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New iOS and Android app rethinks fitness for larger bodies
Existing fitness apps can make people with obesity feel trapped and often fail to measure their physical activity accurately, say scientists from Northwestern University. Now, they believe they’ve found a solution.
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Today’s Fahrenheit 451? Anthropic destroys millions of books to train its AI
The company paid for the physical copies, which technically allows it to do whatever it wants with them, butchering included.
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AT&T announces features that could save your life
AT&T, the popular American telecommunications company, has revealed new picture, video, and automatic crash alert features that might just save your life one day.
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Afraid of endoscopy? Alibaba suggests a way out of an invasive checkup
The artificial intelligence (AI) tool could help catch the cancer at the early stages.
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Survey reveals Americans don’t like to pay for news
A study reveals that Americans don’t like to pay for news. Nevertheless, this doesn’t apply to all readers, with some groups in particular agreeing to pay for daily news content.
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Nearly 200 exploding E-bikes manufactured in China were sold on Amazon
Chinese-made technology is under the US microscope once again, as nearly 200 E-bikes manufactured in China have reportedly exploded while being ridden, according to a report by America's consumer product watchdog agency.
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Trump halts Canada trade talks over Big Tech tax
US President Donald Trump has announced on his Truth Social platform that the US was “terminating” trade talks with Canada over its new digital services tax on American tech companies, including Apple, Meta, Google, and Amazon.
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Google Earth celebrates 20th anniversary with Street View upgrade
Google Earth invites you on a trip down memory lane.
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DeepSeek risks removal from German app stores
Germany has taken steps towards blocking Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from the Apple and Google app stores due to concerns about data protection, according to a data protection authority commissioner in a statement on Friday.
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Microsoft retires Windows’ infamous Blue Screen of Death
After 40 years of service, the dreaded Blue Screen of Death will be replaced with a more muted Black Screen of Death.
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Rear admiral to the stars – why a US Navy official believes in UAPs
A retired US Navy rear admiral says UFOs are real, backed by evidence, and hidden by decades of government secrecy.
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Trump Phone’s origin in question after changes on the Trump Mobile site
Trump Mobile is already making some silent adjustments to its big claims.
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Flirting with consent? Bumble’s AI Icebreaker feature under fire
Noyb, the Austrian data protection non-profit, has filed a complaint against Bumble over its artificial intelligence (AI) Icebreakers.
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Microsoft and OpenAI clash over artificial general intelligence
Microsoft and OpenAI are at odds over a contractual provision related to artificial general intelligence, The Information reported on Wednesday.
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Europe is “regulating itself to death” on AI, Bosch CEO says
Stefan Hartung, CEO of German tech company Bosch, is warning the European Union (EU) that policymakers are hindering progress in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) compared to other parts of the world.
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Broken chair means broken security: Van Gogh replica falls to tech neglect
When a tourist crushed a crystal replica of Van Gogh’s chair to pose for a photo, it was a wake-up call: art’s biggest threat might now be outdated security tech.
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Are you a victim of “Sony tax?” Company gets sued for selling pricier digital games
Some PlayStation users have been overpaying for their games for years.
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Oversight board wants Meta to automatically label more AI-generated content
Meta’s enforcement of its manipulated media policy is inconsistent, incoherent, and unjustifiable. Therefore, it must invest in technology that can identify and label AI-manipulated audio and video at scale so users are properly informed.
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This site uses facial recognition to tackle police violence in LA
While some LA officers try to hide their identities, one image could be enough to find out who they are.
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Australian regulator and YouTube clash over under-16s social media ban
Australia's internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption for the Alphabet-owned video-sharing platform from its world-first teen social media ban.
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