Monthly Archives: July 2022

Jared Kushner said he stopped Donald Trump from attacking Rupert Murdoch, according to new memoir

Rupert Murdoch and Jared Kushner on March 14, 2013 in New York City. Owen Hoffmann/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Jared Kushner said he stopped Donald Trump from attacking Rupert Murdoch after he criticized him in 2015. Kushner claims he then convinced a skeptical Murdoch to support Trump, according to his upcoming memoir. Murdoch-owned Fox News…

Donald Trump-themed burger restaurant in Texas is a hit with locals and tourists, report says

Trump Burger in Bellville, Texas pays tribute to the former President. Getty Images/Google Earth A restaurant in Texas called Trump Burger has become a hit with locals, per The Houston Chronicle. The restaurant is located in Austin County, where nearly 8 in 10 voters backed Trump in 2020. Its owner told the Chronicle he opened…

Instagram walked back its plan to go full-screen. The move shows that leaders aren’t always right and that owning a mistake is vital.

The recent rollout of a full-screen Instagram feed didn’t go as planned. SOPA Images/Contributor After backlash from the Kardashians and Jenners, Instagram said it’d reverse a few planned updates. It said it would phase out a test version of a revamped app with a full-screen feed. CEO consultants and social-media engineers said the pivot is…

An engineer who was fired by Google says its AI chatbot is ‘pretty racist’ and that AI ethics at Google are a ‘fig leaf’

Blake Lemoine. Martin Klimek for The Washington Post via Getty Images; IStock; Vicky Leta/Insider Former Google engineer Blake Lemoine said the company’s AI bot LaMDA has concerning biases. Lemoine blames AI bias on the lack of diversity among the engineers designing them. Google told Insider LaMDA has been through 11 ethical reviews to address concerns about…

Xbox partners with the National Trust to recreate real-life castle ruins in Minecraft

Minecraft developer Mojang has teamed up with the National Trust to bring Corfe Castle to life inside the game. Launching as part of The National Trust’s Festival of Archeology, it’s hoped the recreation will excite young people and get them more interested in historical landmarks, such as castles. “A thousand years of history and we’ve…

How to use iOS 16’s new door detection

Apple‘s accessibility features continue to expand, and for that we are grateful.  The latest iOS 16 upgrade includes additions to Apple’s magnifier tool, which helps people easily zoom into objects using, essentially, an enhanced iPhone camera. The tool will now also include options for automatic door and people recognition, which can be used by blind…