The Associated Press sets AI guidelines for journalists
Image: AP The Associated Press released guidelines around generative AI to its journalists as it and other news organizations look at ways to use the technology in news gathering. AP…
Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random data is wreaking havoc
Enlarge A few months ago, an engineer in a data center in Norway encountered some perplexing errors that caused a Windows server to suddenly reset its system clock to 55…
X apparently added 5-second delay for links to sites Musk doesn’t like
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Dan Kitwood ) In the latest controversial change at Elon Musk’s social network, the service formerly named Twitter reportedly added a five-second delay when users…
China’s Fertility Dropped to 1.09 in 2022 and Will Halve Women Able to Have Children by 2050
China now has the lowest fertility rate alongside other southeast asian countries of — Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore.Hong Kong’s Family Planning Association said in a separate release…
HB11 Energy Receives Grant from US Department of Energy for Laser Nuclear Fusion
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded a grant to HB11 Energy as part of its ‘Innovation Network for Fusion Energy’ (INFUSE) program with the objective, “to accelerate basic…
Microsoft Teams is now part of the Xbox Game Bar so you can stream gameplay to friends
Image: Microsoft Microsoft has added a new Microsoft Teams feature to its Xbox Game Bar that lets you stream your gameplay to friends over Microsoft Teams. The new “Microsoft Teams…
Blue Beetle is the kitschy sort of superhero throwback DC should have been making years ago
Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes. | Image: Warner Bros. Director Ángel Manuel Soto’s new Blue Beetle movie checks all the flashy, formulaic boxes Warner Bros. should have been focusing on…
NYC bans TikTok on city-owned devices
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge New York City is banning TikTok from city-owned devices and requiring agencies to remove the app within the next 30 days. The directive…
See how heat-related illness spiked in the US this summer
A sign gives direction to a cooling center in Portland, Oregon, during another heatwave on August 14th, 2021. | Photo by MICHAEL HANSON / AFP via Getty Images Record heat…
OpenAI bought the makers of a Minecraft clone
Image: Global Illumination OpenAI says it has acquired Global Illumination, a small company based in New York that describes itself as a “digital product company.” In its announcement, OpenAI didn’t…