Month: December 2024
Internal Google documents reveal concerns about its cloud contract with Israel
Google officials had concerns about potential human rights violations that might be linked to its $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government before ever even signing the deal, according to documents first reported on by The New York Times today. “Google Cloud services could be used for, or linked to,…
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Amazon Music now has its own version of Spotify Wrapped
It’s that festive time of year again. All of the algorithm elves living inside our favorite music-streaming apps have begun cranking out personalized “best of” lists in the vein of Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay. This year, however, there’s a new kid on the block. Amazon Music just rolled…
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The Flexbar resurrects the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar as a standalone device
Apple may have said goodbye to the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar last year, but a team of four engineers believes the concept deserves a second chance. They’ve created the Flexbar, which is essentially a standalone version of the MBP’s thin touchscreen display that can be used with multiple devices and…
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Today is your last chance to shop Cyber Monday deals
We hope you had a chance between holiday festivities to get some shopping done, but if not, you may not be out of luck. While some of the best deals have expired, many others from the long Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend are still holding on — and a…
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Code written by OpenAI and praised by GitHub may not be as good as Github says
GitHub says its AI-generated code is more readable, reliable and maintainable The test focused on a highly repetitive task – AI’s ultimate role Only 243 developers took part in the study Software developer Dan Cîmpianu has criticized the quality of AI-generated code in a blog post targeted at GitHub’s claims about…
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249+ Best Cyber Monday Deals Still Going Strong (2024) | WIRED
Hundreds of WIRED-approved products are still on sale, but these deals won’t last much longer. Source
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