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Ninja’s star Creami ice cream maker is on sale for $169

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Ninja’s Creami 5‑in‑1 Ice Cream lets you make everything from sorbet to smoothie bowls. | Image: Ninja If you’ve ever wanted more control over what goes into your ice cream, the Ninja Creami 5‑in‑1 Ice Cream Maker makes it easy. The ice cream maker lets you whip up dessert exactly as you want it from the comfort of your home, and right now it’s on sale for $169 ($30 off) at Walmart .  Ninja Creami 5-in-1 Ice Cream Maker Where to Buy: $199 $169 at Walmart The machine can make a range of frozen treats in just a few easy steps. You simply pour your ingredients into the included pint container, freeze it overnight, and then pop it into the machine. From there, you can choose from five preset programs, letting you make ice cream, sorbet, gelato, milkshakes, or even a smoothie bowl with the press of a button. You can also customize your dessert before freezing, whether that means using keto, vegan, or dairy-free ingredients or simply adding extra chocolate chips. After the ...

Amazon Prime Video’s ad-free plan is getting a price hike

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Amazon Prime Video is raising the price of its ad-free plan in the US and adding several new features. Starting April 10th, Prime Video's ad-free tier will cost $4.99 per month instead of $2.99, and include "exclusive" access to 4K/UHD streaming. The price increase comes two years after Amazon switched all users on Prime Video - which comes as a perk with a standard Amazon Prime subscription - to an ad-supported plan and began charging extra for commercial-free streams. Now, the streamer is calling its ad-free tier Prime Video "Ultra," and is adding support for up to five simultaneous streams (up from three), up to 100 downloads (up from 25 … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/894466/amazon-prime-video-ultra-ad-free-price-hike

Facebook Marketplace adds AI auto-replies for annoying ‘Is this still available?’ messages

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Facebook Marketplace is adding a bunch of new AI-powered tools that are supposed to make selling items on the platform a little more efficient. One feature will use Meta AI to automatically respond to those annoying "Is this still available?" messages. You can toggle on the auto-reply option when creating a listing, and Meta AI will draft an editable response to any questions related to availability. In an example shown by Meta, its AI assistant creates an auto-reply saying, "Yes, it's still available. Do you have any questions?" Facebook Marketplace is trying to speed up the process of listing items, too, as Meta AI can now use the photos … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/893907/facebook-marketplace-ai-auto-reply-listings

Gemini’s task automation is here and it’s wild

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Computers ordering cappuccinos. A couple of weeks ago, Google and Samsung announced a big Gemini development coming to their newest devices: task automation. Starting with food delivery and rideshare apps, Gemini would be able to use certain apps on your behalf in a virtual window to take care of things like ordering dinner or getting a car to the airport - all based on simple prompts. You know, all the stuff that we've been promised for years AI assistants will be able to do. That feature wasn't live when I first started testing the S26 Ultra, but it just arrived in beta as part of an update. And boy is it weird watching your phone use itself! The first prompt I gave it … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/893820/gemini-task-automation-samsung-s26-google-pixel-10

Google’s TV Streamer 4K doubles as a smart home hub and it’s on sale

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Between March Madness and the Oscars, now might be a good time to improve your TV setup. Google’s TV Streamer 4K is currently on sale for $79.99 ($20 off) at Amazon , Target , and Walmart , which is its second-best price to date and only $5 more than its all-time low. As a streaming device, it’s terrific. Getting started is easy; it took us only about 10 minutes to set up, and the Google Home app even asks which streaming services you use and automatically installs them for you. The device also supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, too, so movies and shows look sharper and sound more immersive.   Google TV Streamer (4K) Where to Buy: $99.99 $79.99 at Amazon $99.99 $79.99 at Best Buy $99.99 $79.99 at Walmart Plus, it runs Google TV, which pulls together recommendations from across your streaming services and includes helpful details like Rotten Tomatoes scores, while also offering suggestions from live and free channels. That’s handy if you’re not sure what to...

Anthropic’s Claude AI can respond with charts, diagrams, and other visuals now

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Anthropic's latest update to Claude will allow the AI chatbot to generate custom charts, diagrams, and other visualizations during your conversation. If Claude determines a visual is useful based on the context of your chat, it will insert the image in-line, rather than in its side panel. As an example, Anthropic says a conversation about the periodic table could lead Claude to generate a visualization of it, featuring interactive elements that let you click inside the table for more information. Another example shows how Claude can generate a visual related to a question about how weight travels through a building. Though Claude will auto … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/893625/anthropic-claude-ai-charts-diagrams

Microsoft’s ‘Xbox mode’ is coming to every Windows 11 PC

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Microsoft seems more determined than ever to combine Xbox and Windows - to the point that its next-gen Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will play PC games too. Today, we learned Helix will go alpha in 2027 . But the company isn't waiting for Helix before it points Windows gamers in the Xbox direction. Starting in April, it's bringing its full-screen Xbox mode to every kind of Windows 11 PC, including laptops, desktops, and tablets. And it's renamed it "Xbox mode." Technically, you've been able to try the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) in preview since November 2025 , if you were part of both the Windows Insider and Xbox Insider Programs. But … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/games/892875/microsoft-xbox-mode-windows-11-gdc