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The UK is calling on search and social media companies to “tame toxic algorithms” that recommend harmful content to children, or risk billions in fines. On Wednesday, the UK’s media regulator Ofcom outlined over 40 proposed requirements for tech giants under its Online Safety Act rules, including robust age-checks and content moderation that aims to better protect minors online in compliance with upcoming digital safety laws.
“Our...
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TL;DR: As of May 6, this refurbished 2018 Lenovo 2-in-1 Chromebook with 32GB SSD is on sale for $110.99 — a 76% discount from the original price.
Whether for school, work, or personal use, having a reliable computer is essential these days. And while buying a brand new model might seem like the obvious choice, don't sleep on refurbished products like this Lenovo 2-in-1 Chromebook. Refurbished devices are cleaned and inspected to ensure they're in good working order, letting you get an...
SAVE $155.03: Through May 12, get the most out of the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite with an all-in-one certification course bundle on sale for $24.97, down from the regular price of $180. That's an 86% discount.
Opens in a new window ...I wanted the Apple Pencil Pro, leaked a few days before Apple's "Let Loose" livestream on May 7, to have two things: FindMy support and a Space Black colorway.
Apple only answered one of those prayers. Hallelujah! The Apple Pencil Pro has FindMy support. As clumsily forgetful as I am, this is a necessity.
Sadly, there's no Space Black Apple Pencil Pro, but the Apple Pencil Pro still has a ton of new features that I got to play around with at a recent New York City showcase.
SEE ALSO: ...Stray Kids became the first full K-pop group to ever attend the Met Gala on Monday, with all eight members present at the annual fundraising fashion event. Unfortunately, the momentous occasion was marred by "disrespectful" and "racist" comments made by photographers covering the red carpet, infuriating K-pop fans all around the world.
In a widely circulated clip from USA Today's arrivals livestream, Stray Kids members Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N are...
In 2008, at the Macworld conference in San Francisco, Steve Jobs pulled the original MacBook Air out of a manila envelope, thus ushering the era of ultra-light, "Air" Apple devices.
And although some MacBook Air variants did put on weight in the following years – there's now a larger, 15-inch variant – the company's Air lineup more or less stayed very light and nimble.
But in the company's most recent iPad lineup, introduced at yesterday's "Let Loose" event, the "Air" moniker makes...
An extract from Sluts: The Truth About Slutshaming & What We Can Do To Fight It by Mashable contributing writer Beth Ashley.
If the history of slutshaming has taught us anything, it’s that we have been condemning female sexuality and shaming anyone who doesn’t appear to fit sexual norms since long before the smartphone showed up. But the arrival of social media has significantly changed how slutshaming happens, how it’s received, and even how we speak about it.
Someone calls a woman a...
When Venus formed billions of years ago, the planet probably had about as much water as Earth.
Thick carbon dioxide clouds in Venus' atmosphere trap heat, making it the hottest planet in the solar system, despite it being farther from the sun in space than Mercury. The runaway greenhouse effect has raised the planet's temperature to a sizzling 900 degrees Fahrenheit, according to NASA.
But scientists say evaporation from heat can't completely explain why Venus, sometimes known as Earth's...
After feasting my eyes on the thinnest-ever iPad Pro, which drew me in with its vivid, color-rich, ultra-bright OLED display, the new M2 iPad Air looked like the plain Jane sibling.
The iPad Pro had me looking like Jim Carrey's jaw-dropping character in The Mask while the iPad Air, well, just got an indifferent nod from me.
For some time, the rumor mill claimed that the iPad Air would sport miniLED, borrowing a display perk from the previous-generation 2022 iPad Pro. This incited a little bit...
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Despite Cyber Army of Russia’s claims of swaying US “minds and hearts,” experts say the cyber sabotage group appears to be hyping its hacking for a domestic audience.
Undocumented workers played a larger and more dangerous role in delivering the Games than the Macron administration acknowledges.
As David C. Banks prepares to testify about antisemitism in the New York City schools, he said he wasn’t intimidated by congressional Republicans.
After focusing on universities, a House subcommittee will question school district leaders from New York City, Berkeley, Calif., and Montgomery County in Maryland.
Plus, Stormy Daniels unfiltered.
While talks for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas continue, another set of negotiations is happening behind the scenes.
Brilliant Smart Home Systems, makers of the Brilliant smart switch, is looking for a buyer. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
Brilliant, maker of smart home controllers and smart light switches, is out of money. CEO Aaron Emigh confirmed in an exclusive interview with The Verge that the company has laid off the majority of its staff, shut down its support center, and is no longer selling its products. However, the company is maintaining its servers, and existing devices...
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Daimler Truck, a subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz parent company, revealed its first autonomous truck demonstrator that it said will pave the way to fully driverless freight hauling by 2027.
The demonstrator is an all-electric version of Daimler’s popular Freightliner Cascadia models. The so-called eCascadia has been fitted with a suite of high-powered, long-range sensors that enable it to “see” its surrounding environment as well as a high-powered computer...
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