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Elon Musk claims Twitter login requirement is a “temporary emergency measure” as “several hundred” orgs were “scraping Twitter data extremely aggressively” (Matt Binder/Mashable)

Matt Binder / Mashable: Elon Musk claims Twitter login requirement is a “temporary emergency measure” as “several hundred” orgs were “scraping Twitter data extremely aggressively”  —  Twitter is currently blocking visitors from viewing tweets and profiles unless they are logged in.

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Shall We Hack a Game?

A fantastic summertime game has consumed many of the kids in my neighborhood. It’s basically a treasure hunt, but the treasures are all shoebox-sized NFC readers that are “easily” findable on a map. Players all have a smart card and run around from box to box, collecting points that depend on how far apart the

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An All Sky Camera To Watch The Night Sky

If you have any astronomer friends you’ll soon discover that theirs is a world of specialist high-quality optical equipment far ahead of the everyday tinkerer, and for mere mortals the dream of those amazing deep space images remains out of reach. It’s not completely impossible for the night sky to deliver impressive imagery on a

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Generative AI can make experienced programmers more productive, potentially eliminating tasks done by junior developers as companies use the tech to save money (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: Generative AI can make experienced programmers more productive, potentially eliminating tasks done by junior developers as companies use the tech to save money  —  Artificial-intelligence software is eating the software industry, as companies turn to generative AI tools to save money on programmers.

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Voice.ai’s Real-Time Voice Changer Technology Attracts $6 Million in Funding

Voice.ai, a leading provider of real-time voice changing technology, has recently secured $6 million in funding to further develop its innovative platform. The investment, led by Mucker Capital and M13, will be used to expand the company’s technical talent pool, enhance its software development kits (SDKs) and application programming interfaces (APIs), and explore new applications

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The best Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 cases

Galaxy Watch 5 (left) with Galaxy Watch 4 Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority In light of ever-improving durability ratings, the best smartwatches need less and less extra protection. On the other hand, Samsung’s smartwatches don’t come cheap. We recommend giving your purchase a greater shot at longevity. To help, we round up the best

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Exploring The Tech Behind Concert LED Wristbands

LED wristbands are now a common feature of large arena concerts and events, with a variety of capabilities and technical implementations. In the video after the break, Wall Street Journal does a fascinating deep dive into these wearable light shows. The three main control technologies are IR light, RF radios, and Bluetooth. The IR-controlled ones

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HUAWEI Watch Ultimate review: Should you buy it?

HUAWEI Watch Ultimate review: At a glance What is it? The HUAWEI Watch Ultimate is a HarmonyOS-based smartwatch with 10ATM/100m water resistance. It is specifically designed to serve as a dive computer for scuba diving and freediving. It works best when paired with a HUAWEI smartphone but is also compatible with other Android phones and

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Tracxn: Indian startups raised $5.46B in H1 2023, down from $17.1B in H1 2022 and $13.4B in H1 2021; Tiger Global made just one deal while SoftBank made none (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Tracxn: Indian startups raised $5.46B in H1 2023, down from $17.1B in H1 2022 and $13.4B in H1 2021; Tiger Global made just one deal while SoftBank made none  —  Several high-flying Indian startups, including Byju’s, Swiggy and PharmEasy, have experienced a dramatic downward adjustment in their valuations

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The FBI says it formed an online database in May to prevent swatting by facilitating coordination between police departments and law enforcement agencies (NBC News)

NBC News: The FBI says it formed an online database in May to prevent swatting by facilitating coordination between police departments and law enforcement agencies  —  Advances in technology allow callers to mask their voices, phone numbers or IP addresses (also called “spoofing”) or make their false 911 calls sound more credible.

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