Apple

Apple Introduces New Features For Cognitive Accessibility

Apple today previewed software features for cognitive, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility, along with innovative tools for individuals who are nonspeaking or at risk of losing their ability to speak. These updates draw on advances in hardware and software, include…

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Legal

Three Companies To Pay $615,000 Over Faked Net Neutrality Comments

Three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to support the contentious 2017 repeal of net neutrality rules nave agreed to pay $615,000 in penalties to New York and other states, New York’s attorney general said Wednesday, The Associated…

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Meta

Meta Introduces AI Sandbox For Advertisers

Meta, parent company of Facebook, introduced the AI Sandbox. “Today we were sharing more details about how we’re using AI to improve the performance of ads for businesses, including a look at our AI Sandbox that’s testing generative AI capabilities…

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Twitter

Elon Musk Says He’s Stepping Down As Twitter CEO

Elon Musk said Thursday that Twitter is getting a new CEO and that he will move to a product and technical role, CNBC reported. Musk said via Twitter that the new CEO, an unnamed woman, would start in about six…

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Twitter

Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Only For Verified Users

Twitter is beginning to roll out its long promised encrypted direct messaging feature, Engadget reported. However, the initial rollout comes with some major limitations that could make it less than ideal for privacy-conscious Twitter users. According to Engadget, the feature…

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YouTube

YouTube Tests Blocking Videos Unless You Disable Ad Blockers

YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos, BleepingComputer reported. As first spotted by a Reddit user this week,YouTube will…

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