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Murder at Burning Man turns Silicon Valley’s desert playground into a crime scene
A homicide investigation has rocked the final days of Burning Man after a man was found dead “lying in a…
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10 indispensable Gmail ‘extra’ features I can’t live without
Inbox categories, labels, and filters If you send and receive a lot of emails, Gmail’s basic organization isn’t enough to…
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Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer pressure
Generally, AI chatbots are not supposed to do things like call you names or tell you how to make controlled…
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UK age check law seems to be hurting sites that comply, helping those that don’t
The United Kingdom recently started enforcing the Online Safety Act’s age-check rules, and The Washington Post reports that it’s already…
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Director Jim Jarmusch ‘disappointed and disconcerted’ by Mubi’s funding from Sequoia
Veteran indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch premiered his new movie “Father Mother Sister Brother” today at the Venice Film Festival, where…
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FTC chair warns Google about Gmail’s ‘partisan’ spam filters
Andrew Ferguson, the Trump-appointed chair of the Federal Trade Commission, recently expressed concern that “Alphabet’s administration of Gmail is designed…
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TechCrunch Mobility: A new speed bump for EV owners and Waymo’s robotaxi fleet surpasses 2,000
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The 24 best gifts for book lovers
What do you gift somebody who loves books? The obvious answer is “a book,” but since true bibliophiles are probably…
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I don’t need Windows 11 anymore. One final tool freed me from Microsoft
I’ve been using Windows for as long as I can remember. It was on the very first PC I recall…
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Meta is struggling to rein in its AI chatbots
Meta is changing some of the rules governing its chatbots two weeks after a Reuters investigation revealed disturbing ways in…
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AI agents are science fiction not yet ready for primetime
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on all…
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Is a hacker logged into your Google account? Here’s how to tell
If you live in a more populated area, you likely check your doors before bed to make sure they’re locked.…
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