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Take9: “Every time you pick up your phone or log into your computer, you’re placing trust in the systems that make them run. Apple, Google, and Microsoft each come with their own set of tools to help protect you, but they vary. Some are automatic. Some need to be turned on. Find your platform below …
The New York Times: “…The arrival of AI Mode underscores how new technology is redefining what it means to search for something online. For decades, a web search involved looking up keywords, like “most reliable car brands,” to show a list of relevant websites. Now, with generative A.I., the technology that powers chatbots by using …
The Atlantic – Il Foglio editor Claudio Cerasa believes the chatbot should be treated like a colleague: “For more than 20 years, print media has been a bit of a punching bag for digital-technology companies. Craigslist killed the paid classifieds, free websites led people to think newspapers and magazines were committing robbery when they charged …
The Guardian: “Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content. A major US government website supporting public education on climate science looks likely to be shuttered after almost all of its staff were fired, the Guardian has learned. Climate.gov, the gateway website for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
“AI is reshaping work. What does it mean for your team? Fortune has unveiled a new hub, Fortune AIQ, dedicated to navigating AI’s real-world impact. Fortune has interviewed and surveyed the companies at the front lines of the AI revolution. In the coming months, we’ll roll out playbooks based on their learnings to help you …
An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1 – “In our new 3-part series, we remember the people and ideas that made the Internet. In a very real sense, the Internet, this marvelous worldwide digital communications network that you’re using right now, was created because one man was annoyed at having too many computer …
Wired + 404 Media: “A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data. A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and …
Tara Calishain – “As you might imagine, I do a lot of web search in the course of my day. Often these queries are quick reference lookups; I need to find a company’s social media, for example, or I want to see how to spell someone’s name. Unfortunately these kinds of searches on Google are …
engadget: “Ask me what I’m reading at any given moment and I’ll probably rattle off at least three titles, not to mention comics and the occasional textbook I may also be chipping away at in the background. Reading multiple books simultaneously might sound chaotic (at least, people always tell me it is), but there is …
How to Geek: ” RSS (Really Simple Syndication) lets you subscribe to site feeds and receive new article notifications. RSS is an open and simple format, encouraging publishers to syndicate content for customized reading. Podcasts rely on RSS for syndication, and it’s a great alternative to social media feeds. Catching up on the news means …
Likehacker: “We’re living in a post-privacy world. Every time you leave the house you’re probably on camera. Every time you turn on your television, your viewing habits are being logged. And using the internet in any way is basically just spraying a firehose of your personal information at data brokers—companies that compile your personal information …
Axios: “President Trump quietly took a red pen to much of the Biden administration’s in a little-noticed move late Friday. Why it matters: Until now, it has been unclear which Biden-era cybersecurity policies the Trump administration would keep — if any. Cybersecurity is a rare bipartisan area. It’s pretty common for new administrations to keep …
