WhatsApp is adding a new layer of protection that could stop some scams before users even respond. WhatsApp is rolling out Scam Alert, an optional feature that uses an on-device machine learning model to identify potential scams in messages from people who are not in a user’s contacts. The feature is currently available in a
TL;DR: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day takes place on Aug. 15-16. Fantasy and Sci-Fi Worlds, hosted by Book Below, is offering fantasy, science fiction, and paranormal books for free. Big plans for this weekend? Cancel them, because Stuff Your Kindle Day is back in a big way. The Fantasy and Sci-Fi Worlds event, hosted
As you’ve no doubt noticed, there’s a lot to read on the internet. Vast numbers of new articles are published every day. There’s still quite a lot of it not being written by AI, too. Trying to keep up with everything can feel exhausting, and that’s where read-it-later apps come in. These apps will queue
A woman identified as Jane Doe 4 has joined a lawsuit filed by three Tennessee teenagers against Elon Musk’s xAI over the role the company’s chatbot Grok allegedly played in creating child sexual abuse material. According to a report in The Washington Post, the woman alleged that her stepfather used Grok to manipulate a photo
Microsoft has spent years retreating from China. AI may be a reason it does not leave entirely. Reuters reports that the company has closed at least 15 offices and joint ventures in China and came close to executing a complete exit in 2023, as geopolitical tensions, tighter Chinese technology policies, and U.S. export controls have
Content warning: suicide, self-harm. By no means a light watch but an important and timely one, Mission sees a young man struggling to feel connected to society, contemplating dying by suicide but giving himself one week to convince himself to stay alive. Written and directedy with disorientating flair by Scottish director Paul Wright (Arcadia), this
I’m already growing hoarse in Golden Gate Park as Charli XCX takes the stage at a San Francisco music festival. The crowd starts jumping as a guitar hook hits, and I reluctantly comply, bouncing around on these aging knees as my chunky Puff necklace almost flies off the chain. During a lull in the set,
AI coding startup Cursor is now officially a part of SpaceX, according to an announcement on the Cursor blog. Elon Musk’s SpaceX — which also acquired Musk’s xAI earlier this year — announced a deal in April for the companies to develop technology together; the deal also gave SpaceX the option to acquire Cursor for
Microsoft is collapsing its consumer Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps into one experience as several consumer features approach retirement. The first cuts begin Aug. 18, while the broader app migration will continue into September. Mobile and web rollout begins globally in mid-August, followed by Windows and Mac in mid-September. Personal, work and school accounts
{ container.appendChild(contentItem); });”> Not everyone wants a portable power station simply for camping. You might want something that ensures your home stays powered up should the lights go out. The Bluetti Apex 300 could be just the model for keeping your home online during a power outage. It can handle dual 120V and 240V output