Many office workers have rejoiced in the ability to work from home in the post-pandemic years, but for those who miss the camaraderie of an office or coworking space, a startup called Groove lets people find coworking partners by the hour.
Groove got its start, unsurprisingly, during the height of the pandemic-era lockdowns, when CEO Josh Greene and his cofounders were looking for a way to capture the experience of sitting alongside colleagues in a coworking space or coffee shop. Th
Riot Games, the developer of the popular “League of Legends” multiplayer battle game, is joining other tech companies that have been trimming their payrolls with a layoff of 11% of its staff.
In a lengthy statement to staff issued late Monday, CEO Dylan Jadeja and cofounder and president of the company Marc Merrill said the move was meant to “create focus and move us toward a sustainable future.” It said 530 jobs were being eliminated, accounting for abou
A Russian national has been sanctioned by the Australian government for his role in a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of more than 10 million Australians.
In October 2022, client data from Medibank, Australia’s largest health insurer, was released by an extortionist, including details of HIV diagnoses and drug abuse treatments, after the company refused to pay a ransom for the personal records of current and former customers.
On Tuesd
Ello, the AI-powered app that is designed to help young children learn to read, is expanding its library.
The company (which shouldn’t be confused with the defunct social media startup) plans to add an enormous catalog of e-books—more than 700 original titles, many of them created using AI—to its collection to boost its educational efforts. The books will be available through the Ello app, which leverages speech recognition technology to assist parents and teach
When leaders of some of the world’s biggest companies convened at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, last week, artificial intelligence was a big topic of conversation.
For good reason, too, as the international organization released a report ahead of the meeting identifying AI as one of the biggest global risks in the next two years and over the next decade.
But dire warnings about how AI is “incredibly dangerous”
As a bout of bitter and deadly cold sweeps the U.S., millions of Americans are being told to dress in layers if they must go outside.In places that rarely experience bone-chilling temperatures, that advice can be confounding. What does it mean to layer up? Is it different from just putting on a coat? Is there a way to do it wrong?People in Minnesota, a state that is no stranger to the cold, have wisdom to share.
WHAT IS LAYERING?
Layering means wearing multiple pieces of
With awards season in high gear, we’re reminded of the streaming series and movie releases over the past year that demonstrate an existence— sometimes dire—without our fundamental right to privacy securely in place.
Increasingly, we’re seeing instances of life on the big and small screen where personal information is available at the click of a device. Storylines are continually normalizing life without privacy with characters being found through hacked r
Non-player characters (NPCs) in video games generally have a pretty limited range. They might have a restricted number of canned responses to your questions but generally act as cannon fodder or story exposition.
Convai, however, believes they have a lot more potential.
Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft on the surface of the Moon on January 20, 2024. Despite a power issue with the lander, the event holds both political and technical importance. It’s Japan’s first lunar landing—making it only the fifth country in the world to successfully land on the Moon. This is a significant achievement and solidifies Japan’s position as a leader in space technology.
While the craft land
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) — As New Hampshire voters prepared to cast their votes in the state’s first-in-the nation primary Tuesday, a robocall is circulating in the state urging Democrats to stay home—using a fake audio of U.S. President Joe Biden.
“It’s important that you save your vote for the November election. . . . voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again,” the call says.