Which technologies are creating new opportunities for our planet, our bodies and our businesses? That question was at the forefront of yesterday’s EmTech 2022—MIT Technology Review’s annual conference that brings together global changemakers, innovators, and industry veterans to discuss cutting-edge …
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TikTok says staff in China can access UK and EU user data
Although TikTok currently stores European user data in the US and Singapore, “we allow certain employees within our corporate group located in Brazil, Canada, China, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States remote access to TikTok …
New Mac app wants to record everything you do—so you can “rewind” it later
Enlarge / Rewind reportedly lets you search your Mac’s usage history for what you’ve seen, said, or heard. reader comments 123 with 105 posters participating Share this story Yesterday, a company called Rewind AI announced a self-titled software product for …
Accelerating the energy transition with Web3 technologies
“We are witnessing a paradigm shift from a centralized internet world to a decentralized one, which is characterized by disintermediation and democratization. There is a lot of overlap with how the energy sector is transforming to become more decentralized and …
In-Depth Admin Exploration: Shopify Collections
In the following article, we explain what collections on Shopify are. Our guide explores two major screens associated with Shopify collections. Firstly, it is the admin section where all collections are gathered. Secondly, we describe a collection details page – a …
Elizabeth Warren wants to keep Big Tech from taking over your car
Elizabeth Warren has a new Big Tech target: its growing presence in our cars. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts recently sent a six-page letter to the country’s top antitrust enforcers — Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, and …
Elon Musk says $8 monthly fee for Twitter blue tick
On Monday, one of the world’s biggest advertising companies, IPG, advised its clients to suspend Twitter adverts for a week, citing a need for more clarity on the Twitter’s plans to ensure “trust and safety” on the platform. IPG is …
China Covid: Area around world’s biggest iPhone plant locked down
However, footage shared on Chinese social media, and by the BBC’s China correspondent Stephen McDonell, showed that workers were allegedly filmed escaping from the grounds to begin lengthy walks back to their hometowns, in a bid to avoid being caught …
Meta’s AI-powered audio codec promises 10x compression over MP3
Enlarge / An illustrated depiction of data in an audio wave. reader comments 99 with 85 posters participating Share this story Last week, Meta announced an AI-powered audio compression method called “EnCodec” that can reportedly compress audio 10 times smaller …