French prosecutors on Wednesday freed Telegram CEO Pavel Durov from police custody after four days of questioning over allegations that the messaging app is being used for illegal activities.
Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport outsid
ChatGPT outage significantly disrupts the popular OpenAI service to many users who reported a Bad Gateway error
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WordPress Jeg Elementor Kit plugin patched a vulnerability affecting up to +200,000 installations
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Copenhagen-based Tiimo has raised an additional $1.6mn in funding to expand its app supporting neurodivergent individuals in their daily life. Neurodivergent individuals — those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and other cognitive differences — make up about 15% t
Exactly 65 years since the first Barbie doll was released, the Barbie Phone has finally arrived. As you might expect, the flip-phone is pink. Very pink. And it comes with all sorts of glittery extras so you can bedazzle it to your heart’s content — and relive s
AI is here to stay, for better or for worse. In the business world, the exponential use of artificial intelligence has sparked both hopes of unprecedented productivity — and fears of job loss. According to a recent survey by EY, more than two in three employe
As one of millions of adults who grew up building Lego, the company’s digital adventures upset my childhood memories. Yet my screaming inner infant can’t derail the transition. Our beloved bricks have now been in video games for nearly three decades. Since de
Three times in the past four months, William Stein, a technology analyst at Truist Securities, has taken Elon Musk up on his invitation to try the latest versions of Tesla’s vaunted “Full Self-Driving” system.
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Venture capitalists pledging support for Kamala Harris’ White House campaign listed priorities in a survey released on Wednesday that include women’s reproductive rights, climate c
Viry ze skupiny bakteriofágů si osedlají droboučké červíky a cestují na jejich těle na vzdálenosti, jaké by vlastními silami nikdy nezdolaly. http://www.osel.cz/13634-jizdu-na-cervu-neprovozuji-jen-fremeni-z-duny.html
Spectricity has a new target for the startup’s “true colour” camera: skin care analysis. The Belgian company has signed a deal with Korea’s Lululab to develop the application. Together, the partners plan to create a new generation of smart skin care on mobile
The market cap of the global cryptocurrency market has more than doubled in the past year, climbing from $1.05 trillion last August to $2.2 trillion today. And a staggering number of investors have ridden that market’s coattails past 2022’s crypto winter to become crypto millionaires.
The 2024 Crypto Wealth Report from wealth and investment migration specialists Henley & Partners says there are now 172,300 individuals across the world
Jamie Metzl is a leading technology and healthcare futurist and the founder and chair of OneShared.World. He is the author of Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity and four other books and was a member of the World Health Organization expert advisory committee on human genome editing. Metzl previously served in the U.S. National Security Council, State Department, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee and with the United Nations in Cambod
Any disruptive technology is likely to run into some courtroom barriers, but the early days of artificial intelligence have proven to be especially litigious.
As companies like OpenAI, Alphabet, Meta, and others engage in an arms race to lead AI development, there has been a flurry of legal action. In man
Five days before Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton to win the 2016 U.S. presidential election, I wrote a story that turned the presidential politics clock back to 1992. That was the first year the campaign had a digital element—particularly for underdog candidates such as former Irvine, California, Mayor Larry Agran. Unable to get mainstream news outlets to pay attention to his bid, Agran
Here are the key considerations to determine whether value-based bidding in Google Ads is right for your business.
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Google's Martin Splitt answered a question about nofollow links and quality signals
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Ensure the legitimacy of your Google Business Profile with video verification. Learn the best practices to increase online visibility for your local business.
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Stavba standardních jaderných reaktorů a elektráren, které je obklopují, je v dnešní době tak problematická a nákladná, že to paralyzovalo celou jadernou energetiku. Startup Deep Fission nabízí řešení v podobě malých reaktorů umístěných ve vrtech v hloubce 1 míle (1,6 km), což by mělo odvrátit klíčové problémy. http://www.osel.cz/13633-deep-fission-podzemni-reaktory-nabidnou-levnou-a-bezpecnou-energii.html
Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, Linne
Every school year, the value of a college degree seems to diminish, and the price tag continues to soar. But Tade Oyerinde, founder of Campus, an innovative online community college, intends to flip the script. Tade’s business model not only aims to disrupt higher education, but it also contains a crucial quality every founder should embrace.
This is an abridged transcript of an interview from Rapid Resp
Google's John Mueller observed that best practices have minimal effect on SEO
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YouTube expands course creation feature, allowing more creators to offer paid educational content and unlock new revenue streams.
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It has been a chaotic few days for Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, who was arrested as he landed at an airport outside Paris in his private jet over the weekend.
Following Durov’s arrest on August 24, the Telegram executive was held in custody. On August 26, French authorities
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again.
In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the House Judici
Google's Martin Splitt commented on whether a YouTube video converted into text content could be negatively impacted as a duplicate
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Protony i těžší jádra kosmického záření mohou dosáhnout extrémní energie, která už je makroskopická v řádu jednotek joulů. V tomto případě by jejich zdroji měly být extragalaktické objekty. Jejich urychlení by mělo probíhat například v aktivních jádrech galaxií, které mají v nitru obrovskou galaktickou černou díru. Při dopadu hmoty na její horizont vznikají výtrysky extrémně urychlené hmoty a produkuje se kosmické záření s extrémní energií. Naše znalosti o kosmickém záření s těmi nejvyššími ener
Fans of politics have another way to keep track of what’s happening in the most competitive states in the country through a new service that collects and streams local newscasts.
Swing State Election News, which began operation Monday, lets streamers choose from among 37 local television stations in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wi
Plenty of people and organizations are producing online video, but editing it for posting to different social media platforms can be a laborious task.
A startup called OpusClip offers AI-powered tools that can automatically turn longer videos into short form, vertical video clips designed for social media, and even post them directly to popular platforms like TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X. Since its launch last June, OpusClip has been used b
TikTok’s “hopecore” trend manufactured internet cheer. That is, until users turned on it.
Videos labeled #hopecore once symbolized an unrelenting optimism for internet doomscrollers. The clips offered moments of joy in a sea of internet negativity. But, like so many TikTok trends that came before it, hopecore quickly ran into cynicism. These days, people use the ta
Critical WPML vulnerability enables remote code execution, impacting over 1 million WordPress websites
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Google’s plans for a third data centre in Dublin have hit a snag. Unimpressed by the lack of on-site renewable energy sources to power the facility, the South Dublin County Council today announced it had refused the tech giant’s expansion scheme. Along with many ot
The cumulative value of Europe’s active unicorns now sits at €447.4bn — 3% higher than in 2023, according to a new report from Pitchbook. The report also found that unicorn deal value continued to show signs of recovery during the second quarter of 2024.
The social media platform X has made a change to its AI chatbot after five secretaries of state warned it was spreading election misinformation.
Top election officials from Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington sent a letter this month to
Lyft is piloting a new rider verification initiative in a handful of cities in an effort to give drivers more peace of mind over who is getting in their cars.
The pilot, which begins rolling out Tuesday, introduces what Lyft says is a “streamlined process” for verifying identities by automatically cross-checking names and phone numbers through third-party databases.
It starts with riders in Detroit, Jacksonville, Houston, Atlanta, Phoenix, Chicago, Denver, Mi
A body camera captured every word and bark uttered as police Sgt. Matt Gilmore and his K-9 dog, Gunner, searched for a group of suspects for nearly an hour.
Normally, the Oklahoma City police sergeant would grab his laptop and spend another
Since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee for President—and as of this month, the actual Democratic nominee for president—Vice President Kamala Harris has blasted past fundraising records. Within 24 hours of President Joe Biden’s endorsement in July, her campaign raised $81 million. By the end of that month, that number shot up to $200 million, bringing t
Explore the evolving dynamics of Google's indexing. Quality content is key to achieving organic traffic growth.
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Google introduces AI-powered features for retailers, aiming to boost efficiency during the shortened 2024 holiday shopping season.
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SEOntology is more than a technical framework. Gain rich insights - learn to standardize SEO data and practices to build a sustainable future with GenAI.
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Miniaturní zařízení implantovatelné do mozku vyvinuli vědci z Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Umí zaznamenat nervové vzruchy z mozkového centra řídícího pohyb ruky při představě psaní a převede je na písmena. Nabízí revoluci v komunikaci pro lidi, kteří jsou uvězněni v kompletně ochrnutém těle. Čip ale najde mnohem širší uplatnění.
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As generative AI continues to evolve at a rapid pace, programmers face a new challenge: mastering meaningful artificial intelligence. It seems that every workplace is pushing towards leveraging the technology — some with more consideration and ethics than others. Fro
Volkswagen has teamed up with gaming platform AirConsole to make multiplayer games part of the in-car experience for European drivers and passengers. AirConsole offers a large number of casual games, ranging from racing and sports to puzzles and quizzes. The G
French prosecutors have shed further light on the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. Durov was apprehended on Saturday at Le Bourget Airport near Paris after landing on his private jet. The Russia-born billionaire — a dual citizen of France and the UAE — was d
Google's updated profile page structured data documentation clarifies how it's used in Google Search
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…aneb Dožili se kvecalkoatlové konce křídy? http://www.osel.cz/13630-giganticti-ptakojesteri-nad-hlavami-tyranosauru.html
Společnost Qunnect Inc. vytvořila v zapůjčených optických kabelech kvantovou síť GothamQ o celkové délce 34 kilometrů. Síť fungovala nepřetržitě 15 dní při slušných parametrech a proháněla páry polarizačně entanglovaných fotonů o vlnových délkách 1 324 a 795 nanometrů. Automatizované kvantové sítě v reálném prostředí jsou nadohled. http://www.osel.cz/13629-prototyp-kvantoveho-internetu-gothamq-bezel-pod-new-yorkem-15-dni.html
Here’s a confession: Over the past week, I’ve been mostly neglecting the AI features on Google’s Pixel 9 series.
As before, those features range from marginally useful to superfluous to just plain awkward. In day-to-day use, it’s easy to forget that they even exist. Instead, I’ve been marveling at how great the Pixels 9 are in every other way—in particular ho
Drivers around the town of Brownsville, Texas have gotten a bit of a shock over the past few days, as a Cybertruck has been spotted hauling around a nine-foot sculpture of Elon Musk.
Even in the Musk-friendly
The ads swept across Facebook and Instagram feeds last month, mostly in battleground states, just three days after the attempted assassination on Donald Trump. Above a now iconic image of the former president raising his fist, “Never Surrender!” and “Stand with Donald Trump!” they declared. Below Trump, large red banners beckoned people to register to vote.
The nearly $900,000 ad blitz
Google updates its guide with an opening paragraph that is clearer, more thorough explanation of Organization Structured Data
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Today we chat with Avthar Sewrathan, AI Lead at Timescale, about adapting developers’ favorite database management system, Postgres, to support a range of new technologies involved in the GenAI ecosystem, especially vector databases. Avthar details his long history with Postgres and how clients are weighing the build vs. buy question when it comes to choosing a database to support their newly minted GenAI initiatives. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/08/27/postgres-genai-vector-databases-timesca
An apparent cyberattack disrupted internet, phones, email and other systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for a third day on Monday as Port of Seattle officials worked to investigate the outages and restore full service.
“We’re working around the clock to get necessary systems back online and to mitigate impacts to our passengers,” the airport’s av
Survey shows how SEOs get new business, the kinds of clients they're signing up, and what services they're providing
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Google to replace Merchant Center with new version by September, introducing AI tools and unified management for online and local listings.
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On a hot summer day in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dozens of men removed pipes, asbestos, and hazardous waste while working to decontaminate a nuclear facility and prepare it for demolition.
Dressed in head-to-toe coveralls and fitted with respirators, the c
NASA’s announcement Saturday that it won’t use a troubled Boeing capsule to return two stranded astronauts to Earth is yet another setback for the struggling company, although the financial damage is likely to be less than the reputational harm.
Once a symbol of American engine
Uber has been fined €290 million ($324 million) in the Netherlands for improperly sending driver data from Europe to the U.S. in violation of EU rules, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) said Monday.
Uber failed to “appropriately safeguard” its data on drivers, which the DPA said was a “serious violation” of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (
Niantic is hoping to make 3D scans go viral.
The company on Monday released Scaniverse 4, the latest version of its app that allows users to capture 3D scans of their environments or particular objects, from statues in a nearby park to a home-cooked meal. The new app version encourages users to upload photos taken in public places to a public map, where others can use them to plan vacations, reminisce about favorite spots in their hometowns, or
Google adds og:title to sources for generating search result titles, expanding use of Open Graph data beyond social media.
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A group of six entrepreneurs and angel investors have announced today the launch of their first fund, aiming to support Dutch early-stage tech startups. Named the Dutch Operator Fund I, it has raised €2mn in capital. The amount is provided by the team itself,
Although I own three Sonos speakers—Move, Roam, and Beam—I’ve been less caught up in the brouhaha the new Sonos app than a lot of other folks.
It’s not that I love the new app, which by most accounts is a buggy, unreliable, intuitive mess with fewer features than the old Sonos app it replaced, it’s just that I don’t use it all that
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission is poised to make history this week with the first privately managed spacewalk, a risky endeavour previously undertaken only by government astronauts.
Two of the mission’s four-member crew will venture out of their Crew Dragon capsule in Earth’s orbit for a tethered spacewalk, marking the first major test of
Utah County Commissioner Amelia Powers Gardner was surprised when she saw a video of Governor Spencer Cox circulating on X. The video, which was published by the account @PsyReport on X in June, shows Cox admitting to fraudulently gathering signatures.
Powers Gardner knew at a glance the video was fake. Cox’s eyes twitch, his blinks are forced, and his skin coloration appears warped. And looking further, there was a w
The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport on an arrest warrant alleging his platform has been used for money laundering, drug trafficking and other offenses, French media reported Sunday.
Pavel Durov
The Dutch data protection authority (DPA) has hit Uber with a €290mn fine for transferring personal European driver data to the US. According to the DPA, the transfers constituted a “serious violation” of the EU’s GDPR, as they failed to provide the necessary
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In a 2017, billionaire venture capitalist Michael Moritz had a pitch for potential investors: Put your money into a plan to build a brand new city in Solano County, about 60 miles northeast of San Francisco, and reap the profits once the project breaks ground. “If the plans materialize anywhere close to what is being contemplated, this should be a spectacular investment,” he wrote in a note at the tim