Monthly Archives: July 2025

Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake

The tech giant said only 469 serious warnings were sent out ahead of the 7.8 magnitude quake.

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‘Wizard of Oz’ blown up by AI for giant Sphere screen

The massive Las Vegas venue known as Sphere will be screening its first classic movie, “The Wizard of Oz,” starting on August 28. And as detailed in a segment on CBS Sunday Morning, this isn’t just a matter of taking … Continue reading

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Itch.io is the latest marketplace to crack down on adult games

Indie video game marketplace Itch.io announced this week that it has “deindexed” adult and not-safe-for-work games, removing them from its browse and search pages.

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DOGE has built an AI tool to slash federal regulations

The Department of Government Efficiency has presented plans to use a new AI tool to eliminate half of the federal government’s regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s return to office, according to The Washington Post.

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U.K. starts enforcing online age check rules

A U.K. law requiring that pornography websites verify the age of their users took effect Friday.

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Astronomer winks at viral notoriety with ‘temporary spokesperson’ Gwyneth Paltrow

After spending the past week-plus in the headlines due to a seemingly inescapable social media scandal, data operations startup Astronomer is trying to shift the narrative with a tongue-in-cheek video starring actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow.

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Dating safety app Tea breached, exposing 72,000 user images

Tea, an app that allows women to post anonymous comments about men they’ve supposedly dated, announced Friday that it has suffered a data breach, with hackers gaining access to 72,000 images.

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Hackers steal images from women’s dating safety app that vets men

Thousands of women registered with Tea have had their images illegally accessed, the US firm says.

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Tesla vet says that ‘reviewing real products’ — not mockups — is the key to staying innovative

“No slides was our first rule,” McNeil told the audience earlier this month at TC All Stage in Boston. “You have to be reviewing real product.”

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Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack

Exclusive: Allianz Life said the “majority” of its customers and employees had data stolen in the July cyberattack. The company said it has notified the FBI.

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