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Some Epson printers are programmed to stop working after a certain amount of use
Twitter Obliterates Elon Musk's Excuses for Killing Buyout Deal
What ever happened to the transhumanists?
Investigation: 32 US brokers are selling overlapping datasets with ~2.9B profiles of people pegged as "actively pregnant" or "shopping for maternity products"
Human rights groups say Facebook approved English and Swahili ads instigating ethnic violence in Kenya, after claiming to foster "safe and secure" elections
Inside TikTok's Attempts to ‘Downplay the China Association’
An interview with NIST mathematician Dustin Moody on the agency's recently selected "quantum-resistant" encryption algorithms
Google says that US advertisers that have been certified as online pharmacies and promote mailed abortion medication can now be labeled as abortion providers
Report: Twitter gave Elon Musk more user data, including real-time API information, after he complained the large historical data he received wasn't enough
Microsoft announces gaming-focused features for Edge, including a new homepage, exclusive free-to-play games, and Clarity Boost for streamed games
A DARPA report finds blockchains are vulnerable to "unintended centralities", such as powerful new crypto miners, that could pervasively affect their security
Google releases Android 13 Beta 3 for Pixel phones and says Android 13 has reached platform stability, meaning the developer APIs and how apps perform are final
Elon Musk: "Starlink 2.0 satellites are almost an order of magnitude more capable than Starlink 1.0" and weigh 4.8X more, needing the upcoming Starship rocket
Acer unveils the SpatialLabs View and SpatialLabs View Pro, standalone external 15.6" 4K monitors with its glasses-free stereoscopic 3D tech, starting at $1,099
Amazon says the Send to Kindle feature will support the popular EPUB ebook format in late 2022, while suspending support for MOBI and AZW formats
Techmeme · 5 months ago
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra hands-on: a laptop replacement and iPad Pro rival that is unwieldy as a tablet, slim frames and a notch, and the S-Pen is responsive
ID.me says it will make automated facial recognition verification optional for its government partners and let users delete their face scans starting on March 1
Adtech experts explain how GDPR has proven ineffective thanks to the ingenuity of adtech firms, which have managed to effectively skirt its consent requirement
Barbed wire fences were an early DIY telephone network
Silenced AirTags with disabled speakers are popping up for sale online
This summer the IRS will require users to log in via ID.me, which uses facial recognition in its authentication process, to file taxes, make payments, and more
Hackers Have Sent Malware USB Sticks to Companies Disguised as Gifts
UN report: 2.9B people, or 37% of the world's population, have never used the internet, while internet users rose from 4.1B in 2019 to 4.9B in 2021
Gizmodo says it will begin responsibly publishing the Facebook Papers with help from partners including NYU, Marquette, and the ACLU in redacting sensitive info
IPCC Scientist Survey Shows Most Expect Climate Catastrophe Soon
Pixel 6 review: fantastic cameras and great battery life but Tensor SoC lags Snapdragon 888 in multi-core tests and in-screen fingerprint reader could be faster
The Ocean Cleanup Dream of Scooping Plastic From the Seas Is Still Alive
Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud gaming service adds a $100/month tier with RTX 3080 GPUs, hosted inside a bespoke SuperPod server, offering 1440p games at 120fps
What to expect from Google's event on Tuesday: Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro with Tensor custom SoC, improved cameras, bigger batteries, and more colors
Ashley Gjøvik, who raised concerns about vaporous toxic chemicals under Apple's Sunnyvale office, says the company used leaking as an absurd excuse to fire her
Tile revamps its lineup with IP67 water resistance, longer ranges, and safety features to avoid unwanted tracking, and announces Tile Ultra with UWB support
How WhatsApp became a popular messaging app in the Global South, driven by high device compatibility and telecom partnerships
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio review: gorgeous, unique design, 120Hz display, good battery life, and Thunderbolt 4, but heavy and pricey with few ports
200k-Year-Old Hand Art Found Near a Tibetan Hot Spring
Google announces a range of features for Android, Google TV, Assistant, and Gboard, including some that were previously Pixel exclusives
Lawmakers Ask Zuck to Drop 'Instagram for Kids' Since App Made Kids Suicidal
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