The chief executive of Alphabet calls for regulation of artificial intelligence as his own company delves deeper into developing new technologies. CEO of Google and Alphabet Sundar Pichai is convinced that AI must be regulated in order to prevent the potential negative consequences of
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Apple will pay you $100,000 if you find a bug in iCloud
The tech giant is ready to reward researchers with bug bounties for finding problems in its system. Apple is opening its bug bounty program to the latest publicly available versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS. Researchers who find and clearly
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Best internet providers in 2019: How to choose cable vs. DSL vs. satellite and more
Speed, price and the pros and cons of every type of internet service — from dial-up to fiber to 5G. In today’s world, high-speed internet service has become as vital as other utilities like electricity and water. It’s the gateway for
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Best Headphones of 2019
There are a dizzying number of headphones out there. Combined with different types and use cases available, there’s an endless selection to pick from. That’s where this buying guide comes in, which is based on professional reviews, user comments, and
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How to create a local account in Windows 10
Windows 10 doesn’t make it easy or obvious to create a secondary local account, but all it really takes is looking for the fine print. By default, the account you create when you first install or upgrade to Windows 10
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Facebook’s plan to integrate Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram might be tougher than it looks
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton calls Facebook’s efforts a “very tall order.” Facebook confirmed this year it’s planning to add an extra layer of security to its messaging services as part of an effort to make it possible for WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram users to send messages
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Microsoft successfully archives Warner Bros. ‘Superman’ movie on a piece of glass
Project Silica aims to provide a cheaper, higher-quality alternative for preserving digital content in the long-term Forward-looking: Data storage and archiving technologies are areas of particular interest for companies like Warner Bros., where a significant chunk of the world’s entertainment media is
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Microsoft releases Windows 10 patch that fixes audio issues, also breaks printers
We’ve been here before Facepalm: Can Microsoft release a bug-fixing update for Windows 10 without it causing new problems? Apparently not, it seems, as yet again the company has released a cumulative update that breaks something else. This time, it’s printers that
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This free Windows 10 upgrade offer still works. Here’s why — and how to get it
More than three years after Microsoft’s free upgrade offer officially ended, people are still reporting successful Windows 10 upgrades from older machines. Here’s the latest extremely unofficial report. In January 2017, I wrote a post titled “Here’s how you can
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Mozilla relaunches Test Pilot with a new ‘Private Network’ extension for Firefox
Don’t call it a VPN though. Why it matters: Mozilla is reviving its Test Pilot program and bringing with it a beta version of its Private Network extension. While it functions similarly to a VPN, Mozilla wants to appeal to privacy advocates
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