[ad_1] For those defined by change, the tech world feels very disruptive these days. Artificial intelligence regularly makes headlines. Electric cars are taking over the roads. The microchip is made in the USA again. For the techno-optimists out there, we’re finally living in the sci-fi-inspired version of the future that was promised. But our present …
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How generative AI from OpenAI and Google is transforming search — and maybe everything else
[ad_1] The world’s first generative AI-powered search engine is here, and it’s in love with you. Or it thinks you’re kind of like Hitler. Or it’s gaslighting you into thinking it’s still 2022, a more innocent time when generative AI seemed more like a cool party trick than a powerful technology about to be unleashed …
Is the US actually banning TikTok over China ties?
[ad_1] Since its introduction to the US in 2018, TikTok has been fighting for its right to exist. First, the company struggled to convince the public that it wasn’t just for pre-teens making cringey memes; then it had to make the case that it wasn’t responsible for the platform’s rampant misinformation (or cultural appropriation … …
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TikTok’s new screen time limit for kids has limits
[ad_1] Amid mounting concerns (and lawsuits) about the impact of social media on children’s mental health, TikTok on Wednesday set a 60-minute time limit on screen time for users under 18, and announced several new pairings. Announced adding rental controls. However, these “restrictions” are actually more like suggestions. There are ways for young users to …
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Section 230: The Supreme Court considers two cases that may challenge it
[ad_1] You may have never heard of it, but Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is the legal backbone of the internet. The law was created almost 30 years ago to protect internet platforms from liability for many of the things third parties say or do on them. Decades later, it’s never been more …
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Meta Verified and Twitter Blue mark the end of free social media
[ad_1] “If you’re not paying for the product, you’re the product” has long been a popular saying about the business of social media. The saying goes that users aren’t paying for apps like Instagram or Twitter, but rather offering something else: attention (and sometimes content) that is sold to advertisers. implying that it is not. …
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WhatsApp Account Takeover Shows Why Phone Numbers Are Not Proper Logins
[ad_1] When he moved to a new country last October, he got a new phone number. Ugo, who lives in Europe, where WhatsApp is very popular, didn’t immediately register his new phone number with the app, but was able to continue using it as normal. It was only when I told WhatsApp that I had …
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Elon Musk’s Twitter is getting worse
[ad_1] It’s far from perfect, but if you’re used to the days when Twitter was a surefire place to digest all sorts of breaking news, politics, celebrity gossip, or personal thoughts, it’s time to embrace the new reality. . Twitter is becoming a degraded product. In the four months since Elon Musk took over the …
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down and will be replaced by Neil Mohan.
[ad_1] YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who has led the world’s largest video site for the past nine years, is stepping down from her role. She will be replaced by her longtime lieutenant, Neil Mohan. In a letter sent to YouTube employees, Wojcicki said he was leaving to “start a new chapter focused on my family, …
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Meta and TikTok face congressional sights over child-protection laws
[ad_1] A massive bipartisan push against Big Tech in the new Congress looks set to protect children. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was quoted as saying that passing them was a priority for him. I’m here. President Joe Biden recently said the same thing. If this week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings show any indication about …
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After Meta’s stock surged, executives warned employees they were still on ‘Apple’s whim’
[ad_1] 2022 has been a miserable year for Meta. Year-on-year, the stock price fell 65%, he laid off 11,000 people, and employee morale plummeted. However, there are signs that things are improving. Earlier this month, the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, and the stock is up more than 20% in his one day. Almost every …
The Adderall, Concerta, and Ritalin shortage doesn’t just affect people with ADHD
[ad_1] Kelsey can’t do her job without her medication. The resident physician in Wisconsin, who is in her early 30s, takes the generic version of a stimulant called Concerta to treat her narcolepsy as well as her attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Untreated, her ADHD makes it difficult to keep focus and do routine …
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AMC’s new plan: Get used to paying more for better movie tickets
[ad_1] let’s say you want to take yourself magic mike last dance at the AMC 34th Street Theater in Manhattan on Friday. It could happen! Regular tickets are available for $26.88. Or you can pick a seat in the middle of the theater and pay $1 more. If this was a Knicks game or a …
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Laid-off tech workers are sharing more than ever on LinkedIn about their experience
[ad_1] When Rob Fishman, a former account executive at a tech startup, was laid off in January, he wasn’t sure how to talk about it. Even though tens of thousands of tech employees at startups like his — and at major tech companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft (which owns LinkedIn) — were being laid …
This year’s Super Bowl commercial won’t use cryptocurrencies
[ad_1] Super Bowl LVI was only a year ago, but some of the ads I saw back then made it feel like a very different time. The future of the Internet was all about cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and the Metaverse. A company that didn’t exist a decade or three before him spent big bucks to establish …
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