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Snapchat releases new safety measures for teens

Snapchat announced new safeguards on its app Thursday to protect teens against unwanted contact and malicious online interactions.

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WhatsApp could give you more control over instant video messages

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WhatsApp could give you more control over instant video messages

Instant video messages went live on WhatsApp in late July

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Meta might roll out ad-free Instagram and Facebook subscriptions in the EU https://www.techspot.com/news/100004-meta-might-roll-out-ad-free-instagram-facebook.html

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Google's search for an AI future as it turns 25

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Google's search for an AI future as it turns 25

The tech giant celebrates its 25th birthday this month, but faces new threats to its dominance.

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Microsoft is removing WordPad from Windows after nearly 30 years

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Microsoft is removing WordPad from Windows after nearly 30 years

Windows 12 will likely be the end of the road for WordPad.

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Apple Is Planning a More Laptop-Like iPad Pro Keyboard

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Apple Is Planning a More Laptop-Like iPad Pro Keyboard

The keyboard will reportedly be made out of aluminum, giving the new iPad Pro a look similar to what we see on Apple MacBooks.

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Gurman: New Magic Keyboard will make iPad Pro more like a laptop than ever, with aluminum base and larger trackpad - 9to5Mac

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Gurman: New Magic Keyboard will make iPad Pro more like a laptop than ever, with aluminum base and larger trackpad - 9to5Mac

In the latest edition of Bloomberg’s Power On Newsletter, Mark Gurman reveals more tidbits about what he is hearing for...

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AI project imagines adult faces of children who disappeared during Argentina's military dictatorship

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AI project imagines adult faces of children who disappeared during Argentina's military dictatorship

If a baby was taken from their parents four decades ago during Argentina’s military dictatorship, what would that person look like today?

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TikTok has transformed the concert experience

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TikTok has transformed the concert experience

Fans are creating new concert traditions for a new age.

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Cruise disputes claim that its autonomous vehicle delayed first responders

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Cruise disputes claim that its autonomous vehicle delayed first responders

Cruise is pushing back against an accusation that one of the company's autonomous vehicles delayed an ambulance after a deadly accident.

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Roborock adds two new robot vacs to its Q line

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Roborock adds two new robot vacs to its Q line

The Q5 Pro and Q8 Max arrive with more brushes and more smarts.

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Elon Musk's X will use public data to train AI models

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Elon Musk's X will use public data to train AI models

The artist formerly known as Twitter has been in some hot water this week after Bloomberg found that the social media site would start collecting b...

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Dell shares hit record high after report, forecasts impress with AI in mix https://www.reuters.com/technology/dell-shares-hit-record-high-after-report-forecasts-impress-with-ai-mix-2023-09-01/

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Apple’s Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy

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Apple’s Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy

Child safety group Heat Initiative plans to launch a campaign pressing Apple on child sexual abuse material scanning and user reporting. The compan...

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Judge blocks law requiring parental consent for kids to use social media https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/31/judge-arkansas-law-parental-consent-social-media-00113696

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Washington investigates Tesla’s ‘Elon Mode’ autopilot https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/31/cars/tesla-elon-mode-autopilot-investigation/

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Google Alleges 'Deep-Seated Bias' by DOJ Top Antitrust Official Jonathan Kanter

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Google Alleges ‘Deep-Seated Bias’ by DOJ Top Antitrust Official

Alphabet Inc.’s Google told a federal court Thursday that it should be allowed to interview the Justice Department’s top antitrust official und...

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NYPD will use drones to monitor private parties over Labor Day weekend

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NYPD will use drones to monitor private parties over Labor Day weekend

The New York Police department has been using drones in a limited capacity for years — deploying unmanned aircraft systems for search and rescue ...

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Porn age verification law is unconstitutional, says judge

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Porn age verification law is unconstitutional, says judge

A rebuke to a broad online age-gating push.

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X plans to collect users’ biometric data, along with education and job history

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X plans to collect users' biometric data, along with education and job history | TechCrunch

X, formerly known as Twitter, will begin collecting users' biometric data, according to its new privacy policy.