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Will doom scrolling give you that warm fuzzy feeling when it’s gone?
Doom scrolling and algorithms plague our screens, and many complain about the negative implications of both. But will we yearn for them once they’re gone?
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AI PC sales slower than expected, but they’re still set to dominate the market
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) personal computers (PCs) has proven to be slower than expected. However, they’ll command the majority share of global PC shipments next year.
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FTC says Gmail’s spam filters may unfairly block Republican messages, warns Google of probe
US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson alleged that Gmail uses what the FTC calls partisan filtering and raised the issue in a letter to Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, the regulator said on Thursday.
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Proton introduces Emergency Access, granting trusted contacts access to your account
Proton has announced a brand-new feature called Emergency Access. With it, users can assign up to five trusted contacts with access to their Proton account in case of an emergency.
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Police bust ATM explosion gang across Europe
Following a series of ATM attacks in Austria earlier this year, local authorities in Austria requested assistance from their counterparts in Germany, the Netherlands, and Europol.
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Trump administration mulls sanctions on EU officials over Digital Services Act
President Donald Trump's administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing the bloc's landmark Digital Services Act, two sources familiar with the matter said, over US complaints that the law censors Americans and imposes costs on US tech companies.
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Could crewed interstellar travel become a reality?
As part of a competition, teams have put forward detailed plans for 'generation ships' that could travel to a nearby star.
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Waymo will begin testing self-driving robotaxis in NYC
Waymo robotaxi receives its first permit to begin testing its autonomous vehicles in New York City, boosting the company's ambitions to bring its self-driving ride service to additional cities nationwide.
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Trump signs executive order to ‘Make America’s websites beautiful again’
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to give US government websites a digital makeover – aiming to make them aesthetically pleasing and improve usability. Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia is now rumored to lead the initiative.
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From TikTok to the trenches – the US army is selling Gen Z stability through influencers
The US Army is turning to social media influencers to reach Gen Z – marketing military life as adventure, discipline, and certainty in an unstable world.
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Russian phones to pre-install government messaging app
A Russian state-backed messenger application cast as a rival to WhatsApp which critics have said could be used for surveillance purposes must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets from next month, the Russian government said on Thursday.
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Mind-reading brain chip could reveal your inner thoughts
Ever wanted to know what’s going on inside someone’s head? Well, new brain-computer interface (BCI) technology can supposedly decode our private inner thoughts.
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China developing “pregnancy robots”
China is developing “pregnancy robots” with artificial wombs that could soon carry and deliver human babies. The breakthrough promises hope for infertile couples – but raises major questions about ethics, safety, and the future of reproduction.
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Want to save water? Start by deleting your old emails and pictures, the UK government suggests
The National Drought Group has several suggestions on how to save water during droughts. One tip is to remove old emails and photos stored on the cloud.
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Trump signs executive order to speed up commercial rocket launches
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to streamline federal regulation governing commercial rocket launches, a move that could benefit Elon Musk's SpaceX and other private space ventures.
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Check Point’s latest AI tool aims to stop abuse on GitHub for good
Check Point has just announced its latest tool, the GitHub Abuse Engine, which leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms to stop users from being abused on the platform.
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US secretly embeds trackers in AI chip shipments to curb China diversions
US. authorities have secretly placed location tracking devices in targeted shipments of advanced chips they see as being at high risk of illegal diversion to China, according to two people with direct knowledge of the previously unreported law enforcement tactic.
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Amazon expands same-day grocery delivery to fresh foods in battle with Walmart, Instacart
Subscribers to Amazon.com's Prime service can now receive strawberries, milk, meats and frozen dinners on the same day they order them as the company expands its fast-delivery option to perishable food items, Amazon announced on Wednesday.
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DPA fines McDonald’s Poland €4M due to data breach
The Polish data protection authority UODO has imposed a fine of almost €4 million on McDonald’s Poland because of a data breach.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan gets praised by President Trump after White House meeting
US president Donald Trump suddenly had a change of heart over Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan. President Trump now calls him a “success.”
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