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Amazon no longer allowing police to solicit Ring doorbell video

Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Amazon will no longer provide police with video captured by its Ring doorbell system.  The camera service’s “Request for Assistance” tool is being removed, which allowed police to contact users via the company’s Neighbors app looking for video footage captured by their Ring doorbells. “Public safety agencies like fire […]

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Photo shows Japan’s spacecraft is lying on its side on the moon

The Japanese robotic spacecraft that touched down on the moon’s surface on Friday did so despite an engine malfunction, but it still was able to land at its intended site, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced Thursday. While still intact, the spacecraft, which had no one on board, came to a rest on its

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Russia Fires Genetics Institute Head Who Claimed Humans Once Lived for 900 Years

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s science and higher education ministry has dismissed the head of a prestigious genetics institute who sparked controversy by contending that humans once lived for centuries and that the shorter lives of modern humans are due to their ancestors’ sins, state news agency RIA-Novosti said Thursday. Although the report did not give

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Growing number of apps help automate pro-Israel activism online

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save As the war in Gaza rages on, and both sides battle for support and public attention, supporters of Israel are making use of tools that allow them to mass report pro-Palestinian content as violating a platform’s rules. The tools also generate AI-written suggested responses to

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Tech companies are slashing thousands of jobs as they pivot toward AI

How will artificial intelligence impact the workplace? How will artificial intelligence impact the workplace? 16:42 Technology companies are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, and some workers are already paying the price. SAP is the latest big tech player to cut jobs as it pours money into AI, with the German software giant announcing this week that it

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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg calls for cash apps to crack down on fraudsters

Strike CEO Jack Mallers discusses the crypto space and the future of Bitcoin on Making Money. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is calling on digital payment apps such as Venmo, Zelle and Cash App to implement more consumer protections amid a rise in financial app thefts in New York City. “No longer is the smartphone

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iOS 17 Cheat Sheet: What to Know About Your iPhone’s Latest Features

From features, like Stolen Device Protection, to what could be coming to your iPhone soon, here’s what to know about iOS 17. Zachary McAuliffe Staff writer Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and

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Datacentres set to consume third of Ireland’s energy by 2026 | Computer Weekly

One-third of Ireland’s energy will be used to power datacentres by 2026, claims a 170-page report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), as the number of server farms in the country is expected to grow by 65% over the coming years. The report states there are currently 82 datacentres in operation in Ireland, with

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The race to regulate AI: 2024 unpacked | Computer Weekly

2023 was a breakout year for AI in the commercial and consumer worlds. This has created huge momentum for further growth in investment, development and implementation of AI going into 2024.  However, there are issues that could impact on that momentum in different countries including regulation, intellectual property disputes, workforce skills and financial incentives.

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Japan’s Precision Moon Lander Has Hit Its Target, but It Appears to Be Upside-Down

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon’s surface it was aiming for, in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system — although the probe appears to be lying upside-down. Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when

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