Author: Zach_Wilson
How to set up Apple Pay on your iPhone (plus all other Apple devices)
Apple Pay is one of the most popular digital payment services in the world, allowing users to buy stuff on iOS apps, the web and in real life. You can use it to pay with your iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac, and it's accepted by thousands upon thousands of…
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Meta says you better disclose your AI fakes or it might just pull them
Meta will start labelling AI-generated photos uploaded to Facebook, Instagram, and Threads over the coming months as election season ramps up around the world. The company will also begin punishing users who don’t disclose if a realistic video or piece of audio was made with AI. Nick Clegg, Meta’s president…
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AWS could quietly become an internet domain kingmaker as it starts charging for IPv4 addresses
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is set to generate millions in revenue by charging customers for public IPv4 addresses, according to internet infrastructure technologist Andree Toonk. The decision, effective February 1, was first announced last year, when AWS said that the increasing scarcity of IPv4 addresses meant that a transition to…
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The Morning After: Meta Oversight Board says manipulated Biden video can stay on Facebook
Meta’s Oversight Board wants the company to update its manipulated media policy, calling the current rules “incoherent.” This follows the board’s decision about a misleadingly edited video of President Joe Biden. The video featured footage from October 2022, when the president accompanied his granddaughter, who was voting in person for…
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All Of Us Strangers arrives on Hulu this month, so you can see how badly it was snubbed for Oscars
One of the saddest, most beautiful movies of the year was snubbed by the Oscars (despite nominations and wins elsewhere) – but when it arrives on Hulu on February 22, 2024, it should hopefully find the wider audience it deserves. All Of Us Strangers is a story of grief and…
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Spotify subscribers rise to 236 million after record year
Spotify now boasts 236 million Premium subscribers, a 4 percent increase over last quarter, while its total number of monthly active users rose 5 percent to 602 million. The announcement came as part of its fourth quarter earnings release, which covers the three months ending on December 31st. Over the…
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