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Everyone from legitimate marketers to outright scammers wants to get your attention these days. With a mobile phone in nearly every pocket, many of these have turned to SMS text messages as a way to extend their reach. After all, it's a fast means of communication that's much more likely to be noticed than traditional email messages. Plus, there aren't nearly as many spam filtering solutions available for dealing with text messages, making them ripe for abuse. The good news is that U.S. Federal Communications…

The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT has fueled a wide range of fears, from an increase in undetectable propaganda to the spread of racist and discriminatory speech. Experts have also raised the alarm over possible job losses, and a new report lays out precisely how disastrous AI tools could be for employment. According to Goldman Sachs, up to 300 million full-time jobs could be lost around the world as a result of the automation that ChatGPT and other AI tools could usher in. That’s…

There had been some recent rumors that Lenovo would be sunsetting its Legion brand gaming phones, and now it’s been officially confirmed. In a statement to Android Authority, Lenovo confirmed that it will be stopping its current gaming phone efforts as the company restructures its approach to its “gaming portfolio.” Lenovo The full statement shared by Android Authority reads: Lenovo is discontinuing its Android-based Legion mobile gaming phones as part of a wider business transformation and gaming portfolio…

Apple announced Apple Pay Later last year when it revealed iOS 16 at WWDC 2022. The feature is finally rolling out to “randomly selected users” as of today, through a prerelease version of Apple Pay Later in the Wallet app. Those who have access to this prerelease version should have received an email to their Apple ID account, and they will need iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. This is a prerelease version of Apple Pay Later, and the full service will be rolling out to eligible iPhone users older than 18 in the U.S. in the…

Microsoft has announced a major revamp of the Teams application for Windows, which was made available as a public preview on Monday. The brand said that Teams has received a ground-up redesign, which will “empower customers to navigate the challenges of the evolving modern workplace.” Classic Teams vs new Teams side by side video In particular, Microsoft has focused on improving the speed, performance, and flexibility of the app, stating that the new Teams is twice as fast while using 50% less memory by…

One of the best Microsoft Office deals is on Microsoft 365 Family at Amazon. If you buy today, you can get a 12-month subscription for the whole family for $100 instead of $150, plus you get a $50 Amazon gift card bundled in for free. Combined, that means the Microsoft 365 Family Subscription works out at just $50 for the year. Here’s a look at who needs it and why. Why you should buy Microsoft 365 Family 12-month subscription If you’ve been checking out the best alternatives to Microsoft Office, you’ll appreciate…

Twitter will soon remove blue verification badges from any accounts that haven’t yet signed up to its premium service, Twitter Blue. “On April, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks,” the social media company tweeted on Thursday. On April 1st, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks. To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here: https://t.co/gzpCcwOpLp…

Stable Diffusion and Midjourney are two of the most exciting image-generating AI text-to-image models available today. They make it super easy to create great-looking artwork from just a few text prompts. But if you want to make some new AI art for your DnD character portrait, or some concept art for something you’re working on, which is the best AI art tool? In the Stable Diffusion vs. Midjourney debate, which comes out on top? Let’s take a look at these two deep-learning tools to see which is best for you.…

Canva — the online design platform used to create logos, presentations, infographics, and more — announced a new suite of AI tools that can do everything from generate new images to automatically edit videos for you. The toolset touches nearly every part of Canva’s design suite. It starts with Magic Design, which will automatically design a graphic for you based on an uploaded image and selected style. Users are free to edit the design after the fact, and they can automatically translate it with Canva’s new…

If you’re finding it hard to keep up with the prices of graphics cards these days, it’s not just you. GPUs have been getting pricier with each generation, and Nvidia’s latest RTX 40-series is really testing the limits of how much consumers are willing to spend on PC hardware. Nvidia may have the best GPUs available right now in terms of raw performance, but the way these new GPUs have been priced shows why the role of Intel and AMD is more important than ever. GPU prices are through the roof Jacob Roach /…