by bleffel | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
The new speakers will be available May 15.
by bleffel | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Let’s face it: Another baby boom isn’t coming anytime soon. The latest round of US birth data, released earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show the general fertility rate has dropped to a new record low of 53.1 per 1,000...
by bleffel | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Facebook and Instagram have a new way to detect and remove users under 13: AI bone structure analysis. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta – Facebook and Instagram’s parent company – says its AI system will scan photos and videos posted to its platforms...
by bleffel | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Some analysts predict that the closure of Spirit Airlines will push other airlines’ fares up. | Giorgio Vera/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of...
by bleffel | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
A soldier of the Unmanned Systems Forces prepares a drone on March 31, 2026, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. | Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images “I suggested a little bit of a ceasefire, and I think he might do that,” President Donald Trump told reporters this week after a...
by bleffel | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Staffers at Google DeepMind’s headquarters have voted to unionize in an effort to prevent the AI firm’s technology from being used by Israel and the US military. In a letter to Google management on Tuesday, employees requested that the Communication...
by bleffel | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
What if we didn’t have to worry about this map anymore? | Lynn Grieveson/Newsroom via Getty Images The Electoral College — our nation’s bizarre system that hands a few narrowly-divided states the privilege to choose our presidents — has been entrenched for two...
by bleffel | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Microsoft is finally giving up on showing the junk feed of MSN news when you open the widgets feature in Windows 11. After allowing Windows 11 users to disable the MSN feed more than two years ago, Microsoft says it will soon hide it by default as part of an effort to...
by bleffel | May 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
We still don’t know when Valve will launch the Steam Machine, but we may not have to wait too long. Valve just imported roughly 50 tons of “Game Consoles” into the United States in the two-day period between May 1st and April 30th, according to...
by bleffel | May 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
When the bromance sours, we all end up in court. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The strongest witness for Elon Musk’s case against OpenAI so far has been Greg Brockman’s journal. Brockman himself is running as a close second. Brockman was...
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