Category: 8. Tech

In a strange reversal of the usual seller/customer dynamic, Google is now giving buyers the power to send out their own robocalls. It’s not the first time the company has experimented with giving the average Joe the ability to…

Apple on Thursday introduced a new set of App Review Guidelines for developers, which now specifically state that apps must disclose and obtain users’ permission before sharing personal data with third-party AI.

The change comes ahead of the…

One of the best aspects of owning a Pixel phone is that Google releases periodic “Pixel Drop” updates, which introduce new software features between major operating system updates. November’s Pixel Drop brings a slew of new features, including…

Mozilla is apparently a lot more excited about adding AI features to Firefox than its community. The org has decided that AI deserves its own new environment in the browser, a move its fans met with withering criticism.

On Thursday, Ajit Varma,…

Sometimes, a good photo just needs the proper edits to transform into a great one. Previously, you’d need to know exactly what to change and which setting to tweak to achieve the desired result. That’s a thing of the past, thanks to Google…

When I tried Half-Life: Alyx streaming from a PC to Valve’s new Steam Frame VR headset, I was blown away; thanks to the Frame’s dedicated wireless adapter and a cool trick Valve calls “foveated streaming,” I didn’t detect any latency as…

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• Apple’s second MacOS 26.2 developer beta is now available.
• Edge Light is a beta feature that turns your display into a ring light.
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Ultrafiltration membranes used in pharmaceutical manufacturing and other industrial processes have long relied on separating molecules by size. Now, Cornell researchers have created porous materials that filter molecules by their chemical…

As philosophers go, Aristotle was no angel. Sure, he established the first formal system of logic, and yeah, his theories dominated Western science for thousands of years. Yet he was also an avowed defender of slavery — laying out ideas which…