Trying to cancel PS Plus? Sony might just make you an offer

PlayStation users report receiving discounts of up to 50% on PS Plus subscriptions when attempting to cancel, suggesting Sony is testing a new retention strategy.

Meta’s new AI can generate images of you from your Instagram, and you’re opted in 

Hidden inside Meta’s Muse Image rollout is a default setting that gives any user access to your public Instagram photos as AI generation fodder.

Xbox’s Netflix strategy has reportedly failed. Now it’s betting on hardware again

Bloomberg reports Microsoft is shifting Xbox’s strategy away from its long-standing subscription-first vision, with renewed focus on hardware, consoles, and first-party exclusives.

Xbox reportedly wanted 77 million Game Pass subscribers. It has just 30 million

A new Bloomberg report says Microsoft hoped Xbox Game Pass would reach 77 million subscribers by fiscal 2026, but the service reportedly has just 30 million users today.

Meta’s new image and video AI tools let you turn Instagram into your creative mood board

With Muse Image live and Muse Video in preview, Meta has officially stopped outsourcing its creative AI to Midjourney and Black Forest Labs.

What I saw inside Lectron’s EV charger factory in China
What I saw inside Lectron’s EV charger factory in China

Whether you know the Lectron name or not, there’s a good chance you’ve used one of its EV charging adapters. The company makes many of the J1772/CCS-to-NACS and NACS-to-J1772/CCS adapters that EV drivers rely on. Now, Lectron has launched the NEXUS, it…

A Windows 11 bug may be quietly eating hundreds of gigabytes of your storage

If System files are using hundreds of gigabytes on your Windows 11 PC, a bug tied to CapabilityAccessManager.db-wal may be responsible.

Netflix is about to host videos from BuzzFeed, Condé Nast, and other publishers
Netflix is about to host videos from BuzzFeed, Condé Nast, and other publishers

Starting on August 3rd, Netflix’s streaming library will include video content from dozens of digital media brands including BuzzFeed, Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines, People Inc, and Tastemade. As reported earlier by TechCrunch, the deal includes a mix of licensed past videos and new ongoing series that would have typically been published on YouTube or other […]

Your next Teams meeting could have an AI teammate that answers questions for you

From AI-powered notes in physical meeting rooms to a chat list that actually organizes itself, Microsoft’s summer Teams update is more practical than most.

Meta’s new Muse Image model can pull other Instagram users into AI photos
Meta’s new Muse Image model can pull other Instagram users into AI photos

Meta is launching the first AI image generation model made by its Superintelligence Labs division. The Muse Image model now powers the image-making tools across the Meta AI app, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and it’s coming soon to Facebook and Messenger, according to an announcement on Tuesday. It’s part of the growing Muse family of AI […]