It might be wise to think twice before you try to watch a Barbenheimer double feature on a less-than-trustworthy website.
That’s based on a new report from McAfee Labs, which tracked celebrities whose names most often lead unsuspecting internet searchers to online scams. These tricks tend to encourage users to click on fake links that then install malware on their devices. McAfee’s 2023 “Hacker Celebrity Hot List” slots Barbie’s Ryan Gosling in fir
Another popular Google product has an impending meeting with the Grim Reaper.
Yes, Google Podcasts is shutting down. Rest in peace with all the other casualties in the Google Graveyard, old friend.
It won’t be kicking the bucket until sometime “later in 2024,” but that’s a shame: It’s a a great app. Google will be migrating all its podcast-related interests to YouTube Music between now and then, so that’s an option to consider. I d
Google Maps users planning journeys in several major cities will soon be able to see an AI-powered preview of their driving, walking, or cycling route.
The new feature, which expands on Google Maps’ existing 3D immersive views of neighborhoods, landmarks, and businesses, will enable users to familiarize themselves with travel routes, including features like bike paths, and see a 3D preview of expected traffic and weather. That, says Chris Phillips, VP and general manager for
Raising awareness around the risks of AI-powered deepfake content has become a prime concern for those worried about election integrity and mis- and disinformation spreading on social media. But efforts to warn people about deepfakes can inadvertently make them more suspicious of authentic content too.
That’s the finding of a new study by John Twomey, a researcher in applied psychology at University College Cork in Ireland, and colleagues. The researchers analyzed discussions
ChatGPT became the poster child for generative AI earlier this year. From writing up business plans to explaining complex topics in layman’s terms, ChatGPT has been drafted in to help with just about anything and everything. And companies small and large have been scrambling to explore and reap the benefits of generative AI ever since.
But as this new chapter of AI innovation progresses at a dizzying pace, CEOs and leaders are at risk of overlooking a form of the technology t
The FAA finally has a permanent leader after an 18-month vacancy.
The Senate voted 98-0 to approve the nomination of former FAA deputy Mike Whitaker to serve a five-year term as head of the agency, which has a hand in overseeing the commercial space industry.
Space responsibilities
The FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation is responsible for multiple facets of the commercial space mission including:
- Issuing launc
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been on a tear for the past year and continued its strong performance in the third quarter of 2023, as the company’s earnings report beat Wall Street expectations on the back of its booming advertising operation.
Meta posted a net income of $11.58 billion for the quarter, a 164% increase year over year. The company reported quarterly revenue of $34.15 billion, a 23% increase over last year, which exceeded analy
From the time she sat down with Glossier founder Emily Weiss for a job interview, Roya Shariat told anyone who would listen that her dream was to write a cookbook. Five years later, while heading up social impact and partnerships for the makeup brand, Shariat made her dream come true. This week, her book, Maman & Me: Recipes from our Iranian American Family, which she coauthored with her mother Gita Sadeh, hits shelves nationwide. Shariat came on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Com
Sam Bankman-Fried plans to testify in his defense at his federal fraud trial, his lawyer Mark Cohen said in a teleconference Wednesday. “Things have been changing a lot on our side,” Cohen told Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in a teleconference about scheduling Wednesday morning, “and our client is also going to be testifying.”
The move puts an exciting coda at the tail-end of the trial’s witnesses, after one fascinating piece of testimony after another. Wh
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