Ikea is recalling its Åskstorm 40W USB charger after finding that degradation of the cable may cause thermal burns and electrical shocks. “Ikea urges all customers... to stop using it and to contact Ikea for a full refund.” No receipt required.
It turns out the “third-party vendor” Wacom sourced its suspicious campaign imagery from is likely Adobe Stock, though none of the now-deleted stock images were tagged as AI-generated.
It’s little wonder artists feel betrayed if the creative-focused companies that have supported them for decades can’t even identify poor-quality AI images from authentic human-made art.
A government-backed firm in China claims that it’s cracked Apple’s encrypted Airdrop feature, allowing police to access the phone numbers and emails of those using it to share undesirable content.
This follows the country restricting AirDrop after it was used by protestors to spread anti-CCP images, alongside laws that close App Store loopholes used to install apps blocked in the country.
League of Legends fans were so upset about the unnervingly human appearance of its latest character, Smolder the baby dragon, that the studio overhauled the design just days after he was unveiled.
See the difference yourself — he certainly looks less like a My Little Pony extra. If the Sonic the Hedgehog redesign proved anything, it’s that listening to fans is sometimes a good thing. Sometimes.
MySmartPrice reports that Bose is getting ready to launch new wireless open-ear headphones at CES, over three years after it released the now-discontinued Sport Open Earbuds.
The open headphones feature a G-shaped design that hooks around the ear for a snug fit, similar to Huawei’s FreeClip earbuds. Pricing, specs, and a final product name should hopefully be available soon.
Icons from the original series are “boldly going” into deep space for a permanent space burial — including show creator Gene Roddenberry, his wife Majel (Christine Chapel), Nichelle Nichols (Nyota Uhura), DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy), and James Doohan (Montgomery “Scotty” Scot).
Their remains are aboard the ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket that successfully launched at 2:18AM ET last night.
