Congressman who raised issue of antisemitism on Twitter says he was bombarded with antisemitic tweets
A Jewish lawmaker who spoke about the problem of antisemitism on Twitter during a House Oversight hearing this week focused on the company was later bombarded with antisemitic messages on the platform, he explained in a letter to new owner Elon Musk.....»»
Lakera raises $20 million to secure GenAI applications
Lakera has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round. Led by European VC Atomico, with participation from Citi Ventures, Dropbox Ventures, and existing investors including redalpine, this investment brings Lakera’s total funding to $30 mil.....»»
Intel ‘disgustingly’ rejected some faulty CPU returns, YouTuber says
Intel has addressed the instability issue on its 13th-gen and 14th-gen CPUs, but a YouTuber says the problem goes deeper......»»
Vanta raises $150 million accelerate its AI product innovation
Vanta announced that it has raised a $150 million Series C funding round at a valuation of $2.45 billion. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, in addition to new investors Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, J.P. Morgan and existing investo.....»»
Research team develops new antimalarial agent for combating drug-resistant parasites
Malaria remains a serious health issue globally, especially in Africa. The disease is caused by protozoan parasites in the Plasmodium genus. In 2021, there were 247 million cases of malaria and 619,000 deaths reported worldwide......»»
New partnerships found to improve life satisfaction for single mothers
Ideally, a family is a protective space, a social network, and a team that supports each other. But what happens when children are raised by a single mother instead of two parents? Single mothers in particular can face significant challenges regardin.....»»
T-Mobile’s controversial price increases have gotten it in trouble
T-Mobile recently raised prices for some of its customers who are on older plans. Now it’s being sued over its actions......»»
X website reverts water pistol emoji to realistic gun
Users on Twitter/X have found that after six years, choosing the pistol emoji now shows an image of a gun instead of a water pistol.Choosing the "Pistol" emoji on Twitter/X now again gets you a gun instead of a water pistolThe existence of any partic.....»»
Oura Ring diary: Should there be an Apple Ring?
My diary pieces have so far been limited to Apple products, but I’m writing an Oura Ring diary because I view it as a good test of whether I think a long-rumored Apple Ring would be a good idea. In other words, to answer the question we raised w.....»»
Massive Outage Hits Microsoft Services Worldwide
Microsoft boss Satya Nadella addresses the issue. The post Massive Outage Hits Microsoft Services Worldwide appeared first on Phandroid. In what could be described as an actual real-life “Y2K” scenario, countless machines runn.....»»
FCC blasts T-Mobile’s 365-day phone locking, proposes 60-day unlock rule
T-Mobile raised lock period for prepaid Metro brand from 180 to 365 days. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) Citing frustration with mobile carriers enforcing different phone-unlocking policies that are bad fo.....»»
Elon Musk’s X tests letting users request Community Notes on bad posts
X to fight spiking disinformation by letting users request Community Notes. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) Continuing to evolve the fact-checking service that launched as Twitter's Birdwatch, X.....»»
Critically endangered Guam tree contributes to global leaf research
The intricate leaf design of Guam's Serianthes nelsonii tree was used as a model to contribute to the global goal of understanding how a plant leaf functions, and the results were published in the March issue of the journal Nitrogen......»»
‘A fix has been deployed,’ says firm at center of global IT outage
The company at the center of a global IT outage on Friday has said the issue has been identified, isolated, and a fix has been deployed......»»
The Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 just raised the bar for folding phones
Xiaomi's newest Mix Fold 4 brings a barrage of features, including special cameras, that make it better than the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and other foldables......»»
Antisemitism study finds education does not necessarily increase tolerance
New research by government professor Bendan Nyhan shows that the relationship between education and antisemitism varies across countries......»»
U.S. to issue proposed rules limiting Chinese vehicle software in August
The U.S. Commerce Department plans to issue proposed rules on connected vehicles next month and expects to impose limits on some software made in China and other countries deemed adversaries, a senior official said Tuesday. "We're looking at a f.....»»
Kandji announces $100M funding round to continue Apple endpoint management expansion in the enterprise
Kandji, an Apple endpoint management and security platform, has announced that it has raised $100 million in capital from General Catalyst. Of this $100 million, $50 million is allocated to equity financing and $50 million for go-to-market expansion.....»»
Kandji announces $100M Series D round to continue Apple endpoint management expansion in the enterprise
Kandji, an Apple endpoint management and security platform, has announced that it has raised $100 million in capital from General Catalyst. Of this $100 million, $50 million is allocated to equity financing for its Series D and $50 million for go-to-.....»»
Apple gets ever closer to a folding iPhone
The evidence for Apple making a folding iPhone or iPad keeps mounting, and now the company has been granted a patent for a very particular issue with glass displays.Detail from the patent showing where the thinned part of the display would beApart fr.....»»
Social media polls deliberately skew political realities of 2016, 2020 US presidential elections, finds researchers
Informal political polls conducted on X/Twitter during both the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential elections were significantly skewed by questionable votes, many of which may have been purchased from troll farms......»»