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This 1-minute practice can help you ‘break up with your phone,' says author who wrote the book on it
In her book “How to Break Up With Your Phone,” Catherine Price goes into actionable practices that can help you curb your phone usage.
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Reddit is in crisis as prominent moderators loudly protest company's treatment of developers
Reddit moderators tell CNBC that company management has failed to engage with them in rolling out a huge price increase for developers.
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‘AI Jesus' is giving gaming and breakup advice on a 24/7 Twitch stream
An AI-generated persona of Jesus is live on Twitch answering any kind of question imaginable, ranging from silly to deeply existential.
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United Airlines announces plans to make a big change to its seats
Beginning in 2025, United Airlines plans to install a new in-flight entertainment system called Astrova on select planes.
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Meta to debut new channels broadcasting tool for WhatsApp
Meta announced a new broadcasting feature dubbed Channels for its WhatsApp messaging service intended for people and organizations to send one-way messages.
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Apple Vision Pro: The good and the bad of the revolutionary VR and AR headset
Apple’s Vision Pro combines virtual reality and augmented reality in a sophisticated headset. Impressive features, but high cost and concerns of digital isolation loom over its potential impact.
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Apple Vision Pro demo roundup: Here's what everyone Is saying
Apple let some people try out its new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro. Here’s what they’re saying.
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Meta's heated rivalry with Apple enters new phase as the tech giants go after headsets
Less than two years after Facebook changed its name to Meta in a pivot to the metaverse, Apple is now jumping into mixed-reality headsets.
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Sensors collect data about people, movement, weather in Arlington pilot program
Researchers are analyzing data collected from small sensors placed inside street lamps along a short stretch of Wilson Boulevard in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia. The sensors placed between N. Fillmore Street and N. Garfield Street collected data on people count, direction of movement, decibel levels, humidity and temperature. “What we were looking for was to understand how this…
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Arlington analyzes data from sensors in streetlights with hope to improve emergency response times
Researchers are analyzing data collected from small sensors placed inside street lamps along a short stretch of Wilson Boulevard in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains why.
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Artificial Intelligence Raises Risk of Extinction, Experts Say in New Warning
Scientists and tech industry leaders, including executives at Microsoft and Google, have issued a new warning about the perils that artificial intelligence poses to humankind.
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Nvidia Hits $1 Trillion Market Cap
Nvidia hit a $1 trillion market cap at the market open Tuesday, buoyed by an AI frenzy and a massive earnings beat.
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Tech Layoffs Ravage the Teams That Fight Online Misinformation and Hate Speech
Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Twitter have all drastically reduced the size of their teams focused on trust and safety as the companies cut costs.
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Hyundai and LG Announce $4.3 Billion Plant in Georgia to Build Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Hyundai and LG Energy Solution say they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant in Georgia. The factory would be on the site of the new electric vehicle assembly plant that Hyundai Motor Group is building near Savannah.
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What Parents Need to Know About P2P Payment Apps as Venmo Adds Teen Account
Here’s how parents can protect teens from common peer-to-peer payment issues, according to a consumer watchdog.
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Amazon Lets Users Buy Alcohol With Its Palm-Scanning Payment System
To purchase alcohol, users have to upload a government-issued ID on the Amazon One website.
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ChatGPT Chief Says Artificial Intelligence Should Be Regulated by a US or Global Agency
The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT has told Congress that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified at a Senate hearing Tuesday that he supports the formation of a U.S. or global agency that would license the most powerful AI systems. He said the...
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Apple's Next Big iPhone Update Lets You Create a Digital Voice That Sounds Like You
The new technology in Apple’s iOS 17 is part of a broader suite of accessibility features and is powered by on-device machine learning technology.
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TSA Tests Facial Recognition Technology at Airports to Boost Security
The TSA is testing the use of facial recognition technology at a number of airports across the country.
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Congress Eyes New Rules for Tech: Here's What's Under Consideration
Most Democrats and Republicans agree that the federal government should better regulate the biggest technology companies, but there is very little consensus on how.