Category: Technology
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins Frank | Tech News [ad_1] Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined with Frank McCourt and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary in their bid to acquire TikTok from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, the group announced Monday. Ohanian, a venture capitalist and onetime executive chairman at Reddit, will serve as a…
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How to avoid Netflix email scam that looks like | Tech News [ad_1] Net-tricks and chill. Netflix users have been warned to look out for an insidious, AI-powered email scam that looks nearly indistinguishable from the real deal. This cybernetic Trojan horse, which was making the rounds over the weekend, reportedly includes the subject line…
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New AI-powered talking sex doll can comfort users | Tech News [ad_1] Come again? A company has launched a sex doll that has the ability to comfort men if they suffer premature ejaculation. Made by Chinese company WMDoll, the dolls have a new AI feature called MetaBox that allows them to speak. Designed to satisfy the user’s emotions,…
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Google Chrome users warned to delete 16 popular | Tech News [ad_1] Google Chrome users have been warned to delete 16 “malicious” browser extensions that could lead to a security threat and “fraud” at the hands of a prolific “threat actor.” The extensions affect functionality involving screen capture, ad blocking, emoji keyboards and more, with…
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How to stop getting a ton of unwanted phone calls | Tech News [ad_1] Unwanted phone calls are out of control. Whether it’s a robocall trying to sell you something or spam calls from scammers trying to rip you off, it’s enough to make you want to stop answering your phone. So what can you…
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Sam Altman’s OpenAI launches GPT-4.5 with fewer | Tech News [ad_1] Sam Altman’s OpenAI released GPT-4.5, an upgraded version of the artificial intelligence model that powers ChatGPT, to select users on Thursday as it looks to stave off challenges from rivals like Elon Musk’s xAI. Described as OpenAI’s “largest and best model for chat yet,”…
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Microsoft ending Skype after 20 years as platform | Tech News [ad_1] Skype will ring for the last time on May 5 as owner Microsoft retires the two-decade-old internet calling service that redefined how people connect across borders. Shutting down Skype will help Microsoft focus on its homegrown Teams service by simplifying its communication offerings, the software giant said…
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Google’s Sergey Brin says 60 hours per week in | Tech News [ad_1] Google co-founder Sergey Brin is urging employees working on artificial intelligence to spend at least 60 hours per week in the office as the search giant faces heated competition from OpenAI, Meta, Elon Musk’s xAI and China-based DeepSeek. Brin, who is worth…
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FCC chair opens probe into diversity practices at | Tech News [ad_1] Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr on Thursday opened a probe into diversity practices at Verizon and raised the telecommunications company’s ongoing effort to purchase Frontier Communications. Carr, a Republican designated by President Donald Trump last month, earlier this month told NBC News-parent Comcast he…
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Meta targets ChatGPT with plans to release | Tech News [ad_1] Meta Platforms plans to test a paid subscription service for its AI-enabled chatbot Meta AI, similar to those offered by OpenAI and Microsoft to access advanced versions of their chatbots, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The source said the test will begin in the…