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Fast Company

This privacy-first notes app is an ideal Chrome home page upgrade

Man alive, these humble web browsers of ours sure have come a long way. But for all the progress we’ve seen in the past several years, somehow, Chrome and most other modern browsers still fall short in one critically important area—and that’s what they show you when you first open ’em. The ...

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Fast Company

This privacy-first notes app is an ideal Chrome home page upgrade

Fast Company

AI is a new factor in U.S. election misinformation—and there are still 101 days to go

There are 101 days until the U.S. presidential election and, as in years past, misinformation is once again an issue. But this year, AI chatbots are also factoring into the equation. One recent example: After President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday, screenshots circulating on social ...

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Fast Company

AI is a new factor in U.S. election misinformation—and there are still 101 days to go

The Verge

Here’s your first look at Amazon’s Like a Dragon: Yakuza

Image: Amazon Kiryu is getting a live-action makeover very soon. At Comic-Con today, Amazon revealed the first look at its upcoming adaptation of the Yakuza game series, with the show Like a Dragon: Yakuza (not to be confused with the game Yakuza: Like a Dragon). The streaming ...

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Here’s your first look at Amazon’s Like a Dragon: Yakuza

Engadget

ISPs are fighting to raise the price of low-income broadband

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Engadget

ISPs are fighting to raise the price of low-income broadband

WIRED

Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing

DC went to YC to talk OS.

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WIRED

Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing

Ars Technica

NASA nears decision on what to do with Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft

Boeing won't start flying operational crew missions with Starliner until a year from now.

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Ars Technica

NASA nears decision on what to do with Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft

The Verge

Junji Ito’s terrifying Uzumaki hits Adult Swim in September

Image: Adult Swim Adult Swim’s long-awaited adaptation of Uzumaki finally has a premiere date — and an appropriately creepy trailer. The series, based on the classic horror manga from Junji Ito, will start airing on September 28th. Episodes will hit Adult Swim first, and then ...

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Junji Ito’s terrifying Uzumaki hits Adult Swim in September

Engadget

Amazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatment

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Engadget

Amazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatment

Fast Company

Video game turmoil: What the actor strike means for blockbusters like ‘Fortnite’ and ‘GTA’

Just shy of a year after Hollywood actors went on strike against the television and motion picture industries, SAG-AFTRA is headed back to the picket lines. The union has called a strike against major video game companies after talks surrounding voice and motion capture actors’ concerns about ...

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Fast Company

Video game turmoil: What the actor strike means for blockbusters like ‘Fortnite’ and ‘GTA’

Ars Technica

Union game performers strike over AI voice and motion-capture training

Use of motion-capture actors' performances for AI training is a sticking point.

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Ars Technica

Union game performers strike over AI voice and motion-capture training

WIRED

Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics

Measles, bedbugs, and dengue have all been cited as concerns for tourists and athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with the tropical virus in particular forcing authorities into action.

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WIRED

Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics

The Verge

The best phone to buy right now

Photo Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Bad news: flagship phones cost a small fortune these days. Good news: we can help you pick the right one and get the most for your money. Continue reading…

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The best phone to buy right now

Ars Technica

AI and ML enter motorsports: How GM is using them to win more races

From modeling tire wear and fuel use to predicting cautions based on radio traffic.

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Ars Technica

AI and ML enter motorsports: How GM is using them to win more races

WIRED

Drew Afualo Will Never Stop Making Fun of Misogynist Men

The TikTok influencer and podcast host amassed millions of followers for her roasts—and swears she’ll keep doing it even if TikTok goes away.

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WIRED

Drew Afualo Will Never Stop Making Fun of Misogynist Men

Engadget

You can date everything in Date Everything!

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Engadget

You can date everything in Date Everything!

WIRED

The 20 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now (August 2024)

The Idea of You, Brittany Runs a Marathon, and American Fiction are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.

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The 20 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now (August 2024)

The Verge

Sauron returns in The Rings of Power’s season 2 trailer

Image: Amazon The first season of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power took its sweet time revealing the true identities of its two most mysterious characters. But when the show returns next month, it seems like it’s going to hit the ground running with big reveals ...

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Sauron returns in The Rings of Power’s season 2 trailer

Engadget

The Bioshock movie is still happening but with a reduced budget

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Engadget

The Bioshock movie is still happening but with a reduced budget

Engadget

Warner Bros. Discovery sues the NBA in a last-ditch effort to block Amazon’s new streaming package

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Warner Bros. Discovery sues the NBA in a last-ditch effort to block Amazon’s new streaming package

The Verge

SpaceX says it’s fixed the Falcon 9 and will resume launches tomorrow

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, July 27th for its next Falcon 9 launch carrying 23 Starlink satellites into orbit. | Image: SpaceX SpaceX has completed its investigation into what caused an engine failure during a Falcon 9 launch on July 11th. The company has submitted a “mishap ...

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SpaceX says it’s fixed the Falcon 9 and will resume launches tomorrow

The Verge

The Boys is getting a prequel series

Amazon The Boys’ fourth season ended on a nightmarish note that made the show’s upcoming final chapter seem like it’s going to its most deranged. But during this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Amazon revealed that while The Boys may be coming to an end, the larger franchise ...

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The Verge

The Boys is getting a prequel series

Ars Technica

X is training Grok AI on your data—here’s how to stop it

Some users were outraged to learn this was opt-out, not opt-in.

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Ars Technica

X is training Grok AI on your data—here’s how to stop it

Fast Company

Apple’s iPhone drops out of the top-5 most popular smartphones in China

Apple’s iPhones are losing their appeal in China while local competitors are advancing, according to market tracker IDC. iPhone shipments in the country dropped 3.1% year-over-year in the second quarter, the International Data Corporation (IDC) report said, despite China’s smartphone shipments ...

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Fast Company

Apple’s iPhone drops out of the top-5 most popular smartphones in China

Ars Technica

Astronomers find first emission spectra in brightest GRB of all time

Chance that first detected emission line is a noise fluctuation is one in half a billion.

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Ars Technica

Astronomers find first emission spectra in brightest GRB of all time

Ars Technica

97% of CrowdStrike systems are back online; Microsoft suggests Windows changes

Kernel access gives security software a lot of power, but not without problems.

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Ars Technica

97% of CrowdStrike systems are back online; Microsoft suggests Windows changes

Fast Company

X gave Grok AI automatic permission to train using your data—Here’s how to stop it

In more questionable X (formerly Twitter) news, the social media site recently activated a new setting that will allow AI to use your data to train. Basically, X opted you into handing out your posts to its Grok AI tool, a rival of ChatGPT, without your permission. That means that even if you aren't ...

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Fast Company

X gave Grok AI automatic permission to train using your data—Here’s how to stop it

Fast Company

Uber, Lyft win California ruling to consider drivers as independent contractors

California's top state court on Thursday upheld a measure approved by voters allowing app-based services such as Uber and Lyft to consider drivers in the most populous U.S. state as independent contractors rather than as employees entitled to greater benefits. The ruling by the California Supreme ...

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Fast Company

Uber, Lyft win California ruling to consider drivers as independent contractors

Engadget

Here's how to stop Grok's AI models using your tweets for training

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Engadget

Here's how to stop Grok's AI models using your tweets for training

WIRED

2024 Summer Olympics: A Self-Healing Pole Vault Pole Is One Great Leap for Sports Tech

Pole vaulting is a spectacular, dangerous sport. Modern poles could be drastically improved to make them more reliable, with healable tech being developed that could also be used in surfing and cycling.

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WIRED

2024 Summer Olympics: A Self-Healing Pole Vault Pole Is One Great Leap for Sports Tech

WIRED

Steve Jobs Knew the Moment the Future Had Arrived. It's Calling Again

In a recently uncovered 1983 speech, Steve Jobs predicted the ubiquity of personal computers. In 2024, AI has brought us to another inflection point.

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WIRED

Steve Jobs Knew the Moment the Future Had Arrived. It's Calling Again