Category: Tech
U.S. government agency sounds alarm on AI’s toll on environment, humanity
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says much more research on AI is needed. Generative AI‘s impact on the environment is still deeply understudied, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and its human effects are just as unclear. In the latest of several AI technology assessments conducted by the GAO — a […]
WhatsApp, Signal scam leads to Microsoft account hacks. How to spot it.
Be careful what you click. Be careful with your Microsoft 365 account. Hackers are reportedly targeting Microsoft accounts through the popular WhatsApp and Signal messaging platforms. Tech and cybersecurity website Bleeping Computer reported that “Russian threat actors” are “impersonating officials from European countries and [contacting] targets” in order …
Facebook to crack down on spam and engagement farming
Bad news for creators who annoy me. If every time you log onto Facebook, you’re bombarded with spam, you aren’t alone: Meta said so itself. Meta announced on Thursday that it’s making changes to improve Facebook Feed to get rid of spammy content and give users more control over the content in their feed. <a […]
Apple plans to produce all U.S.-sold iPhones in India, report claims
The company is moving away from China. The iPhones that Apple sells in the U.S. might soon all be made in India. This is according to a new report by the Financial Times which cites people familiar with the matter. Apple reportedly sells more than 60 million iPhones in the …
YouTube is testing AI Overviews in search results
Google said it’s been “experimenting.” Google’s AI Overviews have had a rough run with search results, and now they’re coming to YouTube. In a blog post this week (h/t MacRumors), Google announced it has been “experimenting with a new video results carousel” on its …
The best wireless headphones in 2025
You’ll never go back to wired. We have tracked down impressive examples of over-the-ear headphones, earbuds, noise-cancelling devices, and sweatproof options.
It’s official: Meta’s Threads is using ‘Threads.com’ domain name
With its spiffy new dot-com domain, Threads is all grown up now. Threads, Meta’s alternative to X, formerly Twitter, had almost everything it needed to succeed. It’s backed by one of the biggest of the Big Tech companies. It’s directly integrated with Instagram, the mega popular photo sharing app. With all its powers combined, Threads […]
Motorola launches three new foldable Razr phones for 2025
Including the very powerful Razr Ultra. Motorola finally shut off all the leaks surrounding its new Razr phones on Thursday by just announcing them officially. The American tech firm announced its latest batch of foldable phones, which consists of three new Razr devices: The Razr (2025), Razr Plus (2025), and Razr Ultra. You can see […]
Google Chrome won’t phase out third-party cookies after all
Third-party cookies are here to stay on Google Chrome. Google is currently in the midst of a major antitrust trial (make that two antitrust trials, actually), which may result in the company being forced to sell off its popular web browser, Google Chrome. However, the search giant made a major, unrelated Chrome announcement earlier this […]
AI was used to write the California bar exam. The law community is outraged.
An outsourced contractor relied on AI to help write some of the exam questions. You’ve heard of AI models taking the bar exam, but this time, AI also helped write the questions. The State Bar of California revealed on Monday that it used AI to develop a portion of its exam questions, according to the […]
