Homemade chess board moves its own pieces. And wins.

To move its own pieces, a motorized mechanism beneath the board guides an electromagnet along the underside. When activated, ...
Engadget

Razer made a web app version of Synapse

Gaming peripheral company Razer has announced the beta release of Synapse Web, a browser-based version of its desktop software. The web app is intended for quick adjustments when away from home, such ...
KTVU

TikTok deal creates U.S.-based version, but questions remain about algorithm

TikTok announced it has finalized a $14 billion deal to create a U.S.-based version of TikTok, backed primarily by non-Chinese investors. U.S. technology company Oracle and private equity firm Silver ...
Medical Xpress

Smartphone-based interventions show promise for reducing alcohol and cannabis use

Young adults today are digital natives—naturally fluent with devices and online platforms—so some of their most effective behavioral-health interventions will likely arrive in their pockets via text, ...
Wired

Stop Using Your Keyboard and Start Using This Simple, Free Speech-to-Text App

If old sci-fi shows are anything to go by, we're all using our computers wrong. We're still typing with our fingers, like cave people, instead of talking out loud the way the future was supposed to be ...
AppleInsider

The best classic iPad board games to play with your family & friends

Apple's App Store hosts official iPad-optimized versions of classic board games that preserve traditional rules while adding modern multiplayer support. These apps are designed for the iPad's larger ...
Inverse

A Strange Twist On Chess Makes For An Excellent Roguelike Strategy Game In Shotgun King

Shotgun King is a surprisingly clever strategy game that’s also a silly twist on chess. Punkcake Délicieux In Shotgun King, you play as a mad tyrant fighting to put down a rebellion in his dominion — ...
Post and Courier

Columbia-based chess program expands to Charleston schools, aims to broaden who plays the game

NORTH CHARLESTON — On a recent fall afternoon, a group of students at Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori Elementary leaned over a chessboard, their eyes fixed on coach Susan Key as she pointed at each piece ...
MacRumors

New Version of Siri to 'Lean' on Google Gemini

In his "Power On" newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today provided an update on the status of Apple Intelligence and the plans for it in 2026. The new version of ‌Siri‌ will apparently "lean" on ...
Forbes

Upset About AI Energy Use For Text? What About Video Generation?

One thing that listeners are hearing from tech media, from the developers, and from the general public is concerns about how much energy AI uses. That makes sense, for a number of reasons. One major ...
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NC-based chess grand champion dies at 29 years old

Daniel Naroditsky, who trained and coached in Charlotte, died on Monday. He is credited with introducing chess to a wider audience through live streaming. Trump’s Canada Gaffe Steals Spotlight Deion ...
Reuters

Chess-American grandmaster Naroditsky dies at 29

Oct 20 (Reuters) - American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has died unexpectedly at the age of 29, his family said in a statement released by his club, the Charlotte Chess Center, on Monday. “It ...