Two members of Google’s Ethical AI group leave to join Timnit Gebru’s nonprofit
[ad_1] Two members of Google’s Ethical AI group have announced their departures from the company, according to a report from Bloomberg. Senior researcher Alex Hanna, and software engineer Dylan Baker, will join Timnit Gebru’s nonprofit research institute, Distributed AI Research (DAIR). In a post announcing her resignation on Medium, Hanna criticizes More...
Apple’s Face ID with a Mask works so well, it might end password purgatory
[ad_1] Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple has made Face ID useful again in iOS 15.4 by finally adding the ability to use the face unlock feature while wearing a face mask. I’ve been testing More...
Resident Evil 4’s fan-built HD remaster is finally complete
[ad_1] After seven years in development, Albert Marin and his small team have completed their exhaustive reworking of Resident Evil 4’s graphics on PC. Compared to some other projects where developers upscale More...
The EARN IT Act is back in Congress
[ad_1] Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have reintroduced the EARN IT Act, a bill that would undercut Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The EARN IT Act is described as More...
Gmail’s new integrated layout will take over inboxes soon
[ad_1] Google has announced that Gmail’s new layout, which changes how Google Chat, Meet, and Spaces are integrated, will be available to try starting in February; become default by April; and become the only More...
The best cheap laptop for 2022
[ad_1] The best cheap laptops are getting better and better for less than $800. The question to ask is: what’s most important, and what are you willing to sacrifice? Even the best cheap laptops aren’t perfect More...
Apple adds unlisted apps to its App Store
[ad_1] Apple will now let developers distribute unlisted apps through the App Store that only users with a direct link can access (via MacRumors). While unlisted apps aren’t discoverable by the general public More...
AT&T adds $45 / month unlimited prepaid plan with 5G that you can only get at Walmart
[ad_1] AT&T has a new Unlimited Max prepaid plan with 5G, and it’s available at Walmart for $45 / month. The plan comes with unlimited 5G data, unlimited talk and text, 100GB of cloud storage, HD streaming, More...
FCC announces $1.2 billion fund for broadband deployment in rural areas
[ad_1] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced over $1.2 billion in funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to expand broadband service across 32 states. The FCC calls this “the More...
Joni Mitchell removes music from Spotify in protest of Joe Rogan’s podcast
[ad_1] Joni Mitchell has decided to remove all of her music from Spotify, joining Neil Young in protest of Joe Rogan’s podcast that Young says spreads misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines (via The Wall More...
