The privacy-focused company’s new Goggles tool allows users to weed out the noise—whatever that might mean.
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The Apple Watch Series 7 Isn’t a Huge Upgrade, but That’s OK
This new iterative smartwatch focuses on biking, and the battery life still stinks.
This AI Predicts How Old Children Are. Can It Keep Them Safe?
Yoti’s tech may be enticing for Big Tech companies: It works out if you’re under or over 13, the age most social media platforms require to create an account.
Sony’s WH-1000XM4 Noise-Canceling Headphones Are $100 Off
We’ve never seen the price so low on the best-in-class noise-canceling wireless headphones.
The Senate Is Mad as Hell at Facebook—Again
The latest hearing on Instagram and teen mental health was the depressing work of a legislature that can’t legislate.
Apple Backs Down on Its Controversial Photo-Scanning Plans
A sustained backlash against a new system to look for child sexual abuse materials on user devices has led the company to hit pause.
Social Media Algorithms Are Controlling How I Grieve
What happens to a loved one’s account after they pass—and how does their digital afterlife affect the ones who survive them?
Microsoft’s Azure Data Share: How to use this big data tool
Microsoft’s cloud-hosted data sharing tools are for anyone who needs to work with big data.
AI Wrote Better Phishing Emails Than Humans in a Recent Test
Researchers found that tools like OpenAI’s GPT-3 helped craft devilishly effective spearphishing messages.
Are Virtual Surround Gaming Headsets Worth It?
The question is surprisingly complicated—and involves a lot of sifting through marketing.