Twitter removes ‘government-funded’ news labels after NPR and other flubs

April 21, 2023

After weeks of truly stupid antics, Twitter has removed “government-funded media” labels on all accounts, from NPR to the Chinese state-affiliated Xinhua News. Twitter even appears to have deleted its web page explaining the “government-funded media” labels. This whole saga started when Twitter labeled NPR as “state-affiliated,” a designation that Twitter reserves for publications where […]

Twitter removes ‘government-funded’ news labels after NPR and other flubs by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain Base plans for 2023 mainnet launch

April 21, 2023

Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast that interviews newsmakers in crypto to better understand the tech behind the hype and the people working to build a decentralized future. For this week’s episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Jesse Pollak, the lead for Base and head of protocols at Coinbase. Base is an Ethereum-focused layer 2 blockchain launched […]

Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain Base plans for 2023 mainnet launch by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

As the UK readies its first nationwide Emergency Alerts test this Sunday, here’s everything you need to know

April 21, 2023

After officially unveiling itseEmergency Alerts system last month, the U.K. government is preparing to launch the first nationwide this Sunday (23 April). The system is designed to notify the public of impending danger to life in a specific area. At 3pm, all 4G- and 5G-enabled smartphones in the U.K. will receive a message directly to […]

As the UK readies its first nationwide Emergency Alerts test this Sunday, here’s everything you need to know by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now generate and debug code

April 21, 2023

Google’s conversation AI tool Bard can now help software developers with programming, including generating code, debugging  and code explanation— a new set of skills that were added in response to user demand. Coding has been one of the top requests Google has received from users, according to Friday a blog post by Google Research product […]

Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now generate and debug code by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch