Enlarge / A fake AI-generated image of an “explosion” near the Pentagon that went viral on Twitter. Twitter On Monday, a tweeted AI-generated image suggesting a large explosion at the Pentagon led to brief confusion, which included a reported small drop in the stock market. It originated from a... Read more

Apple has a colorful new Apple Watch band on sale ahead of Pride Month in June. This year’s Pride Edition Sport Band is available to order online now and to purchase in stores on May 24 for $49. The band takes inspiration from the pride flag’s rainbow colors, Apple said in... Read more

Despite that trend away from dark web fentanyl sales, four members of the US Congress this week reintroduced a bill called the Dark Web Interdiction Act to increase the sentences for dark web drug dealers, focusing specifically on fentanyl. The bill would also strengthen and make permanent the Joint... Read more

Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More Data security and management platform Cohesity today announced a significant expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud. This collaboration aims to empower organizations in harnessing the... Read more

Have your eyes ever felt like two peeled grapes watching a microwave spin?  If so, you might be suffering from the effects of excessive screen time. As it turns out, staring at our phones, tablets and laptops for too many hours a day is not good for our eyes.... Read more

Ah, summer. The beach, the lake, the river—wherever you can find water is the place to be. But while you’re beating the heat floating in an inner tube or standing on a paddleboard, your drinks and food are not. They’re baking in the afternoon sun, because this morning’s shady... Read more

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. NetEase Games announced it has opened a new studio called Bad Brain Game Studios with offices across Canada. Bad Brain Game Studios has offices in Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. The studio... Read more

During the worst days of the pandemic, a chip shortage may have stopped you from buying a Ford F-150 or Sony PlayStation. Now some of the $53 billion in federal funds to try to ease the problem could help boost a new chip manufacturing research center in Silicon Valley.... Read more

This dynamic creates a moral quandary. Darrien Justice, community manager for Garlicoin, another joke token, says he would never recommend anyone purchase a meme coin as an investment—including his community’s own—for precisely this reason. “The regular investors are absolutely the exit liquidity, but they don’t quite understand that,” he... Read more

Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More With the growth of online commerce and transformation of digital channels, like Google, Instagram and TikTok, into digital marketplaces, 60% of global organizations have turned to communications platform-as-a-service... Read more