Science & Technology
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai explains why AI needs to be regulated
Artificial intelligence should be regulated. This is the stance of Alphabet (parent company of Google) CEO Sundar Pichai, expressed in the form of an op-ed article in the Financial Times Monday. Pichai calls AI “one of the most promising new technologies,” but also highlights possible risks stemming from careless use of AI, naming a few […]
The case for never cleaning out your inbox
Mashable’s new series Don’t @ Me takes unpopular opinions and backs them up with…reasons. We all have our ways, but we may just convince you to change yours. And if not, chill. Email is a burden on our lives. Just like most of the modern internet, it’s a curse that may have seemed like an […]
Drive me to the moon in one of these lunar cars
What if a car, but on the moon? The designers for Lexus and Toyota went beyond Earth to cook up concept ideas for out of this world rides. But instead of an all-electric autonomous vehicle with drone helpers like the LF-30 concept car released in 2019, the design team came up with moon cars. Lexus […]
Facebook apologetic after a 'technical issue' calls China's leader 'Mr. Shithole'
More like Egg-On-Your-Facebook, amirite? Facebook is striking an apologetic tone after Burmese text posted on the website showed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name as “Mr. Shithole” in an English translation. The social network is blaming the error on a tech foul-up. “We fixed a technical issue that caused incorrect translations from Burmese to English on […]
Talk to the hand? Amazon reportedly wants you to pay with it.
Apple and Google make it easy to leave your wallet be when it’s time to pay at the register, but now there are murmurs about factoring out your smartphone as well. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon shops and other merchants could offer a hand-based payment system. Your credit card or account info would […]
Help your résumé stand out with these IT certification courses
TL;DR: Add something impressive to your résumé with The Essential Cloud and Networking Certification Training Bundle for $39.99, a 97% savings. While slapping a certification on your résumé won’t get you hired all by itself, there’s no doubt that it will give you a leg up on your competition. While there’s a lot of grey […]
Facebook just lost a court battle to cover up possible privacy abuses
Facebook can’t keep it all a secret forever. The social media giant lost a major court battle today that has the potential to pull back the curtain on thousands of as yet unknown privacy scandals. According to The Washington Post, a Massachusetts judge ordered Facebook to hand over data regarding scores of third-party apps suspended […]
Fisker Ocean promises an affordable Tesla alternative, but will it deliver?
If the Tesla Model 3 trajectory is any indicator, Fisker Ocean reservation holders will need to give the dream of a $37,499 electric SUV (complete with all the bells and whistles) a few more years. Before the Model 3 successfully made it to more than 220,000 owners last year, Tesla struggled to hit even 2,000 […]
Here's the real reason Mark Zuckerberg is so afraid of TikTok
Mark Zuckerberg has already made it clear he has no love for TikToK, but we now have an even clearer look at just why he’s so concerned about the Chinese rival. In short: the app is growing like crazy, even by Facebook standards. TikTok was downloaded more than 738 million times in 2019, according to […]
Facebook still hasn't paid that $5B FTC fine, but what happens when it does?
Facebook still owes the U.S. government $5 billion. The social media giant has yet to make good on its debt to the American people following a record fine levied by the Federal Trade Commission in July. While the specifics of the settlement are still being challenged, it’s worth asking what happens next with all that […]