On the short-form video app, long-established facts about the 1912 disaster at sea are being newly litigated as musty rumors merge with fresh misinformation and manipulated content.
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How to Use A.I. as a Shopping Assistant
Doing product research, making grocery lists and booking travel can be easier with tools like ChatGPT.
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Reddit Revolts, MrBeast’s YouTube Empire and Peak Trust and Safety?
Social platforms are entering a strange and uncertain future.
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The US Navy, NATO, and NASA are using a shady Chinese company’s encryption chips
Enlarge (credit: Bet_Noire/Getty) From TikTok to Huawei routers to DJI drones, rising tensions between China and the US have made Americans—and the US government—increasingly wary of Chinese-owned technologies. But thanks to the complexity of the hardware supply chain, encryption chips sold by the subsidiary of a company specifically flagged in warnings from the US Department...
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Google Domains is yet another useful service to get the ax in favor of “focus”“
Enlarge / These Corporate Memphis folks are going to have to look elsewhere soon to get their own domain, unless they’re good with Squarespace. (credit: Google) Eight years after Google Domains launched, and a little more than a year after it graduated out of beta, Google is “winding down following a transition period,” as part...
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Millions of Americans’ personal DMV data exposed in massive MOVEit hack
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As part of a massive ongoing cyberattack that exploits flaws in MOVEit file transfer software, the personal data of millions of US citizens, including those residing in Louisiana and Oregon, have been exposed to criminal organizations, according to CNN. In the wider attack, hackers targeted government agencies as well as multiple...
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Quantum Computing Advance Begins New Era, IBM Says
A quantum computer came up with better answers to a physics problem than a conventional supercomputer.
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Watch Out for ‘Junk’ Fees When Booking Travel Online
Hotels and airlines struggling to recoup their losses from the pandemic have been including more hidden charges. Don’t fall for them.
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In Sam Bankman-Fried Case, U.S. Withdraws New Charges
They said they were willing to proceed to trial in October without pursuing charges they filed after Mr. Bankman-Fried was extradited from the Bahamas.
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EU votes to ban AI in biometric surveillance, require disclosure from AI systems
Enlarge / The EU flag in front of an AI-generated background. (credit: EU / Stable Diffusion) On Wednesday, European Union officials voted to implement stricter proposed regulations concerning AI, according to Reuters. The updated draft of the “AI Act” law includes a ban on the use of AI in biometric surveillance and requires systems like...