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As you grow up, you realize how many people you have lost contact with, even if they remain in the same city or location. People who were once friends can quickly change to acquaintances or strangers. However, what do you do when you see someone from your past? My first reaction, if there are no ongoing problems between you and the other party, is to wave or say hi, but it can get awkward when the person does not reciprocate. Unfortunately, I...

Netflix Reportedly Plans to Add Live TV Channels to Boost Engagement

From PC Mag: Would you spend more time on Netflix if it had live TV channels? The company's top executives reportedly think you might.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Netflix is experiencing a decline in subscriber engagement, and the streamer’s top executives have discussed adding live TV...

Nvidia launches a new type of ‘card’ that anyone can afford

From PC World: Nvidia just unveiled its “GeForce Trading Cards: Series 1,” a free series of collectable cards celebrating the company’s history in PC gaming. The series includes 14 different cards featuring artwork and designs from historical graphics cards, classic tech demos, and iconic games that...

New Google Tags Will Tell You When an Ad Was Made or Altered Using AI

From CNET: Advertisers have steadily ramped up the use of AI tools in creating ads you see when perusing the internet. In response to this trend, Google announced a new feature on Thursday that's geared toward helping people identify when an ad was made using generative AI.

In Google's My Ad Center...

FCC Flags California Firm As Security Risk Over CEO's Chinese Citizenship

From PC Mag: The Federal Communications Commission is designating a California IT firm as a national security risk, in part because its CEO is a Chinese citizen.

Digitalsystem Technology is headquartered in the Los Angeles area, and offers enterprise services such as data center management...

DuckDuckGo just picked a fight with Google over YouTube ads

From PC World: Nobody likes watching ads on YouTube, including yours truly, and most people don’t seem ready to fork over $14 per month to disable them. So it’s no surprise that YouTube is often a primary target for ad-blocking tools. DuckDuckGo, positioning itself as the anti-Google, is now proudly...

Waymo Plans to Expand Driverless Cars to 4 More Major Cities This Year

From CNET: Self-driving company Waymo added four more cities where it will service riders: Denver, San Diego, Las Vegas and Tampa. Waymo's parent company, Alphabet, announced the expansion on Wednesday.

Waymo's robotaxi service is currently available in big US cities such as San Francisco, San...

Meta Glasses Will No Longer Record If the Capture Light Is Modified or Removed

From PC Mag: Meta plans to roll out an update that disables the camera on its smart glasses if they detect that the capture light has been physically tampered with.

Meta’s AI smart glasses have raised privacy concerns over surreptitious recording. The glasses feature an LED indicator that lights up...

Chrome and Edge just got faster at copy-pasting. Here’s why

From PC World: Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge have gained a new feature called “Selective format read,” which improves the way these browsers handle content from the clipboard, reports Android Authority.

Previously, browsers would load all the information contained in the clipboard—such as text...

DuckDuckGo's Free Browser Now Blocks Most YouTube Video Ads

From CNET: DuckDuckGo is going after YouTube ads. The privacy-focused company announced Wednesday that its free DuckDuckGo browser now blocks most video ads, including ads that run before and during YouTube videos. The new YouTube ad-blocking feature is turned on by default for iPhone, Windows and...