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Key Takeaways To copy text from an image, open the image, launch Snipping Tool, select Snip > New, take a screenshot of the image, click “Text Actions,” and choose “Copy All Text.” To copy text using PowerToys, install and launch the tool, select Text Extractor > Open Settings, turn on “Enable Text Extractor,” and use … Read more

BBC Social media algorithms, in their commonly known form, are now 15 years old. They were born with Facebook’s introduction of ranked, personalised news feeds in 2009 and have transformed how we interact online. And like many teenagers, they pose a challenge to grown-ups who hope to curb their excesses. It’s not for want of … Read more

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More This year, our team at MIT Data to AI lab decided to try using large language models (LLMs) to perform a task usually left to very different machine learning tools — detecting anomalies in time series … Read more

Jackery Jackery has given the Explorer 2000 Pro an upgrade to bring it into 2024, and is also slashing the price for the launch sale. The Explorer 2000 v2 is an updated version of Explorer 2000 Pro, giving it a few much-needed upgrades. Also: The best portable power stations you can buy: Expert tested Explorer 2000 … Read more

Pokémon developer Game Freak has confirmed it suffered a breach as troves of internal materials pertaining to the franchise — from source codes to early and, in some cases, scrapped character designs — hit social media this weekend. In a published on Thursday (translated from Japanese), the company said it discovered its servers were hacked … Read more

It’s never been easier to discover so much about your family history, including predisposed medical conditions. The top genetic tests out right now are from Ancestry and the first in the business, 23andMe. Since they have come out there have been stories of financial struggles and data breaches at 23andMe that may leave you a … Read more

Last year, Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury brought a definitive end to the 30-year TV (and films, comics, etc) saga that began all the way back with Mighty Morphin in 1993. While the future of the franchise is currently up in the grid, its past is being put to bed in the worst way possible. Just before the weekend, Hasbro … Read more

Over the years we’ve tested dozens of different lubes, and some of them are pretty good if not exactly the best in any particular category. For those, we have this section, our Honorable Mentions. #LubeLife Water-Based Lube for $10: I’ve been a fan of #LubeLife for a while. It’s a reliable brand with water-based lubes … Read more

Samara Weaving stans, the time has come. Ready or Not 2 is officially a go. The 2019 horror film’s star and creative heads are set to return for a follow-up with Searchlight pictures after years of rumors (and fan pleading), according to the Hollywood Reporter. The filmmakers didn’t unveil any details on how the next … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft splashed down in the Indian Ocean a little over an hour after its 8:25AM ET launch from South Texas. Almost seven minutes following liftoff, the Super Heavy booster returned to its launchpad, where the launch tower caught it using arms that SpaceX has nicknamed the “chopsticks.” The remarkable catch was a first … Read more