An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Air pollution from traffic is linked to some of the more severe forms of dementia, and could be a significant cause of the condition among those who are not already genetically predisposed to it, research suggests. Research carried out in Atlanta, Georgia, found that people with
Read MoreFlorida lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday that forces social media companies to keep most minors off their platforms. The Hill reports: The legislation, which passed the state House Thursday after earlier being approved by the Senate, now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) desk, though he says he’s not quite ready to sign on.
Read MoreWhile the use of Rust language by professional programmers continues to grow, Rust users expressed concerns about the language becoming too complex and the low level of Rust usage in the tech industry, according to the 2023 State of Rust Survey report. The report, which was produced by the Rust Survey Team and published February
Read MoreMicroplastics have been found in sediment layers that date back as early as the first half of the 1700s, “showing microplastics’ pernicious ability to infiltrate even environments untouched by modern humans,” reports Futurism. From the report: A team of European researchers made this alarming discovery after studying the sediment layers at three lakes in Latvia,
Read MoreIf you look into an electron mirror, you don’t expect to see your reflection. As [Anthony Francis-Jones] points out, what you do see is hard to explain. The key to an electron mirror is that the electric and magnetic fields are 90 degrees apart, and the electrons are 90 degrees from both. You need a
Read MoreA Houston-based company called Intuitive Machines made lunar history this week.
Read MoreA magician from New Orleans claims that a Democratic operative hired him to create the phony Biden robocall. According to text messages, call logs, and Venmo transactions, the creator shared with NBC News — a Democratic consultant working for a rival presidential campaign paid a magician in New Orleans to use artificial intelligence to impersonate
Read MoreIf you’re currently living outside of a Spanish-speaking country, it’s possible you’ve only heard of the music genre Reggaeton in passing, if at all. In places with large Spanish populations, though, it would be more surprising if you hadn’t heard it. It’s so popular especially in the Carribean and Latin America that it’s gotten on
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: India’s plan to let a moratorium on imposing customs duties on cross-border digital e-commerce transactions expire may end up hurting India’s more ambitious plans to become a global chip leader in the next five years, Reuters reported. It could also worsen the global chip shortage by
Read MoreTom McKay successfully masqueraded as a “Slackbot” on Slack after leaving Gizmodo in 2022, going unnoticed by the site’s management for several months. The Verge reports: If you’re not glued to Slack for most of the day like I am, then you might not know that Slackbot is the friendly robot that lives in the
Read MoreAmazon’s weekend deals are heating up, with Apple products ranging from the Apple Pencil 2 to M3 MacBook Pros up to 40% off. Dozens of Apple products are on sale at Amazon. As February winds to a close, month-end sales on Apple products are ramping up, with Amazon knocking up to 40% off popular hardware
Read MoreCath Virginia / The Verge | Photos via Getty Images Some laws operate like hidden trap doors — everyone walks across the trap at one point or another, but only a handful of us actually fall through. For the rich, it’s the law against insider trading; for the rest of us plebs, it’s the Computer
Read MoreGoogle is shutting down the Google Pay app, as the standalone app has largely been replaced by Google Wallet. According to TechCrunch, Google Pay “will only be available in Singapore and India” after its shuts down in the United States. From the report: Users can continue to access the app’s most popular features right from
Read MoreThere are plenty of great tech gifts that can light up someone’s life for less than $25, from smart bulbs to everyday essentials. | Image: Nanoleaf Wanting to treat a friend or a loved one to some tech or a cool gadget while on a very lean budget can feel like an impossible task. Most
Read MoreThere’s something a bit different about this Slackbot icon… | Image: Tom McKay Hiding on Slack isn’t all that hard, apparently; you just have to pretend you’re a bot. That’s what IT Brew’s Tom McKay did when he left Gizmodo in 2022, and he went undetected by the site’s management for months. In a post
Read MoreKalyeena Makortoff reports via The Guardian: US regulators have accused a man of making $1.8 million by trading on confidential information he overheard while his wife was on a remote call, in a case that could fuel arguments against working from home. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it charged Tyler Loudon with insider
Read MoreAn anonymous reader shares a report: Beware the apes, Reddit told the world in its IPO documents, though not in such explicit terms. Put simply, the company warned potential investors that one of its subreddits, the infamous r/WallStreetBets, could make its stock price and volume extremely volatile — and there’s little Reddit can do about
Read MoreReddit says it wants to reward users by letting them buy into the company’s public listing. Some say it’s too risky—others say they won’t pay a company they’ve already given hours of free labor to.
Read MorePresidents’ Day is over, but these mattress sales are still going strong. Don’t worry, we’ve price-checked it all to ensure there’s no trickery afoot.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the Hollywood Reporter: Over the past four years, Tyler Perry had been planning an $800 million expansion of his studio in Atlanta, which would have added 12 soundstages to the 330-acre property. Now, however, those ambitions are on hold — thanks to the rapid developments he’s seeing in
Read MorePhoto by Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against tax prep company H&R Block for allegedly wasting consumers’ time and money. The company deceptively marketed its services and made them difficult to downgrade, the FTC claims in an administrative complaint issued Friday. “H&R Block designed its online products
Read MoreGoogle Chat may not be the sexiest messaging platform out there, but being built into Gmail and other elements of Google Workspace, it can be convenient for both office workers and others who want an alternative to services like Slack, WhatsApp, or Telegram. But how safe is it? Should you invest even more trust in
Read MoreWhen it was first introduced in 1968, Fairchild’s 741 op-amp made quite a splash. And with good reason; it packed a bunch of components into a compact package, and the applications for it were nearly limitless. The chip became hugely popular, to the point where “741” is almost synonymous with “op-amp” in the minds of
Read MoreDell’s “return to office” mandate has left employees confused about which offices they can use and the future of their jobs — and concerned the initiative is a stealth layoff program that will disproportionately harm women at the IT giant. From a report: As El Reg broke this month, Dell told employees they each needed
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Google has now provided an explanation for what went wrong with Gemini after it generated inaccurate and offensive images of people. The tech giant claims that there were two things that went wrong and caused the AI to overcompensate. AI image generation of people reportedly won’t be turned back
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