Visa Slammed With Class Action Lawsuit Over Gift Card Scams — Here’s How to Avoid Being a Victim of the Fraud
The lawsuit was filed in New York court on Tuesday.
Controversial CRISPR scientist promises “no more gene-edited babies” until society comes around
He Jiankui, the Chinese biophysicist whose controversial 2018 experiment led to the birth of three gene-edited children, says he’s returned to work on the concept of altering the DNA of people at conception, but with a difference. This time around, he says, he will restrict his research to animals and nonviable human embryos. He will…
January 2024
Media startup The Messenger disintegrates, leaving staff nothing
They say don’t shoot the messenger, but what if The Messenger shoots itself? Media startup The Messenger burst on the scene last May with $50 million dollars in hand, aggressively hiring journalists to build an “unbiased” digital newsroom. Instead, its staff found out through a New York Times article today that the publication is shutting […]
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Autonomous vehicle company Motional is about to lose a key backer
Autonomous vehicle company Motional is losing capital support from one of its primary backers as it aims to commercialize a robotaxi service in 2024. Automotive supplier Aptiv — the other half of a $4 billion joint venture with Hyundai that created Motional — said Wednesday it will no longer allocate capital towards the endeavor. “While […]
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Apple Vision Pro: Day One
It’s Friday, February 2, 2024. Today is the day. You’ve been eyeing the Vision Pro since Tim Cook stepped onstage with the product at last year’s WWDC. Longer than that, really, if you factor in the years of rumors, leaks and renderings. The price wasn’t anywhere near what you had hoped, but it’s a first-gen product. […]
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Senate hearing with five social media CEOs was a missed opportunity
Five social media CEOs were sworn in on Wednesday for what could have been the most eventful children’s online safety hearing yet. But even with some of tech’s most powerful figures under oath, the four-hour hearing was anti-climactic. The Senate subpoenaed recently appointed X CEO Linda Yaccarino, Discord’s Jason Citron and Snap’s Evan Spiegel to […]
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Spice up your desktop with these unusual keyboards from Keychron, HHKB, Cloud Nine, and others
Mechanical keyboards are everywhere these days, and there’s a larger variety now than than ever before. If you’re looking to pick one up but want to look beyond the most common layouts and types, read on. Here are 8 mechanical keyboards that stick out from the pack. Feker Alice 80 My first Alice board! And […]
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Europcar says someone likely used ChatGPT to promote a fake data breach
On Sunday, a user in a well-known hacking forum advertised what they claimed was a cache of stolen data from the rental car giant Europcar. The user claimed to have stolen the personal information of more than 48 million Europcar customers, and said they were “listening to offers” to sell the hacked data. Except, the […]
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Pew report shows TikTok’s rise and YouTube’s ubiquity
Social media apps can rise quickly and burn out just as fast, but taking a step back and looking at those trends on a longer timeline offers a better glimpse at the big picture. The Pew Research Center’s latest report on Americans’ social media habits is out, rounding up social media usage trends among U.S. […]
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Entrepreneurship Can Be Draining — Try These 3 Strategies to Restore the Joy.
As a business leader, tuning in to the needs of your workforce and your own need for balance can make you and your company more productive — and happier — in the long run.
H&M CEO Abruptly Resigns Weeks After Advertisement Scandal: ‘It Has Been Very Demanding’
Helena Helmersson has been with the company for 26 years.