Images of what looks like a damaged Pixel 6-style Fold showed up on the XDA forums, in a May thread that quietly petered out. The phone, which forum members assumed was fake, appears to be a legitimate prototype of a foldable that was once rumored for a 2021 reveal, according to Android Authority, citing an unnamed source within Google.

Was this almost the first Google Pixel Fold?

After Democratic strategist Keith Edwards urged Threads users to check the Instagram setting limiting political content from people they don’t follow, many people noticed theirs had abruptly changed. Journalist Taylor Lorenz confirmed that her settings had changed as well and noted that they appeared to reset every time she force-closed the Instagram app, which we’ve also confirmed on our phones.

Meta says its ‘error’ only appeared to limit political content on Instagram and Threads

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(Reuters) - Social media platform Reddit said on Tuesday it will update a web standard used by the platform to block automated data scraping from its website, following reports that AI startups were bypassing the rule to gather content for their systems.

Reddit to update web standard to block automated website scraping

Microsoft’s first round of Copilot Plus PCs launched last week with the promise of better battery life, performance that matches a MacBook Air, and chips ready for AI. I’ve spent the past week testing both of Microsoft’s new Surface devices, and I think they largely live up to Microsoft’s promises.

Windows on Arm puts Intel on notice

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Artificially generated avatars are revolutionizing how we interact online. Thanks to cutting-edge AI technology, creating realistic talking images is now accessible to everyone. Platforms like D-ID and ElevenLabs make it easy for anyone to produce lifelike avatars, perfect for social media, advertising, and more.

The Rise of AI Avatars: Transforming Social Media and Advertising

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Google is the most powerful company in the world, but many people are only just learning what the name actually stands for - and it's not what you think

People are only just realizing what Google actually stands for after 26 years

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Researchers have issued a shocking warning that AI systems are already capable of deceiving humans using techniques such as manipulation, sycophancy, and cheating, and are learning how to do it better and better. “AI systems are already capable of deceiving humans,” the researchers wrote in a new study, published in the journal Patterns, adding, “Large […]
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Scary New Study Warns AI Systems Are Teaching Themselves To Deceive And Manipulate Humans

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Looking for an alternative to Google due to privacy concerns or issues with its AI? Here are a few different search engines, and why you might want to try them.

6 Alternative Search Engines To Google, And Why You Might Want To Try Them

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

Speaking to Android Authority, Qulacomm’s head of handsets, Chris Patrick, says that the company will make announcements later this year about how it plans to help “keep Android phones closer to up to date.”. While definitely improved in recent years, updates are still slow to come for some...

Qualcomm is working on easing the pain of Android updates.

Redbox’s owner, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, filed for bankruptcy protection overnight. This comes at the tail end of a month in which the DVD rental company defaulted on loans, saw an order for its cars to be repossessed, and missed payroll for employees. Chicken Soup for the...

Redbox’s owner files for bankruptcy after repeatedly missing payments and payroll

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The color yellow is gorgeous, eye-catching, and downright happy for most people. So much so that it's the main hue in the world-famous happy face—but science says it's not the best color to wear on a date.

You Shouldn't Wear Yellow on First Dates, Here's Why

The headset is now available to buy in China, Japan, and Singapore, with Apple documenting the international launch via a recent blog post. The Apple Vision Pro will also roll out to Germany, France, Australia, the UK, and Canada on July 12th, with preorders for those regions available starting today at 5AM PT.

Apple Vision Pro launches in first countries outside the US.

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(BPT) - When it comes to your social media feed, do you ever feel like you’re stuck in a bad place? Do you even dread opening up your feed sometimes because of all the negativity you might find there? Whatever happened to those funny memes, animal videos, positive interactions with friends and family, even informational DIYs and hacks?

Is social media bringing you down? There's something you can do about it

YouTube is working on new plans for its YouTube Premium subscriptions, the company said in a community post on Thursday. “We’re committed to bringing members more plan options by expanding our existing offers to more regions, while also introducing new plans and exploring ways for you to share your benefits with friends in the future,” according to a post from a YouTube team member identified as Hazel.

More YouTube Premium plans are coming

Internet users leave many traces on websites and online services. Measures such as firewalls, VPN connections and browser privacy modes are in place to ensure a certain level of data protection. However, a newly discovered security loophole allows bypassing all of these protective measures. Computer scientists from the Institute of...

New security loophole allows spying on internet users visiting websites and watching videos

Over the last day or so, customers of the big three US mobile carriers — Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile — who are using data roaming internationally have complained about an inability to connect and make calls. Complaints about connection problems have spread across social media for hours, with little response from the carriers.

Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile customers roaming internationally can’t connect

In every hype cycle, certain patterns of deceit emerge. In the last crypto boom, it was “ponzinomics” and “rug pulls.” In self-driving cars, it was “just five years away!” In AI, it’s seeing just how much unethical shit you can get away with.

Perplexity’s grand theft AI

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Microsoft’s AI boss thinks it’s perfectly OK to steal content if it’s on the open web

Microsoft AI boss Mustafa Suleyman incorrectly believes that the moment you publish anything on the open web, it becomes “freeware” that anyone can freely copy and...

Microsoft’s AI boss thinks it’s perfectly OK to steal content if it’s on the open web

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