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A scrapbook-styled punk pop-art image of a cutout of an AI twin of Twitch and OnlyFans star Amouranth, the background image is a colorful montage showing candy love hearts.

Amouranth was the AI girlfriend of 2024, but what exactly is an AI companion?

By Stevie Bonifield published

Are AI tools like EVA a stepping stone or a crutch for loneliness?

AI

This gaming headset blew my mind because of 2 incredible features

By Claire Tabari published

The Asus ROG Delta II does a couple of things I cannot live without

Gaming Headsets
A scrapbook, Punk Pop-Art styling of a statue of The Beatles in Liverpool, England, with John Lennon and George Harrison's likeness digitized as if holographic.

In 2024, a controversial Beatles song made Grammy history and raised eyebrows

By Stevie Bonifield published

AI helped deliver a new wave of Beatlemania, but worries about AI in the arts remain.

AI

I bought Middle-earth: Shadow of War on PS5 Pro and PC — here's why my gaming laptop wins

By Rami Tabari published

Playing Middle-earth: Shadow of War on the PS5 Pro was a mistake, and while the frame rate cap contributed to it, the real problem was the gameplay itself. Let me explain.

Gaming

5 reasons you should buy a PS5 Pro instead of a gaming laptop

By Rami Tabari published

I made a $700 bet on the PS5 Pro being a worthwhile investment. And I’m here to report the 5 reasons you should buy a PS5 Pro instead of a gaming laptop.

Console & PC games
Scrapbook punk pop-art styled image showing a cutout of Lainey Wilson as she attends the Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at NYA WEST on December 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California on top of a colorful montage including gummy bears.

In OpenAI, Google, and Meta's AI arms race, the real loser in 2024 was privacy

By Stevie Bonifield published

AI is consuming the Internet, one copyright infringement at a time

AI
Scrapbook-style collage showing photograph of IBM scientist Murray Campbell (R) making a move for the IBM Deep Blue computer in a game 04 May in New York against World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov (L). The monitor at rear on table relays the computers' moves to Campbell. Kasparov, making a record of the move, won the first game on 03 May and leads the match,1-0. The photo is presented above a punk pop-art image of a chessboard.

In 1996, AI beat a grandmaster at chess. In 2024, the stakes are higher

By Stevie Bonifield published

Who comes out tops when humans and AI go head-to-head?

AI
Scrapbook styled punk pop-art image showing the Humane AI Pin being held in a hand on a colorful background.

Remember the year's biggest AI flop? The Humane AI pin's public failure has a silver lining

By Stevie Bonifield published

Humane's AI Pin stumbled out of the starting blocks, but the company ends 2024 with a new game plan in mind.

AI
Colorful scrapbook styled punk pop-art image of a Shiba Inu dog saying various phrases through floating speech bubbles, with a "50% more AI" sticker on top of its cutout image.

AI was everywhere in 2024, except where you wanted it

By Stevie Bonifield published

AI was in everything, everywhere, all at once this year. Was it just a marketing smoke screen?

AI
Scrapbook style image of a Google logo sticker with Bard and Gemini AI stars, on top of a Google-themed runway with a light blue background filled with various shapes.

This year, Google launched Gemini AI, but did it come too late to defeat ChatGPT?

By Stevie Bonifield published

Google Gemini's turned heads throughout 2024, but not always for the right reasons.

AI
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