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Facebook vows to restrict news access in Canada

Facebook owner Meta will restrict news access in Canada after lawmakers passed legislation designed to force it to pay news outlets for hosting their content.
The ChatGPT website on an iPhone.

NY lawyers fined for using fake ChatGPT cases in legal brief

A Manhattan judge has ordered a law firm to pay a $5,000 fine after it submitted a legal brief containing cases made up by ChatGPT.
The Victor 6000 robotic sub.

Deep-diving robotic sub could be last hope for lost Titanic tourists

With only hours left to save those aboard the lost Titanic submersible, a French underwater robot called Victor 6000 could be the rescue effort’s last hope.
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NASA volunteers will live in a simulated Mars habitat for a whole year

Volunteers are about to enter a simulated Mars habitat where they’ll spend the next year as part of research for the first crewed mission to the faraway planet.
The grounds of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

AI-powered commentary is coming to next month’s Wimbledon

Sports commentators who thought they were safe from the ever-expanding tentacles of generative AI should think again.
An OceanGate Expeditions submersible.

‘Banging sounds’ heard in search for Titanic tourist sub

Rescuers looking for the Titanic tourist submersible with five people on board have heard periodic banging noises in the search area.
Domino's pinpoint delivery feature showing on its app.

Domino’s now lets customers pin almost any location for delivery

Domino's has just made it even easier to order pizza by offering to deliver the cheesy treat to almost any point selected on a map.
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Reddit hacker demands $4.5M and a change to new API rule

Ransomware group BlackCat has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Reddit in February and is now demanding a $4.5 million payment.
A police robot on patrol at Changi Airport in Singapore.

Police robots put on permanent patrol at Singapore airport

Singapore’s main international airport is going ahead with the permanent deployment of police robots following a successful trial of the technology.
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Microsoft confirms recent service outages were DDoS attacks

Microsoft has shared some information about an outage that affected a number of its cloud-based services earlier this month.
ChatGPT versus Google on smartphones.

Google tells workers to be wary of AI chatbots

Alphabet has told its employees not to enter confidential information into chatbots, including Bard, which was created by Alphabet-owned Google.
VSS Unity during a test flight to the edge of space.

Virgin Galactic reveals date for its first commercial spaceflight

Virgin Galactic's first commercial flight is a scientific research mission, while the second one will carry passengers who each paid up to $450,000.
A new rollout solar array on the ISS.

Watch NASA’s new solar array unfurl on the space station

Two NASA astronauts completed a successful spacewalk at the ISS on Thursday, installing a solar array as part of work to upgrade the facility's power supply.
The Mori3 robot developed by a team of researchers in Switzerland.

This remarkable shape-shifting robot could one day head to Mars

A team of researchers has developed an impressive shape-shifting robot that could one day find itself on a mission to Mars.
Character with ISO Hemlock in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard deal temporarily blocked in U.S.

A U.S. judge has granted a request by the FTC to temporarily block Microsoft from proceeding with its bid to acquire Activision Blizzard.
Samsung chip production factory.

Ex-Samsung executive accused of audacious chip factory plan

A former Samsung executive has been accused of stealing the tech giant's trade secrets to build a replica chip plant in China.
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Netflix reportedly planning its first live sports broadcast

Netflix's first live sports broadcast could happen in the fall, though the apparent plan for the real-time stream may have limited appeal among sports fans.
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Netflix squeeze on password sharing boosts sign-ups, data suggests

Netflix’s move to crack down on password sharing appears to be paying dividends, according to data from a research firm.
A person wearing Apple's Vision Pro headset.

Apple’s cheaper version of Vision Pro headset could be years away

Apple is likely to follow up its recently unveiled Vision Pro headset with a more affordable version, but its release could be more than two years away.
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Send your name to space as part of Europa Clipper mission

Traveling to space may be the stuff of dreams for most folks, but sending your name instead is a distinct possibility.
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Wildfire smoke prompts Google to issue work-from-home advisory

Google has told its employees in the north-east of the U.S. to work from home in order to limit their exposure to wildfire smoke drifting in from Canada.
The Amazon Prime Video app icon on Roku.

Amazon reportedly considering ad-supported tier for Prime Video

Amazon is reportedly considering the launch of an ad-supported tier for its Prime Video service similar to those offered by rivals such as Netflix and Disney+.
3D Instagram icon.

Instagram may be preparing an AI-powered chatbot

With ChatGPT continuing to gain so much attention, other tech companies have been scrambling to release their own AI-powered chatbots in a bid to stay relevant.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster coming in to land.

Watch this awesome tracking footage of a SpaceX rocket coming home

SpaceX has shared some stunning footage of one of its Falcon 9 first-stage boosters returning to Earth shortly after launch.
Astronaut on spacewalk

How to watch two U.S. astronauts on a spacewalk at the ISS on Friday

NASA will live stream a spacewalk being conducted by two American astronauts at the International Space Station on Friday.
Microsoft signage at the Meridian Building (formerly CompuWare) in Detroit, Michigan.

Microsoft to pay $20M over Xbox child privacy violations

Microsoft has agreed to pay $20 million to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over Xbox-related child privacy violations.
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Linda Yaccarino finishes first day as Twitter CEO

Linda Yaccarino has stepped into the role earlier than expected, though that's probably because there's much work to be done.
NASA tests the SLS rocket's new RS-25 engines for the Artemis V mission.

NASA performs critical tests for Artemis V moon rocket

NASA is performing hot fire tests of the new RS-25 engines that will power the agency’s SLS rocket toward the moon in the Artemis V mission.
A Falcon 9 booster coming in to land on Sunday, June 4, 2023.

SpaceX video shows awesome view of Falcon 9 landing

Those watching SpaceX's latest mission on Sunday were treated to a clearer-than-usual view of the first-stage booster's spectacular landing on a barge.
Engineers working on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.

NASA’s first crewed test flight of Starliner spacecraft delayed

Several new safety issues have come to light, and no date has been set for the next launch effort, Boeing said on Thursday.
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Twitter’s head of trust and safety resigns

Twitter executive Ella Irwin confirmed on Thursday that she has stepped down as the company’s head of trust and safety.
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NASA’s June skywatching tips include Mars in the Beehive

NASA's skywatching tips for June include the spectacle of Mars among the Beehive Cluster, and Saturn and Jupiter rising with the crescent moon.
Close up of ChatGPT and OpenAI logo.

ChatGPT creator seeking to eliminate chatbot ‘hallucinations’

In a bid to make its chatbot technology more reliable, OpenAI engineers say they're working to reduce ChatGPT's erroneous outputs, also known as hallucinations.
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Extreme effort to retrieve dropped smartphone leads to suspension

A government official in India dropped his phone in a reservoir and asked divers to retrieve it. When they failed, he resorted to extreme measures.
Earth from space.

New space record set for crew in Earth orbit

For a brief time on Tuesday, there were more people in Earth orbit than ever before with 17 people present on two different space stations.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

Disgraced tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes begins jail time

Disgraced tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes reported to prison on Tuesday to serve time for fraud in a case that rocked Silicon Valley.
Serve Robotics' robot for Uber Eats.

Thousands of delivery robots to join Uber Eats

Following a successful pilot in LA, Uber and Serve Robotics have announced an additional 2,000 delivery robots for Uber Eats in locations across North America.
ChatGPT app running on an iPhone.

Lawyer says sorry for fake court citations created by ChatGPT

A lawyer who used ChatGPT to help him prepare a court case has had to apologize after it was found that the chatbot had invented some of the information.