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The United States Customs and Border Protection agency confirmed on Wednesday that it uses at least one communication app made by the service TeleMessage, which creates clones of popular apps like Signal and WhatsApp with the addition of an archiving mechanism for compliance of records-retention rules. “Following the detection of a cyber incident, CBP immediately … Read more

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost its appeal of a ruling in its case against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In 2023, the FTC requested a preliminary injunction to prevent the companies from finalizing the deal while its legal challenge to the acquisition from 2022 was in progress. “With control of Activision’s … Read more

Amazon says that it has developed a new warehouse robot, Vulcan, that can “feel” some of the items it touches. The two-armed Vulcan, which can maneuver goods inside the storage compartments Amazon has in its warehouses, uses force sensors to help it know when it makes contact with an object. One arm rearranges items in a … Read more

Table of Contents Table of Contents All Gears of War games in release order All Gears of War games in chronological order The original Gears of War trilogy on the Xbox 360 introduced us to the world of Sera, Delta Squad, and the Locust Horde threatening to wipe humanity off the map. Since then, the … Read more

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET With every Android upgrade, there are certain new features to get excited about. Of course, not every upgrade is created equal, so some releases have more new features than others. With the upcoming release of Android 16, there are quite a few cool (rumored) features that have me giddy for … Read more

FREE KRISPY KREME: Krispy Kreme is giving away free original glazed doughnuts on May 7. Order in store only, with no purchase necessary. On May 7, Krispy Kreme is giving away original glazed doughnuts for absolutely nothing. There’s no purchase necessary with this free giveaway. The offer is only available on May 7 at participating … Read more

Finding your next possible job might be as easy as telling your dreams to a chatbot. LinkedIn on Wednesday announced a host of new job search features powered by generative AI, including a job search function that can find open roles based on conversational prompts. Other new tools include a job match that compares your … Read more

After a rethink, Madduru and his team approached the problem differently, developing technology capable of translating text into BSL and ASL. The current version runs in the cloud and takes time to generate the signing from text input, but the company is working toward real-time on-device translation. Madduru suggests this is still at least a … Read more

On April 22nd, Fight Fight Fight LLC, a company with ties to President Donald Trump, announced that the 220 top investors in its meme coin $TRUMP would be invited to meet with Trump himself. The event was billed as an “intimate private” dinner, but with obvious hints that attendees were buying an elected official’s time. … Read more

Kapor Capital’s managing partner Ulili Onovakpuri said yesterday that she is leaving the firm.  Onovakpuri started as a principal at Kapor Capital more than a decade ago, and rose through the ranks to become managing partner, and eventually (with Brian Dixon) took over the reins from the firm’s co-founders Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein.  … Read more