The Motorola hotspot. It connects to the satellite network and has Bluetooth. That is it. The device is dead simple, with no screen and just… Read More »Motorola’s “Satellite Link” hotspot allows you to send messages through space
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appeared in federal court on Wednesday to pledge his support for open platforms and consumer choice. “If it were up to… Read More »Chiefs of Microsoft and Activision testify that merger will benefit consumers
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Can you tell which of these seemingly identical bits of Steam iconography were generated using AI (trick question, it’s none of them). Aurich Lawson Valve… Read More »Steam mods reportedly block games that use AI-generated artwork
Social media researchers at the Network Contagion Research Institute in Princeton, New Jersey, was shaken early last month. They were awakened by 6:30 a.m. calls… Read More »Reddit is already on the rebound
When Elon Musk announced last month that he had hired Linda Yaccarino as CEO of Twitter, he said said he was “excited” to bring on… Read More »Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino relaxes the hot seat
On a recent steamy Sunday afternoon, customers strolled down the aisles of Glenn Miller’s Beer & Soda Warehouse, where ceiling fans circulated the hot air.… Read More »Cheaper than water? Retailers try to unload Bud Light.
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On other parts of the app, the silence spread through normally vocal accounts. So did more conventional propagandists, such as Margarita Simonyan, editor of the… Read More »Wagner mutiny puts Russian military bloggers on the edge | WIRED
The Biden administration is considering additional restrictions on China’s ability to access critical technology, including restricting sales of high-performance chips used to power artificial intelligence,… Read More »Biden administration weighs further restrictions on AI chip sales to China
A series of eerie videos shows what generative AI and advertising have in common: they chew on the cultural subconscious and spit it back at… Read More »AI and TV advertising are made for each other
A days-long disruption to flights to and from the Greater New York area has raised concerns about how prepared airlines are for the July 4… Read More »Fourth of July Travel: What to Expect This Weekend
Enlarge / Clinical specimen bags labeled with Sanford Health. A medical waste management company in Fargo, North Dakota, has filed a damning lawsuit against the… Read More »Medical waste company sues health system over hidden human torso
