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7 Best Baby Carriers (2023): Slings, Wraps, and Packs
Wired - 24 Jul 2023 15:00
The best wraps, carriers, and slings to help you bring your infant wherever you go.
Your Netflix Phone App Is Getting a New Personalized Hub Feature - CNET
CNET - 24 Jul 2023 19:02
The time-saving feature rolls out on the iOS app today.
Google Docs can now automatically add line numbers
The Verge - 24 Jul 2023 20:12
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google Docs now lets you add line numbers to documents. With this feature, Google can automatically assign numbers to each line, which you can then configure to span an entire docu...
Buy These Toys That Let Kids 'Play' Like Grown-Ups
Life Hacker - 24 Jul 2023 21:15
From Furbies, Hatchimals, and Tickle-Me Elmo to Tamagotchi digital pets, Cabbage Patch Kids, Baby Alive and even pet rocks, generations of kids have been drawn to toys that feed their need to "nurture" something the way ...
Robo-Religion: AI Preachers Questioned for Credibility & Impact on Donations
Neuroscience News - 24 Jul 2023 23:06
Religious groups may find their credibility and financial support undermined with the growing use of AI and robot preachers, according to researchers. The study involved experiments with the Mindar humanoid robot in Japa...
Study demonstrates construction of monoatomic lead layers with specially developed method for the first time
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2023 16:36
In a recent publication in the journal Advanced Materials Interfaces, the research team led by first author Dr. Philip Schädlich, a research associate at the Professorship of Experimental Physics, presents a method for ...
The Boys Spinoff Gen V Gets a Gory, Brutal First Trailer
Gizmodo - 24 Jul 2023 18:35
Have you ever watched The Boys and thought, where do these characters learn all this stuff? If you have, great. If you haven't, it doesn't matter: you're getting the answer anyway. It's called Gen V and it comes to Prime...
In age of AI, women battle rise of deepfake porn
Phys.org - 24 Jul 2023 10:29
Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextortion" rackets--a boom in deepfake porn is outpacing US and European efforts to regulate th...
Webb detects water vapour in rocky planet-forming zone
ESA - 24 Jul 2023 17:00
New measurements by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) has detected water vapour in the inner disc of the system PDS 70, located 370 light-years away. This is the first detection...
What is Worldcoin? Eye-scanning crypto project launched by OpenAI CEO
ZDNet - 24 Jul 2023 20:00
The crypto project is focused on reinventing digital identity without compromising a person's real-world identity.
Sigma Celebrates 10 Years in China with Limited 35mm f/1.4 'Classic'
PetaPixel - 24 Jul 2023 18:59Does Sam Altman Know What He's Creating?
The Atlantic - 24 Jul 2023 13:00
The OpenAI CEO's ambitious, ingenious, terrifying quest to create a new form of intelligence
How to Easily Block IP Addresses From Accessing a Desktop or Server
TechRepublic - 24 Jul 2023 23:53
In this How to Make Tech Work tutorial, Jack Wallen shows how to add another layer of security to your Linux machines with just two files.
The most powerful Surface laptop ever may launch later this year
Digital Trends - 24 Jul 2023 20:09
Microsoft's follow-up to the Surface Laptop Studio may debut later this year with a much more powerful configuration.
Shark robot vacuums are up to 45 percent off on Amazon
Engadget - 24 Jul 2023 16:52Bizarre 'relic galaxy' is missing a key component of the universe, and scientists are stumped
Live Science - 24 Jul 2023 20:09
A massive galaxy far from Earth seems to be entirely devoid of dark matter, contrary to all accepted cosmological models.
The Digital Future May Rely on Optical Switches a Million Times Faster Than Today's Transistors
Singularity Hub - 24 Jul 2023 21:39
If you've ever wished you had a faster phone, computer, or internet connection, you've encountered the personal experience of hitting a limit of technology. But there might be help on the way. Over the past several decad...
How a Fossil Hotspot Reveals Two New Species of Sabretooth Cat
Discover - 24 Jul 2023 21:30
Learn how these fossils also show researchers how South Africa had a changing landscape.
HP's powerful RTX 4080 gaming laptop is on sale for ludicrously cheap
PC World - 24 Jul 2023 15:55
If you’re on the hunt for the ultimate gaming experience, you better stick around. AntOnline’s Ebay storefront is currently selling the HP Omen gaming laptop for $1,799.99, which is a whopping $600 off of the origina...
Twitter CEO says new X platform will deliver 'everything'
Digital Trends - 24 Jul 2023 03:05
As Twitter prepares to ditch its iconic bird logo as part of a big rebrand, its CEO said on Sunday that the new X platform will deliver a slew of services.
Google's Privacy Sandbox is finally on its way
Mashable - 24 Jul 2023 22:43
It looks like there is finally some movement on Google’s Privacy Sandbox initiative. The initiative, first announced in August 2019, was intended to replace third-party browser cookies with a series of APIs, which woul...
Critical Zero-Days in Atera Windows Installers Expose Users to Privilege Escalation Attacks
The Hacker News - 24 Jul 2023 15:01
Zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows Installers for the Atera remote monitoring and management software could act as a springboard to launch privilege escalation attacks. The flaws, discovered by Mandiant on February 28, ...