Personal Assistant Systems
EU says TikTok uses 'addictive design' and must change
EU says TikTok uses'addictive design' and must change The company failed to address potential harms to'the physical and mental wellbeing of its users' includng minors. TikTok's signature features that hooked users around the world are its algorithm and endless scroll. Now, though, the European Union has called those aspects of the app illegal and may order the company to alter them. "Today, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design," the EU's regulator said in a press release. "This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its highly personalized recommender system."
The Rise and Fall of the World's Largest Gay Dating App
The new book explores the uneasy relationship between Chinese internet users and a government that is always watching. Let's play a game of two truths and a lie. Of the three following statements, which one would you guess is made up? China was once home to the world's largest gay dating app with more users than Grindr, and it later went public on Nasdaq. The app's founder was a Chinese police officer who didn't come out at work until after he had been running an online forum for gay men for a decade.
DIY smart home platform Home Assistant gets a pretty makeover
PCWorld reports that Home Assistant has launched a major update to its default overview dashboard, replacing the old cluttered interface with a clean, organized design featuring three main sections. The redesigned dashboard includes Favorites for quick device access, Areas for room-specific control, and Summaries that aggregate devices by type with easy setup options.
Forget Hinge or Bumble. This App Promises a Personal AI Matchmaker
Three Day Rule promises to make matchmaking affordable by integrating AI matchmakers and coaches into a dating app. But what's the point when humans looking for connection are just talking through AI chatbots? AI coaches are trained by real human matchmakers. More in-depth prompts to help find matches based not only on looks. Profile is also shared off-app with white-glove matchmaking service.
Amazon's Echo Show 8 and 11 are down to new all-time lows
Amazon's Echo Show 8 and 11 are down to new all-time lows The pair came out in November. Amazon is running a sale on two of its newest devices. First, there's the Echo Show 8, which is down to $150 from $180 -- a 17 percent discount. Next up is the Echo Show 11, which is more or less the same device, just bigger. This model has dropped 18 percent to $180 from $220.