Take your eyes off your mobile phone, says inventor, 50 years on
The problem with mobile phones is that people look at them too much. At least, that's according to the man who invented them 50 years ago.
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'Dumbphone' fans disconnect in face of smartphone dominance
Shunning his smartphone for a "dumb" one changed the way Jose Briones engages with the world—and he likes it that way.
Mar 30, 2023
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Apple rolls out buy now, pay later service: What to know
Apple is getting into the buy now, pay later space with a few tweaks to the existing model—including no option to pay with a credit card. The company will roll out the product to some consumers this spring, and will begin ...
Mar 28, 2023
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The gaming audience is 'queerer than ever'—so how are game creators responding?
Mainstream games are embracing openly queer characters—and so are many of their players and fans.
Mar 24, 2023
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Want an easy $400 a year? Ditch the gas heater in your home for an electric split system, says researcher
Earlier this month, regulators flagged power price rises in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Like many people, you're probably wondering how you can minimize the financial pain.
Mar 24, 2023
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China: The rise of TikTok sister app Douyin as a powerful consumer tool
Chinese people are increasingly using TikTok's sister app as a way to complain about products and are finding it a powerful asset.
Mar 24, 2023
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AI tools are generating convincing misinformation: Engaging with them means being on high alert
AI tools can help us create content, learn about the world and (perhaps) eliminate the more mundane tasks in life—but they aren't perfect. They've been shown to hallucinate information, use other people's work without consent, ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Microsoft's GitHub to add OpenAI chat functions to coding tool
Microsoft Corp.'s GitHub unit created one of the first widely deployed programs using OpenAI's language-generation tools—an app called Copilot that helped software developers write computer code. Now GitHub is adding a ...
Mar 22, 2023
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How a poker game launched Silicon Valley Bank's four-decade ride of the tech wave, and a bad gamble 42 ended it
In the early Eighties, when "High Tech" was still written with quotation marks and the region was starting to become known as The Silicon Valley, tennis buddies Bob Medearis and Bill Biggerstaff took their idea for a new ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Report: Popular fertility apps are engaging in widespread misuse of data, including on sex, periods and pregnancy
New research reveals serious privacy flaws in fertility apps used by Australian consumers—emphasizing the need for urgent reform of the Privacy Act.
Mar 22, 2023
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