Social Media Now Main Source of News In US, Research Suggests An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Social media and video networks have become the main source of news in the US, overtaking traditional TV channels and news websites, research suggests. More than half (54%) of people get news from networks like Facebook, X and YouTube -- overtaking TV (50%) and news sites and apps (48%), according to the Reuters Institute. "The rise of social media and personality-based news is not unique to the United States, but changes seem to be happening fa… Apple services deliver powerful features and intelligent updates to users this fall With the release of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 26, and watchOS 26, Apple is enhancing its services with powerful new features. Windows Hello webcams have stopped working in the dark. I don’t care Will your laptop recognize you in the dark? Maybe. Maybe not. An April patch update for Windows now “requires color cameras” to see a visible face when signing in, according to Microsoft via Windows Central . Technically, that means that Windows Hello is now using your webcam as well as the infrared depth camera to log you in. Windows Central notes that the change has been made to solve a spoofin… You can now set up double dates with friends on Tinder Tinder launched a new Double Date feature, which allows users to team up with friends and chat with potential matches together. The Guide #195: How Reddit made nerds of us all In this week’s newsletter: Happy 20th birthday to the forum that reshaped fandom and is one of the internet’s most eccentric collaborative spaces It only ended a few years ago, but Westworld already feels a bit of a TV footnote. A pricey mid-2010s remake of a 70s Yul Brynner movie few people remembered, HBO’s robot cowboy drama lumbered on for four lukewarm seasons before getting cancelled – with… Danish military using robotic sailboats for surveillance in Baltic and North seas Four uncrewed robotic sailboats known as “Voyagers” have been put into service by the Danish Armed Forces for a three-month trial The case against vibe coding Is vibe coding a bad idea for enterprises? AI can produce results faster than manual coding, but its benefits eventually unravel due to hidden costs and complexities. Here's why. AI toys and games? Barbie maker Mattel teams up with OpenAI to create new products Mattel, the El Segundo toy maker behind Barbie and Hot Wheels, said Thursday that it's teaming up with OpenAI, which created popular chatbot ChatGPT. |
Java 25 to change Windows file operation behaviors As part of a quality outreach, some changes are coming in the planned Java 25 release with regard to file operations on Windows. The File.delete command will no longer delete read-only files on Windows, and file operations on a path with a trailing space in a directory or file name will now fail consistently on Windows. In a June 16 bulletin on Oracle’s inside.java blog, David Delabassee, Oracle … Dutch Court Confirms Apple Abused Dominant Position in Dating Apps A Dutch court on Monday confirmed a 2021 consumer watchdog's ruling saying that Apple had abused its dominant position by imposing unfair conditions on providers of dating apps in the App Store. From a report: The Rotterdam District Court ruled that the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) was therefore right to impose an order subject to a penalty for non-compliance. The court ruled that ACM was right in finding that dating app providers had to use Apple's own payment system, were n… Top KitchenAid Promo Codes and Coupons Get up to $200 off select countertop appliances, up to $40 off sitewide, free delivery, and other great savings today on WIRED. 'CyberGuy': New robots make AI something anyone can try at home Tech expert Kurt Knutsson says Hugging Face has launched affordable open-source humanoid robots for home AI exploration. Trumps Promote American Bitcoin, a New Crypto Mining Venture The debut of American Bitcoin, a mining firm backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has heightened the ethical concerns swirling around the Trump presidency. Protect Your Family On The Road With The Redtiger F17 Elite Dash Cam Whether it's keeping new drivers safe, or protecting yourself from insurance scams, there's nothing like the reassurance a high-quality dash cam provides. Cisco capitalizes on Isovalent buy, unveils new load balancer Since it acquired open-source software developer Isovalent in January 2024, Cisco has been busy integrating its technology into some core products. In particular, Cisco has elevated the use of Isovalent’s core container communications technology, Kubernetes-native networking and security platform eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter). eBPF is an open-source Linux operating-system kernel technolo… China's rare earth curbs disrupt global tech supply chains as US trade tensions escalate China's rare earth export restrictions, implemented in response to US semiconductor controls targeting its technology sector, are disrupting global supply chains and creating manufacturing headaches for automakers and tech companies worldwide. What I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Getting Into ARIA [Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/) is an inevitability when working on web accessibility. That said, it’s everyone’s first time learning about ARIA at some point. Amazon Prime Day stretches to four days of deals this year Amazon has announced the dates when its annual Prime Day deal extravaganza will kick off, and it’s happening for much longer than usual. It starts Tuesday, July 8th, at 3AM Eastern and lasts through Friday, July 11th, at the same time. And, instead of being a two-day event that’s exclusive to Prime subscribers, it’s happening […] |
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