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Google’s GenAI Bots Are Struggling. But so Are Its Humans
This week, we talk about the rocky rollout of Google’s Gemini image generator, and some internal...
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New Doc Explores the Pitfalls of Colonizing Space
In Doppelgängers³, three look-alikes, including director Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian, go to a cave in Spain to...
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Google Used a Black, Deaf Worker to Tout Its Diversity. Now She’s Suing for Discrimination
Jalon Hall was featured on Google’s corporate social media accounts “for making #LifeAtGoogle more inclusive!” She...
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5 Years After San Francisco Banned Face Recognition, Voters Ask for More Surveillance
On Tuesday the country’s techiest city backed a ballot proposition that tapped into concerns about crime,...
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Europe Is Breaking Open the Empires of Big Tech
Tech giants have to comply with a new EU law that is set to change the...
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A 62-Year-Old German Man Got 217 Covid Shots—and Was Totally Fine
Hundreds of boosters over a 29-month period had little effect on the one person who tried...
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The 16 Sci-Fi Movies You Need to Watch Before You Die
Here’s how to stream the best sci-movies of all time, from Dune: Part Two to The...
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Inside Election Conspiracy Groups on Super Tuesday
Despite Trump’s overwhelming victories on Tuesday, election deniers still found room to boost baseless conspiracies about...
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Cities Aren’t Prepared for a Crucial Part of Sea-Level Rise: They’re Also Sinking
Coastal land is dropping, known as subsidence. That could expose hundreds of thousands of additional Americans...
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Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth
De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences claims it has found a way to reprogram elephant cells, a technical...
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AI Tools Are Still Generating Misleading Election Images
Though AI companies said they put some guardrails in place, researchers were able to easily create...
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For Bitcoin Mines in Texas, the Honeymoon Is Over
The energy demands of bitcoin mining have sparked controversy in a state that once welcomed those...
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He Promoted an Election Conspiracy Film. Now He’s Headed for Congress
Brandon Gill, a far-right 2020 election denier who helped promote the debunked 2000 Mules film, just...
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How to Watch the 2024 Oscars
The 96th Academy Awards ceremony celebrating major movies, like Oppenheimer, will air on ABC this Sunday...
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The Dark Side of Open Source AI Image Generators
Open source tools allow anyone to make AI art. They have also been used to produce...
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Google Is Finally Trying to Kill AI Clickbait
On Tuesday, Google announced changes to combat AI spam in search. An SEO expert says these...
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The Top New Features in Apple’s iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
Apple just rolled out iOS 17.4 to iPhones and iPads. Here are the latest updates, including...
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Makers of Popular Switch Emulator Agree to Pay $2.4 Million to Settle Nintendo Lawsuit
The devs behind Yuzu have shut down the Switch emulator, which they now say is “primarily...
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Inside the Shadowy Firm Pushing the Limits of Business Privacy
Registered Agents Inc. has for years allowed businesses to register under a cloak of anonymity. A...
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Facebook, Instagram, and Threads Are Coming Back Online After a 2-Hour Outage
People around the world reported that Meta’s social platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Threads suffered outages for...
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A Rejected NASA Prototype Inspired Omega’s White Speedmaster Moonwatch
The new chronograph can trace its bright look back to models designed to withstand the rigors...
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A Max Password-Sharing Crackdown Is Coming
Following in the footsteps of Netflix and Disney+, streaming service Max plans to start restricting password-sharing...
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How to Open Spotify Links If You Aren’t a Spotify User
Your friends are always sharing Spotify links with you, but you don’t use Spotify. Here are...
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How to Use Apple’s Check In Feature in iOS 17
Apple’s safety feature makes it easier than ever to notify loved ones when you’ve arrived at...