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[ad_1] Utah’s age verification law, which targets publishers distributing material deemed to be “harmful to minors on the internet,” has gone into effect. As a response, MindGeek has chosen to block everyone in the state from being able to access its websites, including Pornhub. As Motherboard reports, if somebody with a Utah IP address accesses …

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[ad_1] $450 at Amazon Nothing Phone 1 A flashy, affordable phone (Update: Low stock) Show more (5 items) Apple’s iPhone isn’t the only choice if you’re in the market for a new phone. Android has several advantages over iOS, and one of the biggest is the sheer variety of devices you can choose from. From the supersize Galaxy …

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[ad_1] The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has called for a strike starting today largely over streaming productions, saying that studios are effectively creating a “gig economy” within the union. On the other side of the table, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) said the WGA was “unwilling” to compromise on key …

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[ad_1] After Elon Musk took over Twitter, one of the alternatives to the social media website that users flocked to was Mastodon. It’s a decentralized network where people can choose from multiple servers or “instances,” with each one being independently operated. At the moment, there are 12,000-plus instances people can choose from, and the Mastodon …

Mastodon simplifies sign-ups to attract new users | Engadget Read More »

[ad_1] Samsung has reportedly banned employees from using popular generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Google Bard and Bing out of security concerns. The Korea-based company notified employees at one of its biggest divisions on Monday of the new policy, Bloomberg reported. The ban is out of concern that data used by AI platforms is …

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[ad_1] Imagine if you will, a pizza.  Not a normal pizza, a weird pizza. A pizza that looks misshapen in ways that make your eyes dip in and out of focus. Like an M.C. Escher drawing. Except instead of endless staircases and people walking upside down, it’s pizza.  Now imagine this pizza moving towards a …

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[ad_1] Redfall is not fit for public consumption. It may not give you salmonella, but Arkane Austin’s vampire-infused world is unpolished, underpopulated and littered with glitches. From the jump, there are signs the game would’ve benefited from another delay before launch day. That’s not to say Redfall is a bad game filled with terrible ideas, …

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[ad_1] Geoffrey Hinton, a prominent computer scientist sometimes referred to as the “godfather of AI,” has quit Google and now says he regrets what AI could mean for misinformation and people’s livelihoods. Among many other tech luminaries, Hinton is concerned about the implications of artificial intelligence, according to an interview with The New York Times published Monday.  …

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[ad_1] Amazon just announced the impending launch of Fire TV Channels, allowing customers access to a wide variety of “premium, free content” on Fire streaming sticks, streaming boxes, and, of course, Fire-branded televisions. The company promises there will be no forced sign-ups or fees associated with this content. Just like the , there looks to …

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[ad_1] Some changes are coming to mortgages this month that could decrease fees for new homebuyers with low credit scores.  Starting May 1, upfront fees on loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be adjusted based on a “redesigned and recalibrated” framework, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The changes are meant …

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