Microsoft Build kicks off today, and it has shaped up to be one big AI-focused event. The company has made several announcements on how it’s expanding its use of AI across its apps and services, including in Windows 11, Microsoft 365, and more. Here are the latest announcements, via The Verge: First, Microsoft is bringing […]
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New Survey Shows Twitter Use has Fallen since Musk Took the Helm
Twitter’s power users are still coming to the app, but fewer are posting on it since Elon Musk’s acquisition late last year, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center. “The Center’s new analysis of actual behavior on the site finds that the most active users before Musk’s acquisition – defined as the top 20% by tweet volume […]
Uber Introduces Teen Accounts and Car Seats for Young Kids
At its annual product showcase, Uber announced a raft of updates, including the introduction of teen accounts. Starting today, May 22nd, the company will start rolling out teen accounts in select cities in the US and Canada with the aim of helping younger folks travel more safely by themselves. As Endgadget reports, Uber says that only screened […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before the Senate
If the burgeoning artificial intelligence industry has a spokesman, then it is Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and creator of ChatGPT. On Tuesday, Altman testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in what turned out to be a wide-ranging, big-picture conversation about the future of artificial intelligence. The stunning speed with which artificial intelligence has […]
New Jersey Congressman takes Apple to Task for Faulty Parental Controls
Reported glitches and loopholes in Apple’s parental screen time monitors are bad for parents and kids, a New Jersey congressman said at an event Monday, where he vowed to press the tech giant to fix the issues. Rep. Josh Gottheimer voiced his frustration over the reported issues at an event where he was joined by […]
Nintendo’s Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is being Celebrated Far and Wide
Nintendo has been receiving messages of congratulations from across the industry regarding the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This includes messages from both PlayStation and Xbox. As IGN reports, both the official PlayStation and Xbox Twitter accounts tweeted out commemorating the launch day. While the three companies are actively competing […]
Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO
Longtime NBCUniversal advertising executive Linda Yaccarino will replace Elon Musk as Twitter’s top boss. “I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter,” Musk tweeted Friday. Musk, who’s been in charge of Twitter since buying the platform in October for $44 billion, said that Yaccarino “will focus primarily on business operations,” while he turns his […]
Future Apple Watch Update to Enable Pairing With Multiple Apple Devices
Have you been beyond disappointed that your Apple Watch will ONLY pair with the iPhone only? Well, your frustration may be coming to an end. Currently, an Apple Watch can be paired to one iPhone only, and though it is possible to pair multiple Apple Watch models to the same iPhone, Apple offers no facility […]
This Tech Startup is trying to Tackle Climate Change by Filtering CO2 out of the ocean
An audacious new effort to pull carbon dioxide out of the Pacific Ocean as a way to fight climate change is being backed by fossil fuel giants and Big Tech. But the nascent technology, called “direct ocean capture” (DOC), still has a long way to go to prove that it works — and that it won’t cause […]
Dell’s XPS 13 Plus gets a Refresh with 13th Gen Intel processors
Dell has refreshed what might be its boldest and funkiest laptop, the XPS 13 Plus. The new model looks quite similar to the product released last year; the flat keyboard, LED function row, and invisible haptic touchpad remain. But inside, the new model is powered by Intel’s 13th Gen Core processors — specifically, from what I […]