Midjourney is creating Donald Trump pictures when asked for images of 'the president of the United States'

by Questionable to /s/Technocracy from engadget.com

Reddit CEO teases AI search features and paid subreddits - The company has been eyeing new sources of revenue since going public earlier this year.

by neolib to /s/MeanwhileOnReddit from engadget.com

US military reportedly used social media to spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines

by Cancelthis to /s/science from engadget.com

Elon Musk sued for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation by former SpaceX engineers

by Drewski to /s/news from engadget.com

X now treats the term cisgender as a slur

by Drewski to /s/SocialMedia from engadget.com

From its start, Gmail conditioned us to trade privacy for free services

by Drewski to /s/privacy from engadget.com

Instagram and Threads will no longer recommend political content - Users will need to opt-in via the apps' settings to see political posts in their suggestions.

by neolib to /s/SocialMedia from engadget.com

Foxconn's promise to invest $10 billion in Wisconsin is now a distant memory

by Cancelthis to /s/Democrats from engadget.com

Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds

by [deleted] to /s/science from engadget.com

Microsoft retracts AI-written article advising tourists to visit a food bank on an empty stomach

by [deleted] to /s/Artificial_Intelligen from engadget.com

Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it

by GB43 to /s/Internet from engadget.com

Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records - The Great 78 Project seeks to preserve old music recorded on 78rpm discs.

by neolib to /s/piracy from engadget.com

Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it

by Drewski to /s/technology from engadget.com

Kevin Mitnick, who was once one of the world's most wanted computer hackers, has passed away at 59 on July 16th

by neolib to /s/Death from engadget.com

Netflix axes its $10 ‘Basic’ plan in the US and UK

by Drewski to /s/business from engadget.com

Twitter says it limited the reach of over 700,000 tweets that violated its policy - "In April, the website started limiting the reach of tweets violating its hateful conduct policy ... it will now also label and downrank posts that violate its Abusive Behavior and Violent Speech policies."

by neolib to /s/SocialMedia from engadget.com

Reddit suffers a major outage after thousands of subreddits temporarily shut down - The company blamed the protest for causing issues across its website and mobile apps.

by neolib to /s/MeanwhileOnReddit from engadget.com

'Indiana Jones 5' will feature a de-aged Harrison Ford for the first 25 minutes

by [deleted] to /s/Movies from engadget.com

Steam will drop support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 on January 1st, 2024 thanks to the squeeze from Google Chrome

by SoCo to /s/technology from engadget.com

Every link on Twitter is broken right now - TweetDeck is down too.

by neolib to /s/SocialMedia from engadget.com

Don't forget, Microsoft Teams will soon dump all free users and wipe their data, if they don't upgrade to a paid tier soon

by SoCo to /s/technology from engadget.com

Twitter opens public appeals for suspended accounts - Earlier this week, the company indicated a new appeals process would be coming as part of its policy to take “less severe actions” against rule-breaking accounts.

by neolib to /s/SocialMedia from engadget.com

World's largest hydrogen-electric aircraft completes 10-minute flight. ZeroAvia's test is part of a UK R&D program for zero-emission flights

by Chop_Chop to /s/Hydrogen from engadget.com

Newly introduced Wyoming bill seeks to phase out sales of new EVs by 2035

by SoCo to /s/politics from engadget.com

Google is making its internal video-blurring privacy tool open source

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from engadget.com

Facebook will reportedly announce ‘large-scale’ layoffs next week

by IkeConn to /s/Schadenfreude from engadget.com

T-Mobile will start charging a $35 fee on all new activations and upgrades. Even if you do it yourself online.

by [deleted] to /s/technology from engadget.com

State of Arizona fines Google 85 million for illegally tracking users

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from engadget.com

A data-sharing agreement between the US and UK is now in effect

by [deleted] to /s/privacy from engadget.com

What does Musk think about world stability? His Twitter trial revealed earlier this month, hesitance to make the Twitter deal quickly included concerns of 'World War 3'

by SoCo to /s/conspiracy from engadget.com

South Korean prosecutors ask Interpol for help in locating TerraUSD developer Do Kwon | Engadget

by [deleted] to /s/cryptocurrency from engadget.com

Trump's National Emergency order to Protect US Communications Networks, and signing of the TRACED Act, empowers legal action to finally begin against telecom providers enabling robocalls

by SoCo to /s/news from engadget.com

British army Twitter and YouTube accounts compromised, replaced with crypto scams

by SoCo to /s/news from engadget.com

LastPass no longer requires a password to access your vault, moving to flawed FIDO

by SoCo to /s/Security from engadget.com

New York passes bill in another attempt to limit bitcoin mining

by SoCo to /s/cryptocurrency from engadget.com

Toyota’s prototype 'cartridge' is a way to make hydrogen portable | Engadget

by SoCo to /s/environment from engadget.com

Microsoft reportedly censors searches for politically sensitive Chinese personalities

by [deleted] to /s/censorship from engadget.com

Study disparaging ICE, exposes common ways all US law enforcement operate like domestic surveillance

by SoCo to /s/privacy from engadget.com

Microsoft open sources the code for 3D Movie Maker

by Drewski to /s/PCGaming from engadget.com

CNN+ is shutting down just weeks after launching | Engadget

by [deleted] to /s/Schadenfreude from engadget.com

They are at it again: DuckDuckGo removes search results for major pirate websites

by [deleted] to /s/censorship from engadget.com

Alphabet all butt hurt that Google Fiber workers successfully unionize in Kansas City; Starbucks and fast food joints get nervous.

by IkeConn to /s/ButtHurt from engadget.com

GGWP is an AI system that tracks and fights in-game toxicity | Engadget

by rapefist to /s/Gaming from engadget.com

White House briefed TikTok influencers on Russia's invasion of Ukraine

by Jackalope to /s/propaganda from engadget.com

US Surgeon General orders tech companies to reveal sources of COVID-19 misinformation

by Jackalope to /s/news from engadget.com

Honda and Isuzu announce hydrogen partnership for heavy-duty trucks. Isuzu will test Honda's fuel cell powertrain, which was designed for passenger cars, in Isuzu's commercial trucks, the companies said, which could pave the way for using the technology in a wider range of vehicles.

by Chop_Chop to /s/Hydrogen from engadget.com

PayPal faces lawsuit for freezing customer accounts and funds | Engadget

by [deleted] to /s/technology from engadget.com

NES and SNES creator Masayuki Uemura dies at 78 | Engadget

by carn0ld03 to /s/Death from engadget.com

British scientist becomes first human 'infected' with a computer virus | Engadget

by killerjavi98 to /s/technology from engadget.com

The FBI operated an 'encrypted' chat app for organized criminals

by Drewski to /s/technology from engadget.com

Scotland’s renewable energy matched 97 percent of demand in 2020

by rik_1088 to /s/Scotland from engadget.com

Apple releases an iCloud password extension for Chrome - Windows Chrome users can now use strong Safari passwords for websites.

by [deleted] to /s/Browsers from engadget.com

Asobo Studio shows off real-time snow in 'Microsoft Flight Simulator'

by HearSmarter to /s/Gaming from engadget.com

DeepMind's latest AI can master games without being told their rules

by fred_red_beans to /s/news from engadget.com

Toyota's second-generation Mirai has a 400-mile range

by Chop_Chop to /s/Hydrogen from engadget.com

Joe Biden's campaign app had a bug that made it too easy to access voter info

by [deleted] to /s/technology from engadget.com

Google may pull 'fediverse' Android apps for allegedly enabling hate speech (updated) - Critics say Google is blocking innocent discussions in the process.

by JasonCarswell to /s/DecentralizeAllThings from engadget.com

Google's latest Chrome extension shows detailed ad-tracking data

by [deleted] to /s/Browsers from engadget.com

Google starts testing its replacement for third-party cookies.

by [deleted] to /s/Browsers from engadget.com

SpaceX pulls off its first double fairing catch after a Falcon 9 launch

by magnora7 to /s/space from engadget.com

WHO will launch a COVID-19 app for countries that don't make their own

by sadocgawkroger to /s/conspiracy from engadget.com

France orders Google to pay news companies for showing article extracts

by [deleted] to /s/Europe from engadget.com

Study finds five major US carriers vulnerable to SIM-swapping tactics

by Drewski to /s/Security from engadget.com

Iran shuts down nearly all internet access in response to fuel protests It's trying to reduce dissent by silencing communication.

by codedtestament to /s/WorldNews from engadget.com

Hitting the Books: Modern Surveillance and 'The Science of Happiness'

by Stankmango to /s/privacy from engadget.com

UK Police's Facial Recognition System has an 81% Error Rate

by Stankmango to /s/Security from engadget.com

Facial recognition = old hat. The Pentagon has a laser that identifies people by their heartbeat.

by Robin to /s/technology from engadget.com

First American Financial Corporation Security Flaw Leaked 885 Million Real Estate Documents Dating as Far Back as 2003

by Stankmango to /s/Security from engadget.com

4 New Vulnerabilities in Most Intel CPUs

by BackwardsCompatible to /s/TechSec from engadget.com

Andrew Yang Will Campaign as Hologram

by hennaojisan to /s/politics from engadget.com

Nokia says its phones sent data to China by mistake

by useless_aether to /s/privacy from engadget.com

Intel unveils a groundbreaking way to make 3D chips

by Vigte to /s/technology from engadget.com

Facebook removed over 1.5 billion fake accounts in the last six months

by Mnemonic to /s/Internet from engadget.com

Google’s smart city dream is turning into a privacy nightmare

by Vigte to /s/technology from engadget.com

Healthcare.gov security breach leaks info for 75,000 people

by Mnemonic to /s/privacy from engadget.com

The EPA will eliminate the Office of the Science Advisor, an entity within the agency that works to ensure its policies and decisions are based on quality science. Everything from research on chemicals and health, to peer-review testing to data analysis would inevitably suffer.

by allie to /s/environment from engadget.com

Q followers of Saidit. Prepare for the summons on Thursday, or October 3rd.

by Tom_Bombadil to /s/conspiracy from engadget.com

European MPs vote in favor of controversial copyright laws, article 11 and 13

by useless_aether to /s/Europe from engadget.com

MIT machine vision system figures out what it's looking at by itself

by Mnemonic to /s/technology from engadget.com

Facebook is building a 'war room' for the midterm elections

by Mnemonic to /s/politics from engadget.com

NASA will publicly test new 'quiet' supersonic technology in November over Galveston, TX -- New quiet supersonic technology may revitalize the supersonic travel industry after Concord shut down in 2003 due to noise issues severely restricting travel routes

by magnora7 to /s/technology from engadget.com

Undercover dark web bust leads to more than 35 arrests

by r721 to /s/news from engadget.com