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Rate Your Desktop PCs, Monitors, Graphics Cards, Keyboards, and Mice Right Now to WIN
You could take home $250 for grading the desktop systems (even gaming PCs) and peripherals in your life, at home or work.
Helldivers 2 Gets Pulled From Steam in 170 Countries
The decision is part a of new requirement to connect the game to a PSN account, even in countries where PSN is unavailable.
Jack Dorsey Leaves Board of Twitter Alternative Bluesky
Dorsey deleted his Bluesky account eight months ago.
YouTube Tests Premium Feature That Helps You Skip to the Good Part
The tool uses watch data along with AI to identify the most popular part of a video.
Threads Now Allows You to Limit Who Can Quote Your Posts
The feature takes the platform's current reply controls a step further.
Ukraine's Newest Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Is Generated by AI
She's modeled after a Ukrainian singer and former contestant on The Bachelor.
iOS 18 Will Offer Humane AI-Like Text Message Summaries
The feature will also reportedly be able to summarize web pages on Safari.
Sweepstakes: Rate Your Routers and Network Attached Storage (NAS) at Work and Home to WIN
Want a chance to take home $250? Tell us all about the router and NAS device you use at your home network or major work installation (IT managers, we need you).
Updated Google Ad Policy Bans Promotion of Deepfake Porn Apps
Google already prohibited advertisers from showing sexually explicit content, but the company is now specifying that it's still banned if AI creates it.
X Now Displays AI-Generated Summaries of News Events
These summaries come with a disclaimer: 'Grok can make mistakes, verify its outputs.'
PSA: You Have Less Than a Month to Download Your Mozilla Hubs Data
Mozilla's Hubs VR meeting space is one casualty of the company's recent restructuring, but you can save your data if you act before May 31.
NSA Warns of North Korean Hackers Spoofing Emails From Legit Domains
The Kimsuky hacking group is exploiting improper configurations of an email protection feature known as DMARC, US agencies say.
SpaceX Hints at Expanded Refurbishment Program for Starlink Dishes
A SpaceX environmental responsibility doc mentions recycling and recovering 'end-of-life' dishes.
Living With Acer's TravelMate P6 14: Excellent Battery Life and Software Perks
It's not the flashiest machine, but this Acer laptop offers good performance, strong battery life, and a few extras that business users will appreciate.
Hacker Breaches Dropbox Sign Database, Views Customer Data
An attacker accesses the cloud storage provider's e-signature platform and users' personal information. No customer documents or payment methods were viewed, Dropbox says.
What to Expect at RSAC 2024
From cyberattacks on AI Large Language Models to the demise of current cryptography at the hands of quantum computing, check out everything we expect from this year's RSA Conference.
Microsoft Pledges to Make Security a 'Top Priority' After Recent Hacks
Two high-profile breaches at the company prompt Microsoft to overhaul its approach to security, including compensating executives who meet their security goals.
Firefox Power User Keeps 7,400+ Browser Tabs Open for 2 Years
Hazel doesn't close tabs because it's 'like a trip down memory lane.' Mozilla says it has some profile and tab group features coming later this year that might help her organize those memories.
What to Stream This Weekend
There might be a bit too much to watch this weekend, with the return of Star Wars, Wrexham, Monsters, and Hacks, along with new comedy by Jerry Seinfeld and John Mulaney, plus B-list dramas galore.
Is This Black Powder the Secret Solution to EV Charging Woes?
We go inside Group14, a silicon battery materials company, for an up-close view of a solution that it says could help us 'live a fully untethered technological life.'