Innovation, AI & Digital Frontier
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Officials must wait a little longer before Live Captions tells it like it is
One of the best things my smart home does is help me care for my pets, and security cameras are particularly useful for keeping track of my many critters. But the barrage of notifications they send of...
According to Politico, the US House Office of Legislative Counsel is swamped with error-riddled AI-generated bills.
Research shows heat amplifies the dangers of pesticides.
A manual skill like soldering is so much easier to learn and grasp when one can watch it in action, and there’s a brand new way to do that using…read more
Reach Capital announced Tuesday the close of a $265 million Fund V. The thesis of the 11-year-old, San Francisco firm is to back founders building AI applications that can “expand human potential,” To...
Bruce66423 shares a report from The Guardian: Sainsbury's has paused the use of AI face scanning in one of its stores after a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter and ejected from the shop....
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Ah, the relationship between animals and the technology they can’t quite understand. Today, it seems like there’s a high-tech solution to every element of pet ownership, with devices on the market de...
News Apple's macOS Tahoe preview may have leaked a ton of unreleased products Home accessories, headphones and all the new iPhone 18s appear to be in there. By Steve Dent Aug. 18, 2026 7:05 am EST ona...
Fairphone, the Dutch company known for its sustainable and repair-friendly phones, on Tuesday said its latest smartphone, Fairphone (Gen 6+), is now available in the U.S, starting at $649. The company...
One of the great joys in life is having pets. The unconditional love, the snuggles, the excitement they show when you get home - these things add an emotional fulfillment to daily existence that can't...
News Mobile Smartphones Fairphone is finally releasing its first official handset in the US The company is also planning to release second-gen repairable earbuds sometime later this year. By Sam Ruthe...
News AI ChatGPT's stricter teen mode starts rolling out today OpenAI will attempt to automatically enroll all young users in the new experience. By Igor Bonifacic Aug. 18, 2026 7:00 am EST OpenAI Last...
Pets, like children, come with the responsibility to keep them happy, healthy, and mentally stimulated - obligations I readily committed to before getting my cat, Trevor. I work from home, so he's nev...
When I was a kid, I owned two goldfish that eventually outgrew the size of their tank. At the time, I didn't realize just how much actually goes into having fish and keeping them healthy. I've learned...
The Fairphone 6 Plus is a minor hardware refresh, but a major launch for the company: It's the first phone that Fairphone is selling directly in the US. It's on sale now for $649.99, available through...
On August 6th, the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center lost radar and communications for around two hours. The outage disrupted more than 1,100 flights across the center's 330,000 square mile...