. The service, called Uber Tasks, will launch as a “small pilot” in the...

From PC Mag: YouTube is set to introduce new rules and labels for content that is synthetic or manipulated using AI.

In a blog post, YouTube Product Management vice presidents Jennifer Flannery O'Connor and Emily Moxley explain how the video sharing platform is reacting to content generated or...

From CNET: Netflix, a CNET Editors' Choice Award pick, announced at its Geeked Week 2023 virtual event that it's adding a handful of games to its gaming service in the coming months. Those games include award-winning titles like Hades and a game based on the popular Netflix series Money Heist...

From Tom's Hardware: The AMD Radeon Pro W7700 16GB was revealed today at the Supercomputing 2023 conference. This will be AMD's first Navi 32-based workstation GPU, with a price of $999, and it should be available for purchase soon. (AMD lists a Q4 2023 timeframe, one which we're already sitting in...

From PC Mag: If you have an old Gmail account you haven’t logged into in a while, you might want to give it a quick visit this week.

Earlier this year, Google announced plans to delete abandoned Gmail accounts on Dec. 1, and that deadline is quickly approaching.

Google is getting rid of unused...

From TechCrunch: The company formerly known as Twitter is preparing to roll out a “major update” to its algorithm, according to a recent post by X owner Elon Musk. While today the app’s For You feed surfaces popular and trending posts from its broader network alongside highlights from those you...

From PC Mag: If you’re planning on purchasing a Tesla Cybertruck, hopefully you plan on driving it for a while.

Tesla has a clause in its purchase agreements specifically for the Cybertruck stipulating that buyers can’t sell the vehicle within the first year of ownership without explicit permission...

From TechCrunch: WhatsApp is rolling out a new Discord-like voice chat feature for large groups, the Meta-owned company announced on Monday. The new feature is designed to be less disruptive than a group call, which rings every member in a group. Voice chats are started quietly without any ringing...

From PC Mag: Google is resorting to a lawsuit to stop hackers from exploiting interest in AI to trick users into downloading malware.

The company is suing a group of scammers who’ve been abusing Google’s Bard AI brand to phish consumers. They allegedly created social media pages and ads that...