Author: Zach_Wilson
University of Arizona students boo Eric Schmidt’s AI cheerleading during commencement
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt delivered the commencement address at the University of Arizona on Friday. And, as his speech veered into talk of AI, he was repeatedly drowned out by boos. AI is already a contentious topic, and it’s not surprising that those about to enter a ravaged job…
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Apple’s new Siri app will reportedly offer auto-deleting chat options
Users can choose between keeping conversations for 30 days, one year or forever, according to Bloomberg. Source
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This new Mac app locks the keyboard to prevent chaos when your cat tramples all over it
It's called Cats Lock, and it's kind of genius. Source
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At $20, it’s tough to beat this Anker power bank for portability and performance
Some tech devices are so cheap that it’s hard to imagine them being any more affordable. But that is exactly what has happened to the Anker PowerCore 10K, which is on sale at Amazon for $19.99 (was $25.99). This is quite frankly a ludicrous price for a 10,000mAh capacity power…
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Oddity is masterfully tense horror from the director of Hokum
Hokum recently hit theaters, and it’s already outperforming box office expectations. If this Kubrick-referencing haunted hotel flick starring Adam Scott was your introduction to director Damian McCarthy, do yourself a favor and go watch his previous film, Oddity. If you prefer to go in blind — the ideal way to…
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ElliQ is a surprisingly helpful companion robot for older adults
A week before the ElliQ robot arrived, a neurologist told me we need to rebalance my mom’s life. Her Parkinson’s disease medication had steadily become less effective over the previous month, and with it, she had slowly stopped doing many of the things crucial to managing the disease — exercising,…
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