Lowering costs nets Salesforce a profitable quarter, but can it keep it up?
Salesforce had a better quarter than expected, but it’s reporting and forecasting those results based on prior work, to a real degree.
The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…
YouTube Music gets more social, adds comments to the ‘Now Playing’ screen
YouTube Music redesigned its “Now Playing” screen recently, with the most notable update being a new comments section, which allows users to read and write comments directly from the app. The latest upgrade also includes easily accessible buttons, larger cover art and more. The redesign is rolling out to iOS and Android devices today, per […]
3 Principles for Scaling Content With AI Without Sacrificing Quality
This piece offers insider guidance on using human-AI collaboration to efficiently produce large quantities of articles without sacrificing editorial standards.
Woman Buys $4 Painting at Thrift Store, Finds Out It’s an Authentic N.C. Wyeth Worth $250,000
In 2017, a woman stumbled upon a painting at a New Hampshire thrift store, which caught her attention while searching for frames.
Disney World Remained Open During Hurricane Idalia, Video Shows Patrons Enjoying the Park Despite Severe Weather
The hurricane made landfall just hours away from Disney World.
X plans to collect users’ biometric data, along with education and job history
X, formerly known as Twitter, will begin collecting users’ biometric data, according to its new privacy policy that was first spotted by Bloomberg. The policy also says the company wants to collect users’ job and education history. The policy page indicates that the change will go into effect on September 29. “Based on your consent, […]
Forever 21 data breach affects half a million people
Clothing giant Forever 21 said a data breach earlier in the year affects more than half a million individuals. A data breach notice filed with Maine’s attorney general said the fashion giant was hacked over a three-month period beginning early January 2023, during which intruders obtained files from its systems that contained the personal information […]
Google Play Points to gain rewards for Walmart+, Instacart and Discord
Google Play Points, the marketplace’s rewards program first introduced in 2019, is announcing its latest line-up of perks and deals at its second annual Google Play Live event this afternoon. Of particular interest, the points Android users collect will now be able to be redeemed for offers from partners outside of Google itself, including Walmart+, […]
OpenAI angles to put ChatGPT in classrooms with special tutor prompts
OpenAI wants its conversational AI agent ChatGPT everywhere, and that includes classrooms — despite the immense potential for misuse and confusion there. Taking the bull by the horns, the company has proposed a few ways for teachers to put the system to use… outside its usual role as “research assistant” for procrastinating students. The chatbot […]
Bumble changes its policy to crack down on bots, ghosting, and doxing
Dating app company Bumble has released its updated community guidelines with an aim to crack down on bots, spam, ghosting, and doxing. The new policy will apply to its dating app Badoo along with Bumble. The platform is revamping its rules to weed out bots by banning actions like artificially influencing “connections, matching, conversations, or […]