Mark Zuckerberg seeks to avoid personal liability in social media addiction lawsuits
Zuck: Just because I'm boss doesn't make me liable
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Anti-piracy warnings have the opposite effect on men, new study says
Meanwhile, educational warnings had no effect on either genders
Here's how you can get hired at your dream tech company
You might need to go the extra mile, but companies are still hiring
Wisk's autonomous flying taxi service set to take off in Texas by 2030
An UberX for the skies?
Hemispherical solar cells could significantly improve sunlight absorption
Enhancing light absorption with photovoltaic tech thanks to 3D finite element analysis
Counterfeiters caught in multimillion-dollar iPhone repair scheme
They face 20 years behind bards
YouTube continues to dominate the streaming pack, Netflix takes second spot
January was a record-setting month for streaming in the US
Self-taught programmer creates shovelware games in under 30 minutes, earns over $350,000
Making money from stroking beavers
NASA seeks participants for simulated yearlong Mars mission
Participants will live in a simulated Mars colony for a full year
Developer sets new record by installing Windows 10 in 104 seconds
The lightning-fast speed might inspire a reevaluation of what a streamlined OS looks like
Two of the world's first desktop PCs discovered during routine home cleaning
Only three of the Intel 8008-powered Q1 PCs are known to still exist
In a nutshell: Even in this connected era where anything of value already seems to be on eBay, amazing discoveries are being made. In London, a routine house cleaning by a waste company uncovered two of the world's first desktop PCs, released back in the early 1970s, of which only three are known to still exist today.
Intel appears to have pulled a fast one on benchmark tests for its Xeon processors
SPEC has invalidated 2,600 test results due to a customized compiler Intel used
Google is testing a feature that holds customer service calls for you until a human representative arrives
Forward-looking: Most people dread calling customer service numbers because it usually means navigating a menu of automated options and then waiting on hold while listening to elevator music, sometimes for over an hour, before speaking to a live person. Google is testing a feature that allows technology to take your place for the initial steps of a call.
Face it, there is nothing that can replace COBOL
And don't hang your hope on generative AI, at least not yet
LED glass basketball court to make NBA debut this month, displaying stats and replays
Courts can also display other entertainment content and host potentially any hardcourt sport
Oppenheimer's grandson joins call for global action on AI and other existential threats
"Our world is in grave danger"
Fire Ants live up to their name by invading PC and eating thermal paste, raising system temps
Ants, the the insect world's PC destroyer
80% of influencers don't properly disclose products they are paid to advertise
Many also conduct trade activities without proper registration
Bitcoin surpasses $51,000, reaching $1 trillion market cap for first time since 2021
*Looks nervously at graphics card prices*
Modder releases Unix-like operating system for the NES
Source code now available on GitHub
Modders resurrect lost F-Zero content from VHS recordings of a long-dead Nintendo satellite broadcast
The real question is will Nintendo's lawyers kill it
Quick, grab it! Dedicated fans have released a mod for Nintendo's 1990 classic F-Zero. It adds new tracks, cars, and leagues. Adding fan-created content to already published games is commonplace, whether new or old. However, this mod is unique because the makers reverse-engineered it from ancient VHS recordings.
Minnesota burglars are using Wi-Fi jammers to disable home security systems
Criminals are becoming increasingly tech-savvy
Secretlab Magnus Pro XL Review: A Feature-Packed Sit-to-Stand Desk
Here's a confession: I've never liked the idea of a standing desk. However, if there's one desk that could convince me to get off my butt, the Secretlab Magnus Pro could very well be it.
The good, the bad, and the funny: Tech industry's 2024 Super Bowl ads
Our winner: Gronk and the Kick of Destiny 2, which he missed AGAIN