Apple’s App Store is now coming under the spotlight for how it handles fake crypto apps that scam investors who think they’re investing in real, legitimate cryptocurrencies. In a letter addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the chairman of the U.S. Senate on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Sherrod Brown, inquires about the steps Apple…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Photo by Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Starting Monday, ordering a free “Josh for Governor” yard sign will be as easy as responding to a text message for Pennsylvania voters. The Josh Shapiro campaign’s new voter outreach program mixes voter file data and gig economy-like delivery services to create “a universe that is primed”…
Enlarge / Is our machine learning yet? Over the past year, machine learning and artificial intelligence technology have made significant strides. Specialized algorithms, including OpenAI’s DALL-E, have demonstrated the ability to generate images based on text prompts with increasing canniness. Natural language processing (NLP) systems have grown closer to approximating human writing and text. And…
Pexels Texas’ power grid is struggling to meet the needs of residents during times of extreme heat and cold caused by climate change. During a cold spell, the grid notoriously failed in February of last year, and millions went without power for days. Not enough has happened to address the problems that caused those blackouts since. Bills…
Robotic process automation (RPA) company UiPath has acquired Reinfer, a London-based startup that’s developing natural language processing (NLP) tools for enterprises. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded out of Romania initially as Deskover in 2005, UiPath is one of the preeminent RPA platforms, helping to automate repetitive software-based tasks at companies including Google,…
We see how hard early startup community members work to build their dreams. You’re all wicked busy, and that’s why we’re extending our early-bird pricing on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place on October 18–20 in San Francisco. You get one extra week to save up to $1,300, so shake your tail feathers and buy…
Apple Pay is a convenient way to pay for goods and services with your phone, but if you’re using any browser other than Safari, it won’t work for in-browser purchases. This will likely change soon. Steve Moser, iOS developer and writer at MacRumors, noticed that the iOS 16 developer beta 4, Apple Pay is available…
Under the Shadow director Babak Anvari is back with a Netflix political thriller that digs into the secrets of the ruling class. The streaming platform dropped the trailer for I Came By on Monday, and it promises intense suspense all the way to the top. The story is centred around London street artists Toby (George…
FREEBIE ALERT: As of Aug. 1, you’ll get a free $50 Amazon.com gift card when you buy the new Google Pixel 6a ($449) from Amazon. In the market for a new Android phone? According to Mashable tech reporter Alex Perry, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better option than last month’s $449 Google Pixel 6a….
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched a new auction of mid-band spectrum that should improve 5G coverage in rural areas of the US. The sale of 2.5GHz airwaves will be sold on a regional basis, with 8,017 licences up for grabs, allowing operators to target communities that have been historically underserved in terms of…