The Galaxy Z Fold 6 has been launched for $1,899, featuring wider displays. However, the FTC has banned the anonymous messaging app NGL from hosting children due to safety concerns. AT&T has revealed that criminals stole phone records of ‘nearly all’ customers in a new data breach.
Elon Musk’s X company is facing accusations from the EU for deceptive practices regarding a blue ‘checkmark’ feature. Microsoft has quietly added spellchecking and autocorrect to Windows Notepad after 41 years. Qualcomm and Microsoft are turning to AI to revive the PC market with AI PCs.
Goldman Sachs has criticized AI as overhyped, wildly expensive, and unreliable. The U.S. government has stated that a Russian bot farm used AI to impersonate Americans online. Disinformation spreaders are targeting the Paris Olympics.
A Twitter user with 28,000 followers had their account hacked, leading to unexpected positive changes in their life. Concerns have been raised about Palmer Luckey’s company Anduril, which produces military products and has a mission statement reminiscent of Robocop.
Apple has made it easier for users to switch from Google Photos to iCloud Photos. The FTC has issued warnings to eight companies over ‘Right to Repair’ violations. The podcast “This Week in Tech” hosted by Leo Laporte discusses these tech news stories with guests Mike Elgan, Denise Howell, and Harry McCracken.
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