Sesame is the first voice assistant I’ve ever wanted to talk to more than once I tell Amazon’s Alexa to shut up on a near daily basis. I have almost zero interest in speaking to Gemini after our first awkward chat. The hitches, misunderstandings, and lag in any given AI “conversation” mean I’m always wasting time speaking when I could be texting instead.  But speaking to “Maya,” one of two

Hands-on with Alexa Plus in the smart home Oh, Alexa, how you’ve changed. The long-awaited new Alexa, Alexa Plus, is set to bring a more conversational, context-aware, and capable assistant to your smart home. With a new voice (eight of them, in fact) and a new attitude, this is the biggest change to the voice assistant since it debuted in 2014. And it

OpenAI announces GPT-4.5, warns it’s not a frontier AI model OpenAI is launching GPT-4.5 today, its newest and largest model. GPT-4.5 will be available as a research preview, and OpenAI is calling it the company’s “largest and most knowledgeable model yet,” but warning that it’s not a frontier model and might not perform as well as o1 or o3-mini. GPT-4.5 will have better writing capabilities,

Microsoft releases a Copilot app for Mac Microsoft is releasing a native Copilot app for macOS today. Much like the Windows app, the Copilot version for Mac will provide access to the web-based version of Microsoft’s AI assistant, where you can upload images and generate images or text. The macOS version of Copilot also includes a dark mode and a shortcut command

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Powerbeats Pro 2 Can’t Play Music While Tracking Heart Rate on Gym Equipment Apple’s new Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds have come in for heavy criticism because of a major limitation in its heart rate monitoring functionality, according to a detailed review by DC Rainmaker and corroborated by user reports. DC’s YouTube review reveals that despite being marketed as capable of pairing with gym equipment to display heart rate da…

Crypto Daybook Americas: It May Not Feel Like It, but the Market Correction Is Normal Your day-ahead look for Feb. 27, 2025

South Korea’s BDACS to Use Ripple Custody for Institutional XRP, RLUSD Holdings The collaboration aims to bolster Ripple’s ecosystem, enhance RLUSD adoption, and tap into Korean port city Busan’s blockchain-friendly economic zone.

Bitcoin’s Price Sell-Off Puts Focus on November’s ‘Runaway Gap’ Below $80K in CME Futures “Historically, CME gaps are filled eventually,” one analyst said.

PayPal-Backed Raise Secures $63M to Expand Blockchain-Based Gift Card System The company aims to bring digital gift cards on-chain, turning them into a “programmable retail currency.”

Instagram’s Reels may get its own app Instagram is reportedly considering spinning its Reels feature into a standalone short-form video app to take advantage of TikTok’s uncertain future in the US. Instagram head Adam Mosseri was overheard discussing the plans with staff this week according to an anonymous source cited by The Information. The Reels app is reportedly part of a Meta

Sony drops PlayStation VR 2 price to $399 Sony is cutting the price of its PlayStation VR 2 headset in March. The VR 2 will be discounted to just $399.99, down from the original $549 pricing when it launched in February 2023. The headset will also see a price cut in Europe (€449.99), the UK (£399.99), Japan (¥66,980), and other regions. Sony is

Pokémon Presents 2025: all the biggest news and trailers Each Pokémon Presents stream is special in its own way, but we’re expecting big things from this year’s showcase given the imminent arrival of the Switch 2. A new console means a new generation of games like Pokémon Legends: Z-A and the franchise’s next mainline title. But there should also be some major updates for

iPhone 17 Pro: 12GB RAM Rumor Gets Third Confirmation From Analyst Will the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro models come with 12GB of RAM, up from 8GB in the iPhone 16 Pro? Jeff Pu of GFHK Tech Research certainly thinks so. According to the latest note from the analyst seen by 9to5Mac, both the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature 12GB of RAM that will enable the devices to outperform the other models in the…

Pakistan to Set Up Council to Oversee Crypto Policy: Report The crypto council would be a dedicated advisory body that consists of government representatives, regulatory authorities and industry experts.

Xiaomi 15 Ultra is a small update with a big periscope lens Xiaomi has announced its 15 Ultra flagship phone at a launch event in China, where it’s going on sale starting at 6,499 yuan (around $893). The Android phone joins the company’s Xiaomi 15 and 15 Pro, which went on sale there in October 2024. It is a mostly iterative upgrade on last year’s model, but

How difficult is it for first timer to bring in 1000 visitors to a particular site in a month? Considering I have a small marketing budget. I’m hoping to get in about 1000 visitors a month. And is 1% conversion rate realistic for high end luxury products? submitted by /u/True-Compote-9828

I just launched my shop and could use some feedback! Yesterday I launched my Shopify store and I could use some valuable feedback, tips and suggestions! I design, produce and sell functional 3D prints, specifically tailored towards gamers and content creators. The inventory is still small but slowly expanding. That’s why I haven’t made any ‘collection’ pages yet and opted to use my homepage as the…