Launching this August.Publisher Saber Interactive and developer Twirlbound have unleashed a new trailer for the upcoming 3D adventure game The Knightling, scheduled to launch on Nintendo Switch on 28th August 2025.If you've not got this one on your wishlist yet, then we'd recommend at least keeping a close eye on it as we approach the release date. It looks lovely. There's undeniably some Zelda influence in there, and we love how the protagonist's sheild can be used for close-range combat, long-range combat, and even traversal.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got tons of stuff for you this week: antitrust lawsuits against Google and Meta; Grok can now remember; Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow wants to make his mark; and much, much more. Have a great weekend! It’s over: Google violated antitrust laws in the ad tech market, a judge ruled, ending a two-year battle after eight states filed complaints against the Big Tech giant. Remedies could include forcing Google to break up its advertising business, like selling Google Ad Manager. “We won half of this case, and we will appeal the other half,” said Lee-Anne Mulholland, Google’s vice president of regulatory affairs. Gone surfing: OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Windsurf, formerly Codeium, which makes a popular coding assistant. Before the news broke, OpenAI approached Anysphere, which makes Cursor, another coding assistant. These talks signal how important capturing a slice of the code-generation market has become for the ChatGPT maker. A tweet started it all: Theseus, a defense tech company, tweeted that it had built a cheap drone at a hackathon with tech that had clear potential to combat rampant GPS jamming of drones. The tweet went viral, and the company soon found itself in Y Combinator’s 2024 cohort with $4.3 million in seed funding. The U.S. Special Forces has also entered into an agreement for early testing and development.  News Image Credits:ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP / Getty Images Meta on the stand: The government’s antitrust suit against Meta started with a bang this week. Among the testimony, a few things stood out: Mark Zuckerberg once proposed the strategy of “wiping everyone’s graphs and having them start again” to try and make Facebook culturally relevant again. And around the time that Meta noticed TikTok affecting its growth, it stopped reporting Facebook’s user numbers in its quarterly reports.  New trend in town: People are using ChatGPT to figure out the location shown in pictures. These image-analyzing capabilities, paired with the models’ ability to search the web, make for a potent location-finding tool. Great, just what we wanted.  Grok catches up: Grok now has a “memory” feature that lets the bot remember details from past conversations with a user, and it’s available in beta on Grok.com and in the Grok iOS and Android apps in the U.S. It should be noted that ChatGPT and Gemini both already have this feature.  Climate for the win: Big Tech companies are in a race to see who can eliminate carbon pollution first. This week Apple announced that it’s halfway there: Since 2015, the company says it has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by around 60%. Back at it: After retaking the helm at Bolt, CEO Ryan Breslow announced this week a “one-click crypto and everyday payments” solution all in one “super app” that he hopes will formally mark his return as the company’s leader.  Oh? Nvidia said this week that it was informed by the U.S. government that it will need a license to export its H20 AI chips to China. Earlier in the week it flagged that it will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to start producing some of those chips in the U.S., but it was light on details.  Call me “Dev Mode” now: Figma sent a cease-and-desist to popular no-code AI agent Lovable so it would stop using the term “Dev Mode” for a new product feature. Figma also has a product called Dev Mode, which it trademarked last year. Isn’t there enough Dev Mode to go around? Where in the world? Rippling filed a lawsuit against rival Deel alleging that Deel paid one of its employees to spy on Rippling. Rippling was trying to serve Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz with papers but couldn’t find him. Now it’s even more complicated: Bouaziz and his lawyers are in Dubai, which has a reputation for being a safe haven for those wanting to avoid extradition.  More AI with your AI: Notion this week released Notion Mail, an AI-powered email client that hooks up with your Gmail to help organize emails, draft responses, schedule meetings, and search across messages. Lucid Gravity first drive: “The Lucid Gravity may just be over-engineering at its best,” writes Abigail Bassett, who took a spin in the electric SUV. It’s poised to take market share from the likes of other luxury EV and internal combustion SUVs like the Rivian R1S, Cadillac Escalade IQ, BMW X7, and Audi Q8. Before you go … Image Credits:Patrick J. Endres / Getty Images Ah, nature: Need something relaxing to do this weekend? Check out the Great Moose Migration livestream, which offers 24 hours of tranquil scenes of forests and rivers. And if you’re lucky, you just might glimpse a passing moose. What could be better than that? 

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Table of Contents Table of Contents How Opera Mini’s AI is different How I tested Opera’s AI against ChatGPT and Google Gemini Prompt 1: Basic text knowledge Prompt 2: In-depth text processing with research Prompt 3: Image generation Prompt 4: Web browsing Why I wouldn’t dismiss Opera Mini’s AI immediately Opera Mini is a mobile browser with a decadeslong legacy which predates the launch of even mobile platforms, including Android or iOS. Its popularity has since dwindled, especially as Google and Android offer more refined browsers, in Chrome and Safari, that are also preinstalled on phones. To keep up with this intense pressure, Opera — the eponymous browser company — has also taken some unwelcome steps, such as adding full-screen banner ads and a sensational news feed to its browser. However, there is one area where Opera Mini is still relevant, and it is its data saving features, which used to be the selling point in the early days of smartphones when data was costly and limited. Though the issue like slow internet speeds or data caps are far less prevalent, we might still find ourselves stuck occasionally. And that’s why Opera Mini can still be useful. Recommended Videos More recently, Opera Mini was updated to include its AI chatbot, called Aria, which can answer queries or generate images. To see how really effective Aria is, I pit Opera Mini against ChatGPT and Google Gemini. Related Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends Foremost, Aria gets the convenience of being embedded in a web browser. If you already use Opera Mini, you don’t need a separate app. Aria primarily supports bimodal functionality, such that it supports text and images at the moment. Besides regular text queries and text-to-image generation, it also lets you attach images and answer questions based on that. While these features are useful, they are also widely common among other chatbots. There is, however, one aspect that interests me. Opera says the chatbot, being part of the Opera Mini browser, also helps save data. In this article, I will be putting those claims to test, and checking if these data savings are truly worth it. Unlike OpenAI, Google, Meta, and a whole wide range of providers have trained and developed their AI models ground-up, Opera says its chatbot is built on an AI engine that is powered by other models from Google and OpenAI. It doesn’t quite reveal the workings behind the said engine, so it would be interesting to see how the chatbot differs from actual offerings from these companies. Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends I split the test into four parts to test each chatbot’s acumen for commands of varying complexity. These tasks include testing Opera Mini’s Aria AI, Google Gemini, and ChatGPT for correctness, speed, and the data consumed for processing each request. To measure the data consumed by each chatbot to process the various prompts, I pulled up Android’s app-wise data usage stats after running each prompt. While I reckon this isn’t the most ideal or scientific method of testing, the idea was to test Opera’s claims about data savings while using its AI, and if there’s any, get an estimate on the data consumed compared to the others. This is why, the data usage stats are rounded off in multiples of 0.1MB for simplification. For consistency in results, I ran the same tests on free-to-use versions of Gemini (running 2.0 Flash model) and ChatGPT (GPT-4-turbo model). Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends For the first test, I chose a simple text prompt to examine each chatbot’s response time and data consumption with simple queries that may have already been fed to the AI model while training. Here’s the first prompt I used: What is the capital of Argentina? Since the desired response isn’t contentious, all three chatbots respond correctly. Despite similarities in each one’s response, all three take different time to process the request and consume unequal amounts of data, as I have composed in the table below. Opera Mini AriaGoogle Gemini ChatGPTData consumed (MB)0.10.10.05Time taken (second)1032 Both Gemini and ChatGPT were considerably faster at replying than Aria, which took almost four times as long as the other two. At the same time, Opera’s AI did not truly help save data in this test, especially in comparison to ChatGPT, which practically doesn’t consume any data to fetch the answer. Despite a laggard start for Aria, let me take you through how it performed when challenged on other fronts. Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends For the next text, I chose a more complex prompt that would require chatbots to analyze the problem in front of them before proceeding to generate the response. Besides testing them for quickness of response, the prompt also tests the chatbots’ abilities to draw information from various online sources. The prompt I used for this purpose is as follows: Create a detailed 5-day itinerary for a solo traveler visiting Kyoto, Japan for the first time. Include cultural experiences, food recommendations, and a rough daily schedule with travel tips. The second prompt elicited more work than the first, so all the chatbots consistently took longer to process the requests. Here are the results compared in the similar fashion as the last one: Opera Mini AriaGoogle Gemini ChatGPTData consumed (MB)0.20.40.05Time taken (second)202535 It is compelling to see ChatGPT pull up the information without using much data, as if it was doing so at the back of its head. While the cause isn’t immediately apparent, it feels ChatGPT may have already been trained for similar requests. It does, however, take the longest time to finish responding. Even though it starts generating the answer almost immediately, it continues to build it word-by-word. You may not bother with the delay, especially as only limited text is visible on a phone screen. By the time, you read and scroll, the latest sections would have populated, making the long duration to generate results less impactful. Interestingly, the other two competitors take up much less time, and Opera’s Aria takes the least. As with ChatGPT, the responses generate word-by-word and load in the background, while you can begin scrolling. Aria also consumed much less data than Gemini, though there is a reason behind it — as well as ChatGPT’s lower consumption — which can be seen in the responses. Among the three chatbots, ChatGPT had the most succinct responses. It took not more than a couple of sentences to list down the advised places to see while in the city of Kyoto. The instructions were simple and clear. Opera Aria (left) vs. Google Gemini (middle) vs. ChatGPT Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends Gemini, on the other hand, offered an extensively detailed response, providing information on not just the tourist attractions and food recommendations — and what to expect there, but also suggested spots to buy souvenirs. The detailed itinerary felt useful, but the amount of information could also be overwhelming for some. Gemini’s answer might be more useful if I was planning the trip several months in advance, but not if I’m already in Kyoto or will arrive in a few days. Lastly, Aria struck a balance between brevity and depth, breaking the days down in convenient chunks and organizing the information using solid headings, bullet points, and tables. Aria also mentioned its sources at the bottom, including not only blogs and webpages but also a YouTube video. I wish it also let me export the response in a Google Doc or PDF as Gemini and ChatGPT do. But overall, I was quite pleased with the answers from Aria. Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends For the third test, I inspected each chatbot’s abilities to generate images on command. Both Gemini and ChatGPT have already proven their mettle at the task and I did not expect them to slack. So, the test really was to scrutinize Aria. This is the prompt I shared with the chatbots: Generate a hyper-realistic digital painting of a futuristic city at dusk, viewed from a rooftop. The skyline should feature sleek glass skyscrapers with soft neon glows in purple and cyan. Flying vehicles are zipping between buildings. Add lush rooftop gardens with bioluminescent plants and a silhouetted figure watching the city below. Notably, Opera also uses Google’s Imagen 3 text-to-image model as does Gemini. So, I expected both of them to produce similar results. Opera Mini AriaGoogle Gemini ChatGPTData consumed (MB)0.70.83.4Time taken (second)1220105 However, I was amused to learn Aria generated images much faster than Gemini, though both consumed similar amounts of data. The quality of the images — and the level to which both followed the prompt — were also identical. However, Gemini generated images that were twice in resolution as Aria, which explains the additional time. ChatGPT was a laggard in this test, presumably owing to the heat its servers are having to endure due to the high amounts of image-generation requests. First with the Studio Ghibli effect and then with the action figure viral trends, multiple people have been turning to ChatGPT to create images with its improved image models. The phenomenon has even forced OpenAI to place restrictions for free users, which explains the long delay in image creation. However, when it comes to skills, ChatGPT produced far more visually pleasing and refined results than both Gemini and Aria. You can see the results for yourself: Opera Aria Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends Google Gemini Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends ChatGPT Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends Image regeneration in different style To challenge the chatbots’ abilities to recall previous prompts, I asked them to tweak the images generated above with another effect using the following prompt: Recreate this image in an oil paint style. The time and data consumption for this recreation align with the previous test, as you can see below. Opera Mini AriaGoogle Gemini ChatGPTData consumed (MB)0.40.66.5Time taken (second)1020145 In fact, both Aria and Gemini consume less data, presumably because they do not have to recreate the entire image again. ChatGPT, on the other hand, takes in much more data — almost twice as the last time — and even more time. There is, however, a very good reason for that. Both Aria and Gemini returned images without the desired modifications. Gemini simply recreated the image from a different perspective, while Aria degraded the image quality greatly and only adopted the requested oil painting effects for certain parts of the image. Even though ChatGPT consumed significantly more data and took way longer, it produced an image that truly looked like an oil painting without significantly modifying the elements in the image. Opera Aria Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends Google Gemini Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends ChatGPT Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends Lastly, to test how well the chatbots fetch real-time information from the internet, I used a very specific prompt. Here’s what I asked: Find the release date and standout features of the 2025 Fairphone, and briefly compare it to the previous model in terms of sustainability. Contrary to the previous text-based requests where Opera Mini’s AI lagged the other, it was fast enough to fetch the information quicker and with minimal resources. Opera Mini AriaGoogle Gemini ChatGPTData consumed (MB)0.20.30.4Time taken (second)101210 But what about accuracy? As it turns out, both Aria and ChatGPT (with its Search mode toggled on) gave a response based on the features of the older Fairphone 5, which launched in 2023, instead of the Fairphone 6, which is expected to launch in 2025. While ChatGPT completely misunderstood the question, Aria confidently said the product launched in January, which is actually when the company had shared their vision to launch a new phone this year. Opera Aria (left) vs. Google Gemini (middle) vs. ChatGPT Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends Only Gemini was able to accurately point out that the 2025 model of Fairphone has only been teased but is yet to release. This suggests both ChatGPT and Aria have trouble understanding a slightly wordy and twisted question and tend to fetch results based on the first result they come across. Gemini, on the other hand, appears to be wary of the prompt’s wording and easily shows the right answer, which is likely a result of Google’s broader access to news articles, owing to its general dominance in web search. Despite these flaws, I am inclined to recommend it to more people, especially those who don’t rely on AI for extensive or serious work. Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends Opera Mini’s AI chatbot may lack any spectacular features or may not outshine Gemini, ChatGPT, or other chatbots by a large margin, but there is one reason to absolutely try it: lower data consumption. As I learned through a series of tests, the AI does seem to align with Opera Mini’s ethos of data saving. It probably wouldn’t make a significant difference if you use Wi-Fi for most of your adventures on the internet, or have a cellular data pack with unlimited — or almost unlimited — data balance. But for instances when you are either low on data balance, facing issues with your internet’s speed, such as while using a hotel Wi-Fi, falling back to Opera Mini’s AI can be a reliable hack. Traveling internationally with limited data on your SIM is another scenario you may use Aria over the competitors. I still hesitate in recommending you to use it solely, especially if you use AI for professional utilities. But if you want it to whip up a quick travel plan, or summarize a not-so-important web document, Aria can be trusted with it. And while AI may still be far from the technology that an average user heavily relies on, it’s good to have one that is embedded right into the web browser, as in Opera Mini’s case. It still lacks compared to ChatGPT, especially since you can’t attach PDFs or other documents for it to summarize. But it does surprisingly well for a smallish model, especially in its ability to make these features available to the masses in developing or undeveloped countries. Editors’ Recommendations

A Cybertruck after protesters angry with Tesla CEO Elon Musk's role in the government set it ablaze outside a Tesla dealership in Seattle. AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson 2025-04-19T22:57:54Z Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? A 19-year-old has been charged with firebombing Cybertrucks at a Tesla dealership. There has been a spate of attacks on Tesla to protest CEO Elon Musk's role in the government. The Justice Department has warned it would pursue severe penalties for attacks on Tesla properties. The Justice Department charged a 19-year-old with "firebombing" Cybertrucks in Kansas.The government charged Owen McIntire, 19, with one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and one count of malicious damage by fire, the Justice Department said.McIntire made his first court appearance on Friday, but it was unclear if he had yet secured an attorney.Protesters angry with Tesla CEO Elon Musk's work with the White House DOGE Office to reduce government spending and cut staff have attacked several Tesla facilities across the United States in recent weeks. Musk has said DOGE seeks to cut at least $1 trillion from the federal budget. Its efforts are now the subject of several lawsuits.Data from Cox Automotive shows that used Tesla listings reached a record high in March. The company's stock price has also plummeted. And coordinated protests targeting Tesla took place across the country late last month.Two weeks before those protests, on March 17, the Justice Department said officers of the Kansas City Police Department in Missouri saw smoke coming from a Cybertruck parked at a Tesla dealership. The officers saw an unbroken Molotov cocktail near the smoking truck. The officer recovered the Molotov cocktail, but the fire still spread to a second Cybertruck.Attorney General Pamela Bondi previously said the Justice Department would seek 20 years in prison for another man accused of attacking a Tesla dealership in Colorado.Bondi said that the Kansas City incident should serve as another reminder that "anyone who still wants to firebomb a Tesla property: you will not evade us.""You will be arrested. You will be prosecuted. You will spend decades behind bars. It is not worth it," Bondi said. One of the charges McIntire faces carries a maximum penalty of 20 years. FBI Director Kash Patel said in the Justice Department press release that this is the second arrest of a suspect targeting Tesla this week, which is "more proof that the FBI will not stand for these destructive acts.""These actions are dangerous, they are illegal, and we are going to arrest those responsible," Patel said.The Justice Department says the two damaged Cybertrucks had a combined sale price of $212,970. The fire also damaged two charging stations, which were valued at $550 each. Recommended video

Getting married won’t stop me playing video games – Reader’s Feature GameCentral Published April 20, 2025 1:00am Apparently Star Wars Jedi: Survivor didn’t go down very well (EA) A reader reveals how his plan to play 1,000 different games in one year is going and why nothing, not even getting married, will stop it. This is the follow-up to I played 1,000 different video games in 2024 to clear my backlog, which GameCentral showed in February. In 2024 I challenged myself to play a thousand different games before the end of the year. I made a poor start to my challenge though, playing just 32 games in January, against a target of 85. So, to make any progress I had my work cut out. Also, I only have around an hour a day to play games. Some days there’s other things on and I don’t play anything at all. The amount of time I play each game varies enormously, with the longest being many hours and the shortest only minutes. You might think my girlfriend would mind about my challenge, but she has her own challenge to read 50 books a year, all of which have to fit different categories. And she makes this target easily, as she has fewer hobbies than I do. February was a good start on catching up though. Making a decision to sell off a load of PlayStation 4 and N64 games helped, and I managed 118 games – but was still 14 behind overall. But in March I was moving house, and with many boxes of games I needed to hire a storage unit to put them all in. There was also a load of other stuff that should have been thrown out years ago to deal with. I was also trying to time things, so I didn’t need essential items after they had been packed up. With plenty of unpacking and ferrying stuff back and forth I had another bad month with 20 fewer games than my target. In April I recovered slightly, but still not enough to catch up. The summer was busy with a holiday to Crete, football tournaments, drumming, a camping trip for a friend’s anniversary, new challenges with my business to sort out, several music festivals, trips to the doctor, and even meeting pair of capybaras. As we entered August, I realised I’d still been behind at the end of every month. I felt like a football team who looked to make the play-off places but have slid down the table and now have a relegation battle on their hands. With less than a third of the year remaining, I wasn’t making enough progress. But then something else happened that made me take stock. Driving back from a local music festival the day, after my girlfriend’s birthday, I thought ‘I’m going to ask her to marry me’. And the next month I did. I carefully planned a proposal where I hid her name and the words ‘Will You Marry Me’ into a quiz. And after going down on one knee with a tanzanite ring, she said yes. So the next thing on our agenda would be planning a wedding. Obviously, we would make that our priority. And it made me realise there are more important things to think about than a challenge. So did I stop there? Did the wedding planning mean I would miss the target? Or would I make an unlikely catch up? Well, spoiler alert there will be a part three to this series of Reader’s Features. Here are some of the games I played in the middle third of the year: The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 – Faith (Xbox One) The genres of games I play varies over time. Driving games are my favourite, platformers were on top in the 16-bit era and made a comeback over the last decade. I played most of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games until I bought a new TV that didn’t like them and then pretty much stopped, although there were also only a few new releases. I do play more story-based games now, and Telltale games like this are usually entertaining. The premise of an ‘80s New York where fairytale characters live disguised amongst regular humans is great, and there’s plenty of twists too. Dungeons 3 (Xbox One) I dream that one day I will invent my own subgenre of game, which blends a story-based title with strategy gameplay. You would make choices rather than be scrambling around keeping all the plates spinning or fiddling with poorly-optimised console controls, that were designed for mouse and keyboard. Of course, that’s not going to happen, as I have no experience of programming. For Dungeons 3 though, the dialogue is amusing and the voiceovers are great. Cameltry 2005 (PSP) The name Cameltry might not mean much to most people, but the gameplay is easy to describe – it’s like the bonus levels from Sonic The Hedgehog on the Mega Drive (and Cameltry actually came out first). This enhanced version, on the Taito Legends Power-Up compilation, is great to play, although the lack of save ability on a game that’s great in short bursts is a misstep. Flicky and Snail Maze (Xbox One) One game not on my list, as I only got halfway through, was Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. I did find the slimmer running time and ability to skip dialogue made for a better experience than the standard releases. However, that didn’t stop me from spending loads of time on the bonus games, including Sega Racing Classic 2 (basically Daytona 2 without the licence) and these pair of Master System games. I also was able to give Maze Hunter 3D a go, as I had a pair of surprisingly effective plastic red/blue 3D glasses. Inertial Drift (Xbox Series S) Driving games are my favourite genre of all time and this one – which uses the right stick to drift – is insanely fast. It doesn’t take long to play through but is good fun while it does. It does clearly riff on the similarly named Initial D manga series though. Hitman 2, Episode 2: Miami (Xbox One) I’d be the first to admit that patience is not my strongest point when playing games, meaning I tend not to enjoy stealth titles. This one looks great and has a sense of scale that was missing from earlier titles. Some detections felt unfair though, when I’d still taken proper care. Full Void (Evercade) This title looked like a modern day Flashback or Another World, two games I enjoyed (especially the latter) but really need modernisation. It didn’t live up to expectation, with too many dull or frustrating sections cancelling out the good ones. Night Driver (Atari 2600) This is a conversion of a 1976 arcade game, which was one of the first driving games to be in three dimensions. Of course, that basically means you are driving on a black road against a black background, with just white dots to show the difference. Even though it’s running on even more basic hardware than the original it’s still surprisingly engaging, rather than just a curio. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Xbox Series S) Free play weekends are a great way to try more games under a year old. Sadly, I found this to be considerably worse than its predecessor. Destroy All Humans: Clone Carnage (Xbox One) I am determined not to let games slip through my fingers but how much effort I put into getting certain games running can rankle. This sparsely-populated free online shooter took ages to get a game, and when I finally did it wasn’t worth it. The game just turned out to be a generic shooter that lacked the individuality you would expect from a game where traditionally you play as the aliens. Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora (Xbox Series S) Another game that was tricky to play, but for strange reasons. After a fairly dull first hour of story scenes and a very slow escape from a huge building I saved to come back the next day. But the timer on the trial kept running while the console was switched off. So, I had to use a backup profile and play through the boring bit again. The main part of the game was much better and similar to Far Cry Primal. Saints Row (Xbox 360) Not even the recent-ish reboot but the original Xbox 360 game from 2006. At the time the main selling point was that the controls were better than GTA, which is less relevant now. It’s still more of an impressive achievement than something to put more than a few hours into though. Nioh 2 (PlayStation 4) Extra hard games rarely drag me back for one more go, as I think of all the other titles I’d miss out on to free up the time. This one just bored me. Skull And Bones (Xbox Series S) I went into full Jim Royale mode when I heard Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot claim that Skull & Bones was a ‘quadruple-A game’. It wasn’t worth my time, let alone £70. At least it was another free play weekend title. 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Republican lawmakers associated with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce are probing the 23andMe bankruptcy out of concern for Americans’ DNA information. The troubled genomics company has been in a downward spiral ever since it suffered an unfortunate data breach in 2023. The company has since endured a maelstrom of conflict and controversy, including layoffs, litigation, and a plummeting financial valuation. In March, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has been looking for a buyer for its genetic data business ever since. On Friday, Congressmen Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Gary Palmer (R-AL), sent a letter to 23andMe making several inquiries about the company’s handling of Americans’ data. The letter notes that a judge “recently ruled 23andMe has the right to sell the sensitive medical and genetic information of its 15 million customers, which is considered to be the company’s most valuable asset” and states that, with “the lack of a federal comprehensive data privacy and security law, we write to express our great concern about the safety of Americans’ most sensitive personal information.” The letter notes that some customers have reported difficulties in deleting their accounts and information, and asks the company to explain how many of those deletion requests have been fulfilled. It also asks whether the company has a “vetting process” in place to determine whether its prospective buyer has a “history of implementing data security protections and compliance with sectoral, state, or any other data privacy and security laws.” It should be noted that while the Republican letter complains of a lack of a “federal comprehensive data privacy” law, lawmakers have only themselves to blame for this, given the fact that there have been multiple (failed) attempts to pass such a law. Gizmodo reached out to 23andMe for comment. Concern for 23andMe user data may be high, although the company has repeatedly promised to continue protecting customers’ information. A press release from March notes that to “constitute a qualified bid, potential buyers must, among other requirements, agree to comply with 23andMe’s consumer privacy policy and all applicable laws with respect to the treatment of customer data.” In other words, the data privacy assurances that the company currently promises will be carried over to whatever company buys the business. You may feel that doesn’t amount to much, given the fact that the company has already allowed user information to be compromised via its previous data leak. If so, you can still ask the company to delete your information via the process described here, courtesy of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Nature, Published online: 16 April 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01100-4Advances in diagnosis and treatment mean that rapid cognitive decline won’t necessarily follow hot on the heels of a diagnosis.

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How to Make Money Online with ElevenLabsHow to earn £3,000/month by licensing your voice and selling audiobooks with AI5 min read·Just now--A step-by-step guide to earning £3,000/month by licensing your voice and creating AI audiobooksWant to make money online without showing your face, working 9 to 5, or investing thousands up front?AI voice tools are making that possible — especially with platforms like ElevenLabs. Whether you’re a content creator, freelancer, or just someone curious about passive income, ElevenLabs can help you build a real online income stream.In this guide, I’ll walk you through two proven ways to earn money using ElevenLabs:Licensing your AI voice to earn passive incomeCreating and selling audiobooks with AI voiceoversYou don’t need experience. You don’t need a following. Just a decent mic, a few hours of focus, and a strategy. Let’s dive in.What Is ElevenLabs, and Why Should You Care?ElevenLabs is an AI voice platform that lets you clone your voice and turn any written script into ultra-realistic audio. It’s used by YouTubers, audiobook publishers, indie game developers, educators — pretty much anyone who needs a high-quality voiceover but doesn’t want to hire a full-time narrator.Here’s what makes ElevenLabs special:You can license your AI voice and get paid every time someone uses itYou can generate audiobooks, voiceovers, or full podcast episodes using textYou keep full control over your voice, pricing, and earningsIt’s beginner-friendly and affordable, starting at $5/month (though $22/month is best to get started)Option 1: Make Passive Income by Licensing Your AI VoiceA Reddit user named hijoshua made $164 in his first month, then grew to $451.35/month by month three.Another user, Particular-Card-4807, earned over CA$20,000 (around £10,500) in 11 months using just two voices.This isn’t theory. It works.1. Create an ElevenLabs AccountGo to ElevenLabs here and create your account.Start with the Creator Tier ($22/month) so you can upload and license your voice.2. Record Your Voice (Properly)Use a quality mic (like the Blue Yeti or Audio-Technica AT2020)Record in a quiet space — your closet can actually work greatRead ElevenLabs’ built-in sample scriptsRecord at least 30 minutes, ideally 2–3 hours, to train your voice accuratelyBe consistent in tone, energy, and pace. The more stable your voice, the better the clone.3. Upload and Clone Your VoiceGo to the ElevenLabs StudioUpload your recordings and wait a few hours for processingOnce done, test how it sounds and make improvements if needed4. Set Your Usage RateYou’ll earn based on how often people use your voiceA good starting price is around $0.03 per 1,000 creditsYou can adjust your rate later based on demand5. Publish and Share Your VoiceAdd your voice to ElevenLabs’ Voice LibraryPromote it on Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, and creator communitiesYou can also reach out directly to creators on Fiverr, YouTube, or indie dev forums6. Monitor Payouts and Scale UpElevenLabs pays you weekly via StripeTrack which voices are performing bestWant to grow faster? Clone more voices with different styles, accents, or charactersSome creators make separate ElevenLabs accounts to host more voicesTip: There’s demand for character voices, cartoon tones, non-English accents, and niche narrator types. Study what’s already in the library and offer something unique.Option 2: Create and Sell AI-Generated AudiobooksAudiobooks are booming — and you no longer need a professional studio or expensive narrator to make one.With ElevenLabs, you can produce high-quality audiobooks at home, using AI voices. Then, publish them on platforms like Audible or Google Play Books and earn royalties on every sale.Leeanna Morgan, a bestselling author, created 21 audiobooks using ElevenLabs.She estimates saving NZ$147,000+ and dramatically increased her sales.1. Pick a BookStart with public domain books (free to use and sell). Great choices include:The Art of WarFrankensteinPride and PrejudiceSherlock Holmes2. Clean and Format the TextBreak it into chapters or sectionsRemove any irrelevant front/back matterPrepare it for smooth narration3. Choose or Create Your Narrator VoiceUse ElevenLabs’ built-in voices or clone your ownAdjust pitch, tone, pace, and breathing for realismMatch the voice to the story (e.g., dramatic for mystery, calm for nonfiction)4. Generate the AudioUse ElevenLabs Studio to turn each chapter into audioCheck for errors and fix mispronunciationsAdd natural pauses and flow5. Edit and FinalizeUse Audacity (free) or GarageBand to polishAdd intro/outro music if neededExport in 192–256 kbps MP3 format to meet platform specs6. Publish to Major PlatformsUpload your audiobook to:Audible via ACXGoogle Play BooksKobo Writing LifeAdd a compelling cover using Canva and write a clear, searchable description.7. Promote and Build Your CatalogShare your audiobooks on social media and niche communitiesOffer a free sample chapter to build your email listRun simple ads or connect with book bloggers and YouTube reviewersKeep releasing new titles to grow your incomeWant to hit £3,000/month? Just 6 audiobooks making £500/month each can get you there.FAQ: Quick Answers to Common QuestionsCan I really make passive income with ElevenLabs?Yes. Creators are earning between £150–£1,000+ per voice per month.Do I need a subscription to earn?Yes. You’ll need at least the Creator Tier ($22/month) to publish your voice and earn royalties.How many voices can I create?One per account by default. Some creators use multiple accounts to host more voices.Where do I sell my audiobooks?Audible (via ACX), Google Play Books, and Kobo are great options. They all offer royalties on every sale.Final Tips for Long-Term SuccessPrioritize sound quality — it’s the biggest factor in successKeep experimenting — try different voices, styles, accents, and genresTrack what works — double down on what’s making you moneyJoin the community — check out Reddit, Discord, and Facebook groups around ElevenLabs and voiceover workStay consistent — the more assets you build, the more your income compoundsReady to Start?You don’t need a YouTube channel. You don’t need thousands of followers. And you definitely don’t need to go broke trying to launch something.You just need your voice, a quiet room, and a plan.Start small. License your first voice. Create one audiobook. And grow from there.Start your journey with ElevenLabs here