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Are A.I. Clones the Future of Dating? I Tried Them for Myself.
A New York Times reporter tested a handful of chatbots to see if they could help improve his dating life. The results were decidedly mixed.The New York Times - Nov. 14 -
AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsides
The refugee organization, the International Rescue Committee, is testing some artificial intelligence tools to try to increase the number of displaced people they can reach with critical informationABC News - Nov. 14 -
She Was a Child Instagram Influencer. Her Fans Were Grown Men.
“Jacky Dejo” was introduced to social media by her parents as a snowboarding prodigy. Now 18, she has seen the dark side of the internet — and turned a profit from it.The New York Times - Nov. 10 -
How ChatGPT Brought Down an Online Education Giant
Chegg’s stock has dropped 99% as students looking for help with homework defect to AI.The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 9 -
New Tech Tries to Catastrophe-Proof Your Home
Tech once used to make homes more sustainable has fresh applications in making structures resistant to hurricanes, hail, blackouts, flooding, wildfires, and other disastersThe Wall Street Journal - Nov. 8 -
Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
Read about Airbnb, Motorola Solutions, Akamai Technologies and more in the latest Market Talks covering technology, media and telecom.The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 8 -
Tech C.E.O.s Courted Trump Before the Election
The executives of tech’s biggest companies largely ignored Donald Trump before the 2016 election. This time around, they’re far more friendly.The New York Times - Nov. 7 -
Google Worried Israeli Contract Could Enable Human Rights Violations
The tech giant, which has defended the deal to employees who oppose supplying Israel’s military with technology, feared the project might damage its reputation.The New York Times - 7h -
The 25 Best Tech Gifts of 2024, According to Our Gadget Gurus
The Journal’s Personal Tech team rounds up our favorite stuff to wear, to help us get fit and more.The Wall Street Journal - 4d -
The outlook is uncertain for AI regulations as the US government pivots to full Republican control
The federal government is about to transition from one that prioritized safeguards for artificial intelligence to one more focused on eliminating red tapeABC News - 5d -
Zuckerberg dines with Trump in Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club in FloridaABC News - 5d -
TikTok CEO Seeks Musk's Counsel on Incoming Trump Administration
The popular video app and Chinese parent ByteDance view the rival social-media owner as a conduit to the president-elect.The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 23 -
These Startups Are Finally Bringing EV Chargers to America's Cities
The lack of charging infrastructure is the biggest barrier to owning an electric car in many urban areas. New York City startups aim to install curbside solutions to address ‘charge anxiety.’The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 22 -
Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on PDD Holdings, Baidu, VNET Group and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 22 -
Trump’s Next Online Speech Cop + Doctors vs. ChatGPT + Hard Fork Crimes Division
“I feel very strongly that the First Amendment is under the most direct threat that any of us will ever really experience.”The New York Times - Nov. 22 -
How Long Is Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl?
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl takes you back to the Exclusion Zone, where your character, Skif, has to tackle challenges, such as handling fractured groups, deadly anomalies, and even more ...GameSpot - Nov. 21 -
Criterion Collection Black Friday Sale - 50% Off Box Sets, Kurosawa Films, And More
Movie collectors, and especially those who love the classics, will want to check out the Criterion Collection Black Friday sale at Amazon and Barnes & Noble before it's gone. Dozens of ...GameSpot - Nov. 20 -
How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Growth
The fledgling social media site has been flooded with new users since the election. It hasn’t all been easy.The New York Times - Nov. 17 -
Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
Find insight on Valve, Tencent, NetEase and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 15 -
Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison
A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — has been sentenced to ...ABC News - Nov. 14 -
Sony reports healthy profits on strong sales of sensors and games
Sony’s profit surged 69% in July-September on the back of strong sales of its image sensors, games, music and network servicesABC News - Nov. 8 -
What Trump 2.0 Means for Tech + A.I. Made Me Basic + HatGPT!
A shake-up is coming for Silicon Valley.The New York Times - Nov. 8 -
Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16
The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would set an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms ...ABC News - Nov. 7 -
What’s Next for Google’s Search Monopoly
The federal judge who ruled Google was a monopolist in search is weighing the U.S. government’s proposal to force the company to sell its Chrome browser. Here’s what happens now.The New York Times - 9h -
Hard Fork’s 100 Most Iconic Technologies
“I just love imagining all of the angry emails we’re going to get from people who are like, ‘Why did you put the fulcrum on this list?’”The New York Times - 4d -
Australia Passes Landmark Social-Media Ban for Under-16s
The ban could see technology companies such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat fined up to $32.5 million if they fail to prevent young children from holding accounts.The Wall Street Journal - 4d -
OpenAI faces critical test as Chinese models close the gap in AI leadership
In the fast-moving world of AI, competition is heating up—and nowhere is this more evident than in the battle over advanced reasoning models. In just the past few days, three new AI models from ...VentureBeat - 5d -
Australian father of teen sextortion victim backs banning young children from social media
Wayne Holdsworth became an advocate for banning Australian children younger than 16 from social media because his son took his own life after falling victim to an online sextortion scamABC News - 6d -
AI's Future and Nvidia's Fortunes Ride on the Race to Pack More Chips Into One Place
Musk’s xAI and Meta are among those building super clusters of computer servers with as many as 100,000 of Nvidia’s most advanced chips.The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 23 -
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Guides Hub
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is set in the Exclusion Zone, the site of a nuclear disaster and another incident that's equally mysterious. Years after the original trilogy, the Zone is still ...GameSpot - Nov. 21 -
Saquon Barkley's No-Look Hurdle Has Been Added To Madden NFL 25
In the NFL, when players pull off something special on the field, fans occasionally refer to it as a "video-game move." But Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley took that to another ...GameSpot - Nov. 20 -
TikTok Canada Unit Ordered to Dissolve Operations on National-Security Concerns
Canada ordered the domestic unit of TikTok to dissolve its business operations in the country, while still allowing its citizens to continue using the app.The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 6 -
AI Startup Perplexity to Triple Valuation to $9 Billion in New Funding Round
The artificial intelligence search company is raising $500 million in its fourth funding round this year.The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 5 -
Canada Sues Google, Alleging Anticompetitive Online-Ad Practices
The accusations are the latest antitrust headache for the tech giant.The Wall Street Journal - 4d -
Alibaba researchers unveil Marco-o1, an LLM with advanced reasoning capabilities
The model uses more cycles during inference to generate more tokens and review responses, improving its performance on reasoning tasks.VentureBeat - 5d -
Fossilized dinosaur feces and vomit help scientists reconstruct the creatures' rise
Scientists are using used fossilized feces and vomit from Poland to reconstruct how dinosaurs came to dominate the EarthABC News - 6d -
Grab The Spider-Verse 4K Collector's Edition For $45 At Amazon Before It's Gone
Spider-Man fans can get a massive discount on the awesome Spider-Verse 2-Movie Collector's Edition at Amazon for Black Friday . Originally released last year for $120, Amazon's discount drops ...GameSpot - 6d -
Amazon Web Services Launches Quantum-Computing Advisory Program
AWS’s program aims to prepare customers for society’s shift towards quantum computing. Shares of companies that operate in the field jumped following the announcement.The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 22 -
Amazon Invests an Additional $4 Billion in Anthropic, an OpenAI Rival
The tech giant doubles its investment in the startup as it aims to compete in the AI arms race.The Wall Street Journal - Nov. 22 -
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Prypiat Secret Journalist Stash Guide
Journeying in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl can be an arduous task, but there's countless loot to be found to aid you in your efforts against hostile forces and an even deadlier environment. ...GameSpot - Nov. 21