These selfies, taken with an ultra-wide-angle lens, aren’t fussed over. Sometimes they are just “distorted and crazy.”
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As Midterms Loom, Mark Zuckerberg Shifts Focus Away From Elections
Mark Zuckerberg, who once said securing elections was “the most important thing,” has shifted Meta’s focus to the metaverse. That may have real-world implications.
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Should You Buy Now, Pay Later? Tread Carefully.
Afterpay, Apple and other financial tech companies are popularizing installment plans for paying off shopping splurges. These programs can also cause confusion and a loss of control.
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Fusion Energy Advance Is Hailed by a Seattle Start-Up
Zap Energy said its experimental reactor core was ready for a milestone test. Skeptics routinely question whether the technology is currently possible.
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Meta Agrees to Alter Ad Technology in Settlement With U.S.
The Justice Department had accused Meta’s housing advertising system of discriminating against Facebook users based on their race, gender, religion and other characteristics.
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Gadgets Were Hot. Now They’re Not.
Not long ago, it seemed impossible to find a laptop. The pandemic has upended that, too.
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Many Russian Cyberattacks Failed in First Months of Ukraine War, Study Says
A report published by Microsoft also found that Moscow’s disinformation campaign to establish a narrative of the war favorable to Russia was doing better than expected.
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How to get started with machine learning and AI
Enlarge / “It’s a cookbook?!” (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) “Artificial Intelligence” as we know it today is, at best, a misnomer. AI is in no way intelligent, but it is artificial. It remains one of the hottest topics in industry and is enjoying a renewed interest in academia. This isn’t new—the world has been...
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Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’
The technology giant will stop offering automated tools that predict a person’s gender, age and emotional state and will restrict the use of its facial recognition tool.