When portions of Twitter's source code appeared on Github earlier this year, the social media company asked the court to compel the collaborative programming network to reveal the identity of the user who posted it.…
Researchers in Israel have found that tomato and tobacco plants that are dealing with stress factors make a popping sound that can be detected over 3 feet away, a reaction that seems tantamount to a human moaning in anguish or yelling in pain.…
What do you do when you have a very successful and popular product (marijuana) that is legal in some places, but federally has been a Schedule 1 drug since 1970?…
Microsoft has rolled out Windows 11 build 23424 to Windows Insiders in the Dev channel. This week's release isn't quite as big, but it brings two big new features and some tweaks to the Microsoft Store.…
Since ChatGPT launched, the debate around the “fair use” of public website content for AI training – and whether this is plagiarism – has raged.…
Meta Platform Inc’s European users will no longer have to suffer from certain targeted advertising on Facebook and Instagram, a change that’s expected to take effect on Wednesday.…
You won't have to worry about burning fossil fuels if you hail a Waymo One ride in the near future. Waymo is phasing out its hybrid Chrysler Pacifica vans in the Phoenix East Valley area in favor of the Jaguar I-Pace EV, making its autonomous ride-hailing fleet completely electric as of late April.…
Microsoft has released a new build of Windows 11 to Insiders in the Canary channel, and it comes with a fair number of changes, including a handful of improvements for the Microsoft Store.…
N1 projectorBack in February, Northspyre announced it had raised $25 million to bring costs under control for big building projects. (TechCrunch’s Mary Ann Azevedo mentioned the fundraise in her fintech newsletter.)…
While you can find smart speakers in a number of price ranges, two popular high-end choices are Apple’s second-generation HomePod and the Sonos Era 300.…
Users and programs meet on Walt Disney World’s newest coaster Tron Lightcycle Run at Magic Kingdom. To kick off the attraction’s official opening on April 4 (heh, 404), Disney Parks invited io9 to attend their All the Disney Thrills media days to get a sneak peek at the highly anticipated ride inspired by the ‘80s…
Theropods like T. rex and Velociraptor had sheaths of scaly skin covering their long, pointy teeth, according to a team of paleontologists who recently studied the ancient predators.…
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This week, I’m at HP’s Amplify partner conference in Chicago.
The Kingdom has approved “partner” status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has signed the documents granting Saudi Arabia the status of “dialog partner” with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) – the political, economic and security bloc currently chaired by China.…
The Indian hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo is in late-stage discussions to secure about $50 million in a new financing round, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, as the Bengaluru-headquartered startup scrambles for comfort in an otherwise funding winter for younger firms.…
It's basically considered a necessity to have a laptop for schoolwork these days. Whether you are in high school or just about to go off to college, you have to ensure that the laptop you are considering will be a good fit for you.…
Rumors of an animated Scott Pilgrim show have been swirling around for years, though Netflix officially confirmed those rumors last year by announcing it was working on something.…
YouTube announced today that it is expanding its Analytics for Artists tool by adding YouTube Shorts-related data to the “Total Reach” metric, which gives artists and their teams an overview of how their music is reaching audiences across YouTube.…
Following the launch of iOS 16.4 and macOS 13.3 earlier this week, Apple on Thursday issued updates for its iWork suite of productivity apps: Keynote, Numbers, and Pages.
Now in custody in Montenegro, Do Kwon could be facing "at least a year" behind bars as the country considers extradition requests, according to one criminal defense lawyer.…
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Meta announced that starting next Wednesday, some Facebook and Instagram users in the European Union will for the first time be able to opt out of sharing first-party data used to serve highly personalized ads, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Starting on May 1st, OverDrive app users who still use it to digitally access a library’s collection will need to upgrade to Libby, a newer app from the same company that also lets you rent library ebooks for free.…
It appears that Netflix’s gaming push is going to go a little further than making a handful of mobile games available free with your Netflix subscription.
A public challenge could put a temporary stop to the deployment of ChatGPT and similar AI systems. The nonprofit research organization Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP) has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that OpenAI is violating the FTC Act through its releases of large language AI models like GPT-4.…
Since a couple of years ago, webcams have become a necessary part of a lot of people's lives. Whether it's communicating with friends, family or work colleagues, the power to be present from anywhere in the world is an incredible thing.…
