These emojis got a major digital thumbs-up this year. An Irish emoji expert has revealed the 10 most popular emojis for 2023, which he believes reflect positively on digital discourse as a whole. In fact, the favorite emojis were overwhelmingly upbeat, according to Keith Broni, 32, the editor-in-chief of the reference site Emojipedia. The top … Read more
TikTok users are now frightened and confused as to why the viral video app is supposedly demanding they input their iPhone password to view content. Even more concerning, experts say the reasons why TikTok — which had reportedly been caught red-handed spying on journalists in the past — remains unclear. “TikTok itself doesn’t explicitly state … Read more
Too much information. Eliana Shiloh, a cybersecurity expert who goes by @elshiloh on TikTok, revealed Instagram’s latest “Get to Know Me” trend, which exposes answers to security questions. “If you guys did that Instagram trend with all the questions, literally delete that s–t right now,” Shiloh said in the clip uploaded online with 1.5 million views. … Read more
ChatGPT is no BFF. An Oxford University computer science professor has sounded the alarm on why it’s an awful idea to confide personal information and deep, dark secrets with language learning models such as ChatGPT. “The technology is basically designed to try to tell you what you want to hear – that’s literally all it’s … Read more
It allowed her to speak to the ghost of loved ones past. A Missouri man moved the internet to tears after using artificial intelligence to resurrect his dead father’s voice as a special Christmas card for his mom. “I decided to do something special for my mom this year for Christmas,” Philip Willett, 27, explained … Read more
Santa isn’t the only one coming soon. Festive deviants can now flirt with Father Christmas — or one of his naughty elves — on the erotic-audio app Bloom, which boasts chat and audio message capabilities. “When it comes to sexual content, we all have unique and specific desires we want to see fulfilled,” Hannah Albertshauser, the … Read more
Call it chardonn-AI. Artificial intelligence has created an algorithm that can trace wines to their original sources, and perhaps more importantly, detect cheap knockoffs being corked as a collector’s delight. “There’s a lot of wine fraud around with people making up some crap in their garage, printing off labels and selling it for thousands of … Read more
Tesla on Thursday published prices for its long-delayed Cybertruck electric pickup, starting at $60,990 for the lowest cost variant, over 50% more than what CEO Elon Musk had touted in 2019. Musk drove a Cybertruck onto a stage to cheers from the crowd and later handed keys to about a dozen customers at an event in Austin, Texas. The Cybertruck has a … Read more
It pays to be popular. A new study analyzed 3-month data from 240,000 users on an unidentified major dating app in Asia, finding that its algorithm substantially boosted profiles with a high so-called “attractiveness score.” Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Washington believe this to be a bias towards popularity and good … Read more
Here’s a quick fix for your lagging Wi-Fi woes. Tired of your favorite TV show lagging on its stream? Or perhaps you’re always the one dropping out of conference calls with a bad connection? Oftentimes slow Internet service is tied to “the army of gadgets hogging your Wi-Fi,” as tech expert Kim Komando recently explained … Read more
Does she need to call a tech-corcist? A UK woman has been plagued by a “really annoying” iPhone glitch for five years that causes her alarm to go off at 9:25 a.m. every day like clockwork — despite the fact that she never scheduled it. She detailed this technological Groundhog Day problem, which even has … Read more
Here’s a tip for you. An overlooked feature of the Apple Watch helps people calculate tips and the breakdown of a split check when dining, The Independent reports. When users open the calculator app on their Apple Watch, they can type in the bill balance before a tip percentage is accounted. Users must tap on … Read more
Come on, Barbie, let’s go yachting. In an ultra-feminine twist on a luxury cruiser’s generally stoic design, a pretty pink catamaran has been scooped up for $5.86 million by an unidentified “international tech entrepreneur,” SWNS reports. Built by Turkey-based VisionF Yachts, the 80-foot-long boat has what the company describes as an “unusual, eye-catching pink paintwork,” which … Read more
It’s one of the most terrifying events imaginable. There have been over 50 recent reports of frightening cyberattacks that have altered planes’ in-flight GPS, leading to what experts described as “critical navigation failures” onboard the aircraft. More frightening still, industry leaders thought that this type of hacking was not possible and are at a loss … Read more
ESC + R = Escape the red flag. Emily Cooper, a licensed clinical social worker based in Utah and Washington, has revealed that dating video gamers isn’t always a red flag, despite inherent negative perceptions about them. In a one-minute and 28-second clip, posted on her TikTok account @therapybyemily, Cooper explained why dating someone who enjoys … Read more
Evangelists for life in outer space, Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos are already living on a different celestial body. Welcome to Planet Ridiculous, population: 2. The December issue of Vogue, featuring 53-year-old Sánchez as the cover star, takes us mere mortals on a tour of their otherworldly perch — filled with climate hypocrisy and margaritas. … Read more
A biopic on Elon Musk is in the works at New York-based studio A24 with “Black Swan”-filmmaker Darren Aronofsky as the director, according to a source familiar with the matter. A24 secured the rights to Walter Isaacson’s biography on the world’s richest person, according to the source, who added the Musk biopic will be produced by Aronofsky’s production company, … Read more
The Apple Watch is always adding new features — and the 2024 version could be a game changer for your health. According to a report from Bloomberg, the newest series of the device will have three additional health sensors that can alert wearers if they are pre-diabetic, sense rising blood pressure and detect sleep disturbances … Read more
It’s an iPhone Pro-phylactic. The more men use their cell phones, the lower their concetration of sperm, according to an alarming new study. But hold the phone, fellas, because hope is on the line — as current mobile technologies have been shown to produce less potentially harmful frequencies than early cellular devices. Published in the … Read more
Hold the phone — if you’re checking your cell during sex with your sweetie, it may be time to call it quits. Nothing spoils a steamy roll in the hay like watching your partner roll over to answer a text message, take a call, or scroll through work emails mid-romp. The foulness of a disruptive … Read more