FAcebook users of a certain age may recall a particularly abandoned farm animal that popped up in their feeds during the platform’s heyday. The lonely cow would wander into FarmVille players’ pastures with a frown on her face and eyes glistening with tears. “She’s feeling very sad and needs a new home,” read an accompanying … Read more
Nikolay Storonsky, founder and CEO of Revolut. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images LONDON — The chief executive of British financial technology giant Revolut told CNBC he is optimistic about the company’s chances of getting a British banking license, as the company reported record pre-tax profits for the year thanks to … Read more
The gleaming towers of cosmic dust and gas at the heart of the Eagle Nebula have inspired awe for decades since they were first captured by the Hubble Telescope. Now NASA issued the most detailed visualization of the iconic celestial structure, revealing all its dreamlike features across multiple wavelengths of light. Webb telescope visualizes the … Read more
SnailLoad attackers can see what videos you watch University of Graz Security researchers from Graz University of Technology have unveiled a new method to spy on any user, device or internet connection. The researchers have developed a technique called SnailLoad, which can accurately determine which video someone is watching, with a success rate of up … Read more
During the day WWDC 2024Apple showed off some shiny new features heading to iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia (and the other software platforms) later this year, but if you don’t want to wait for these features to become available, you can get quite a few of them now. Is this the end of Apple’s Lightning … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Technology sector myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. Every smartphone has a stalker’s paradise of location data ready to be shared. This treasure trove allows you to see a food delivery arriving at your door and see which restaurants are nearby. It can … Read more
French founder of artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI, Arthur Mensch, attends the Viva Technology show at the Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles in Paris, France, on May 22, 2024. Schasnot | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Most of the best-funded generative artificial intelligence companies in Europe were founded by entrepreneurs with experience at … Read more
When some people look at clusters of small holes, such as those in a lotus seed pod or honeycomb, they suddenly and inexplicably fill with an unpleasant, skin-crawling sensation. feeling. It turns out that the Internet can fuel this unofficial phobia. A series of experiments have now shown that online discussions about ‘trypophobia’ – or … Read more
Resume: A new study examines the impact of the Internet on human morality, highlighting how evolved responses such as compassion and the urge to punish are distorted online. The constant stream of extreme stimuli on the internet leads to compassion fatigue, public shaming and virtue signaling. These phenomena occur when empathy becomes overloaded and punishment … Read more
A recent solar eruption sent a powerful blast of charged particles and radiation toward Mars, giving scientists a rare glimpse of how these events unfold on planets other than Earth. Sonos’ very first headphones are too expensive for what they offer NASA’s Curiosity rover captured the aftermath of a solar storm on the surface of … Read more