This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. The robot race is fueling a fight for training dataWe’re interacting with AI tools more directly—and regularly—than ever b... More »
Published13 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, BumbleBy Shiona McCallumTechnology reporterNot many chief executives in tech are the daughter of a mechanic and a cleaner.But Lidiane Jones, the boss of the online dating app,... More »
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa doesn’t own any cryptocurrency — at least, not yet. But he’s about to become a player in the industry’s push for friendlier cryptocurrency rules.The trading platform Coinbase announced Tuesday that Villaraigosa, a ... More »
For years, I was a nuisance to anyone with an iPhone. While I proudly toted my Samsung Galaxy devices, my friends would deplore the havoc I'd wreak on any text or group chat by "turning everything green." There's apparently nothing worse to an iMessage user th... More »
Many of us grapple with the same issue: excessive screen time. Whether it's browsing websites or checking our iPhones, the struggle is real. And sometimes the culprit is just a few websites that somehow mange to suck us in for hours on end. Apple is well-aware... More »
The inquiry is intended to pressure the tech giant to more aggressively police Facebook and Instagram ahead of the European Union’s closely watched elections in June.Meta, the American tech giant, is being investigated by European Union regulators for the spre... More »
Google's lower-priced Pixel A series has brought high-end phone features to cheaper handsets for years, which is likely to continue in 2024. If the company keeps the same strategy as last year and the years before, we might see the Pixel 8A debut at Google I/O... More »
IBM’s latest quarterly earnings filing coincided with the company’s plans to spend $6.4bn acquiring HashiCorp. IBM reported revenue of $14.5bn, up 1% from the same quarter in 2023, with software revenue growing 5% to $5.9bn. Automation, with growth of 14%, was... More »
Wireless carriers often tout their speedy nationwide 5G networks, but sometimes you're somewhere without any cellular service. AT&T's outage in February was widespread enough that the carrier advised its customers to make use of Wi-Fi calling as a backup -- a ... More »
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In the analog days of the 1970s, long before hackers, trolls and edgelords, an audiocassette company came up with an advertising slogan that posed a trick question: “Is it live or is it Memorex?” The message toyed with reality, suggesting there was no differen... More »
$799 at Google The best Google has to offer Google Pixel 8 Pro View details View details $549 at Google Best Android phone under $700 Google Pixel 8 View details View details $649 at Google Google’s older flagship is still superb Pixel 7 Pro View details View ... More »