www.techcrunch.com Disinformation, misinformation, infotainment, algowars — if the debates over the future of media the past few decades have meant anything, they’ve at least left a pungent imprint on the English language. There’s been a lot of invective and fear over what social media is doing to us, from our individual psychologies and neurologies to…
www.mashable.com Save up to $32.99: As of Aug. 20, you can grab an Echo Dot on sale and tack on a discounted color-changing smart bulb. Get the 4th Gen Echo Dot (plus bulb) for $39.99 or the 3rd Gen Echo Dot (plus bulb) for $34.99. We’ve had the ability for years now, but saying “Alexa,…
www.huffpost.com The show’s executive producer, slated to take over for the late Alex Trebek, faced mounting questions and controversies, including his history of sexist remarks. … Read More
www.cnn.com The Taliban's hunt for the former regime's partners and allies is intensifying, report says… Read More
www.techcrunch.com Apple recently began a research study designed to collect speech data from study participants. Earlier this month, the company launched a new iOS app called “Siri Speech Study” on the App Store, which allows participants who have opted in to share their voice requests and other feedback with Apple. The app is available in…
www.mashable.com The Delta variant has largely quashed the coronavirus competition. Delta, over twice as transmissible as earlier coronavirus strains, is the dominant variant infecting people in the U.S. and dozens of other countries. Those infected with Delta can carry 1,000 times more virus than people infected with the original strain. This makes unvaccinated individuals, who…
www.cnn.com Elon Musk said Thursday night at Tesla’s AI Day that the company is building a humanoid robot, and will probably have a prototype next year.… Read More
www.huffpost.com The South Carolina senator gets the “Dailyshow-ography” treatment. … Read More
www.mashable.com Apple has postponed the mandatory return to office until 2022 at the earliest. In an internal memo sent by HR head Deirdre O’Brien and seen by Bloomberg, Apple said the decision was made because of rising COVID-19 cases. The company would confirm its plans to re-open one month before employees are required to return…
www.huffpost.com The former president falsely claimed that COVID-19 was “virtually gone” when he left office. … Read More