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The iPhone 15 FineWoven case has to go down as one of the least-well-received Apple products of all time. FineWoven was the only mistake in an otherwise spotless iPhone 15 line-up launch. Apple's best iPhones, the shiniest, fastest, most powerful mobile devices it had ever made, were paired with the all-new protective case that, while better for the environment than previous options thanks to its use of natural fibers, was an absolute grime magnet.Expensive and poorly conceived, the FineWoven case’s natural fabric makeup…

Kerry Wan/ZDNETWhat's the deal?Best Buy has discounted the 15-inch MacBook Air by $300 changes everything and has made my job so much easier. Apple's large-screen MacBook is ultraportable, will satisfy anyone's content-consuming heart, and somehow costs just $100 more than its smaller, older predecessor.While the M2 model featured in this article is no longer the newest offering from Apple -- there's now an M3 variantTo keep it simple, besides the larger chassis and some upgrades under the hood, the 15-inch MacBook…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study into classroom practices, led by Dr. Steve Murphy, has found extensive research fails to uncover how teachers can remedy poor student engagement and perform well in math. More than 3,000 research papers were reviewed over the course of the study, but only 26 contained detailed steps for teachers to improve both…

Meta doesn’t want its new app Threads to become another Twitter, full of heated political debates and the resulting toxicity that entails. In an announcement today, the company detailed how it will approach the recommendation of political content across both Instagram and its sister app, Threads, a competitor to Elon Musk’s X. In short, it will no longer push politics on users. Similar to Meta’s existing policies on Facebook, Instagram and Threads’ recommendation engines now won’t proactively suggest political posts…

June Wan/ZDNETWhat's the deal?Best Buy has discounted the 15-inch MacBook Air by $300 changes everything and has made my job so much easier. Apple's new large-screen MacBook is ultraportable, will satisfy anyone's content-consuming heart, and somehow costs just $100 more than its smaller, older predecessor.Some key omissions mean it's not the laptop for me, but it's easily my new "would recommend" option for everyone else.View at Best Buy While the 15-inch MacBook Air is relatively lightweight (2.7 pounds)…

Meta will recommend political content to users on Instagram or Threads, according to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri. He said that users will still see political content from accounts they follow, but the apps will no longer “proactively amplify” such posts.The change, which will be rolling out “over the next few weeks,” will apply to public accounts in places where Meta’s recommendation algorithms suggest content or posts, like Instagram’s Reels and Explore, and suggested users on Threads.Mosseri didn’t elaborate on how…

New research highlights the detrimental effects of sleep deprivation on decision-making and emotional well-being, emphasizing the importance of adequate sleep, especially for those in high-stress jobs. The study suggests that sleep loss impairs neural response to risks and decisions, underscoring the need for effective sleep management in critical professions.Research highlights the significance of sleep for cognitive performance and emotional well-being, particularly for individuals experiencing stress.Politicians,…

Last year, I wrote an article for new fans of Godzilla who had just seen Godzilla Minus One and loved it.  When I wrote that article, I was careful in curating just what Godzilla films people should watch, since I was well aware that not all of the catalog was for everyone. In fact, having seen every period of Godzilla (from Showa to Reiwa era), I knew that some movies were only for the most diehard of Godzilla fans.Enter the Godzilla animated movies, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, Godzilla: City on the Edge of…

The company's paper on high-stakes decisions made by foundation models joins the conversation on bias in generative AI, but Anthropic doesn’t recommend using its methods in the real world. AI company Anthropic has released a paper detailing an evaluation method for how companies using large language models can decrease discrimination in the models’ output through prompt engineering. The paper could help developers and policymakers understand how discrimination and bias arise in answers generated by…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Certain facial features—like downturned lips and a heavy brow—are known to make someone appear untrustworthy to others, even though these do not indicate a person's actual character. Such facial biases influence our everyday social interactions as well as high-stakes decisions, including who we hire, or elect to political office. …