technology
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Parler’s New Owner Is in It for the Money, Not the Politics
Last week, the right-wing social network Parler was sold to a media conglomerate called Starboard. The company shut Parler down indefinitely to “undergo a strategic assessment.” It marks the end of a long and tumultuous saga for the conservative social media company — once seen as a refuge from mainstream apps like Twitter — including…
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People Are Using a ‘Grandma Exploit’ to Break AI
Artificially intelligent text generation tools like ChatGPT and the Bing search engine’s chatbot have many rightly scared about the tech’s long-term impact, folks are finding new ways to crank out hilarious yet concerning results. Some of the latest stunts involve asking AI services to assume the role of your dearly deceased grandmother who once knew…
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Samsung Finally Enables the Temperature Sensor on the Galaxy Watch 5
Samsung finally enabled temperature tracking on a smartwatch launched nearly nine months ago. The Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro now offer detailed menstrual tracking by measuring your core body temperature. Samsung says the new feature is rolling out “progressively” to the Samsung Health app in the U.S., Korea, and select European countries.
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AI Art Piece Wins Sony’s Photography Contest, Artist Refuses the Award
Boris Eldagsen entered his AI-generated piece ‘The Electrician’ into the World Photography Organization’s Sony World Photography Awards to make a point.