Wikipedia is giving AI developers its data to fend off bot scrapers
Wikipedia is giving AI developers its data to fend off bot scrapers Wikipedia is attempting to dissuade artificial intelligence developers from scraping the platform by releasing a dataset that’s specifically optimized for training AI models. The Wikimedia Foundation announced on Wednesday that it had partnered with Kaggle — a Google-owned data science community platform that […]
Strava acquires massively popular Runna app
Strava acquires massively popular Runna app Running training plans have notably been absent from Strava’s platform… ‘til now. | Image: Strava, Runna Go to any run club in the world and thereâs a good chance that everyone there has two things: a Garmin smartwatch to track their run and a Strava account to brag about […]
Zuckerberg tells court he made WhatsApp and Instagram better
Zuckerberg tells court he made WhatsApp and Instagram better Towards the end of Mark Zuckerbergâs testimony in a Washington, DC courthouse, a smile flashed across his face. Metaâs lead attorney, Mark Hansen, had asked the CEO if he was âhappyâ about paying $19 billion for WhatsApp in 2014. Zuckerberg flashed a grin, took a brief […]
Gemini Live’s screensharing feature is now free for Android users
Gemini Live's screensharing feature is now free for Android users Gemini Live’s screensharing feature is now free for Android users Gemini Live’s feature that lets it see and respond to what’s on your camera and your screen will now be free for all Android users via the Gemini app, Google announced today. The AI-powered feature […]
Microsoft Copilot can now ‘see’ what’s on your screen in Edge
Microsoft Copilot can now 'see' what's on your screen in Edge Microsoft Copilot can now ‘see’ what’s on your screen in Edge Copilot Vision is now free in Edge. Copilot Vision, Microsoft’s AI assistant feature that can interpret what’s on your screen and help you use apps, is now available for free use within the […]
Zoom is back following a major outage
Zoom is back following a major outage Zoom suffered a major outage this afternoon that prevented people from connecting to video calls and accessing its website. As shown by Cisco’s ThousandEyes platform, site connectivity dropped off at around 2:40PM ET before coming back online nearly two hours later. Users across X posted about the outage, […]
This ICE-snitching app is actually promoting a meme coin
This ICE-snitching app is actually promoting a meme coin Right-wing influencers are shilling an app that purportedly lets people earn crypto for reporting sightings of undocumented immigrants. ICERAID, a âGovFi protocol that delegates intelligence gathering tasks to citizens,â has recently been promoted by the likes of conspiracy theorist and Trump confidante Laura Loomer, Proud Boy-turned-media […]
Apple’s carbon footprint is shrinking
Apple's carbon footprint is shrinking Apple’s carbon footprint is shrinking Apple’s making steady progress toward its climate goals, the company’s latest environmental progress report shows. Its planet-heating pollution shrank by 800,000 metric tons last year compared to 2023, about a 5 percent drop. Looking back over the past decade, Apple says its global greenhouse gas […]
Xbox will soon let you purchase games in its mobile app
Xbox will soon let you purchase games in its mobile app Xbox is finally rolling out the ability to purchase games and DLC, as well as sign up for Game Pass directly from its mobile app. But there’s a catch: you’ll no longer be able to access remote play within the Xbox app. The update […]
How to set up Do Not Disturb modes on your Android phone
How to set up Do Not Disturb modes on your Android phone In recent years, Do Not Disturb has evolved on both iPhones and Android phones: it’s no longer just a simple block on notifications and distractions, but rather a selection of modes you can customize to suit all the different scenarios in your life […]