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Monthly Archives: July 2022
Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Last week, the UK reached its highest temperature on record — 40 degrees Celsius, or more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit. On July 20th, as the record-breaking “Red Extreme” heatwave continued to linger, a Bloomberg op-ed reports officials made the decision to pay a record price…
Enjoying the outdoors, absolutely decked out in Xbox gear. | Image: Microsoft Xbox has released a clothing and accessory collection dedicated to camping. No, not the video game kind that esports organization 100 Thieves lambasted with its own clothing line — Microsoft’s is about actually getting outside and touching grass. The camper collection includes a…
Are judges relying on Wikipedia for court decisions?. Unsplash Judges are utilizing Wikipedia, the free, volunteer-driven online encyclopedia, to help inform their decisions, according to a study released Thursday. Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Cornell University, and Maynooth University in Ireland came to that conclusion after conducting a randomized field experiment…
From meme creators to the Kardashians, Instagram users have been vocal this week that their feeds are too saturated with irrelevant content. As Instagram’s parent company Meta chases TikTok’s astronomical growth in short-form video, the app’s chief Adam Mosseri has even gone as far as saying that Instagram’s priority is no longer photos. Plus, users…
Ford Motor has dodged some of the pain and losses that rival General Motors experienced in the second quarter. Ford reported Wednesday $40.2 billion in revenue, a 50% increase from the same period last year, and an adjusted operating income that tripled to $3.7 billion. Those figures, which absolutely crushed Wall Street expectations, sent shares…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to drive consumers online, the pressure for incumbent insurance companies to adopt digital technology is intensifying. Incumbent insurers have been pushed to accelerate their use of mature AI deployments over the past year to meet changing customer expectations and better compete with tech-centric firms. For context, consumers are now twice as…
On Wednesday, former Amazon employee Tori Davis and 25 other workers filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging the company forced them to work in a dangerous environment, reports the Chicago Tribune. Davis raised concerns about Amazon’s handling of a racist death threat, and claims the retailer fired her after she threatened…
Apple had a Mac Pro featuring the M1 Apple silicon chip ready to ship and launch to customers “months ago,” but has ultimately decided to wait for the “M2 Extreme” Mac Pro later this year, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has revealed. In an interview with YouTuber Max Tech, Gurman said that Apple likely held off on…
Instagram parent company Meta has been pushing the social media app further into video content in order to compete with TikTok, but many Instagram users have been unhappy with the continued focus on video. Celebrities have spoken out against the change, and a petition to “Make Instagram Instagram Again” has garnered more than 1.7 million…