Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain After an exhausting day, housework is often the last thing I feel like doing. But I sometimes relax by playing video games where you tidy and…
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AI could change how we obtain legal advice, but those without access to the technology could be left out in the cold
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The legal profession has already been using artificial intelligence (AI) for several years, to automate reviews and predict outcomes, among other functions. However, these tools have…
Our smart devices will soon be smarter
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our smart devices take voice commands from us, check our heartbeats, track our sleep, translate text, send us reminders, capture photos and movies, and let us…
The late-night email to Tim Cook that set the Apple Watch saga in motion
Credit: CC0 Public Domain At about 1 a.m. California time in 2013, a scientist emailed Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook with an irresistible pitch. “I strongly believe that…
Apple plans rescue for $17 billion watch business in face of ban
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Apple Inc., just days away from a U.S. ban of its smartwatches, is plotting a rescue mission for the $17 billion business that includes software fixes…
More than a third of those in the UK can’t afford tech needed to reach net-zero, study shows
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than a third of people in the U.K. can’t afford renewable energy technology such as solar panels or heat pumps to help the country meet…
Technology built the cashless society. Advances are helping the unhoused so they’re not left behind
A vendor selling Street Sense, a local paper that covers issues related to the homeless and employs unhoused individuals as its vendors, takes a donation for a paper while wearing…
Researchers develop method that boosts performance of moderation models on live platforms
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Twitch. Some see it as a fun online community of gamers and good-natured e-sports fandom. For others, it’s a perilous stream of potentially toxic content and…
Video genre that focuses on everyday life is everywhere—and not slowing down
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain “Get Ready with Me”—to go on a date, go to work or … get fired? “Get Ready with Me” videos are everywhere these days, and they’re…
