October 2023

As publishers block AI web crawlers, Direqt is building AI chatbots for the media industry

October 25, 2023

A number of news and media publishers are already blocking AI web crawlers from accessing their sites, worried about the impact on traffic when all their work is swept up into AI chatbot experiences. However, a startup called Direqt believes publishers should embrace AI chatbots — just on their own terms. The company, which has […]

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Amazon’s eero Max 7 mesh wifi router offers amazing speeds and few (if any) compromises

October 25, 2023

Amazon’s eero acquisition continues to bear fruit, and the latest off the vine is the eero Max 7, by far the company’s most advanced router yet, and the most capable when it comes to input and output options, too. The Max 7 supports Wifi 7, the cutting edge in wifi standards that’s still relatively hard […]

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Google announces tools to help users fact check images

October 25, 2023

The use of context images and videos on social media has led to dangerous misinformation distribution. Google is announcing to provide more contextual information about an image to prevent false information from spreading. The new set of tools includes viewing an image’s history, metadata, and context users used it with on different sites. Google announced […]

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