Confessions of an AI Clickbait Kingpin
Serbian DJ turned internet entrepreneur Nebojša Vujinović Vujo floods abandoned news sites with AI-generated articles. But he wants you to know he’s a nice guy.
Read MoreSerbian DJ turned internet entrepreneur Nebojša Vujinović Vujo floods abandoned news sites with AI-generated articles. But he wants you to know he’s a nice guy.
Read MoreThe mobile phone is an expensive and often surprisingly fragile device, whose manufacturers are notorious for making them as difficult to repair as possible. Glued-together cases and unreplaceable batteries abound, and technical information is non-existent. But amongst all that there’s one manufacturer with a different approach — Fairphone. Case in point, they’ve released the full
Read MoreSome of the newer Asus OLED monitors like the ROG Swift PG32UCDM (pictured) will benefit from a longer three year burn-in warranty. | Image: Asus MSI and Asus are providing consumers who purchase their OLED monitors with some additional peace of mind, having now revised their warranty coverage on certain models to cover the dreaded
Read MoreMacworld At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros High charging speedSolid construction Cons Power supply not includediPhone lays flat Our Verdict The Base One Max not only looks great, it fully meets the expectations of a high-quality product. It offers fast charging times for the iPhone and high practicality. Price When Reviewed $105 (power adapter not
Read MoreCool Planet will be recruiting all across Ireland, for positions in engineering, sales, grid services, project management and more. Read more: Cool Planet to double its workforce, creating 150 new jobs
Read MoreCredit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority Fairphone has responded to OnePlus’s comments on why the latter didn’t match Google and Samsung’s seven-year promise for updates. OnePlus said seven years of updates don’t matter if the user experience was bad, adding that the battery might not last. Fairphone responded by saying that OnePlus and others should
Read MoreCritics have long been accused of accepting money from companies in exchange for a review of their gadget, book, or movie. Most writers would scoff at the idea, but the practice is widespread—and growing.
Read More“You’d have an incomprehensible level of computational, predictive, analytic, and psychic skill. You’d have the mind of God.” An exclusive excerpt from 2054: A Novel.
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Gulf The Galaxy Fit 3’s manual has now appeared online ahead of the device’s release. We get a good look at the wearable along with a comprehensive list of features. Samsung hasn’t issued a launch date for the Galaxy Fit 3 just yet, but that hasn’t stopped the company from prematurely listing the
Read MoreMacworld The age of the Vision Pro is upon us! By now the reviews are out, the first adopters have received their devices, and anybody who wants a demo of the future of spatial computing can walk into an Apple Store and try Apple’s headset. But it’s worth remembering throughout all of this that the
Read MoreFollowing an investigation, authorities identified Texas-based Life Corporation and an individual named Walter Monk as responsible for the calls made last month. Read more: Fake calls using AI voice of Biden used to discourage US voters
Read MoreMartin Hellman achieved legendary status as co-inventor of the Diffie-Hellman public key exchange algorithm, a breakthrough in software and computer cryptography. That invention and his ongoing work in cryptography and digital signatures earned him a Turing award in 2015. He has since followed that up with a second act devoted to promoting world peace and personal development.
Read MoreOne reason Python is a prime choice for web development is the breadth of web frameworks available in the language. Among the most popular and useful is Flask, which lets you start simple (“one drop at a time”) but grows with your application to add just about all the functionality you need. In this article,
Read MoreMacworld Does your Windows device need an upgrade? You don’t need to break the bank with an OS or suite upgrade with the All-in-One Microsoft bundle, which gives you lifetime access to Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 and Windows 11 Pro for under $50. First up in this PC bundle is Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019
Read MoreAs the momentous first year of ChatGPT comes to a close, it’s clear that generative AI (genAI) and large language models (LLMs) are exciting technologies. But are they ready for prime-time enterprise use? There are well-understood challenges with ChatGPT, where its responses have poor accuracy. Despite being based on sophisticated computer models of human knowledge
Read MoreA heat pump is installed on the first floor among many AC units at the New York City Housing Authority’s Woodside Houses in Queens, New York. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Nine states inked an agreement today to promote heat pump sales. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) sets a 2030 target
Read MoreThe popular remote desktop software Anydesk recently suffered a massive cyberattack that compromised its production systems. While the remediation plans have been executed successfully, the attack has provoked fear in many Anydesk users. As a result, many Anydesk users have started to look for alternatives. So, are there any better Anydesk alternatives available? Well, absolutely,
Read MoreAfter months of being an invite-only platform, the X challenger app with more than 3m users is now open to everyone. Read more: Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky now open to all
Read MoreIt doesn’t take much chasing things around the bench with a soldering iron to appreciate the value of good work holding. And don’t get us started on those cheap “helping hands” alligator clip thingies; they’re somehow worse than no work holding. Isn’t there a better way? Maybe, judging by [Paul Bryson]’s idea for a dirt
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google’s Reading mode app has been silently updated to support email and social media apps. You can now use the Reading mode app on apps like Gmail, Threads, and X (formerly known as Twitter). Android has a long way to go to become a more accessible platform, but progress
Read MoreSay what you like about Palworld but its extraordinary popularity and the fact that the devs Pocketpair have been very active in patching the game and adding new features are both things that have surprised a lot of people. A new patch for Palworld has been pushed within the last couple of hours that addresses
Read MoreWhile the Microsoft-backed start-up hopes the latest move will establish AI ‘provenance’, the metadata associated with an image is incredibly easy to remove. Read more: OpenAI to watermark AI images in metadata. But is it enough?
Read MoreFor plenty of media center PCs, home theaters, and people with a simple TV and a decent audio system, the standard speaker setup now is 5.1 surround sound. Left and right speakers in the front and back, with a center speaker and a subwoofer. But the 5.1 setup wasn’t always the standard (and still isn’t
Read MoreRussian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko set a world record for total time spent in space, “surpassing his compatriot Gennady Padalka who logged more than 878 days in orbit,” reports Reuters. From the report: At 0830 GMT Kononenko broke the record, Roscosmos said. Kononenko is expected to reach a total of 1,000 days in space on June
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority WhatsApp has revealed how it’ll work with other encrypted messaging apps. The company says cross-app messaging will be an opt-in affair, citing spam concerns. WhatsApp will also offer a dedicated inbox for messages from third-party apps. New European Union (EU) laws mean that WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger have been
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