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Why the future won't look like a sci-fi movie
This article features an interview with Nick Foster, former Head of Design for Google X. Foster will be speaking at TNW Conference, which takes place on June 15 & 16 in Amsterdam. If you want to exper...
FBI warns of increasing use of AI-generated deepfakes in sextortion schemes
The FBI on Monday warned of the increasing use of artificial intelligence to generate phony videos for use in sextortion schemes that attempt to harass minors and non-consulting adults or coerce them ...
Across the Spider-Verse's greatest feat is the way it takes Spider-Man's fandom to task
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse throws more than a few eye-catching supervillains at Miles Morales as he races around a kaleidoscopic multiverse trying to outrun a fleet of other Spider-People. Bu...
Internet users love fiber service--too bad you probably can't get it
Fiber-to-the-home Internet service is the clear favorite of US broadband users, but unfortunately most people in the US have no access to the technology, the American Customer Satisfaction Index said ...
Xbox COPPA violations cost Microsoft $20 million in FTC settlement
Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle an FTC complaint that its Xbox platform illegally collected and retained information about children without their parents' consent, in violation of the Childre...
Google Workspace users can now log in without a password, thanks to passkeys
Following up on Google's rollout of passkey support for consumer Google accounts in May, Google has now extended password-less login to Google Workspace business accounts. Google calls the Workspace r...
Generative AI will help your business handle more customer issues, faster
There's a lot of buzz around generative AI's potential to push productivity into hyperspeed, from quickly spitting out lines of code for developers to text and image tools that allow marketing teams t...
The Tesla Model 3 qualifies for the full $7,500 tax credit again
All versions of the Tesla Model 3 sedan now qualify for the full IRS clean vehicle tax credit. Tesla CEO Elon Musk used Twitter to share the news last week, but it has now been confirmed by the federa...
J&J's COVID vaccine is dead in the US; FDA revokes authorization
The Food and Drug Administration has withdrawn authorization for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, ending its short-lived but troubled existence amid the pandemic.In a letter last week, the FDA's ...
Hands-on with Apple Vision Pro: This is not a VR headset
CUPERTINO, Calif.--Going into the Vision Pro demo room at Apple's WWDC conference, I wasn't sure what to expect. The keynote presentation, which showed everything from desktop productivity apps to din...
This Google Ads script uses GPT to summarize account performance
Last month, I shared my first GPT-enabled Google Ads script. It identifies missing RSA headlines and suggests new variants.This month, I wanted to push the limits of GPT a little harder and see if I c...
Reddit's plan to kill third-party apps sparks widespread protests
Reddit is getting ready to slap third-pary apps with millions of dollars in API fees, and many Reddit users are unhappy about it. A widespread protest is planned for June 12, with hundreds of subreddi...
Dutch students use iron balls for safe hydrogen storage and transport
Green hydrogen will almost certainly play a key role in the energy transition, but it does come with a number of inherent challenges. It's highly flammable and must be stored at high pressures or cryo...
macOS Sonoma drops support for another wide swath of Intel Macs
With the introduction of the Apple Silicon Mac Pro, Apple has finally completed the Apple Silicon transition and booted all Intel Macs from its current lineup. But software support for Intel Macs isn'...
Finally, a useful blockchain application: Tracing halal meat
Blockchain is frequently derided as a solution in search of a problem. But buried beneath the crypto scams and Web3 utopianism hide some intriguing use cases.Some of the most powerful applications are...
Homo naledi were burying their dead at least 100,000 years before humans
Some 25 miles outside of Johannesburg, South Africa, there is a famous paleoanthropological site known as the Cradle of Humankind. So many hominin bones were found in the region that it was designated...
Twitter’s U.S. ad revenue drops 59%
Linda Yaccarino today became Twitter CEO - and she's got some hard work ahead of her. That's because Twitter's advertising revenue has declined 59% year on year, according to an internal presentation ...
Apple avoids "AI" hype at WWDC keynote by baking ML into products
Amid notable new products like the Apple Silicon Mac Pro and the Apple Vision Pro revealed at Monday's WWDC 2023 keynote event, Apple presenters never once mentioned the term "AI," a notable omission ...