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Apple will reportedly unveil a genre-defining calculator app at WWDC 2024

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Nathan Ingraham for EngadgetApple's calculator for Mac computers serves its purpose just fine, but it's reportedly...
Nathan Ingraham for EngadgetApple's calculator for Mac computers serves its purpose just fine, but it's reportedly getting massive updates with macOS 15 that turn it into a note-taking, currency-converting hybrid app. To start with, AppleInsider said the calculator will receive a design overhaul that swaps its numbe...

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Tesla cuts Model Y, X and S prices in the US, ends the referral program

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X won't let users hide their blue checks anymore

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Google Photos' enhanced editing tools will no longer require a subscription

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Geek Squad Layoffs

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Roku looks into serving you ads on whatever you plug into its TVs

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Roku already serves ads through its platform, but it's also apparently exploring the idea of showing...
Roku already serves ads through its platform, but it's also apparently exploring the idea of showing you ads while you're using third-party devices connected to its TVs. Based on a recent patent filing unearthed by Lowpass, the company is looking to develop a system or a method "for ad insertion by a display device ...

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California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that allows employees to relax

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Burnout, quiet quitting, strikes — the news (and likely your schedule) is filled with markers that...
Burnout, quiet quitting, strikes — the news (and likely your schedule) is filled with markers that workers are overwhelmed and too much is expected of them. There's little regulation in the United States to prevent employers from forcing workers to be at their desks or on call at all hours, but that might soon chang...

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OpenAI says it can clone a voice from just 15 seconds of audio

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OpenAI just announced that it recently conducted a small-scale preview of a new tool called Voice...
OpenAI just announced that it recently conducted a small-scale preview of a new tool called Voice Engine. This is a voice cloning technology that can mimic any speaker by analyzing a 15-second audio sample. The company says it generates “natural-sounding speech” with “emotive and realistic voices.”The technology is ...

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Elon Musk's updated Grok AI claims to be better at coding and math

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Elon Musk's answer to ChatGPT is getting an update to make it better at math, coding...
Elon Musk's answer to ChatGPT is getting an update to make it better at math, coding and more. Musk's xAI has launched Grok-1.5 to early testers with "improved capabilities and reasoning" and the ability to process longer contexts. The company claims it now stacks up against GPT-4, Gemini Pro 1.5 and Claude 3 Opus i...

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Discord to open up developer SDK to enable more games and apps inside platform

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Discord has been experimenting with embedding apps and games directly in chats for a while, via...
Discord has been experimenting with embedding apps and games directly in chats for a while, via the Activities feature. Now the company is set to launch a dedicated SDK for developers to join the chat-based fun. The Embedded App SDK rolls out on March 18 and allows devs to build experiences that are embedded in an i...

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41 State AGs tell Meta to fix their customer support for hacking victims

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A group of 41 state attorneys general are demanding that Meta step up its support services...
A group of 41 state attorneys general are demanding that Meta step up its support services for users who have been victims of hacks and account takeovers. “We refuse to operate as the customer service representatives of your company,” the group writes in a letter addressed to Meta’s chief legal officer. “We request ...

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UK government wants to use AI to cut civil service jobs

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The two primary fears around AI are that the information these systems produce is gibberish, and...
The two primary fears around AI are that the information these systems produce is gibberish, and that it'll unjustly take jobs away from people who won't make such sloppy mistakes. But the UK's current government is actively promoting the use of AI to do the work normally done by civil servants, including drafting r...

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Lenovo's Project Crystal is first laptop with a transparent MicroLED display

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It’s not often you encounter a device that looks like it came straight out of a...
It’s not often you encounter a device that looks like it came straight out of a movie set. But Lenovo’s Project Crystal, supposedly the world’s first laptop with a transparent microLED display, is an example of sci-fi come to life.Currently there are no plans to turn Project Crystal into a retail product. Instead Le...

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Google Pauses Ability to Generate Images of People

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Google said Thursday it’s pausing its Gemini chatbot’s ability to generate people. The move comes after...
Google said Thursday it’s pausing its Gemini chatbot’s ability to generate people. The move comes after viral social posts showed the AI tool overcorrecting for diversity, producing “historical” images of Nazis, America’s Founding Fathers and the Pope as people of color.“We’re already working to address recent issue...

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Instagram and Threads will no longer recommend political content

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Meta will no longer recommend political content to users on Instagram or Threads, according to Instagram...
Meta will no longer recommend political content to users on Instagram or Threads, according to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri. He said that users will still see political content from accounts they follow, but the apps will no longer “proactively amplify” such posts.The change, which will be rolling out “over the next ...

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Video: Doom Running on Gut Bacteria

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An MIT biotech researcher has been able to run the iconic computer game Doom using actual...
An MIT biotech researcher has been able to run the iconic computer game Doom using actual gut bacteria. Lauren Ramlan didn’t get the game going on a digital simulation of bacteria, but turned actual bacteria into pixels to display the 30-year-old FPS, as reported by Rock Paper Shotgun.Specifically, Ramlan created a ...

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The FCC wants to make robocalls that use AI-generated voices illegal

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The rise of AI-generated voices mimicking celebrities and politicians could make it even harder for the...
The rise of AI-generated voices mimicking celebrities and politicians could make it even harder for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fight robocalls and prevent people from getting spammed and scammed. That's why FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wants the commission to officially recognize calls that...

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Japan will no longer require floppy disks for submitting some official documents

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Japan is an innovative country that leads the way on many technological fronts. But the wheels...
Japan is an innovative country that leads the way on many technological fronts. But the wheels of bureaucracy often turn incredibly slowly there. So much so, that the government still requires businesses to provide information on floppy disks and CD-ROMs when they submit certain official documents.That's starting to...

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eBay is laying off 9 percent of its workforce

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Vibrating belt that treats low bone density gets FDA approval

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The FDA has provided clearance for a medical device called Osteoboost, a vibrating belt that improves...
The FDA has provided clearance for a medical device called Osteoboost, a vibrating belt that improves bone density in patients with osteopenia. The device, which was developed by California-based startup Bone Health Technologies and in part with NASA, is the first medical device of its kind to get regulatory approva...

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OpenAI suspends developer over bot that impersonated presidential candidate

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OpenAI has suspended the developer behind Dean.Bot, a ChatGPT-powered bot designed to impersonate Democratic presidential candidate...
OpenAI has suspended the developer behind Dean.Bot, a ChatGPT-powered bot designed to impersonate Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips to help bolster his campaign, according to The Washington Post. The chatbot was created by AI startup Delphi for the super PAC We Deserve Better, which supports Phillips.D...

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EU says music streaming platforms must pay artists more

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The European Parliament is calling for new regulations to ensure streaming services pay artists fairly. The...
The European Parliament is calling for new regulations to ensure streaming services pay artists fairly. The proposal also calls for more transparency around how algorithms generate suggestions for which artists to stream and what tracks get the most promotion.The proposed changes will be designed to ensure smaller a...

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The Flappie AI cat door stops your pet from gifting you dead mice

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Finding weird pet-related technology is a CES tradition, and this year is no exception. Take Flappie,...
Finding weird pet-related technology is a CES tradition, and this year is no exception. Take Flappie, for example. The Swiss start-up is showing off an AI-powered cat door that automatically locks if your kitty tries to bring in prey it caught from the outside.On the side of the door facing the outside, you'll find ...

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Samsung debuts the first transparent MicroLED screen at CES 2024

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On Sunday night Samsung held its annual First Look event at CES 2024, where the company...
On Sunday night Samsung held its annual First Look event at CES 2024, where the company teased the world's first transparent MicroLED display. While there's still no word on how much it costs or when this tech will find its way into retail devices, Samsung showcased not one but three different transparent micro LED ...

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Apple will reportedly unveil a genre-defining calculator app at WWDC 2024

Tesla cuts Model Y, X and S prices in the US, ends the referral program

X won't let users hide their blue checks anymore

Google Photos' enhanced editing tools will no longer require a subscription

Geek Squad Layoffs

Roku looks into serving you ads on whatever you plug into its TVs

California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that allows employees to relax

OpenAI says it can clone a voice from just 15 seconds of audio

Elon Musk's updated Grok AI claims to be better at coding and math

Discord to open up developer SDK to enable more games and apps inside platform

41 State AGs tell Meta to fix their customer support for hacking victims

UK government wants to use AI to cut civil service jobs

Lenovo's Project Crystal is first laptop with a transparent MicroLED display

Google Pauses Ability to Generate Images of People

Instagram and Threads will no longer recommend political content

Video: Doom Running on Gut Bacteria

The FCC wants to make robocalls that use AI-generated voices illegal

Japan will no longer require floppy disks for submitting some official documents

eBay is laying off 9 percent of its workforce

Vibrating belt that treats low bone density gets FDA approval

OpenAI suspends developer over bot that impersonated presidential candidate

EU says music streaming platforms must pay artists more

The Flappie AI cat door stops your pet from gifting you dead mice

Samsung debuts the first transparent MicroLED screen at CES 2024