Tech editor Adi Robertson recently asked ChatGPT’s deep research feature for a rundown on the state of what are commonly called the 26 words that created the internet. She found some good news, so-so answers, and, you guessed it, bad news. Read about it at [@theverge](
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I tested ChatGPT’s deep research with the most misunderstood law on the internet
AI versus Section 230: who will win?
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When will the PlayStation outage end? PSN remains down hours after it crashed on Friday. [@TechRadar](
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PlayStation Network outage live updates – PSN is back and compensation announced
It was down for over 24 hours
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Amazon is the latest tech company to remove references to “inclusion and diversity” from its 10-K report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. [@Techcrunch](
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Amazon deletes 'inclusion and diversity' language in latest filing | TechCrunch
Amazon is the latest tech company to remove references to “inclusion and diversity” from its 10-K report. The filing has removed reference to
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Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to U.K. spying. [@theverge](
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Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying
The secret order would give the UK access to encrypted backups belonging to any user — not just Brits.
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Explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate isn’t just a tactic employed by tech giants — it’s a genre of video game usually known as 4X. For Aftermath, Luke Plunkett extols the virtues and explores the problems of the 1994 PC game “Sid Meier’s Colonization.” “The narrative arc of 'Colonization' is as wafer-thin as America’s,” he writes. “You’re really just building your little video game America exactly the same way the real one was built. From the mass importation of religious fanatics, ruthless opportunists and murderous imperialists, to the seizure of vast tracts of land to the genocide of entire nations.”
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Sid Meier's Colonization Is The American Video Game - Aftermath
No game has told the American story better, whether intentionally or not
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"Newly unsealed emails allegedly provide the 'most damning evidence' yet against Meta in a copyright case raised by book authors alleging that Meta illegally trained its AI models on pirated books." [@ArsTechnica](
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“Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed
Meta's alleged torrenting and seeding of pirated books complicates copyright case.
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Apparently, we're all charging our phones wrong. [@Vox](
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You’re charging your phone wrong. It’s not your fault.
Lithium-ion battery technology is imperfect, but it’s not going anywhere.
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For the first time, Apple's App Store has been infected with photo scanning malicious software used to steal crypto wallets, according to researchers at Kaspersky.
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Crypto-Stealing Malware Found In Apple
According to cybersecurity company Kaspersky, crypto-stealing malware has been found on Apple
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Peter Akemann, co-founder of video game studio Treyarch and recent president of Skydance Interactive, has pleaded guilty to crashing a drone into a firefighting plane during the recent Los Angeles wildfires. Akemann ignored flying restrictions in order to survey the Palisades Fire but lost track of his drone. Here's more from Eurogamer.
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Treyarch co-founder pleads guilty to flying drone that crashed into firefighting plane during LA wildfires
Treyarch co-founder Peter Akemann - who more recently served as president of Skydance Interactive - has pleaded guilty …
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The uncertainty surrounding TikTok's presence in the U.S. benefited Snap's business, says CEO Evan Spiegel.
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Snap says TikTok uncertainty benefited its business | TechCrunch
During Snap's fourth-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, CEO Evan Spiegel said that the uncertainty surrounding TikTok's future has positiv...
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