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The Apple Studio Display is available with a discount of $300 from Amazon. This discount applies to all versions, so prices range from $1,300 to $2,000. For the uninitiated, the Studio Display is available with a standard glass design or a nano-texture glass design that helps reduce reflections. There’s also a model with both a tilt and height-adjustable stand. The cheapest version, at $1,300, is the standard glass with a tilt-adjustable stand or a VESA mount.

The Studio Display made our list of the best monitors, and this is particularly true for Mac users. The 27-inch screen boasts a 5K resolution with a max refresh rate of 60Hz. It has several useful connection options, including a trio of USB-C ports. The monitor also includes built-in speakers and a 12-megapixel camera that keeps the subject constantly in frame, thanks to Apple’s Center Stage software.

We called out the display’s excellent build quality in our official review. We also appreciated the bright screen, up to 600 nits, and the accurate color reproduction. The speakers are excellent, as is the three-mic array that accompanies the webcam. The webcam itself, however, is a bit on the dull side.

So what’s the downside? At the end of the day, this is just another IPS LED display with a relatively low refresh rate and single-zone backlighting. Today’s discount makes Apple’s extreme pricing on this unit a bit more palatable, but $1,300 (at minimum) is still a pretty big investment for a monitor. The add-ons are also extremely pricey. It costs a whopping $400 to add a height-adjustable stand and $300 for that nano-texture glass coating.

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Sky Glass, an all-in-one TV with a six-speaker sound bar and 4K Quantum Dot Display, came out in late 2021. Now the system is getting its successor: the Sky Glass Gen 2. One of the biggest improvements is sound quality, with a seven-speaker Dolby Atmos sound system, including a new dual sub-woofer. 

The second gen Sky Glass model also has a brighter 4K Quantum Dot display, a wider viewing angle and a better contrast. It gets a newly designed stand, which just slots right into the TV without any nuts and bolts. The TV also now fits on universal wall mounts. 

A lot of things do remain the same between the new and older model. The TV’s core offerings remain the same, filled with Sky Originals, Sky Exclusives and access to apps like BBC iPlayer and Netflix. The new model also keeps Playlist, a feature that lets you add your favorite shows and movies to their own tab. Plus, it’s still available in 43-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch models. However, the Gen 2 comes in three new colors: Volcanic Grey, Arctic Silver and Atlantic Blue. 

Get the Sky Glass Gen 2 43-inch model for £699, 55-inch model for £949 or the 65-inch model for £1,199.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/the-sky-glass-gen-2-offers-a-brighter-display-and-better-sound-113000277.html?src=rss

Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google are launching a nonprofit organization called ROOST, or Robust Open Online Safety Tools, which hopes “to build scalable, interoperable safety infrastructure suited for the AI era.”

The organization plans on providing free, open-source safety tools to public and private organizations to use on their own platforms, with a special focus on child safety to start. The press release announcing ROOST specifically calls out plans to offer “tools to detect, review, and report child sexual abuse material (CSAM).” Partner companies are providing funding for these tools, and the technical expertise to build them, too.

The operating theory of ROOST is that access to generative AI is rapidly changing the online landscape, making the need for “reliable and accessible safety infrastructure” all the more urgent. And rather than expect a smaller company or organization to create their own safety tools from scratch, ROOST wants to provide them, free of charge.

Child online safety has been the issue du jour since the Children and Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) started making their way through Congress, even though both failed to pass in the House. At least some of the companies involved in ROOST, specifically Google and OpenAI, have also already pledged to stop AI tools from being used to generate CSAM. 

The child safety issue is even more pressing for Roblox. As of 2020, two-thirds of all US children between nine and 12 play Roblox, and the platform has historically struggled to address child safety. Bloomberg Businessweek reported that the company had a “pedophile problem” in 2024, which prompted multiple policy changes and new restrictions around children’s DMs. ROOST won’t make all of these problems go away, but should make dealing with them easier for any other organization or company that finds itself in Roblox’s position.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/roblox-discord-openai-and-google-found-new-child-safety-group-194445241.html?src=rss

Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google are launching a nonprofit organization called ROOST, or Robust Open Online Safety Tools, which hopes “to build scalable, interoperable safety infrastructure suited for the AI era.”

The organization plans on providing free, open-source safety tools to public and private organizations to use on their own platforms, with a special focus on child safety to start. The press release announcing ROOST specifically calls out plans to offer “tools to detect, review, and report child sexual abuse material (CSAM).” Partner companies are providing funding for these tools, and the technical expertise to build them, too.

The operating theory of ROOST is that access to generative AI is rapidly changing the online landscape, making the need for “reliable and accessible safety infrastructure” all the more urgent. And rather than expect a smaller company or organization to create their own safety tools from scratch, ROOST wants to provide them, free of charge.

Child online safety has been the issue du jour since the Children and Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) started making their way through Congress, even though both failed to pass in the House. At least some of the companies involved in ROOST, specifically Google and OpenAI, have also already pledged to stop AI tools from being used to generate CSAM. 

The child safety issue is even more pressing for Roblox. As of 2020, two-thirds of all US children between nine and 12 play Roblox, and the platform has historically struggled to address child safety. Bloomberg Businessweek reported that the company had a “pedophile problem” in 2024, which prompted multiple policy changes and new restrictions around children’s DMs. ROOST won’t make all of these problems go away, but should make dealing with them easier for any other organization or company that finds itself in Roblox’s position.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/roblox-discord-openai-and-google-found-new-child-safety-group-194445241.html?src=rss

Acer has introduced the Predator Helios Neo 16 AI and 18 AI gaming laptops, among the first to feature NVIDIA’s RTX 50-series mobile GPUs. These high-performance laptops offer configurations with up to Intel’s 14th Gen Core Ultra 9 275HX processors and RTX 5070 Ti GPUs, with base models starting at the RTX 5070.

The 16-inch version includes an optional 2560 x 1600 OLED panel with a 240Hz refresh rate, while the 18-inch model offers a Mini LED display with the same resolution and a 250Hz refresh rate. More budget-friendly configurations feature 1920 x 1200 IPS panels. Both laptops support up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM and 2TB of PCIe Gen 4 SSD storage.

Connectivity options include Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, Ethernet, multiple USB-A and USB-C ports, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a microSD slot. They are equipped with a 90Wh battery and Wi-Fi 6E support. The design features an RGB-lit logo on the lid and a four-zone backlit keyboard. Cooling solutions include liquid metal thermal paste and AeroBlade fans.

Specs

Price And Availability

The Predator Helios Neo 16 AI launches in April 2025 in the U.S., starting at $1,899.99, with global availability in May. The 18-inch model follows in May in the U.S. for $2,199.99, with a June international release. Acer has not revealed pricing for higher-end configurations.

Both models come with a free three-month Xbox Game Pass subscription. Weighing up to 7.28 lbs, particularly the 18-inch variant, these devices are positioned as desktop replacements rather than portable gaming laptops.

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 & 18 AI: New Gaming Laptops With RTX 50 GPUs

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