October 17, 2024

AI could help people find common ground during deliberations

Reaching a consensus in a democracy is difficult because people hold such different ideological, political, and social views.  Perhaps an AI tool could help. Researchers from Google DeepMind trained a system of large language models (LLMs) to operate as a “caucus mediator,” generating summaries that outline a group’s areas of agreement on complex but important…

September 2023

Apple Podcasts adds original programming from Apple Music, Apple News+ and other apps

September 26, 2023
As Google is shifting its podcast listeners over to YouTube Music, Apple today announced an upgraded experience for its own Apple Podcasts app, following the release of iOS 17. With the software update, the service will now support a refreshed design with full-screen artwork, a more streamlined queue, episode art, interactive widgets, search filters and […]

Expert Tips for Achieving Oversized Investment Returns

September 26, 2023
Anyone who spends any time thinking about investing has at least fantasized about enjoying oversized investment returns a time or two. It’s a concept that’s captured the imagination of investors…

Why the public sector is an easy target for ransomware

September 26, 2023
We’re on track for 2023 to be a record breaking year for ransomware attacks targeting the U.S. public sector. These attacks, which includes both traditional encrypt-and-extort and newer data theft-only attacks, know the public sector is an easy target: It’s no secret that local governments have small IT budgets and limited cybersecurity resources. At the […]

Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music

September 26, 2023
Google announced this morning it will be shutting down its Google Podcasts app later in 2024 as part of its broader transition to move its streaming listeners over to YouTube Music. The company earlier this year announced YouTube Music would begin supporting podcasts in the U.S., which will expand globally by year-end, and more recently […]

Meta says separate account deletion for Threads will roll out by December

September 26, 2023
After launching its text-based social network Threads in July, Meta faced criticism as there was no way for users to delete their Threads account without deleting their Instagram account. The company is now preparing to roll out a separate account deletion for Threads by December. At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, Michel Protti, Meta’s chief privacy […]