Instinct, a startup founded only last year and helmed by a 23-year-old, has managed to ride the wave of AI enthusiasm toward a gargantuan valuation over the course of the …
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Life360 has launched a $7.99 Pet Tag that gives owners a cheaper alternative to its Pet GPS tracker, but the two products do very different jobs. The tag works only …
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When Dolly Parton died Tuesday, her family asked for something other than flowers in her memory. Instead, they requested donations to Parton’s Imagination Library. Though Parton was known around the …
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Tech & AI
There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up
by Alan Northby Alan North“Look, I’m not trying to do a conspiracy here,” wrote right-wing commentator Sydney Watson in an X post on Monday, before proceeding to implicitly endorse one. The Australian YouTuber, who …
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Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids’ access to its apps as part of settlement with states
by Alan Northby Alan NorthUnder the terms of its $18 billion settlement to resolve claims brought by 29 U.S. states over children’s safety, Meta on Wednesday agreed to sweeping changes designed to restrict minors’ …
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Microsoft Teams’ New Policy Lets Admins Automatically Block Meeting Bots
by Alan Northby Alan NorthMeeting bots have crashed one too many calls, so Microsoft is giving IT departments a bouncer. Microsoft is rolling out a Teams policy that can automatically block detected external bots …
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When it comes to multitasking, Liz Plank (@feministabulous) might just be the poster-child. She is a content creator, journalist (Vox), author (For the Love of Men), podcaster (Boy Problems), amongst …
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How Ikea Turned a Controller Thumbstick Into the Star of Its Xbox Gaming Range
by Alan Northby Alan NorthThat’s when Ikea began prototyping the stool in various materials such as cork and wood. Wahl says the company did a lot of 3D printing, with different versions of the …
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Ventures Platform goes bigger — and broader — with its second Africa fund
by Alan Northby Alan NorthVentures Platform has raised an oversubscribed $83 million second fund as the Pan-African venture firm expands beyond its home market of Nigeria with a strategy shaped by a tougher, more …
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Taiwan Indicts Nine Over Alleged Nvidia AI Server Smuggling to China
by Alan Northby Alan NorthTaiwan has exposed another alleged route into China’s restricted AI supply chain, indicting nine people accused of helping divert Nvidia-powered servers. Prosecutors in Taiwan’s port city of Keelung said Monday …