Communications
JD Vance calls dating apps destructive
Dating apps are getting a lot of flak lately. Daters are opting for in-person events -- even dungeon sound baths -- and moving away from increasing AI features and apps that seem to be copying each other. Vice President JD Vance also has no love for dating apps, apparently. In an interview on the New York Times's "Interesting Times" podcast, Vance spoke about his "noneconomic" concerns with AI and tech. He told host and Times opinion columnist Ross Douthat, "If you look at basic dating behavior among young people -- and I think a lot of this is that the dating apps are probably more destructive than we fully appreciate."
How to try Veo 3, Google's AI video generator that's going viral on the internet
AI-generated video has been advancing rapidly, with leading tech developers racing to build and commercialize their own models. We're now seeing the rise of tools that can generate strikingly photorealistic video from a single prompt in natural language. For the most part, however, AI-generated video has had a glaring shortcoming: it's silent. At its annual I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google announced the release of Veo 3, the latest iteration of its video-generating AI model, which also comes with the ability to generate synchronized audio. Imagine you prompt the system to generate a video set inside a busy subway car, for example.
Congress Passed a Sweeping Free-Speech Crackdown--and No One's Talking About It
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Had you scanned any of the latest headlines around the TAKE IT DOWN Act, legislation that President Donald Trump signed into law Monday, you would have come away with a deeply mistaken impression of the bill and its true purpose. The surface-level pitch is that this is a necessary law for addressing nonconsensual intimate images--known more widely as revenge porn. Obfuscating its intent with a classic congressional acronym (Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks), the TAKE IT DOWN Act purports to help scrub the internet of exploitative, nonconsensual sexual media, whether real or digitally mocked up, at a time when artificial intelligence tools and automated image generators have supercharged its spread. Enforcement is delegated to the Federal Trade Commission, which will give online communities that specialize primarily in user-generated content (e.g., social media, message boards) a heads-up and a 48-hour takedown deadline whenever an appropriate example is reported.
Get a free gaming monitor with the heavily discounted Samsung Odyssey G9
FREE GAMING MONITOR: The Samsung Odyssey G9 49-inch monitor is on sale for 799.99 at Samsung. Save 500 and get a free 27-inch Samsung Odyssey G55C. We thought it was neat that LG were offering up free gaming monitors for Memorial Day, but it turns out that everyone is getting in on the act. The Samsung Odyssey G9 49-inch curved gaming monitor is on sale for 799.99 at Samsung, saving you 500 on list price. That's a strong standalone deal, but this purchase comes with a 27-inch Samsung Odyssey G55C for free.
I let Google's Jules AI agent into my code repo and it did four hours of work in an instant
I just added an entire new feature to my software, including UI and functionality, just by typing four paragraphs of instructions. I have screenshots, and I'll try to make sense of it in this article. I can't tell if we're living in the future or we've just descended to a new plane of hell (or both). Let's take a step back. Google's Jules is the latest in a flood of new coding agents released just this week. I wrote about OpenAI Codex and Microsoft's GitHub Copilot Coding Agent at the beginning of the week, and ZDNET's Webb Wright wrote about Google's Jules. All of these coding agents will perform coding operations on a GitHub repository.
The best live Memorial Day mattress deals in 2025: Shop Nectar, Brooklyn Bedding, Purple, and more
Just a few weeks left in the school year, warmer temperatures, and weekend barbecues on the calendar mean we've made it out of winter's hibernation. But that doesn't mean sleep should get put on the backburner. Sleep is one of life's basic pillars, and it impacts our mood, health, brain function, and much more. If you've ever had a terrible month of sleep, you know how detrimental a sleep deficit can be on pretty much every aspect of waking hours. Instead of putting the milk in the cupboard on account of a sleepy brain, prioritize sleep this summer by snagging a luxurious new mattress while it's on sale.
50 of the best Memorial Day deals and sales already live: Mattresses, headphones, outdoor furniture, and more
Somehow, we've already reached the unofficial start of summer: the Memorial Day 2025 deals are here. Though Memorial Day isn't technically until May 26, plenty of brands kicked off their sales early. Leading the way are mattress deals, followed by home and kitchen deals. Below, we've gathered all the best deals so far ahead of Memorial Day, and will be adding to this list as more deals go live.
The Dyson Supersonic Nural hair dryer is finally on sale at Amazon -- get it for its lowest-ever price
SAVE OVER 100: As of May 22, the Dyson Supersonic Nural hair dryer is on sale for 399 at Amazon. Dyson has a dedicated bunch of fans out there, so when they release a limited edition jasper plum colorway, it causes a big stir. So what do these fans do when presented with the opportunity to get their hands on this stylish new color? They wait for that first deal to drop. As of May 22, the Dyson Supersonic Nural hair dryer is on sale for 399 at Amazon.
Apple iPhone designer Jony Ive joins OpenAI in 6.5bn deal
Sir Jony worked for Apple for 27 years, helping to revive the company with groundbreaking products including the iPhone and iPod. He also designed the iMac in 1998 and the iPad in 2010. When Sir Jony left the company in 2019, Apple's CEO Tim Cook described him as "a singular figure in the design world and his role in Apple's revival cannot be overstated". Shares in Apple fell more than 2% following the news of his partnership with OpenAI. He left to found his own company, LoveFrom, which has worked with companies such as Airbnb and Moncler.
Everything Unveiled at Google I/O 2025
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