Monthly Archives: July 2024

Samsung unveils Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and Buds 3, available for preorder now and shipping July 24

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Techme101

While Samsung has maintained its own familiar design with the standard Galaxy Buds 3, the Pro are experiencing a sort of Apple identity crisis. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, its first smart ring, arrives July 24 for $399

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Techme101

At Unpacked 2024, the company shared more details about the Galaxy Ring, which represents the first take on the category from a hardware giant. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Game Pass needs a Family Plan and quickly – We’re reaching the point where it’s no longer “a great deal”

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Techme101

Price rises. Everybody is doing it. The problem is that everybody is doing it. What might be seen as “Oh Game Pass is only going up a couple of dollars/pounds a month, it’s still a great deal” is never seen … Continue reading →

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WhatsApp feature makes it easier to identify scam group chats

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Techme101

WhatsApp will soon display a ‘context card’ feature when someone is added to a group chat by someone they don’t know, with the hope of improving user safety and cutting scams on the messaging service. The added context feature will … Continue reading →

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U.S. busts Russian AI bot farm spreading disinformation on X

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Techme101

The U.S. Justice Department has revealed it has taken actions to takedown a sophisticated information operation powered by AI, reportedly orchestrated by Russia. According to the department, the operation involved nearly 1,000 accounts on the social platform X, which assumed … Continue reading →

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Microsoft are paywalling day one Xbox Game Pass titles now

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Techme101

Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service has had an update, but not everyone is happy with the changes as day-one titles are now behind an even more expensive subscription version. Since its inception, the Game Pass has included access to all … Continue reading →

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Bitcoin transaction cost hits four-year low

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Techme101

On July 7, the average cost per Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fell to its lowest level in four years, reaching $38.69, according to Blockchain.com. This figure was last seen during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The cost per … Continue reading →

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AI Can’t Replace Teaching, but It Can Make It Better

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Techme101

Even techno-optimists hesitate to say teaching is best left to the bots, but there’s a debate about where to draw the line.

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XNXX joins handful of adult sites subject to EU’s strictest content moderation rules

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Techme101

The European Union has designated adult content website XNXX as subject to the strictest level of content regulation under the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA) after it notified the bloc it had passed the usage threshold of more than 45 … Continue reading →

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One of world’s most elite high schools bans smartphones, issuing Nokia ‘brick’ phones instead

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Techme101

Eton College, one of the U.K.’s most prestigious schools, has decided to ban its pupils from using smartphones on campus – a policy shift that has been seen as archaic by some, and nostalgic by others. According to the school, … Continue reading →

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