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Time’s Running Out. TikTok TikTok
Following the passage of a measure by President Joe Biden that could result in TikTok's ban in the United States, ByteDance, the Chinese firm that owns TikTok, is considering selling the well-known app. A potential acquisition of TikTok would need more than simply...
ChatGPT Now Maintains Chat History, Even If You Have Opted Out Of Sharing Training Data
ChatGPT now maintains your chat history, even if you have not chosen to share your data with the model for training. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced on X that the upgrade was now available for ChatGPT Free and ChatGPT Plus subscribers. If you already agreed to share your...
Jack Harlow Releases Theme For Upcoming Virtual Reality Concert
The rapper Jack Harlow has released the teaser for his upcoming virtual reality show, which will give attendees a 360-degree perspective of his No Place Like Home Kentucky Tour. In a post on his Instagram account on Tuesday, January 2, Harlow unveiled the video,...
Amazon Exceeds Expectations; Ad Sales Increase 24%
Amazon delivered another strong set of results, marking the fifth consecutive quarter in which profits above expectations. Sales increased significantly across the board, particularly in the company's computing segment. The advertising division's revenue increased 24%...
Tractor-Trailers Without Anyone On Board? The Future Is Near For Self-Driving Trucks On US Roadways
On a three-lane test track near the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a bend. Nobody was on board. A quarter mile ahead, the truck's sensors detected a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In less than a second, it signaled, entered...
Earth Just Got A Laser Message From 140,000,000 kilometers Away
NASA acknowledged that Earth received a mystery signal from deep space. According to the space agency, the odd signal originated approximately 10 million kilometers from Earth. If you want some context, that's equivalent to going to the Moon 40 times, which is quite...
Snapchat Will Now Watermark Its Users’ AI-Generated Photographs
Snapchat users will soon see a ghostly picture floating over AI-generated photographs, as the company joins other major internet companies in employing watermarking technology to combat AI misinformation and deepfakes. Images created with Snapchat's AI capabilities,...
The Terrifying Reality Of What Airport Security Can See Through An X-Ray Machine
Walking through airport scanners is a necessary part of airline travel these days, but have you ever considered what those devices actually show? The gadgets are intended to highlight any objects that people may be hiding beneath their garments; hence, they must be...
Microsoft Makes Copilot Available For All Marketers
Microsoft's AI assistant Copilot is now available to all marketers on the Microsoft Advertising Platform, a month after expanding the testing pool, the firm stated today. Microsoft promotes CopIlot as a tool that allows advertisers to save time on ordinary operations,...
YouTube TV Brings Back Its Improved Picture Quality With Enhanced 1080p
Have you seen any modest improvements in picture quality? You are not crazy; YouTube TV has been trying to improve the quality of some channels and provide users with a superior 1080p experience. This was initially released in late March, but was removed due to some...
People Are Just Finding Out What Exactly Happened To Tom From Myspace
People talking about Myspace are asking what happened to Tom. Tom from Myspace was one of the original social media greats, dominating the game as early as 2003. It existed before Facebook and Twitter, and it appears that individuals still hold a flame for the social...
As Wall Street Is Alarmed By AI Spending, Facebook’s Parent Company Meta Initiates A Tech Selloff
Meta Platforms' (META-Q -10.59%) shares fell 13% on Thursday, causing a sell-off in large technology firms as the social network company hinted that the return on its expensive AI wager would take years. The decline was expected to wipe out around $170 billion from...
The FTC Provides $5.6 Million In Refunds To Ring Users As Part Of The video Privacy Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission is refunding more than $5.6 million to customers as part of a deal with Amazon-owned Ring, which was accused of failing to protect private video recordings from unauthorized access. In a 2023 complaint, the FTC accused the doorbell camera...
Rare Footage Shows Astronauts Prepping For Launch Before Their Deaths In The Apollo 1 Catastrophe
Rare and sad film of astronauts preparing for launch on the disastrous first crewed flight of the Apollo 1 program has surfaced. On February 21, 1967, the first low Earth orbital test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft was scheduled to launch from NASA's home base in Cape...
Tesla Cybertruck Breaks Down After Passing Through The Car Wash Amid Claims It’s A ‘Deathtrap’
A Tesla Cybertruck driver claims that his almost-new Cybertruck broke down after he drove it to the car wash. The vehicle's owner stated that he encountered an issue with the $80,000 truck just a few months after purchasing it, and with only about 3,400 miles on the...
Microsoft Teases Lifelike Avatar AI Technology But Provides No Release Date
Microsoft researchers have released a new artificial tool capable of creating deeply lifelike human avatars—but have not provided a schedule for making it available to the public, citing concerns about facilitating deep false content. The AI model known as VASA-1,...
TikTok Warns That US Ban Will ‘Trample Free Expression’
TikTok claims that a prospective ban on its app in the US would "trample the free speech" of 170 million Americans. The US House of Representatives voted on Saturday to ban TikTok unless the app's owner cuts connections with China. The legislation was part of a US...
Frontier Communications Suffers A Massive Cyberattack That Impacts Its Customer Service
If you use Frontier for your internet, you may have encountered some problems when attempting to contact customer service. Frontier suffered a huge cyberattack on April 14th, forcing the business to lock down a large portion of its internal network in order to prevent...
Slack’s New AI ‘Recap’ Tool Sends You A Daily Recap Of Important Conversations
Slack has introduced a new generative AI tool that functions similarly to a morning newsletter for your communications. On Thursday, the popular office messaging platform introduced a new "Recap" function that creates a daily recap of critical talks. Users can choose...
US Congress Presses Ahead With Bill To Pressure TikTok’s Chinese Owner To Sell
An proposal to force TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the social media app or risk a ban in the United States gained traction in Congress on Thursday, with the House of Representatives scheduling a vote for Saturday and a senior Senate Democrat backing the...
The Most Advanced AI Robot Provides A Scary Answer When Asked If It Can Generate More Of Itself
People are outraged on social media when an AI robot responded to a question about whether it could make more of itself in the future. Ameca, the 'world's most sophisticated' humanoid robot, attended the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 13-17, 2024. The robot uses...
Video Accounted For Over A Quarter Of US Digital Ad Spending Last Year
According to the IAB and PwC's most recent Internet Advertising Revenue Report, total digital ad spending in the United States will increase by 7.3 percent in 2023 to $225 billion. And video is a big driver of this expansion, having experienced the strongest growth...
Tesla Cybertruck Production And Delivery Were Recently Ceased. Here’s The Most Likely Reason
So far, 2024 has been a bad year for Tesla. Electric vehicle sales are declining, prompting Elon Musk's business to lay off 10% of its personnel on Monday. Tesla's newest vehicle, the Cybertruck, is currently experiencing a serious issue, which appears to have...
After Comparing Data, Scientists Found A World That Might Be Better For Living On Than Earth
Scientists say that a planet they just found about 1,200 light-years away might be a better place to live than Earth. Scientists have come up with a new way to figure out which exoplanets (planets outside of our solar system) are most likely to have enough water and...