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Facebook-owner Meta must minimise the amount of people’s data it uses for personalised advertising, the EU’s highest court says. The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) ruled in favour of privacy campaigner Max Schrems, who complained that Facebook misused his personal data about his sexual orientation to target ads at him. In complaints … Read more

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Artificial intelligence company Cohere unveiled significant updates to its fine-tuning service on Thursday, aiming to accelerate enterprise adoption of large language models. The enhancements support Cohere’s latest Command R 08-2024 model and provide businesses with greater … Read more

panithan pholpanichrassamee/Getty Images Gartner is one of the tech industry’s most respected analyst groups. Its business is custom advisory services, conferences, and putting out multi-client industry analysis reports. Becoming a Gartner client is not cheap, with estimates starting at $30,000 per seat per year. The way Gartner (and, to be fair, most other analyst groups) … Read more

Google Search has always had one serious drawback — if you’re not paying attention, it’s easy to click on a fraudulent site that’s mimicking a real business. Now, the company appears to be testing a long-overdue solution: blue verified checkmarks that show a company is legitimate. The checks started appearing next to official site links … Read more

With how necessary the internet has become to our daily lives, unlimited data should be a given. Still, some internet providers put a pesky cap on the amount of data you can use each month, and enforce those caps either by charging fees or significantly throttling speeds. Instead of monitoring your monthly data use to … Read more

An unprecedented wave of deals has hit Amazon with EcoFlow’s portable power stations taking center stage. For several days now, EcoFlow products have been prominently featured in Amazon’s “Today’s Deals” section and they consistently rank among the top-selling items of the site. The substantial discounts on various EcoFlow models (especially the Delta 2) have caught … Read more

In a future conflict, American troops will direct the newest war machines not with sprawling control panels or sci-fi-inspired touchscreens, but controls familiar to anyone who grew up with an Xbox or PlayStation in their home. Over the past several years, the US Defense Department has been gradually integrating what appear to be variants of … Read more

Cute animals doing funny things have always ruled the internet — some of the first viral sensations, like Keyboard Cat and Sneezing Baby Panda, became instantly memeified. Fast-forward to today, and the internet’s love for adorable little creatures is stronger than ever. Right now, social feeds are being inundated with animal stars, from Moo Deng, … Read more

Waymo has its sights set on its next robotaxi: the Hyundai Ioniq 5. The Alphabet company announced that it was entering a “multi-year, strategic” partnership with the Hyundai Motor Group that will result in the Ioniq 5 eventually joining its robotaxi fleet. But first, the Ioniq 5 will need to undergo on-road testing with Waymo’s … Read more

Waymo has struck a deal with Hyundai to bring the IONIQ 5 EV to its robotaxi network, adding another autonomous vehicle option as it scales up its business. The autonomous vehicle company announced Friday that it expects to start on-road testing a Waymo-equipped IONIQ 5 by late 2025, with the AV becoming available to riders … Read more