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Reddit has ‘restored services’ after major outage
Reddit says it has “restored services” after a major outage that, depending on the situation, stopped posts and comments from loading. I had observed a few different issues. When logged out, I couldn’t see any posts or comments at all; I would just get an error message or a blank page under the Reddit search…
iOS 17.2 arrives with new Journal app and spatial video capture support
Apple’s iOS 17.2 update is now available for recent iPhones. The update includes Apple’s new Journal app, which is designed to get you writing about events in your life with prompts that draw from data on your phone as well as the option to record spatial videos. Announced back at WWDC in June, the Journal…
Epic v. Google: everything we’re learning live in Fortnite court
“Impairment means something is there, it’s being used, it just isn’t as good. Prevented means you shut it down.” Epic’s expert Bernheim argues that Google’s expert Gentzkow “ignores four critical aspects of Google’s conduct,” including: 1. Google impairs competition without preventing it entirely 2. Google’s conduct targets comeptition as it emerges 3. Google is dominant…
The Sonos Era 100 is once again on sale for its Black Friday price of $199
One of our top picks of all Black Friday deals was the Sonos Era 100 smart speaker, and we’re happy to report that deal has returned. Right now, you can get the Era 100 in black or white for its lowest price of $199 ($50 off) at Amazon Best Buy, B&H Photo, or direct from Sonos. The Era 100 is…
If you want to use your phone’s digital key to drive your car, look for this logo
As digital keys become more widely used among car owners, a consortium of auto and phone makers are working to ensure that people can trust that this new technology is secure and will always work across multiple devices. The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) is an industry group that includes most major car companies, like Ford,…
Google Messages might let you edit texts after they’re sent
Google could be developing a new feature for its Messages app that would let you edit a message after having sent it, according to code spotted by TheSpAndroid. References to the feature first appeared in a beta version of the app on November 19th, and there are four flags that appear to reference it, though…
The Spy Who Dumped the CIA, Went to Therapy, and Now Makes Incredible Television
“Did you learn things in CIA training about withstanding interrogation that are going to make it harder for me to interview you?” I asked Joe Weisberg, creator of the TV espionage drama The Americans and onetime CIA agent. He looked momentarily startled, as though he’d expected this to be easier. Good, I had him where…
A New Trick Uses AI to Jailbreak AI Models—Including GPT-4
Large language models recently emerged as a powerful and transformative new kind of technology. Their potential became headline news as ordinary people were dazzled by the capabilities of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, released just a year ago. In the months that followed the release of ChatGPT, discovering new jailbreaking methods became a popular pastime for mischievous users,…
6 Best Digital Photo Frames (2023): High-Res and Natural
Most of us have hundreds, if not thousands, of photos just sitting on our phones and computers that we rarely get to revisit in a polished way. I make photo albums, but some deserve to be more on display, and there are just too many to frame. That’s why I love digital photo frames. If…
The Pilots Delivering Your Amazon Packages Are Ready to Strike
ATI’s pilots are taking a less antagonistic tone in hopes of bringing Amazon to the negotiating table. “What we don’t want to do is affect our customers,” says Sterling. “We’ve done a lot to protect our obsession with Amazon.” However, he says the intransigence of ATSG’s management has left the pilots with no choice but…