Meta announced a new WhatsApp feature it says is a private way to interact with Meta AI. Called “Private Processing,” the feature is totally optional, launches in the “coming weeks,” and neither Meta, WhatsApp, nor third-party companies will be able to see interactions that use it, according to the release. Meta says users can “direct […] Read more ›
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Within weeks of President Trump stepping into office, key health and environmental resources that doctors and farmers rely on started disappearing from federal websites. Trump was also quick to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID), cutting off funding - as well as the flow of data that people around the world use to […] Read more ›
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For several weeks, President Donald Trump and his administration have been grasping for evidence that a man his administration deported and imprisoned in error is a dangerous gang member, and the effort has now reached what may be an untoppable peak: the President repeatedly insisting in an in-person interview that an obvious text label that […] Read more ›
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Boox is debuting its first desktop monitor featuring a color E Ink screen. The new version of the Boox Mira Pro carries over the same functionality as the black-and-white version that launched in 2023, but using the same E Ink color display technology found in devices like the Kindle Colorsoft. E Ink offers several advantages […] Read more ›
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The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg is hearing arguments about whether then-Facebook illegally monopolized the market for “personal social networking services” through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC first brought the case […] Read more ›
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One of the best features of the now-discontinued Nest Secure security system was that if you also had the Nest X Yale Lock, you could unlock your door and disarm your security system just by entering a single code. With both those products now discontinued, Yale and ADT have a solution you might find interesting. The new […] Read more ›
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Meta is making a few notable adjustments to the privacy policy for its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. In an email sent out on April 29th to owners of the glasses, the company outlined two key changes. First, it’s giving Meta AI a more frequent view of the world. “Meta AI with camera use is always […] Read more ›
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Nvidia launched a new tool that lets developers generate AI images by first creating them in 3D. The awkwardly named Nvidia AI Blueprint for 3D-guided generative AI is available to download today for computers equipped with an Nvidia RTX 4080 GPU or higher, and works by bridging Blender’s 3D modelling software with Black Forest Lab’s […] Read more ›
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Rad Power Bikes may be going through some turmoil in its upper ranks, but the e-bike company’s product team is still working hard to churn out new bikes. Today, Rad Power revealed its refreshed RadRunner lineup, with a slew of cool new features, including a new Class 3 model. RadRunner is the company’s bestselling utility […] Read more ›
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I once wondered whether law enforcement might stop Elon Musk's power grab. About a month ago, I got my answer: no. On March 17th, the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency broke into the nonprofit, congressionally funded US Institute for Peace, according to court documents filed by the USIP's board of directors. By allegedly threatening to […] Read more ›
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Imagine this. You wake up, roll over, take your smart ring off its charger, and slip it onto your finger. After eating breakfast and getting ready for work, you kiss your lover goodbye and head out. Everything's hunky-dory - until you look down at your finger. The LED light on your smart ring is flashing […] Read more ›
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Content moderators who comb through harmful material uploaded to online platforms have formed a global trade union alliance in a bid to improve working conditions. The Global Trade Union Alliance of Content Moderators (GTUACM) announced today in Nairobi, Kenya, says it aims to “hold Big Tech responsible” for failing to address workers’ issues like low […] Read more ›
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Raycast users have been asking the app's developers for an iOS app for a long time. It took a while, though, for the developers to figure out exactly what that app was supposed to do. See, on a Mac (and soon a Windows PC), Raycast is a hugely powerful tool for navigating your computer. You […] Read more ›
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Since Neuromancer took the sci-fi world by storm in 1984, computing nerds have pined for a "cyberdeck" - the ultimate in personal, portable PCs for surfing and hacking the world. Usually, they're DIY affairs. But the 10-inch GPD Win Max 2 is the closest I've seen to an off-the-shelf cyberdeck worth buying. It's far from […] Read more ›
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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it’s exploring the use of AI systems for “predictive prevention” of crime and dangerous behavior on the city’s subway platforms. MTA chief security officer Michael Kemper said that the agency is “studying and piloting technology like AI to sense potential trouble or problematic behavior on our subway platforms.” “If […] Read more ›
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With just over a month to go before the Nintendo Switch 2 release date on June 5th, Nintendo has released a Switch 1 update that will help prepare things for the new console’s arrival. The V20.0.0 update for the original Switch adds a bunch of new features that go along with the Switch 2, like […] Read more ›
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The Metals Company, which has been trying for years to exploit battery materials strewn across the ocean floor, announced today that it has applied for a permit from the Trump administration to start commercially mining in international waters. Together, the company and President Trump are circumventing a multilateral process to develop rules for deep sea […] Read more ›
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In an unprecedented display of diplomatic aggression, French authorities publicly accused Russia of sponsoring several high-profile cyber attacks on French entities for over a decade to gather intelligence and destabilize the country. The incidents include everything from a faked Islamic State takeover of a French television broadcast signal in 2015 to the leak of President […] Read more ›
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Electronic Arts is reportedly eliminating “between 300 and 400 positions” and scrapping a game set in the Titanfall universe, codenamed R7, that was in the works at Respawn Entertainment, according to Bloomberg. “As part of our continued focus on our long-term strategic priorities, we’ve made select changes within our organization that more effectively aligns teams […] Read more ›
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Lyft has launched “Earnings Assistant,” an AI chatbot tool for drivers seeking to “optimize their time on the road.” With it, drivers can create plans based on information about things like airport arrivals or local events, announced Jeremy Bird, EVP of driver experience at Lyft in an email to The Verge. The Earnings Assistant feature […] Read more ›
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