Raise your hand if you read the entire user manual for your latest phone. Yeah, none of us do — and most people don’t even realize user manuals still exist, even if they are digital. There’s a ton packed into your smartphone you might not know about. Let’s walk through …
Read More »Don’t judge this solar car just by its size
How would you like to drive a car that runs on sunlight? Sounds cool, right? Well, that’s what the Solar City micro EV from Squad Mobility can do for you. It’s a small, cheap, and green car that can zip through the city streets without using any gas. And the …
Read More »Arizona sheriff’s office utilizing new AI program to assist with writing case reports
TUCSON, Ariz. – As artificial intelligence becomes more mainstream, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department is looking at how it can use the emerging technology. At the beginning of the year, deputies began a trial of Axon’s Draft One, which is a program that writes incident reports using AI. A body …
Read More »West Virginia AG leads multistate probe into Big Tech 'greenwashing' claims
West Virginia Attorney General John “JB” McCuskey said Monday that his office is helping lead a new multi-state investigation into big tech firms, alleging they exaggerate their clean-energy commitments — a practice known as “greenwashing.” McCuskey is joining 15 other state attorneys general, led by Montana’s Austin Knudsen, in probing …
Read More »Leaked Meta documents show how AI chatbots handle child exploitation
An internal Meta document sheds light on how the company is training its AI chatbot to handle one of the most sensitive issues online: child sexual exploitation. The newly unearthed guidelines detail what’s permitted and what’s strictly forbidden, offering a rare look into how Meta is shaping its AI behavior …
Read More »Faces of ancient mummies, hidden for centuries, finally revealed through digital reconstructions
Researchers recently unveiled the faces of ancient Colombians who lived hundreds of years ago. Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in the United Kingdom announced in an August press release that specialists in its Face Lab were able to digitally extract face masks from corpses found in the Cordillera Oriental region …
Read More »Flying drones take aim at retail theft
Shoplifting has long been a challenge for retailers, but a U.S. company now believes that flying drones could help combat the issue. Flock Safety, best known for its law enforcement camera systems, is promoting its new Flock Aerodome Drone as an Automated Security system to the private sector. The idea …
Read More »Why it’s inevitable that Elon Musk will be a trillionaire
Once upon a not-so-distant time,being a millionaire meant you’d “made it.” Inthelate20th century, a million dollars wasthegold standardofsuccess.Then along camethetech era, and having abillionbecametheaspirationalbenchmark. Butnow – especially in today’s hyper-accelerated technology world– thebillionaires list seems to grow bytheweek. It won’tbelongbeforethenew title that mattersistrillionaire. And make no mistake about it,Elon Muskison …
Read More »Protect yourself from sneaky web injection scams
You’re checking your financial account online, moving money or paying bills, when suddenly a pop-up appears. It looks exactly like your bank’s page, complete with logo and branding, but asks for details you’ve already provided. Would you know what to do? This is the kind of situation Kent recently faced. …
Read More »Google Maps vs Waze vs Apple Maps: Which is best?
Navigation apps have become an essential part of modern life. Whether you are commuting to work, running errands or exploring a new city, relying on accurate directions and real-time traffic updates can make all the difference. Over the past decade, Google Maps, Waze and Apple Maps have emerged as the …
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