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Category: Technology
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Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have alway…
An anthropologist’s new book lays out the formula for human innovation, from stone tools to supercomputers. Depending on developments in the next few years, AI could hit the gas or the brakes. In graduate school, my experimental archaeology professor told a student to create a door socket – the hole in a door frame that…
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My Quest to Virtually Learn the Piano With Roli Airwave
The Roli Piano Learning System promises to make learning the piano at home easier than ever before. But just how easy can it be to pick up and play a new instrument? I'm no stranger to music — I sing and play bajo and theremin in my band, Ropetrick. I also taught myself guitar (still…
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I can’t believe this is the update that made Google Messa…
Google Messages just got some personality Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak into plain English. When he’s not working, you’ll find him bouldering. Think about the last five messages you sent.…
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What the Anthropic AI safety saga is really all about | C…
Anthropic has reached a familiar crossroads for a growing tech company: how to scale without compromising the principles that set it apart. Anthropic has reached a familiar crossroads for a growing tech company: how to scale without compromising the principles that set it apart. The AI company has made safety its guiding principle. It advocated…
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Samsung’s Privacy Display is the best iPhone feature Ap…
Macworld At a time when our smartphones store banking apps, passwords, personal messages, and other sensitive data, privacy screen protectors have become a must for many users. These third-party add-ons rely on micro-louver technology to restrict the … At a time when our smartphones store banking apps, passwords, personal messages, and other sensitive data, privacy…
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Why Are So Many Women Getting Diagnosed With ADHD in Midl…
A surge of late-in-life diagnoses among women is spotlighting the link between ADHD and hormones — and possibly changing how it’s treated. This article was featured in New York’s One Great Story newsletter. Sign up here. It was a relief to finally give it a name. For as long as they could remember, their brains…
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BMX SolidSafe Air 5K Review: The thinnest Qi2 magnetic po…
Macworld At a glance Pros Super slim Impressive battery power Our Verdict The SolidSafe Air is easily the slimmest semi-solid-state 5K Qi2 power bank you can buy—indeed, in our experience, it’s the slim… The SolidSafe Air is easily the slimmest semi-solid-state 5K Qi2 power bank you can buy—indeed, in our experience, it’s the slimmest magnetic…
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Apple’s rumored $699 MacBook sounds like a 2017 MacBook…
A new leak suggests Apple’s rumored affordable MacBook might feel very similar to the 2017 MacBook Air, on paper at least. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We know that Apple’s rumored low-cost MacBook – due to arrive at Apple’s March 4 event…
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‘Modern games are pushing GPU architectures harder than e…
‘Rising size of game assets and AI models has outpaced GPU memory capacity, until now’: Micron reveals faster new video RAM. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Micron has released a new type of GDDR7 memory for graphics cards, which is the firm's…
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The alleged bias of Apple News: Tech giant’s leadership f…
FEC filings show that several top executives at Apple are major Democratic donors as its popular news app is facing allegations of having a political bias. Apple News is being accused of having a left-leaning bias based on the content it promotes on its app, according to a study from the Media Research Center. Apple's…
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