Tim Hortons wants to settle location-tracking lawsuits with coffee and doughnuts
Tim Hortons has agreed to settle multiple class action lawsuits that accused the company of tracking customers' locations through its app without consent. Under the proposed settlement, which requires...
View ArticleDeepMind's AI has now catalogued every protein known to science
In late 2020, Alphabet's DeepMind division unveiled its novel protein fold prediction algorithm, AlphaFold, and helped solve a scientific quandary that had stumped researchers for half a century. In...
View ArticleFree AI tool restores old photos by creating slightly new loved ones
You can find AI that creates new images, but what if you want to fix an old family photo? You might have a no-charge option. Louis Bouchard and PetaPixel have drawn attention to a free tool recently...
View ArticleTikTok is testing more mini-games, including one from Aim Lab
TikTok is conducting a broader test of games in its all-conquering app. The company recently added a way for creators in some markets (including the US) to append one of nine mini-games to a video by...
View ArticleFacebook faces suspension in Kenya over ethnic-based hate speech
Kenya's National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), a government agency that aims to eradicate ethnic or racial discrimination among the country's 45 tribes, has given Facebook seven days to...
View ArticleRecommended Reading: What's next for DALL-E 2?
Tech's new frontier raises a “buffet of unwanted questions”Charlie Warzel, Galaxy Brain/The AtlanticWarzel dives into questions about DALL-E 2 in his newsletter for The Atlantic, many of which have...
View ArticleSamsung's 'Repair Mode' keeps your data hidden from technicians
With stories of hackers selling personal information in bulk on forums becoming more common, it can be stressful to send your device for repair. Yes, you could wipe your phone, but then you have to go...
View ArticleGM will limit warranty transfers and ban buyers from flipping Hummer EVs
GM doesn't want people buying some of its newer and most sought-after models, such as the GMC Hummer EV, to quickly sell them for a profit. The automaker is implementing several aggressive measures...
View ArticleUber starts showing more US drivers how much they will earn on potential trips
Uber has launched a couple of features designed to improve the experience of and increase transparency for drivers. A few months ago, the ride-hailing giant started piloting a feature called "Upfront...
View ArticleGoogle is not shutting Stadia down
Contrary to what you may have heard in the past few days, Google says it’s not shutting down its Stadia gaming service. The company issued the statement after a rumor began circulating earlier this...
View ArticleA studio of ‘Witcher 3’ developers are making an online action game set in...
A group of former CD Projekt Red developers is working on a new online action that will take players to feudal Japan. This week, Dark Passenger co-founders Jakub Ben and Marcin Michalski announced the...
View ArticleIndonesia blocks Steam, PayPal and other services over missed regulatory...
Indonesia is blocking residents from accessing various online platforms after those services failed to comply with a July 29th regulatory deadline, reports Reuters (via The Verge). Among the affected...
View ArticleThe 2021 Apple TV 4K drops to $120 at Amazon
If you missed the chance to buy the Apple TV 4K when it was $59 off a few weeks ago, now is your opportunity to purchase it at that price again. Amazon has discounted the 32GB model to $120, making it...
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Hitting the Books: How Moderna dialed-in its vaccine to fight COVID's variants
The national news cycle may have largely moved on from coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic — despite, as of this writing, infections being on the rise and more than 300 deaths tallied daily from the...
View ArticleBMW recalls 83 iX and i4 EVs over battery fire concerns
BMW is recalling 83 iX and i4 vehicles after investigating multiple battery fire incidents involving the two EVs. In an advisory spotted by Autoblog, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
View ArticleDebris from an out-of-control Chinese rocket fell over the Indian Ocean
After carrying the latest piece of the country’s Tiangong space station to orbit on July 24th, a Chinese Long March 5B rocket reentered Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday, creating a dazzling (albeit...
View ArticleStar Trek actress Nichelle Nichols has died
Actress Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role as Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, has died. Nichols’ son Kyle Johnson shared the news on Sunday. “I regret to inform you that a great...
View ArticleCellular service is coming to New York's subway tunnels, but it's going to...
Cellular service is coming to New York’s subway tunnels. This week, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced it was embarking on a 10-year project to wire all 418 miles of underground track...
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BioLite adds portable power stations and a solar array to its charging lineup
After years of providing off-the-grid camping, cooking and pocketable charger tech, BioLite has moved further into the genre with its newest and more robust power-backup solutions. The company just...
View ArticleApple's App Store homepage will soon feature ads
Apple has famously bragged that it will never invade your privacy to serve ads, but it does have an ad business on its App Store and elsewhere. The company is now expanding that business by adding a...
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