A Google exec's jab at Apple about texting issues between iPhones and Android drew cheers and applause at a conference
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A Google exec's jab at Apple about texting issues between iPhones and Android drew cheers and applause at a conference
Google took some time out of its annual developers conference to call out Apple on stage for not adopting RCS, and the crowd ate it up.
New efficiency standards for electric motors will save consumers $8.8B over 30 years, DOE says
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New efficiency standards for electric motors will save consumers $8.8B over 30 years, DOE says
Along with finalized standards for electric motors, the U.S. Department of Energy announced proposed standards for new dishwashers that are expected to save consumers almost $3 billion.
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Deepfake porn, election disinformation move closer to being crimes in Minnesota
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Deepfake porn, election disinformation move closer to being crimes in Minnesota
The Senate removed exceptions for parodies and satire from the bill before approving it on a near-unanimous vote Wednesday.
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Stack Overflow is ChatGPT Casualty: Traffic Down 14% in March
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Stack Overflow is ChatGPT Casualty: Traffic Down 14% in March
Developers increasingly get advice and code to adapt from ChatGPT and GitHub CoPilot rather than Stack Overflow message boards
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DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman calls for universal basic income to cushion A.I. job loss
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DeepMind cofounder warns governments seriously need to find solution for people who lose their jobs to A.I.
“There are going to be a serious number of losers,” warns Mustafa Suleyman, who helped found Google’s A.I. lab.
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FCC Low Income Broadband Program A Huge Windfall For Monopolies Causing The Broadband Affordability Problem We’re Pretending To Fix
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FCC Low Income Broadband Program A Huge Windfall For Monopolies Causing The Broadband Affordability Problem We’re Pretending To…
During the COVID crisis, the FCC launched the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB program), giving lower income Americans a $50 ($75 for those in tribal lands) discount off of their broadband bill. Un…
SoftBank's founder compared himself to Jesus and Yoda. His tech fund lost a record $32 billion this year.
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SoftBank's founder compared himself to Jesus and Yoda. His tech fund lost a record $32 billion this year.
SoftBank was once described as a "spaceship." Economic turmoil has brought it crashing to Earth.
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Peloton Recall: “Immediately Stop Using” 2.2 Million Bikes
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2.2 Million Peloton Exercise Bikes Recalled; ‘Immediately Stop Using', Gov't Says
Peloton is recalling 2.2 million exercise bikes due to a risk of the seat post breaking, and owners are being told to “immediately stop using” the bikes until they can be repaired. The recall affects Peloton model PL01, sold from Jan. 2018 through this month.…
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Rooftop solar panels could power one third of US manufacturing sector
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Rooftop solar panels could power one third of US manufacturing sector - IOP Publishing
Mounted on the rooftops of industrial buildings, solar panels could meet the entire electricity demand of up to 35% of US manufacturers. A new study, published in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research: Sustainability and Infrastructure, investigates…
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Microsoft puts the freeze on employee salaries, CEO pay still as hot as ever — Despite billions of dollars in profit, Satya Nadella points to those pesky ‘macroeconomic uncertainties’
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Microsoft puts the freeze on employee salaries, CEO pay still as hot as ever
Despite billions of dollars in profit, Satya Nadella points to those pesky 'macroeconomic uncertainties'
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Power plants may face emission limits for the first time if EPA rules pass
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Power plants may face emission limits for the first time if EPA rules pass
The proposal would keep up to 617 million metric tons of total carbon dioxide from spilling into the atmosphere through 2042.
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Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control them
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Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control them
The former Googler and current Signal president on why she thinks Geoffrey Hinton’s alarmism is a distraction from more pressing threats.
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Pentagon Proposes Bold Move to Cut Congressional Approval in the Development of Breakthrough Technologies
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Pentagon Proposes Bold Move to Cut Red Tape in the Development of Breakthrough Technologies - The Debrief
The Pentagon is requesting new authorities that would allow it to develop breakthrough technologies without pre-approval from Congress.
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Disney+ loses subscribers for second quarter in a row, drops 4M subs
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Disney+ loses subscribers for second quarter in a row, drops 4M subs
As Disney approaches its third round of expected layoffs and deals with production delays due to the ongoing writers strike, the company delivered more bad news to investors. Its flagship streaming service, Disney+, lost four million subscribers in Q2 2023…
India first democracy to ban encrypted messaging apps on massive scale. Only days before Press Freedom Day, India banned apps for secure communication because of "terrorists" use.
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India first democracy to ban encrypted messaging apps on massive scale. | Tuta
Only days before Press Freedom Day, India banned apps for secure communication because of "terrorists" use.
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Twitter appeared to limit the reach of investigative news site Bellingcat days after Elon Musk suggested its Texas mall shooter investigation was a 'psyop'
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Twitter appeared to limit the reach of investigative news site Bellingcat days after Elon Musk suggested its Texas mall shooter…
Bellingcat reported Tuesday that Mauricio Garcia, the Allen, Texas mall shooter, had shared white supremacist memes on Russian social media.
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Amazon Delivery Drivers Unionized. Now They Have to Prove They Work For Amazon
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Amazon Delivery Drivers Unionized. Now They Have to Prove They Work For Amazon
The Teamsters say that Amazon is in “complete control” of the conditions which caused drivers to organize. Amazon has declined to bargain.
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Hewlett-Packard hit with complaints after disabling printers that use rival firms’ ink cartridges
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Hewlett-Packard hit with complaints after disabling printers that use rival firms’ ink cartridges
Hewlett-Packard has prompted an onslaught of complaints after disabling printers of customers who try to use ink from rival companies.
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Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over massive spike in car thefts
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Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over massive spike in car thefts
Car thefts in the city have nearly doubled this year compared to the same time last year, part of a nationwide trend after videos showing how to easily steal the vehicles racked up millions of views on TikTok. Certain Kia or Hyundai models can be stolen using…
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Google confirms Reports of Ad Blockers Being Banned on YouTube
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Google Responds to Reports of Ad Blockers Being Banned on YouTube - IGN
Google confirmed that it is currently experimenting with a feature that limits the use of ad blockers on YouTube.
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