The idea of “cloning” someone digitally has always felt like one of those sci-fi promises that’s way too far ahead of our time. Then I stumbled across Soulgen’s AI Clone Maker, and honestly, it feels like they’ve managed to drag that fantasy into something you can actually play with today. Creating AI clones here isn’t

Most people hear Soulgen and immediately think “image generator” or “anime art,” but the chat side of things is where it gets spicy. The app doesn’t just throw you a generic AI buddy that spits out lines like a broken fortune cookie—it gives you space to actually build and interact with characters that feel alive,

Privacy Sandbox, Google’s attempt to create an alternative to cookies, looks like it has reached the end of the line. The company has announced that it is discontinuing 11 Privacy Sandbox technologies — pretty much the entire gamut. Privacy Sandbox VP Anthony Chavez said in a blog post that the team had reached the decision

Microsoft has published a second release candidate (RC) of the planned .NET 10 software development platform, featuring a new microphone permission for .NET MAUI (the multi-platform app UI) and enhancements to the Android mobile platform. Unveiled October 15, RC 2 is slated to be the final release candidate of .NET 10, following .NET 10 RC

A month after a self-propagating worm was discovered in the open source NPM code repository, a similar worm has been found targeting Visual Studio Code extensions in open marketplaces. Researchers at Israel-based Koi Security say the malware, which they dub GlassWorm, has been found in extensions in the OpenVSX and Microsoft VS Code marketplaces. “This

Java continues its fast and feature-packed release schedule, with JDK 25 delivering syntax improvements, simplifications, and performance enhancements. This article looks at the core updates in Java 25, with code and usage examples. JDK 25 is now the most current long-term support (LTS) release, and it’s packed with new features to explore. Simpler source files

Everything in Python is an object, or so the saying goes. If you want to create your own custom objects, with their own properties and methods, you use Python’s class object to do it. But creating classes in Python sometimes means writing loads of repetitive, boilerplate code; for example, to set up the class instance

Every vertical has its own unique technical challenges. In retail, for instance, incorrect or incomplete product data has for decades plagued the world’s largest retailers. Here are some of the retail nightmares faulty product data has caused: Retailers have tried and failed to alert shoppers to recalls of products they recently purchased.  Retail sites and

Two big tech events took place last week: Microsoft declared hundreds of millions of Windows 10 PCs dead as the dodo — at least when it comes to continuing support — while Apple introduced the world’s best-performing AI PCs, equipped with its industry-leading M5 processor. While it’s unwise to read too much into either event, it’s hard not

Amazon plans to use automation to replace more than 600,000 workers who would otherwise be hired in the United States by 2033, according to internal documents obtained by The New York Times. By that time, the company is expected to sell about twice as many goods as it does today. Amazon’s robotics team is reportedly