technology
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Clippy Takes Starring Role on Microsoft’s 2022 Ugly Holiday Sweater
‘Tis the season to deck the halls, fa-the-la, and find the ugliest festive sweater possible for parties and get-togethers. As with years past, Microsoft is here to make that hunt a lot easier with its annual Windows Ugly Sweater, which this year features the original smart(ish) assistant: Clippy (technically Clippit — we see you writing…
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Apple Sued for Allegedly Deceiving Users With Privacy Settings After Gizmodo Story
Apple is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly harvesting iPhone user data even when the company’s own privacy settings promise not to. The suit, filed Thursday in California federal court, comes days after Gizmodo exclusively reported on research into how multiple iPhone apps send Apple analytics data, regardless of whether the iPhone Analytics privacy…
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DeviantArt Has a Plan to Keep Its Users’ Art Somewhat Safe From AI Image Generators
The year of our lord 2022 could be accurately described as the rise of AI. Instead of Skynet raining fire on our heads, we have AI image generators creating a different kind of apocalypse, especially for artists who promote their work online. So far, few have tried to answer how creators can actually respond to…
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Twitter Could Go Bankrupt, Musk Says
Twitter is going to Hell in a handbasket. Wait no — that’s a dumpster.