Netflix turns to AI to fix its algorithm’s messes

From PC World: Netflix used to believe that algorithms were all you really needed.

Executives insisted that Netflix would become so good at anticipating your desires that you wouldn’t even need a grid of content tiles. “We want it to be you turn on Netflix and there’s a row, there’s like four...

Ouch: The Raspberry Pi 5 just hit an eye-watering $385

From PC World: The times, they are a-changin’, and not for the better. Raspberry Pi is the archetypal single-board project PC. Its monster popularity comes down to its open nature, easy-to-work-on layout, and its low price. But while data centers devour the world’s RAM supply, low prices are a thing...

Roku Retires Aquatic Life Screensaver to Reel Viewers Into Roku City

From CNET: Some Roku users are about to feel like fish out of water. Fans of the platform’s classic Aquatic Life screensaver are discovering that the animation will soon be unavailable.

The popular animated screensaver featuring realistic aquarium life will be replaced by the Roku City screensaver...

Sam Altman says your PC’s memory should belong to him

From PC World: Ah, you love to see it. A quote from a billionaire CEO shows just how phenomenally out of touch they are. In a video interview published last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said it’s actually pretty terrible that consumers like you and me get to have a bunch of memory in our computers...

Anthropic Addresses Video Game Cloning With Minor Claude Update

From CNET: One of AI’s biggest selling points is its ability to build things quickly. AI models can help users sort through mountains of files, generate videos that have Hollywood studios worried, and create everything from websites and businesses to custom video games. With what’s called vibe...

Apple Reportedly Prepping 3 New iPads to Arrive In First Half of 2027

From PC Mag: After launching the new iPad mini with an OLED screen last week, Apple is preparing to refresh the remaining three iPad models in the first half of 2027, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

Of the three rumored models, the entry-level iPad is long overdue for an upgrade. The existing 11th...

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