“The power to change one’s life comes from a paragraph, a lone remark,” James Salter wrote in his 1975 novel, “Light Years.” An encounter with a single “slender” line of writing, as he put it, can send a reader spinning off on a new trajectory; her life becomes divided into a before and an after …
An ancient practice is getting an assist from modern technology thanks to nonprofit architecture and urban design research group Terreform One. While the results might seem “strange,” as outlined by Fast Company, they are equally beautiful and intriguing as developers eye cleaner ways of building living spaces and other structures. For architect Mitchell Joachim, this …
Image Credits: Alexander Shatov / Unsplash Meta is pushing ahead with its efforts to make its generative AI-powered products available to more users. Apart from testing Meta AI chatbot with users in countries like India on WhatsApp, the company is also experimenting with putting Meta AI in the Instagram search bar for both chat with …
TOPEKA — Facebook’s unrefined artificial intelligence misclassified a Kansas Reflector article about climate change as a security risk, and in a cascade of failures blocked the domains of news sites that published the article, according to technology experts interviewed for this story and Facebook’s public statements. The assessment is consistent with an internal review by …
New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 31, 2024 12:17 IST Starbucks has opened its debut store in Varanasi and, much to the surprise of the internet, the response has been overwhelming. A video showing a massive crowd inside the coffee shop and even larger crowds waiting outside has gone viral on social media. A hilarious post about such …
The sweeping antitrust lawsuit Apple faces from the Department of Justice takes a broader aim at its business than cases against Big Tech rivals including Google, Facebook, and Amazon. It’s also more grounded in antitrust law than some of those suits, experts say. The DOJ alleged in its complaint filed last week that Apple has …
Marathi actors stole the spotlight with a mesmerizing dance performance, captivating the hearts of the online community. Their enchanting performance was in contention for the prestigious “Cutest Couple award,” showcasing their talent and their chemistry on stage. The electrifying display of grace, rhythm, and emotion left the internet in awe, garnering widespread acclaim and admiration. …
Instagram users have been slowly discovering that Meta programmers have slid a hidden game into their DMs. Inspired by Atari’s 1970s classic Pong, the secret game bounces any emoji you choose at increasingly breakneck speeds for as long as your able to volley back. ‘This is actually amazing,’ said one podcaster who posted a clip documenting …
Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Yesterday’s tournament was a bloodbath with Calculator taking more than 87 percent of the vote. Twitch goes home empty-handed. Today, we have the crown jewels of Zuckerberg’s empire going head-to-head. If you’re just tuning in, you can read all …
Instagram dethroned TikTok as the app with the most downloads in 2023 as the China-owned video app faces scrutiny from US regulators, with some lawmakers warning it poses a security threat. Instagram’s total number of app downloads grew 20% year-over-year in 2023, to 768 million, according to data from Sensor Tower. The statistics mean that …