by Matthew Gault on (#6DEXC)
Warner Bros. in Japan issued an official apology after U.S. social media teams played up a connection to 'Oppenheimer.'
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by Matthew Gault on (#6DDWY)
How does Oppenheimer' rate as history? And why is everyone flooding back into the movie theater?
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by Nicolette Accardi on (#6DB8E)
Hear that? It's the sound of bratwursts sizzling over our new Solo Stove.
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by Gabby Bess on (#6DB58)
A 2016 study explains why you can't stop looking at your phone, even when you are ostensibly having fun with your friends.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6D96X)
OpenAI's CEO lamented that Oppenheimer wasn't inspirational enough, and an employee said they had hoped it would be more like the Avengers.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6D8SG)
Christopher Nolan's new picture has landed in a world once again on the nuclear brink, and indicts us all.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6D81B)
Actors and writers are on strike because they were left behind by the streaming revolution and AI is poised to disrupt their professions.
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by Nicolette Accardi on (#6D561)
Missed Prime Day? Don't sweat it: Samsung smartwatches, Ooni pizza ovens and AirPod alts are still on sale.
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by Nicolette Accardi on (#6D43G)
Whether it's the Zuckerberg co-signed Meta Quest 2 or a model made out of cardboard (literally), it's never been easier to step into the world of VR.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6D3T5)
Much like nuclear weapons themselves, Oppenheimer' runs on ancient technology.
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by Nicolette Accardi on (#6D2ZY)
You already know about the Ring doorbell, but how about a trash can that can empty itself?
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by Matthew Gault on (#6D1DN)
Operation Underground Railroad has a long history of making bold and unsubstantiated claims.
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by Nicolette Accardi on (#6B1N0)
The Fitbit Inspire 2 is impressively precise despite its bargain price tag on Amazon, and makes us feel like we're in 'Spy Kids'.
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by Maxwell Strachan on (#6CXER)
The venture industry needs to shrink to adjust to the new normal, and even the VCs themselves know it. If you look at the industry as a whole, it's too big," said one.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6CVPC)
"Other platforms cannot replace it," said a senior member of the Taliban in a tweet, explaining that Meta is "intolerant."
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by Matthew Gault on (#6CVJZ)
Shelters built in the runup to World War II are being used to avoid the heat wave.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6CVCM)
There are more sites than ever, but they all feel completely useless. Why?
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by Chloe Xiang on (#6CRPP)
To delete Meta's new Twitter rival, you also have to delete Instagram.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6CRPQ)
Connection is a strength and a weakness.
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by Chloe Xiang on (#6CQZR)
But only the human creators who contributed to a song can be nominated and win.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6CQX1)
Prigozhin was a constant poster, but he's barely been online since his aborted mutiny.
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by Chloe Xiang on (#6CKAR)
The lawsuit claimed that OpenAI secretly scraped 300 billion words from the internet."
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by Matthew Gault on (#6CFV5)
Inside The Comm,' a series of Discord servers where kids post about their life of crime.
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by Nicolette Accardi on (#6CD4D)
This week sucks in the best way possible with sex toy deals for pride month, and vacuums that can finally hit all your hard-to-reach... corners.
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by Joseph Cox on (#6CCJ4)
Motherboard dug through years worth of OceanGate's archives, finding a company that repeatedly brought up the commercial prospect of deep sea exploration while misleading the public about its claimed connections to respected government bodies and private
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by Jason Koebler on (#6CBRV)
The fact that OceanGate's boat uses Starlink has nothing to do with how it communicates from the boat to the Titan submarine.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6CAKD)
Gamepads are so good at controlling things, that the U.S. military frequently uses them.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6CACE)
Dystopian hype around technology is just a sales pitch.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6C896)
Pictures of Baphomet statues on sale at the Christian craft store vent Viral on Facebook as some called for a boycott.
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by Chloe Xiang on (#6C9ZC)
Fake sites are using social media to target the LGBTQ community as more states ban gender-affirming healthcare.
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by Jason Koebler on (#6C9ZD)
The administration, which has previously championed right to repair, ignores its own experts to side with huge companies and screw over consumers.
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by Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp on (#5JKRM)
You can't make Steve Miller pop out of a cake, so gift the old man an iPad, Carhartt gear, and a Masterclass for writing his memoir.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6C9ZE)
T-Shirt bots have been on Twitter for years, but now they've got blue check marks and prominent placement on your timeline.
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by Chloe Xiang on (#6C9ZF)
Zuckerberg said Meta users will have a social assistant that can help them become a better friend.
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by Chloe Xiang on (#6C9ZG)
The Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and NASA are among some of Azure Government's customers.
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by Chloe Xiang on (#6C9ZH)
There are currently no public details on what evidence or documentation, if any, the whistleblower may have.
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by Chloe Xiang on (#6BYB0)
The chatbot is named "Tessa" and will replace the entire Helpline program starting June 1.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6BYB1)
The governor just signed the most comprehensive right to repair bill in the country.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6BYB2)
Discord's captcha asked users to identify a 'Yoko,' a snail-like object that does not exist and was created by AI.
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by Chloe Xiang on (#6BYB3)
Privacy has become a major concern with online AI models that are hooked up to corporate servers.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6BYB4)
Members of the Russian Volunteer Corps include a guy arrested for spreading the Christchurch Shooter’s Manifesto and the founder of a neo-Nazi death metal festival.
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by Chloe Xiang on (#6BW2H)
Researchers have used AI to peer into the mind's eye.
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by Nicolette Accardi on (#6BW2J)
For almost a decade, these wildly affordable earbuds have been my secret everyday carry must-have for keeping music in and unwanted noise out.
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by Chloe Xiang on (#6BW2K)
An AI-generated image of a fake explosion near the Pentagon went viral thanks to blue-check Twitter accounts.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6BW2M)
"There's no such thing as living off the grid," said one architect of the system, which will use data from internet-connected devices and "smart city" sensors.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6BW2N)
Talking with author Cory Doctorow about his new book: 'Red Team Blues'
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by Matthew Gault on (#6BW2P)
The Russian army is innovating its tanks by turning them into artillery placements and outfitting them with anti-aircraft and naval guns.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6BW2Q)
Twitter’s long history of fighting Turkish censorship has ended with Musk.
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by Chloe Xiang on (#6BW2R)
Many AI researchers see this as an anti-competitive move, as requiring licensing will be much more beneficial for larger companies than smaller ones.
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by Matthew Gault on (#6BP1W)
Searching for dog and cat videos returned horrifying results.
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