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Substack now lets writers curate a ‘network’ of recommended publications for their subscribers

Substack is updating its peer-to-peer recommendation system, the company announced today. With this new update, Substack is helping writers aid other writers in expanding their reach and potentially getting more subscribers and followers, as the company is now allowing writers … Continue reading

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5 Best Free Password Managers for 2024

Discover the top free password managers for securely storing and managing your passwords. Learn about their features, benefits and choose the best one for your needs.

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Google Pay takes its QR sound-box to small merchants in India after trial run

Google said Thursday it plans to roll out the SoundPod, its portable speaker designed to instantly validate and announce successful payments, to small merchants across India over the coming months. The Google Pay expansion in India, where the company is … Continue reading

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Google pauses Gemini’s AI image generation features to fix historical inaccuracies

Google has paused the ability to create pictures of people using Gemini’s AI image generation feature to fix some historical inaccuracies. Some Gemini users have shared screenshots of apparent historical inaccuracies, with Gemini creating images of a Native American man … Continue reading

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Self-driving taxi service Waymo’s expanions plans are put on pause

Self-driving taxi service Waymo has had a 120-day suspension, halting its efforts to expand its operations in 2024. The California-based company applied to expand its robotaxi service to Los Angeles and San Mateo counties, but had the process suspended for … Continue reading

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Deep Rock Galactic Survivor removes line that could remind players of “tragic events” from dialogue

A lot of people have been playing a lot of Deep Rock Galactic Survivor – a lot were having issues defeating the Dreadnaught as well, so we did a quick guide to help you out getting past him at the … Continue reading

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Over 500 games raked in over $3 million on Steam last year

We have a nebulous idea of how big Steam is when it comes to PC gaming, but it is only when we get our hands on some of the mind-boggling figures that it becomes clearer. Valve shared a stat with … Continue reading

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200-year-old Scotch whiskey maker enters the AI age with generated labels

Scottish whiskey maker Glenlivet has produced part of the brand’s most recent advertising campaign through the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The biggest names in the world are embracing AI and the technologies that can generate image and video content … Continue reading

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Google to fix AI picture bot after ‘woke’ criticism

Users fault Gemini for generating diverse images in inappropriate historical contexts.

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Locker organizes your shopping links into virtual wish lists and collages

After years of copying and pasting shopping links into spreadsheets and taking screenshots of products to share with her friends and family, Kristine Locker finally decided to launch a social shopping platform (which she named after herself) that could take … Continue reading

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