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Startup Battlefield 200 applications open until May 27

Startup Battlefield 200 applications open until May 27

Pre-Series A founders and anyone who knows a startup worth funding, this is your reminder. Nominations for Startup Battlefield 200 are open, and the…
How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others

How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others

OpenAI offers app integrations in ChatGPT to allow you to connect your accounts directly to ChatGPT and ask the assistant…
I finally learned why a 12MP photo from my phone beats a 50MP one

I finally learned why a 12MP photo from my phone beats a 50MP one

Smartphone cameras are small, and that leads manufacturers to employ software tricks to improve image quality despite the inherent size…
Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing

Convicted spyware maker Bryan Fleming avoids jail at sentencing

The first convicted spyware maker in over a decade has avoided jail time after earlier pleading guilty to U.S. federal…
Android 17’s Contact Picker is the privacy upgrade we needed years ago

Android 17’s Contact Picker is the privacy upgrade we needed years ago

Apps want too much of your personal data, and it’s the job of your mobile operating system to prevent them…
Can AI responses be influenced? The SEO industry is trying

Can AI responses be influenced? The SEO industry is trying

Let’s pretend you work in IT and you’re looking for a new digital service desk platform to help your employees…
AI is changing how small online sellers decide what to make

AI is changing how small online sellers decide what to make

For small entrepreneurs in the US, deciding what to sell and where to make it has traditionally been a slow,…
The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data

The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data

Last week in Rhode Island, in a hearing over the Trump administration’s efforts to access the state’s unredacted voter lists,…
Robot Mowers Are Actually Good Now

Robot Mowers Are Actually Good Now

Photograph: Simon Hill Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar): This system, also used by self-driving cars, fires out rapid laser pulses…
Snake Bros Keep Getting Bitten by Their Lethal Pets. Only Zoos Can Save Them

Snake Bros Keep Getting Bitten by Their Lethal Pets. Only Zoos Can Save Them

Early editions of the index were a tabbed notebook. “I still have some of the original versions of it,” Boyer…