Texting habit means you have higher emotional intelligence
If you like using emojis, this news will catch your attention. Researchers at Indiana University found that people who use emojis more often have higher levels of emotional intelligence, which is the ability to understand, recognize, and manage your own and others' emotions. Less use of emojis with friends and loved ones is related to […]
Google Chrome users warned to never click on these websites — 8 telltale signs of a scam and tips to avoid
Think twice before you click. Search engines like Google are rife with scam sites, where malicious attackers use fake websites masquerading as real to steal valuable personal and financial information. To thwart these cybercriminals, Google is working on an AI-powered tool on Chrome that provides an overview of third-party reviews of websites by cybersecurity companies […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX could be valued at $350B in sale of insider shares
Elon Musk's SpaceX is reportedly considering buying an insider stake that would value the rocket company at about $350 billion. A tender offer, in which employees and early investors could sell their shares at a specific time and price, would see SpaceX's value rise rapidly. Musk's company was valued at about $210 billion after a […]
Elon Musk seeks injunction to block OpenAI’s plans to become for-profit ‘Frankenstein’: filing
Elon Musk asks a federal judge to block Sam Altman's OpenAI from completing plans to become a commercial entity, claiming it would cause “irreparable harm” to the public did. In a filing late Friday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Musk accused Altman of violating antitrust laws through the collaboration between OpenAI and Microsoft, […]
Human ‘washing machine’ uses AI to hose down your filthy body — because people are now too lazy to shower
Did you think Japanese toilets are advanced? Japanese shower head company Science has invented an AI-powered “washing machine of the future” that it claims will provide people with the ultimate bathing experience, and has adopted its “pod” into the Tide Pod. “We're about 70% of the way there,” company chairman Yasuaki Aoyama said at a […]
Apple accused of silencing workers, spying on personal devices
Apple is accused in a new lawsuit of illegally monitoring employees' personal devices and iCloud accounts, and also prohibiting employees from discussing pay and working conditions. A complaint filed Sunday in California state court by Apple's head of digital advertising, Amar Bhakta, alleges that the company allows employees to install software on personal devices they […]
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman may flee US after Trump victory
Billionaire Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and megadonor to the Democratic Party, was reportedly so distraught over President-elect Donald Trump's victory that he considered leaving the country. Mr. Hoffman, who had been vocal in his support for Vice President Kamala Harris' failed campaign, was forced to leave his country abroad amid concerns that President Trump […]
Embarrassed Spotify users are hacking their ‘Wrapped’ results
The countdown to revealing the most humiliating music search history has begun. Spotify Wrapped is about to go dark, and some music lovers are rigging the results so they can uncritically show off the most listened to songs of 2024. “I'm going to hack into Spotify headquarters before Spotify Wrapped is released because I'd rather […]
Gunmaker Smith & Wesson applauds Elon Musk’s X after getting suspended by Facebook
Elon Musk upheld free speech amid what popular American firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson called continued attacks on the First and Second Amendments of the United States Constitution after his Facebook account was suspended He expressed his gratitude to Mr. Andy Stone, president of Facebook's parent company Meta, told Fox News Digital that the account […]
Netflix users warned about ‘scare’ scam that could steal credit card information
Netflix and theft. Techsperts is warning Netflix subscribers about an “extremely large” cyber scam in which criminals take over sensitive financial information by sending fake messages. “SMS extortion campaigns targeting Netflix customers are ubiquitous and persistent, but they vary in size and scope,” security firm Bitdefender warned. According to tech site Cybernews. In the latest […]