For as long as we’ve had telephones, there have been people trying to trick someone into thinking they’re someone else. Now, voice AI tools make it so that scammers can clone someone’s voice and trick victims into thinking they’re talking to another person. [@Techcrunch](
Flipboard
TechCrunch (@Techcrunch) on Flipboard
Breaking technology news and analysis. The number one guide for all things tech.
 ) warns us to stop picking up the phone:
TechCrunch
For security, we have to stop picking up the phone
Today's scams can be as simple as picking up a phone call. To avoid the next fraud, there are good reasons to let your calls run to voicemail.
 #Tech #AI #Scam #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology
A new report says automation and AI adoption is driving cuts across job roles and functions in the tech sector. [@FastCompany](
Flipboard
Fast Company (@FastCompany) on Flipboard
Progressive, creative, innovative. Follow FastCompany on Flipboard, to explore their latest magazines and flipped articles.
 ) has the story. #Tech #Technology #Jobs https://www.fastcompany.com/91185084/mass-layoffs-low-hiring-teachers-tech-workers-august-2024-report
From [@theverge](
Flipboard
The Verge (@theverge) on Flipboard
Every day, The Verge asks how technology is changing the way we live and seeks out the most important ideas, people, events, and objects that might...
 ): Donald Trump says that if reelected, he’ll create a government efficiency task force — and that Elon Musk has already agreed to lead it. Last month, the former president called Musk the “greatest cutter,” in reference to the thousands of workers he laid off at Tesla earlier this year, along with massive job cuts at Twitter that gutted around half of the company’s workforce. #Tech #Technology #Trump #ElonMusk #X
The Verge
Donald Trump says he’ll task Elon Musk with auditing the entire federal government
The taskforce came “at the suggestion” of Musk.
Qualcomm has explored the possibility of acquiring portions of Intel's design business to boost the company's product portfolio, sources tell Reuters. Intel recently reported a disastrous second quarter, which included a 15% reduction in its staff and a pause on paying dividends. #Tech #Technology #Intel #Qualcomm https://www.reuters.com/technology/qualcomm-has-explored-acquiring-pieces-intel-chip-design-business-sources-say-2024-09-06/
The DOJ is fresh off a win in its antitrust case against Google, where a federal judge agreed that Google had illegally monopolized the online search market. Next week, arguments center on whether the tech giant has also illegally monopolized markets for advertising technology. From [@theverge](
Flipboard
The Verge (@theverge) on Flipboard
Every day, The Verge asks how technology is changing the way we live and seeks out the most important ideas, people, events, and objects that might...
 ). #Tech #Technology #DOJ #Google #Antitrust
The Verge
Google and DOJ return for round two of their antitrust fight — this time about ads
Google may still be “licking its wounds.”
With less than two months remaining before the election, Donald Trump’s controversial crypto project has stirred unease within the cryptocurrency community. [@quartz](
Flipboard
Quartz (@quartz) on Flipboard
Quartz is a new kind of global business news outlet. Follow quartz on Flipboard, to explore their latest magazines and flipped articles.
 ) has the story. #Trump #Cryptocurrency #Tech #Technology #Crypto
Quartz
Trump's new crypto project could be decentralized in name, centralized in reality
Just weeks before the presidential election, Donald Trump's controversial cryptocurrency project has sparked some concerns
The idea of running a library that stores the internet’s history is a puzzle worth solving, [@theverge](
Flipboard
The Verge (@theverge) on Flipboard
Every day, The Verge asks how technology is changing the way we live and seeks out the most important ideas, people, events, and objects that might...
 ) writes. #Tech #Technology #Wayback #Internet #InternetArchive
The Verge
The Wayback Machine and the quest to archive the internet
Mark Graham, director of the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, joins Decoder to discuss linkrot.
AI can play a genuine role in helping both students and teachers. But it also can be used to cheat the system. [@FastCompany](
Flipboard
Fast Company (@FastCompany) on Flipboard
Progressive, creative, innovative. Follow FastCompany on Flipboard, to explore their latest magazines and flipped articles.
 ) reports. #Tech #Technology #AI https://www.fastcompany.com/91184460/ai-is-still-a-double-edged-sword-in-the-classroom
Apple's iPhone event is less a week away, and the company is expected to debut the iPhone 16 and potentially share more details on the launch of iOS 18. But Apple Intelligence is likely to dominate the spotlight. [@cnet](
Flipboard
CNET (@cnet) on Flipboard
Your guide to a better future. Follow cnet on Flipboard, to explore their latest magazines and flipped articles.
 ) previews. #Tech #Technology #AI #Apple #iPhone16
CNET
Everything Announced at Apple's 'Glowtime' Event: iPhone 16 Models, Apple Watch Series 10, AirPods 4 and More
After months of rumors, we finally got the real info about all of Apple's newest products and features.
The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in a fight to lend out scanned ebooks without the approval of publishers. The Second Circuit ruled that permitting the archive’s digital library would “allow for widescale copying that deprives creators of compensation and diminishes the incentive to produce new works.” More at [@theverge](
Flipboard
The Verge (@theverge) on Flipboard
Every day, The Verge asks how technology is changing the way we live and seeks out the most important ideas, people, events, and objects that might...
 ). #Tech #Technology #InternetArchive #eBook
The Verge
The Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending
A big blow to the Internet Archive.