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Microsoft’s new LinkedIn Messaging’s ‘Active Status’ is on by default

Posted on August 15, 2017 by HeyJK

If you like LinkedIn Messaging, you might appreciate the new LinkedIn ‘Active Status’ presence capability. But if you’re not so keen, don’t worry: You can turn it off.

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Target buys same-day delivery company to battle Amazon

Posted on August 15, 2017 by HeyJK

A couple of months ago, Target took on Amazon’s Prime Pantry services with its own version: Restock. The retailer’s new service undercut Amazon by a dollar for a 45-pound box full of goodies, and even offered next-day service to beat out Amazon’s four-business-day deliveries.

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Apple reportedly in talks with Aetna to bring the Apple Watch to millions of customers

Posted on August 15, 2017 by HeyJK

Apple and Aetna have held several secret meetings to discuss offering the Apple Watch to Aetna’s 23 million customers, according to CNBC.

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LTE Apple Watch will keep current form factor, be offered alongside standard versions

Posted on August 15, 2017 by HeyJK

Noted KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on Monday weighed in on Apple’s upcoming Apple Watch release, affirming recent reports of LTE cellular connectivity and dispelling rumors that the device will sport a new form factor.

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Latest iOS 11 beta contains new Maps icon featuring Apple Park, updated App Store icon

Posted on August 15, 2017 by HeyJK

Apple’s latest iOS 11 beta release, issued on Monday, contains a few graphical tweaks that bring a fresh feel to the operating system, including a new Maps icon that appears to feature Apple Park’s main “spaceship” structure.

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Google Hires Former Star Apple Engineer for Its AI Team

Posted on August 15, 2017 by HeyJK

Chris Lattner, a legend in the world of Apple software, has joined another rival of the iPhone maker: Alphabet Inc.’s Google, where he will work on artificial intelligence. Lattner announced the news on Twitter on Monday, saying he will start next week.

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Google is paying Apple billions per year to remain on the iPhone, Bernstein says

Posted on August 15, 2017 by HeyJK

Google is paying Apple billions of dollars to remain the default search engine on iPhones and iPads, Bernstein said in a note to investors on Monday.

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SpaceX Launches NASA Cargo to Space Station, Sticks Rocket Landing (Again)

Posted on August 14, 2017 by HeyJK

SpaceX has pulled off another one-two spaceflight punch. One of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets lifted off from historic Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida today (Aug. 14) at 12:31 p.m.

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Medium’s Dickbar Gets the Clap

Posted on August 14, 2017 by HeyJK

Whether you think this feature is a good idea or not, why the fuck would they put this button on top of the text of the article you’re trying to read? I’m starting to think Medium is just fucking with me at this point.

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Amazon said to be exploring refrigeration-free prepared meal tech

Posted on August 13, 2017 by HeyJK

You may have heard the term ‘MRE’ – otherwise known as “Meal, Ready-to-Eat” – bandied about in discussions related to the military or survivalists.

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Netflix should be afraid of Disney’s OTT play

Posted on August 13, 2017 by HeyJK

Last week, Disney rocked the media world when it officially – and inevitably — threw its mouse ears into the direct-to-consumer over the top video ring with separate forthcoming streaming video on demand (SVOD) services for Disney and ESPN television and movies.

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The company that invented Post-It notes is hiding invisible messages in signs to help self-driving cars see the world

Posted on August 13, 2017 by HeyJK

The same company that invented Post-It notes is now helping self-driving cars see the world. Headquarted in St. Paul, Minnestoa, 3M is behind the creation of everyday objects that everyone uses but no one thinks about.

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A bot just defeated one of the world’s best video gamers

Posted on August 13, 2017 by HeyJK

An artificial intelligence program just annihilated its human competition at a world championship video game contest. The AI win stunned the gaming community, because bots are generally considered inferior to expert human players.

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10 Minute Song Of Silence Is In The Top 50 Of Apple’s iTunes Charts

Posted on August 12, 2017 by HeyJK

Most of the time the songs we store on our phones are usually songs we want to hear.

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The four waves of augmented reality (that Apple owns)

Posted on August 12, 2017 by HeyJK

We’ve been saying for the last couple of years that augmented/virtual reality is the fourth wave of consumer technology, and that AR could become much bigger than VR.

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In China, Facebook Tests the Waters With a Stealth App

Posted on August 11, 2017 by HeyJK

SHANGHAI — Facebook and many of its apps have been blocked in China for years. To change that, Mark Zuckerberg has made a big point of meeting with Chinese politicians, reading stodgy Communist Party propaganda, studying Mandarin and — perhaps more daunting — speaking it in public.

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Apple refuses to enable iPhone settings that could save countless lives

Posted on August 11, 2017 by HeyJK

Despite being relatively easy, Apple keeps ignoring requests to enable a feature called Advanced Mobile Location (AML) in iOS. Enabling AML would give emergency services extremely accurate locations of emergency calls made from iPhones, dramatically decreasing response time.

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Apple Accidentally ‘Confirms’ iPhone 8 Is Massive

Posted on August 11, 2017 by HeyJK

Apple is supersizing the iPhone. Numerous case leaks, schematics and dummy units all point to a 1.1-inch jump from the iPhone 7’s 4.7-inch display to 5.8-inches. But now Apple’s own software has confirmed this…

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Great News for Everyone! Elon Musk Is Building a Hyperloop

Posted on August 8, 2017 by HeyJK

Elon Musk is back in the loop. Four years after encouraging anyone and everyone to try making his crazy hyperloop idea work, the Silicon Valley titan has decided he’s not too busy to do it himself after all. You could see this coming last month, of course.

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Voting Machine Hackers Have 5 Tips to Save the Next Election

Posted on August 7, 2017 by HeyJK

American democracy depends on the sanctity of the vote.

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The Artemis II astronauts are back after a 10-day journey around the moon
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The FAA is encouraging gamers to get jobs in air traffic control
A man allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's house
Estonia is the rare EU country opposing child social media bans
Garmin may be working on a Whoop competitor
Amazon Luna ends support for third-party subscriptions and game purchases
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Google adds E2E encryption to Gmail for iOS and Android enterprise users
Google has reportedly started to add Polymarket data to News results
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YouTube Premium’s US pricing is going up
Microsoft starts removing unnecessary Copilot buttons in Windows 11
The Morning After: Amazon pledges its satellite internet starts this year

Google Tech

Official Scorecards | UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg - UFC.com
Gas Prices Turn the Gig Worker Economy Upside Down - WSJ
Hungarians vote in landmark election closely watched by EU, Russia, US - Reuters
Masters 2026: Rory McIlroy faces history or heartbreak on Sunday at Augusta - Yahoo Sports
Artemis II’s moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after a record-breaking trip - AP News
Middle East crisis live: US-Iran peace talks expected to resume Sunday as ‘serious disagreements’ remain - The Guardian
Eric Swalwell abuse claims investigated by Manhattan district attorney - BBC
Inside the Most Star-Studded Party of Coachella at the Guess Jeans Compound - vogue.com
Fury beats Makhmudov in heavyweight boxing comeback, then calls out Joshua - Al Jazeera
Scottie Scheffler fires Masters career-low 65, back in mix - ESPN
Trump touts newly released plans for D.C. triumphal arch - NPR
Lebanese bury 13 officers killed by Israel as grief and outrage surge ahead of talks in the US - AP News
'DWTS' alum Hayley Erbert says her heart is 'breaking into a million pieces' after having first baby with Derek Hough - ew.com
Appeals court rules Trump's White House ballroom construction can temporarily move forward - NBC News
XChat to launch on iPhone and iPad - Mashable
Pope Leo XIV denounces the ‘delusion of omnipotence’ he says fuels the US-Israeli war in Iran - Politico
Navy Warships Cross Strait of Hormuz to Clear Mines, U.S. Says - The New York Times
Box Office Milestone: ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Soars Past $300M in U.S. and $600M Globally - The Hollywood Reporter
Stabbings on New York City subway leave 3 hurt as officers fatally shoot knife-wielding man - PBS
Missing nuclear official becomes TENTH person tied to dark pattern surrounding US secrets - Daily Mail
Rockstar Games has confirmed it was hit by third-party data breach - Engadget
Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home - TechCrunch
US military begins clearing Strait of Hormuz, Trump says - Military Times
US and Iran locked in marathon talks to end war - Financial Times
Two U.S. Warships Transit Strait of Hormuz for First Time Since War Began - WSJ

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Best Electric Cargo Bikes (2026): Urban Arrow, Lectric, Tern, and More
- Adrienne So
Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI
- Matt Burgess, Maddy Varner, Lily Hay Newman, Dell Cameron
Flight Path Data Shows How Mosquitoes Target Humans
- Ritsuko Kawai
How the Internet Broke Everyone’s Bullshit Detectors
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The All-Clad Factory Seconds Sale Is Back—for Now (2026)
- Louryn Strampe
Artemis II Astronauts Safely Return to Earth After Historic Flight Around the Moon
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Home Depot Spring Black Friday (2026): Best Tool and Grill Deals
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Greener Is Getting Going
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Fusion Sparks an Energy Revolution
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The AI-Fueled Future of Work Needs Humans More Than Ever
- Ryan Roslansky
A Dangerous New Home for Online Extremism
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Social Media Is Getting Smaller—and More Treacherous
- Ethan Zuckerman
A New Way to See Your Climate Anxiety
- Tori Tsui
AI-Generated Fake News Is Coming to an Election Near You
- Sander van der Linden
Inequality Is a Health Risk—and It’s Getting Worse
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To Keep Gen Z, Companies Need to Level Up
- Rachel Botsman
Big Tech Won’t Let You Leave. Here's a Way Out
- Cory Doctorow
Suspect Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman’s Home
- Maxwell Zeff
"Uncanny Valley": OpenAI and Musk Fight Again; DOJ Mishandles Voter Data; Artemis II Comes Home
- Brian Barrett, Leah Feiger
This Startup Wants You to Pay Up to Talk With AI Versions of Human Experts
- Steven Levy
OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters
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China Is Cracking Down on Scams. Just Not the Ones Hitting Americans
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The 70-Person AI Image Startup Taking on Silicon Valley's Giants
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How Meta Cafeteria Workers Took on ICE—and Won
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Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: This Time, a US Court Has Ruled in the Government's Favor
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Meta’s New AI Model Gives Mark Zuckerberg a Seat at the Big Kid’s Table
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The US Army Is Building Its Own Chatbot for Combat
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Tech Crunch

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Apple Insider

RAM pinch: More Mac Studio & some Mac mini configs not available from Apple online
QiDi Max 4 review: The FDM multicolor printer that you want
Game development diary: TestFlight, trial by fire, and a trophy
Century City will be hosting an immersive fan experience for Apple TV shows
Folding iPhone unveiling & shipment date rumors are all over the place
Grab Apple's M5 MacBook Air for $949 this weekend, record low price
14-inch MacBook Pro M5 vs Asus Zenbook A16: $2,000 shootout
iPhone Fold, MacBook Neo, and iPhones in Space, on the AppleInsider Podcast
Apple Pay scams are rife, here's how to protect yourself and your money
'Pluribus,' 'Mr Scorsese,' and more Apple TV shows nominated for Peabody Awards
How to keep an older iPad safe, reliable & useful over time
Pixelmator Pro & Logic get big upgrades, rest of iWork gets minor ones
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Three Apple Stores closing in June, one was unionized

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EU Parliament Fails To Renew Loophole Allowing Tech Firms To Report Abuse

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