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Score Big with Amazon’s Latest Offer: Get a 4-Pack of Apple AirTags with U1 Chip for Just $80 – Their Lowest Price Yet in 2023!

In an unprecedented sale this year, Amazon is now offering the 4-pack of Apple’s AirTags at a discounted rate that is sure to make tech lovers’ eyes light up.

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From Stone Tools to Silicon Valley Part III: The Technology We Use Today and the Future of Technology

From Stone Tools to Silicon Valley: An Anthropological Perspective on the Evolution of Technology. Part III: The Technology We Use Today and the Future of Technology. The advancements in technology have made life more convenient and have revolutionized the way we live and work. From smartphones to artificial intelligence, the technology we use today has brought many positive changes in our lives. However, there are also growing concerns over the impact of technology on society and the potential risks of its continued development.

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From Stone Tools to Silicon Valley — Part II: Tech Boom and Exponential Growth

As technology continued to evolve, it brought about a radical transformation in human society. The late 20th and early 21st centuries saw an explosion in technological innovation, as computing power and digital communication capabilities advanced at an exponential rate. In the 1970s, the invention of the microprocessor paved the way for personal computers, which eventually gave rise to the World Wide Web, and the Internet as we know it today.

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Wiby: The Search Engine That Prioritizes Information Over Manipulation

In an era where search engine manipulation and censorship is a growing concern for many people, Wiby is offering a refreshing alternative. This search engine puts the focus on providing relevant and informative search results, without the biases and manipulations that can be present on other search engines.

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Questionable Ethics Come to Light in the Race to AI

In the world of artificial intelligence (AI), tech giants are racing to keep up with the latest advancements. However, Google’s rush to win the race to AI has led to ethical lapses, according to employees. The November 2022 debut of OpenAI’s popular chatbot sent Google into a frenzy to weave generative AI into all its most important products within a matter of months. This meant that the group working on ethics that Google had pledged to fortify was disempowered and demoralized. The staff responsible for the safety and ethical implications of new products were told not to get in the way or try to kill any of the generative AI tools in development.

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A Run-Down on ChatGPT for the “Technologically Challenged”

Well, well, well, look who’s joining us in the 21st century – it’s the seniors! But fear not, we have just the thing for you. Today, we’re going to talk about the basics of ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot that’s taking the tech world by storm. And don’t worry, we’ll make…

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A Brief Discourse on Discord

Ah, Discord. The platform that has taken the online gaming world by storm. But what exactly is it, and why should you care? Let’s take a dive into the basics of Discord, shall we? First and foremost, Discord is a communication platform. It allows people to chat, voice chat, and…

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Excitement All Around from Tech Industry O.G., Bill Gates

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative technological trends of our time, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is among its most vocal proponents. In a recent blog post, Gates explained that AI is as fundamental as the creation of the microprocessor, the personal computer, the internet, and the mobile phone. He believes that entire industries will reorient themselves around AI and that businesses will need to distinguish themselves by how well they use it.

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The Metaverse — a series in and of itself

If you’ve never found yourself hanging around the horned-rim glasses wearing literary fans or the all in black art crowd, you may not be familiar with the word “meta” and it’s many uses. Its origin story, like many others, takes place in ancient greek mythology. Meta was the first wife of the Athenian king, Aegeus. The word itself, Meta, is derived from μετά, meta, meaning “beyond” or “after”. Meta was the equivalent to the Latin “post-” or “ad-”. However, the contemporary version of Meta is not very old; meta appeared for the first time in 1988. Despite its age, Meta, has many definitions, all of which make it an uncanny name for the future of technology… or rather, of all things.

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About the New Internet of Things Cybersecurity Law That Passed Last Month

The IoT (Internet of Things) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 was signed into law a few weeks ago. Here’s a summary plus the full text.

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Technologies that Will Shape Your Internet Use in the Future

Technology, especially the Internet is changing how we do things. Soon, the capabilities displayed by Tony Stark could be child’s play as technological advancements progress in leaps and bounds. In the near future, you will likely open and close apps, capture memorable moments, and surf the internet by just thinking…

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Tesla: Data Security Hell on Wheels?

The same data uploads and downloads that make Teslas dream cars for some Tesla owners also may make them security hell for all Tesla drivers. That’s because Tesla vehicles are big, wheeled Internet of Things devices.

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Hands-On Review of the Soma Smart Bra and How the Smart Bra Fitting Device Works

If you are a woman you know how awkward having a bra fitting can be. Bra retailer Soma figured to do away with that by introducing the Soma Somainnofit smart bra fitter at CES this month. The Soma smart bra lets you do your own bra fitting in the privacy of your home with a device that looks like a sports bra, but is actually a bra fit calculator.

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It’s Coming from Inside the House – Smart Home Abuse: Abusers Remotely Activating Smart Home Devices to Control, Scare Their Victims

In a phenomenon being called “Smart Home Abuse”, smart home devices and appliances are being used by malicious exes to mentally and emotionally abuse their ex partners.

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Major Vulnerability in Security Protocol for Most Wifi Routers and IoT Devices Revealed, Codename: KRACK

A newly announced exploitable security weakness in the WPA2 protocol is spelling trouble for most Internet wi-fi routers, including home routers, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The KRACK (Key Reinstallation Attacks) vulnerability in WPA2 has the potential for such widespread security incidents (because WPA2 is deployed nearly everywhere, and because this is not OS-specific, but attacks the router) that the revealing of it was coordinated among the researchers who have discovered it.