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Apple's latest ad claims Safari is the best browser for privacy
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. A hot potato: No doubt about it, Safari has some strong privacy protections. Notable features include Intelligent Tracking Prevention to block cross-site trackers, built-in privacy reports, and Private Relay, which is available with an iCloud+ subscription and offers enhanced private browsing. This means Apple is not off the mark with its new ad highlighting how strong its privacy is compared to other browsers. But can it really claim it's the best out there?
ElevenLabs, whose tech was used for the fake Biden robocalls, partners with AI-detection company
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. In brief: ElevenLabs, the startup that made headlines earlier this year when its AI tech was used to clone President Biden's voice in a series of robocalls, has partnered with an AI detection company to fight deepfakes. It's an import move during an election year in which misinformation is proving a big problem.
Mozilla introduces experimental API in Firefox to help advertisers without tracking users
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. Facepalm: The latest release of the Firefox web browser brought a new feature designed to please both privacy-conscious users and advertisers. However, it is bound to do the opposite, pinning one more controversy onto Mozilla's stated mission to take back the web from Big Tech.
Ceramic Nano Memory comes to the US, promising a data storage revolution
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. Big if true: After showing what its innovative storage solution can do over the past few years, Cerabyte is now ready to bring its technology to the United States. The German company believes it can solve the needs of power-hungry data centers with a "disruptive" data storage offering.
Experts worry about the future of database tech after Oracle's disappointing MySQL release
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. Cutting corners: MySQL is a popular open-source relational database management system developed by Swedish company MySQL AB in the mid 90s. Sun Microsystems acquired the firm in 2008, which Oracle saved from bankruptcy in 2010. Oracle is still acting as the steward of MySQL, but professionals are debating whether the company is still interested in maintaining the database technology.
Upcoming Intel CPUs could push maximum temperature limits to 105 Celsius
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. Rumor mill: Chipzilla's Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake CPU lineups are expected to begin shipping this fall, with Panther Lake following next year. Recent leaks have teased their labeling, core configurations, wattages, and other details, while new information suggests that Intel is quite confident in the heat tolerances of these chips.
New drug reverses diabetes in mice, boosting insulin-making cells by 700%
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. What just happened? While there are many therapies available to treat diabetes, none have proven to completely reverse this disease. That may change as research from the Mount Sinai Health System and the City of Hope continues to progress. Researchers from these institutions have demonstrated a treatment that increases human insulin-producing beta cells in vivo for the first time, normalizing glucose levels in diabetic mice models. "It's very exciting to be close to seeing this novel treatment used in patients," said one of the researchers. "There is nothing like this available to patients right now."
DDR5 vs. DDR4 in the Latest PC Games
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In anticipation of the release of AMD Ryzen 9000 processors, set to arrive by the end of the month, we've been working hard on updating all our CPU benchmark data, including application productivity and gaming tests. Last week, we did a recap by testing the previous two CPU generations one last time, just to see where things stand today before the new wave of desktop CPUs hit the market.
Elon Musk says he will move X and SpaceX headquarters to Texas in response to California gender law
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. What just happened? Elon Musk says he will move the headquarters of two of his companies, former Twitter platform X and SpaceX, from California to Texas in response to the former's new gender identity law, which the billionaire called the "last straw." Musk said the law and others like it attack both "families and companies."
Apple, Nvidia, and others trained their AI on YouTube content without user consent or knowledge
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. Here we go again: Giant corporations, including Apple and Nvidia, have used video transcripts from thousands of YouTube creators for AI training without consent or compensation. The news is not that surprising as it seems par for the course. They are simply joining the ranks of Microsoft, Google, Meta, and OpenAI in the unethical use of copyrighted material.
Underground caves do exist on the Moon, radar observations confirm
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. Space Caves: Italian scientists have presented evidence of underground caves on Earth's natural satellite. Researchers and space companies are already enthusiastic about the future scientific and business prospects of a large-scale colonization of the Moon. A new study published in Nature proposes the...
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