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Report finds most subscription services manipulate customers with 'dark patterns'
A pair of reports from two global consumer protection groups explored the widespread use of dark patterns to sway customer actions.
Report finds most subscription services manipulate customers with 'dark patterns'
A pair of reports from two global consumer protection groups explored the widespread use of dark patterns to sway customer actions.
Elon Musk escapes paying $500 million to former Twitter employees
X Corp won a dismissal in a class-action lawsuit that sought $500 million in unpaid severance for thousands of former Twitter employees.
Environmental groups accuse Amazon of ‘distorting the truth’ in latest clean-energy claim
On Wednesday, Amazon claimed that it reached its goal of sourcing all its energy from clean energy sources in the past year. But environmental experts warn that the company is “misleading the public by distorting the truth.”
Google brings passkeys to its Advanced Protection Program
Google users who enroll in the Advanced Protection Program can now opt to use a passkey for their logins.
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Report finds most subscription services manipulate customers with 'dark patterns'
A pair of reports from two global consumer protection groups explored the widespread use of dark patterns to sway customer actions.
Elon Musk escapes paying $500 million to former Twitter employees
X Corp won a dismissal in a class-action lawsuit that sought $500 million in unpaid severance for thousands of former Twitter employees.
Environmental groups accuse Amazon of ‘distorting the truth’ in latest clean-energy claim
On Wednesday, Amazon claimed that it reached its goal of sourcing all its energy from clean energy sources in the past year. But environmental experts warn that the company is “misleading the public by distorting the truth.”
Google brings passkeys to its Advanced Protection Program
Google users who enroll in the Advanced Protection Program can now opt to use a passkey for their logins.
Google will give users free dark web monitoring
Google's dark web report feature will be available to every Google user at the end of the month.
Google Maps' speedometer finally comes to iOS and CarPlay
Google Maps is finally bringing the speedometer, along with the speed limit indicator, to iPhone users and CarPlay.
ESA’s new heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, is poised to launch for the first time on Tuesday
Ariane 6, the European Space Agency’s next-gen heavy-lift rocket, is expected to take its inaugural flight on July 9, ending a yearlong gap in Europe’s ability to access space on its own.
OpenAI hit by two big security issues this week
OpenAI patched a vulnerability discovered in its Mac ChatGPT app this week. It's also facing questions about internal security and a fired whistleblower.
Cloudflare is taking a stand against AI website scrapers
Cloudflare has introduced a free tool for any of its clients to block all known AI website crawlers, even those that aren't following the rules.
Japan’s government says goodbye to floppy disks
Japan’s Digital Agency announced on Wednesday it will no longer use outdated floppy disks to operate its government computer systems.
Michigan is building the nation’s first smart highway
A stretch of highway between Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan is being converted into America's first smart highway.
New YouTube policy lets you request the removal of AI-generated content that uses your likeness
YouTube quietly added a new policy last month that lets you request the removal of AI-generated content featuring your likeness. The new privacy violation allows you to flag videos that “used AI to alter or create synthetic content that looks or sounds like you.”
Google invests in Taiwanese solar company to boost green energy
Google is investing in a Taiwanese solar company with plans to build a 1 gigawatt (GW) pipeline of sustainable energy in the region. The company is placing a stake in New Green Power (NGP), part of BlackRock’s investment portfolio, for the project.
The AI prison of the future is just an Outer Limits episode
A new proposed prison system called Cognify would lock up prisoners on a neurological level.
FCC chair asks telecoms companies to prove they're actually trying to stop political AI robocalls
FCC chair asks telecom companies if they’re actually doing anything to stop AI political robocalls. This follows a consultant getting indicted over calls imitating President Biden.
Lego made bricks out of meteorite dust and they’re on display at select stores
Lego made some bricks out of meteorite dust and they’re on display at select stores. It’s part of an initiative to test how well moondust would work as a lunar building material.
China is plowing $11 billion into a solar, wind and coal energy project
China is spending $11 on a renewable power facility, which also includes a coal plant.
NASA gives SpaceX the privilege of crashing the ISS into the sea
NASA asks SpaceX to use a rocket to crash the ISS into the sea. The company will get $843 Million for the privilege.
Amazon is reportedly working on a new AI chatbot
Amazon is reportedly working on a new AI chatbot called Metis.
This cute pink blob could lead to realistic robot skin
A team of scientists from the University of Tokyo and Harvard University are studying a method that can be used to attach synthetic skin to robots.
