Discord doesn’t want to count strikes when users run afoul of its rules.
As part of a slew of fall product updates, the online chat platform announced a more flexible approach to moderation. Instead of handing out strikes for every policy violation, Discord will tailor its warnings or punishments to fit the crime, while providing steps users can take to improve their standing.
“We think we’ve built the most nuanced, comprehensive, and proportionate war
Any hope that fall 2023 wouldn’t be a repeat of the layoffs that struck the tech industry over last winter and spring seems to be diminishing by the day. The 150-year-old Finnish giant Nokia Corporation, which is one of the biggest telecommunications companies today, is now this month’s latest tech giant to announce it will ax jobs.
Nokia said on Thursday that it will cut up to 14,000 of its workforce after it revealed disappointing Q3 2023 numbers. The company’
Netflix investors are reacting positively after the company’s latest earnings results, but subscribers don’t have much to crow about. That’s because while the streaming giant saw its stock price soar in premarket trading this morning, the prices of some Netflix plans are going up again, too.
First, the good news for investors: Netflix added 8.8 million paid subscribers in Q3 2023. That’s nearly four times more than the company added in the same quarter a
There’s a truism in tech that goes something like “If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.” It’s a tired phrase, but until advertising ceases to be the economic engine of the internet, we’re stuck with it.
Digital ads have made technology companies like Alphabet, ByteDance, and Meta rich, enabling them to offer services like social networking, video streaming, and search engines completely free for users.
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In the middle of a storm, 911 call centers often find themselves inundated with reports of fallen trees, flooded roads, and panicked residents. Every call matters, but with multiple reports of the same incident pouring in, the pressure on emergency services can become overwhelming.
Amid the chaos, a technological ally has emerged: artificial intelligence. In the United States, AI is quietly transforming how non-emergency calls are handled in dispatch centers. An AI-powered system ca
Actor, writer, and entrepreneur Issa Rae rose to fame through her popular YouTube show, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. Since then, she has made her name creating and starring in the hit HBO series Insecure and acting in this summer’s Barbie and the upcoming movie American Fiction. Behind the scenes, she is also building an em
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At the TED AI conference in SF, little consensus on AGI
We are just now seeing the first applications of new generative AI, but lots of people in the AI field are already thinking about the next frontier&
Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications.
The company said Wednesday that customers in College Station, Texas can now get prescriptions delivered by a drone within an hour of placing their order.
The drone, programed to fly from a delivery center with a secure pharmacy, will travel to the customer’s address, descend to a height of about 4 meters (or 13 fee
Innovation? In government?
Don’t look now, but the Internal Revenue Service is making strides.
On Tuesday, the IRS announced it was advancing its Direct File pilot program for the 2024 filing season, a program that was originally announced earlier this year. The Direct File tax-filing option is designed to allow taxpayers to file their returns online for free, and if successful, could become a viable alternative to tax-prep software such as TurboTax or H&R Block, wh
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