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The Red Cross lifts its blood donor restrictions for men who have sex with men
The American Red Cross has fully dropped its blood donor ban on men who’ve had sex with men (MSM) and, starting today, bases eligibility on individual risk factors, per updated FDA guidance. The nonprofit now asks blood donor hopefuls “the same eligibility questions regardless of gender or sexual orientation.” While…
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Zoom says its new AI tools aren’t stealing ownership of your content
Zoom doesn’t train its artificial intelligence models on audio, video, or text chats from the app “without customer consent,” according to a Monday blog post from Zoom’s chief product officer, Smita Hashim. After we first published this article, Zoom updated its terms of service with a similar statement. In her…
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We just lost 3TB of data on a SanDisk Extreme SSD
If you’re thinking of buying a SanDisk Extreme Pro, Extreme Portable, Extreme Pro Portable, or WD MyPassport SSD, maybe just don’t. My colleague Vjeran just lost 3TB of video we’d shot for The Verge because the drive is no longer readable. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>“The disk you attached…
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Movella brings professional motion tracking to virtual streamers
Movella, a provider of professional motion capture solutions, has launched Obskur, an all-in-one platform that provides virtual streamers (also known as “Vtubers”) with body tracking technology that’s typically reserved for industries like film and game development. There are two parts to the Obskur platform: a free OBS-like streaming application built…
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Microsoft’s Bing Chat is coming to a mobile device near you
Earlier in 2023, it was revealed that Microsoft was testing out Bing Chat on third-party browsers like Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Mozilla Firefox. Now the tech giant announced that it would not only be bringing Bing Chat to these browsers but to mobile devices as well. With this move,…
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Ikea actually got a decent grade for its sustainable shipping goals
Report cards are out for retailers’ climate goals, specifically when it comes to tackling the pollution from their shipping. Compared to other retail giants, Ikea managed to get surprisingly high scores. With a B+ grade overall, Ikea stands out among the 17 other rated companies, which all received D or F…
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