Dozens of university, charity and policing websites designed to help people get support for serious issues like sexual abuse, addiction or mental health are inadvertently collecting and sharing site visitors’ sensitive data with advertisers. A variety of tracking tools embedded on these sites – including Meta Pixel and Google Analytics – mean that when a…
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Google’s Pixel Fold smartphone and the Pixel 7a were the company’s most talked-about smartphones until late last year. That’s when Google unveiled the exciting new Gemini AI chatbot that competes with ChatGPT. Google also revealed a huge Gemini AI upgrade for the Pixel 8 Pro, making it a true AI-first smartphone. It has some serious…
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We’ve all been there: you’re out and about and suddenly need a public restroom. Google Maps can be a good resource for finding one nearby. If I’m in a new city, I usually try the closest Starbucks or department store. These are guaranteed to work, though you might have to buy something so you can…
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Richard Wazacz is a tech-savvy chief executive. With a strong background in digital businesses, he took up the challenge of leading foreign exchange specialist Travelex in June 2022 as the company looked to transform and grow in the post-Covid age. As CEO of a data-rich finance business, Wazacz is interested in how technology can help…
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Instagram has been testing one of its most controversial features yet: unskippable ads. The new feature, called Ad Breaks, will interrupt the user’s browsing experience for 3-5 seconds before they can continue scrolling the feed.This function was spotted by Android Authority after several users started complaining about it on social media. Meta’s new take on…
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It’s not just you. ChatGPT is currently down after an outage began affecting users early on Tuesday. According to OpenAI’s system status pages, the chatbot went offline at around 00:21 PDT “for some users.” It’s morning over in Europe, and I can confirm that ChatGPT is down. I am one of those users. I’m also…
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I said earlier this week that the killer AI feature of iOS 18 might be privacy like nobody industry, but that was before a huge iOS 18 Siri leak dropped, detailing AI features more advanced than what ChatGPT or Gemini can do.If Mark Gurman’s report is accurate, and they usually are, you’ll be able to…
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At I/O 2024 a few weeks ago, Google announced that AI Overviews will appear at the top of Google Search results in the US, telling users that it wants AI to do the googling for them. But AI Overviews turned out to be a huge misfire from the company that so many people trust for…
Google says it fixed the AI Overviews everyone has been roasting for weeks Read More »
I said back in November that I’d buy an iPhone 16 Pro Max if that’s what is needed to get the best possible Apple AI experience on the iPhone. Rumors from Korea said at the time that Siri would get a big upgrade in iOS 18. Siri is expected to become the “ultimate virtual assistant”…
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When it comes to controlling the HVAC systems in my home, I needed a smart thermostat with Alexa. That’s part of the reason I got a Nest Learning Thermostat. I absolutely love it, but there are so many more smart thermostat options these days than there were when I bought my Nest.The Nest Learning Thermostat…
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