Samsung's Galaxy Ring is here, and honestly it's just a bit basic. This week, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into what does and doesn't work with Samsung's latest wearable. Also, we discuss Friend's new AI gadget, which listens to your conversations and sends text messages to help you feel less lonely. To get a better sense of the device, Devindra also talks to Friend's CEO, Avi Schiffmann, about why he's leaning away from the productivity side of AI helpers and more towards the vibes of friendly AI. (And yes, we also ask why he spent $1.8 million of Friend's $2.5 million funding just to buy the Friend.com domain.) In other news, we discuss the potential impact of KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act) with India McKinney, the EFF’s Director of Federal Affairs. While lawmakers are uniformly positioning KOSA as a way to protect kids on the internet, it could also lead to draconian censorship and destroy free speech on the web as we know it. Listen below or subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you've got suggestions or topics you'd like covered on the show, be sure to email us or drop a note in the comments! And be sure to check out our other podcast, Engadget News! Topics Cherlynn reviews the Samsung Galaxy Ring: Great sleep tracking, but needs more features – 2:13 Interview with Avi Schiffmann, founder of AI wearable company Friend – 27:27 KOSA passes the senate – we chat with EFF’s India McKinney about why it matters – 48:22 What we’ve learned since the massive 7/19... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
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Read your way into the best dark academia manga and manhwa, both in print and in webtoon formats. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-01-12 11:35:00 UTC ]
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Growing up, the library was not just Amanda Oliver’s favorite place but also her “first beloved destination, first embodied center… it was absolutely sacred.” However, soon after Oliver began her career as a librarian at a Title I school and then in the D.C. public library system, she witnessed... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-01-05 12:00:00 UTC ]
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These manga have some weird titles. Here's what they were like to read (and some history of such titles in manga). Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-12-30 11:31:00 UTC ]
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Chances are good you know someone who has subscription fatigue from the many digital services that have become essential in our lives. Or maybe you have a loved one getting a new game console or some other exciting new hardware. In either case, we’ve pulled together a number of digital gifts and... Continue reading at Engadget
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Netflix's penchant for live-action manga remakes isn't going away any time soon. The streaming service has revealed that it's partnering with Legendary Entertainment on a live action My Hero Academia movie. Anime and manga adaptation veteran Shinsuke Sato (Alice in Borderland, Bleach) will both... Continue reading at Engadget
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What gets included in public libraries has been discussed more and more these days. Here is why Christmas trees should stay out. Continue reading at Book Riot
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Let’s make Christmas an opportunity to explore some manga as part of that stack you curl up with by checking out these Christmas manga! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-12-02 11:31:00 UTC ]
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Are you in need of gentle, cozy content to comfort your soul? There’s a specific sub-genre of manga that fits the bill: iyashikei manga. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-11-22 11:33:00 UTC ]
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AnimeNYC returned to the Javits Center November 18-20 with a slightly larger crowd than last year, a bigger manga presence, and even bigger plans for the future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Berserk, the long-running manga that married fantasy and, well, violence, is coming back to the small screen. The original 25-episode 1997 anime series based on the manga and directed by Naohito Takahashi is coming to Netflix on December 1st, according to ComicBook.com.As is clear from the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-11-14 11:27:38 UTC ]
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The award-winning publisher will make a range of digital titles available through Comics Plus, which offers readers simultaneous access to more than 20,000-plus digital comics, graphic novels, and manga through schools and libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Here are the most popular, in-demand books across US public libraries between July and September 2022. Continue reading at Book Riot
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“Shuna’s Journey,” a newly translated manga by the celebrated children’s animator, asks what it’s like to be a child in a world that is dead or dying. Continue reading at New Yorker
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Read your way into the best Japanese historical fiction, ranging from novels to manga and historical fiction about Japanese Americans. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-10-28 10:35:00 UTC ]
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If you've avoided picking up manga out of genre/format snobbery, you're missing out. Manga has reminded me of just how fun reading can be. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-10-25 10:37:00 UTC ]
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The best witch manga include something for everyone, whether you want gentle and cozy, dark and action-packed, or something in between, like Flying Witch by Chihiro Ishizuka. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-10-19 10:33:00 UTC ]
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This week's book censorship news, plus a look at US public libraries declaring themselves upholders of the First Amendment Rights of all. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-10-14 10:40:00 UTC ]
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Do you want to star reading manga, but don't know where to start? In this list, I paired up popular books with manga to help you out! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-10-10 10:38:00 UTC ]
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These new October graphic novel and manga titles are just the thing to read as you munch on some should-have-been-for-Halloween candy. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-10-03 10:35:00 UTC ]
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In a predictable—but nevertheless horrifying—extension of the ongoing wave of book bans across the country (not to mention the bomb threats to a children’s hospital for providing gender-affirming healthcare), Motherboard has reported that at least a dozen public libraries across the country have... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-30 16:07:29 UTC ]
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