A little over a month after a civilian jet broke the sound barrier, Boom Supersonic and NASA have released a photo of one of the aircraft’s historic test flights over the Mojave Desert. The image released Monday shows the XB-1 aircraft, which Boom Supersonic said is the “first civil supersonic jet made in America,” during its second […]
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Microsoft is pulling the plug on Skype, the pioneering Internet telecommunications and video call platform it bought nearly 14 years ago for $8.5 billion. “We will be retiring Skype in May 2025 to focus on Microsoft Teams (free), our modern communications and collaboration hub,” already used by hundreds of millions of people at work, school and
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The Hague — A global campaign has led to at least 25 arrests over child sexual abuse content generated by artificial intelligence and distributed online, Europol said Friday. “Operation Cumberland has been one of the first cases involving AI-generated child sexual abuse material, making it exceptionally challenging for investigators due to the lack of national legislation
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Meta is apologizing for a mistake that resulted in graphic and violent imagery appearing in the Reels feeds of some Instagram users. “We have fixed an error that caused some users to see content in their Instagram Reels feed that should not have been recommended,” a Meta spokesperson said Thursday in a statement, without offering
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Apple shareholders on Tuesday rejected a proposal to end the iPhone maker’s diversity, equity and inclusion program. The National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, had called on Apple to follow other major companies in backing off from DEI, which has come under fire from Republicans and from President Donald Trump. “DEI
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Over the last month, the U.S. government has worked quickly to pause, disband and dismantle the U.S. effort to fight foreign meddling in elections, raising concern among federal lawmakers and election officials across the country who rely on the federal cybersecurity agency and its counterparts to warn them about attacks on election systems. First came
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Millions of Americans who purchased antivirus software from Avast may be eligible for compensation due to a $16.5 million settlement by the company with the Federal Trade Commission, the regulatory agency announced on Monday. Nearly 3.7 million consumers who bought the software from Avast between August 2014 and January 2020 can expect emails to arrive
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Apple plans to invest $500 billion domestically over the next four years and hire 20,000 additional workers in the U.S., the iPhone maker announced on Monday. The company’s plans include building a new 250,000 square-foot manufacturing plant in Houston, set to open in 2026, that will make servers to power Apple’s AI services. Apple also
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Apple plans to invest $500 billion domestically over the next four years and hire 20,000 additional workers in the U.S., the iPhone maker announced on Monday. The company’s plans include building a new 250,000 square-foot manufacturing plant in Houston, set to open in 2026, that will make servers to power Apple’s AI services. Apple also
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Apple on Wednesday debuted its iPhone 16e, a lower-cost addition to the tech giant’s iPhone 16 lineup that features Apple Intelligence tools. The iPhone 16e replaces the iPhone SE, last released in 2022, which was Apple’s budget-friendly iPhone option. At $599, the starting price for the iPhone 16e is less than the $800 it costs
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