Over the past year, Meta has blanketed TV screens around the world with commercials touting the privacy of Whatsapp, its encrypted messenger with a monthly user base of 3 billion people. “It’s private,” one ad campaign featuring the former cast of the Modern Family TV show says. “On Whatsapp, no one can see or hear...
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In five years, you won’t be able to spell IT without AI, Gartner predicted today. VP analysts Alicia Mullery and Daryl Plummer delivered the sentiment at their keynote address at Gartner’s IT Symposium in Gold Coast, Australia, as reported by The Register. Gartner believes that by 2030, all work performed by an IT department will...
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The Spectacular Comeback Tour of Ross Ulbricht, the Founder of Silk Road
Ross Ulbricht, who created the Silk Road dark web marketplace and was serving a life sentence for drug distribution, has embarked on a strange and unexpected comeback after President Trump pardoned him in January.
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Would Anyone Use a Chinese Stablecoin?
A new law in Hong Kong could pave the way for digital currencies tied to China.
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Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors
The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works.
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The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds
Scammers are using A.I. tools to make it look as if medical professionals are promoting dubious health care products.
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Jean Twenge Is Still Warning Parents About Teens and Screen Time. Is Anyone Listening?
The researcher and author Jean Twenge has a prescription for the harmful effects of screen time on children. If only parents would listen.
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YouTube’s NFL Broadcast Will Test Platform’s Ability to Handle Live Sports
YouTube’s live broadcast on Friday night of the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers game is set to be a major test of the platform’s programming ambitions.
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The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds
Scammers are using A.I. tools to make it look as if medical professionals are promoting dubious health care products.
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Elon Musk Could Become First Trillionaire Under New Tesla Pay Package
Tesla’s board unveiled a compensation package for the chief executive that could be worth $900 billion if he meets ambitious targets.