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How the rise of generative AI could kill the metaverse — or save it

Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More Fueled by the promise of a dynamic remote interactive environment, the advent of the metaverse was seen as a turning point for the technological world. However, just as quickly as it became the talk of the town, it began to face serious criticism and…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 27, 2023

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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iRobot's Roomba j7+ Combo vacuum is $300 off right now

Avoiding manual floor maintenance is a lovely thing, but a good robot vacuum will cost you. Our current favorite pick for a mop and vac combo, iRobot’s Roomba j7+ usually sells for $1,099 but Wellbots will knock $300 off the list price when you use the code 300ENGADGET…
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Fujifilm X-S20 pre-production sample gallery

Who says 26 megapixels isn’t enough? While its buffed-up video specs stole the show, the Fujifilm X-S20 is an extremely competent stills camera, even with an older Fujifilm X-Trans sensor onboard. We put together a gallery of full-res sample photos using this new X-camera, and even included a few photos shot with the new ultra-wide XF 8mm F3.5 lens. Vicariously soak in the Seattle springtime…
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Bluesky now lets you choose your own algorithm

Bluesky, the Jack Dorsey-backed decentralized Twitter alternative, has released one of its most significant updates to date: the ability for users to choose their own algorithms. The service, which is still in a closed beta, released its “custom feeds” feature, which…
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Samsung's Galaxy Tab S8+ falls to an all-time low in Amazon sale

Amazon is running a sale on two Samsung Galaxy tablets for a limited time: the Tab S8+ and the Tab S6 Lite. The 128GB Galaxy Tab S8+ with Wi-Fi has reached an all-time low with a 33 percent cut dropping the price from $900 to $600. The sale is for the Pink Gold model only and includes an improved Samsung S Pen, with a latency of only 2.8ms, compared to prior models&#8217…
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