A new Mayan city, lost in the dense jungle of southern Mexico for centuries, has been discovered from the computer of a PhD student hundreds of miles away. This is the story of how he did it. The settlement, named […]
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Picking the best antivirus software means finding one that keeps your PC or mobile device safe, doesn’t consume a lot of system resources, is easy to use and stays out of the way until you need it. Here’s what to
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Audible is offering a sweet promotion as an early Black Friday deal, allowing new users to sign up for three months of its Premium Plus plan for just $3. That breaks down to $1 per month. It’s only for new
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in 2020, Apple’s MacBooks entered a new era. The company announced it was moving away from the Intel chips it had been using since 2006; in their place, it rolled out the first Macs with the Apple-designed M1. Cut to
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CA AI Bill Veto, Meta’s Orion, FTC Vs. Fake Reviews Sam Altman’s AI Manifesto News from Meta Connect Gavin Newsom vetoes sweeping AI safety bill, siding with Silicon Valley The Panel discusses CoPilot The Panel debates AGI James Cameron Joins
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Thursday hinted at an improved, “agentic” version of the company’s Alexa assistant — one that could take actions on a user’s behalf. “I think that the next generation of these assistants and generative AI applications
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Happy holidays! Here is The Vergecast’s gift to you: over 90 minutes of audio content dedicated to USB-C. The Verge’s Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz start the final show of 2023 with some chat about the state of
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A new update for Instagram posted earlier today could fix one of the most frustrating problems for creators. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, announced a new filtering update on Instagram for creators’ inboxes. Instagram users with a creator-designated account
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The walking, talking, dancing Optimus robots at the recent Tesla demonstration generated huge excitement. But this turned to disappointment as it became apparent that much of what was happening was actually being controlled remotely by humans. As much as this
With all the noise from the lead-up to the 2024 US Presidential election next week, you’d be forgiven for having missed some of the trailers that came out over the last few days. Not to worry; I’ve got you covered
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