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August 31, 2023
Apple’s Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy
By Lily Hay Newman | |
In December, Apple said that it was killing an effort
One Medical CEO departs one year after Amazon acquisition
By Caroline O'Donovan | |
Comment on this storyCommentA little over a year after Amazon
Texas cannot yet enforce ID checks on porn sites
By Amanda Silberling | |
A Texas judge issued an injunction today to stall the
China’s AI chatbots go public, and how climate change is affecting hurricanes
By Rhiannon Williams | |
The news: Baidu, one of China’s leading artificial-intelligence companies, has
‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder’ Is What Happens When Devs Have Time to Play
By Megan Farokhmanesh | |
Wonder also introduces badges, which give players different abilities like
Starfield’s 1,000 Planets May Be One Giant Leap for Game Design
Starfield almost immediately nudges its players to the edges of
SEC cyber disclosure rules are taking effect: Here’s what to expect
By Naomi Eide | |
The Securities and Exchange Commission is raising the bar for
All products are garbage, and for good reason
By Haje Jan Kamps | |
Even if you want high-quality products, capitalism won't let you
CrowdStrike soars on security tool consolidation demand
By David Jones | |
CrowdStrike Holdings reported record earnings during the fiscal second-quarter as
A biotech company says it put dopamine-making cells into people’s brains
By Antonio Regalado | |
Legal questions Embryonic stem cells were first isolated in 1998
10 Best Travel Coffee Mugs (2023): Insulated, Steel, Thermal
By Matt Jancer, Adrienne So | |
We run through so many travel mugs, and not all
VanMoof, Trendy E-Bike Brand, Bought Out of Bankruptcy by Scooter Maker
By Claire Moses | |
VanMoof, the Dutch e-bike maker that gained a zealous following
Microsoft unbundles Teams from Microsoft Office in Europe to appease regulators
By Paul Sawers | |
Microsoft has announced that it will unbundle its Teams business
How climate change can supercharge hurricanes
By Casey Crownhart | |
So even though I live in the Northeast now, by
40 Best Labor Day Deals (2023): Firepits, Grills, and Couches
By Louryn Strampe, Gear Team | |
Ah, summer, we miss you and you’re not even over
Y Combinator removes Indian startup over ‘irregularities’
By Manish Singh | |
Storied venture firm Y Combinator has terminated its association with
16 Best Laptop Backpacks (2023): Weather-Proof, Sustainable, Stylish
By Medea Giordano, Adrienne So | |
The number of backpacks out there is endless, and they
Meta rejects request to suspend Facebook account of Hun Sen, Cambodia’s ruler
By Regine Cabato | |
Comment on this storyCommentMANILA — Social media giant Meta is
Fitbit targeted with trio of data transfer complaints in Europe
By Natasha Lomas | |
Google-owned Fitbit is facing a trio of privacy complaints in
The involuntary criminals behind pig-butchering scams
By Zeyi Yang | |
But there are also other, far more dire consequences to
DART Showed How to Smash an Asteroid. So Where Did the Space Shrapnel Go?
By Ramin Skibba | |
Nearly one year ago, NASA flung the DART spacecraft into
Feds investigate Tesla’s use of funds for secret ‘glass house’ project
By Rebecca Bellan | |
Manhattan federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are
Large language models aren’t people. Let’s stop testing them as if they were.
By Will Douglas Heaven | |
Instead of using images, the researchers encoded shape, color, and
31 Best REI Labor Day Deals (2023): Tents, Sleeping Bags, and Outdoor Gear
By Scott Gilbertson | |
Summer is winding down, which means great deals on outdoor