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Instagram's algorithm overhaul will reward ‘original content’ and penalize aggregators
Instagram is overhauling its recommendation algorithm for Reels to boost “original content” in a move that will have significant implications for aggregator accounts and others that primarily repost other users’ work.
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FCC fines America's largest wireless carriers $200 million for selling customer location data
The Federal Communications Commission has slapped the largest mobile carriers in the US with a collective fine worth $200 million for selling access to their customers' location information without consent.
The best work-from-home and office essentials for graduates
Hybrid work isn't going away any time soon. These are the best gadgets to gift recent graduates who split their time working from home and working in an office.
The Morning After: Meta is offering popular Threads users thousands of dollars in bonuses
The biggest news stories this morning: The DJI Mini 4K is a $299 drone for beginners, OpenAI will train its AI models on the Financial Times’ journalism, Gadgets that make great Mother’s Day gifts.
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The best work-from-home and office essentials for graduates
Hybrid work isn't going away any time soon. These are the best gadgets to gift recent graduates who split their time working from home and working in an office.
The best fast chargers for 2024
In order to figure out what the fastest charger on the market is across a range of power outputs, we tested 14 adapters across five different devices. Here are the results.
Gadgets that make great Mother's Day gifts
Show mom how much you care with one of these thoughtful tech gift ideas for Mother's Day.
The best high school graduation gifts in 2024
We’ve compiled a list of gadgets, gear and services that might help the high school grad in your life through their next phase, whether they're heading to college or entering the workforce.
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Instagram's algorithm overhaul will reward ‘original content’ and penalize aggregators
Instagram is overhauling its recommendation algorithm for Reels to boost “original content” in a move that will have significant implications for aggregator accounts and others that primarily repost other users’ work.
FCC fines America's largest wireless carriers $200 million for selling customer location data
The Federal Communications Commission has slapped the largest mobile carriers in the US with a collective fine worth $200 million for selling access to their customers' location information without consent.
The best work-from-home and office essentials for graduates
Hybrid work isn't going away any time soon. These are the best gadgets to gift recent graduates who split their time working from home and working in an office.
The Morning After: Meta is offering popular Threads users thousands of dollars in bonuses
The biggest news stories this morning: The DJI Mini 4K is a $299 drone for beginners, OpenAI will train its AI models on the Financial Times’ journalism, Gadgets that make great Mother’s Day gifts.
Yelp debuts AI-powered assistant to help you find the right contractors
Yelp Assistant was trained on datasets from the website itself.
The best fast chargers for 2024
In order to figure out what the fastest charger on the market is across a range of power outputs, we tested 14 adapters across five different devices. Here are the results.
Razer will refund Zephyr mask buyers due to bogus N95 claims
Razer didn't even submit its Zephyr masks for N95 certification testing, according to the FTC.
Apple's second-generation AirPods Pro are back down to their lowest price ever
Apple's AirPods Pro are back down to the lowest price we've seen.
Meta is offering some creators thousands of dollars in bonuses for Threads posts
Meta is offering some creators thousands of dollars if they go viral on Threads.
The US Supreme Court rejects Elon Musk’s appeal in ‘funding secured’ tweet ruling
On Monday, the US Supreme Court dismissed Elon Musk’s appeal about a 2018 SEC settlement regarding a “funding secured” tweet. The conservative-majority court passed on Musk’s attempt to throw out the agreement.
The EU will force Apple to open up iPadOS
Apple’s iPadOS has been branded a gatekeeper under the EU’s DMA legislation, which means the software has to comply with a host of rules. The company has six months to comply to avoid fines.
The European Union will reportedly open a new investigation into Meta over election policies
The European Union is getting ready to launch a new investigation into Meta over its handling of election-related content.
OpenAI will train its AI models on the Financial Times' journalism
Generative AI is only as good as the training data used to train the models that power it, so AI companies have increasingly been striking deals with news publishers.
Getir is getting out of everywhere but Turkey
Getir is getting out of most markets. On Monday, the “instant delivery” startup said it would exit the US, UK, Germany and the Netherlands to serve its Turkish home market exclusively.
OpenAI hit with another privacy complaint over ChatGPT’s love of making stuff up
OpenAI has been hit with a privacy complaint in Europe due to ChatGPT’s tendency to hallucinate incorrect data. This information was about a private individual.
The Apple Watch Series 9 is back on sale for $299
The Apple Watch Series 9 is discounted to $299 at several retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, Target and Walmart.
Gadgets that make great Mother's Day gifts
Show mom how much you care with one of these thoughtful tech gift ideas for Mother's Day.
The DJI Mini 4K is a $299 drone aimed at beginners
The Mini 4K is priced substantially less than its Mini Pro iterations, and it’s actually only $20 more than the non-4K Mini 2 SE.
The best high school graduation gifts in 2024
We’ve compiled a list of gadgets, gear and services that might help the high school grad in your life through their next phase, whether they're heading to college or entering the workforce.
The Morning After: How many Vision Pro headsets has Apple sold?
The biggest news stories this morning: Apple’s OLED iPad Pro may pack an M4 chip and AI tricks, Dell XPS 13 and XPS 14 review, Playing Fire Emblem Engage on easy mode got me back into gaming.
