Product Review: You Can Now Star in Your Own AI Videos Using Google Vids

You might dub it "produce paranoia." On social media, videos show people clearing out their fridges, swearing off salads and debating whether it's safe to eat cilantro. It's the frantic but expected internet response to the surge in cases of a diarrhea-causing parasite that's rapidly spreading across the US, as health officials investigate what type…

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Newsletter fatigue is real. Sometimes you sign up for a newsletter to get 15% off your first order, and sometimes, you're automatically subscribed when you create an online account. The problem is that if you're not constantly staying on top of actually unsubscribing from the newsletters you don't care about, your inbox can become a…

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Hundreds of cities across the US had adopted a now-familiar brand: Flock Safety surveillance systems, using controversial, AI license plate detection cameras and broad contracts with local police. Now cities, from my home of Bend, Oregon, to the LAPD in Los Angeles, are canceling their Flock contracts, while other towns are even covering Flock cameras with…

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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a bug in Apple's iCloud Hide My Email tool that appeared to reveal users' real email addresses to anyone who wanted to find them. On Wednesday, a lawsuit was filed in California, Alvarez v. Apple Inc., accusing Apple of false advertising, fraud and breach of contract for selling a…

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