The number of people using X daily is falling, more than a year after tech billionaire Elon Musk bought the app formerly known as Twitter. Data from two research firms and figures published ...
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Soon your next ride between South Jersey and Philadelphia or Delaware County could have an extra set of cameras scanning your car and looking for trouble. But, the cams that were authorized to ...
An AT&T outage on Thursday led many cellphone users to look for calling alternatives. The company advised customers to access Wi-Fi communications, but iPhone users without service or internet...
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If you are battling a video game goblin who speaks with a Cockney accent, or asking a gruff Scottish blacksmith to forge a virtual sword, you might be hearing the voice of actor Andy Magee. Ex...
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The maker of ChatGPT on Thursday unveiled its next leap into generative artificial intelligence with a tool that instantly makes short videos in response to written commands. San Francisco-base...
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As universities nationwide grapple with the continued emergence of AI, the University of Pennsylvania has introduced a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Artificial Intelligence degree. Penn...
The CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Tuesday that the dangers that keep him awake at night regarding artificial intelligence are the “very subtle societal misalignments” that could make the ...
After seeing some of the Pennsylvania Courts’ website back online Monday evening , officials said that, on Tuesday, the website was continuing to struggle amid a denial of service cyberattack. ...
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/tech/online-pa-court-services-in-virtual-battle/3767874/
WHAT TO KNOW The Pennsylvania state courts agency says some of its online systems are disabled after its website was hit by a weekend cyberattack, but that the attack didn’t appear to comprom...
A federal court jury has decided that Google ’s Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow t...
It’s been quite a week for ChatGP T-maker OpenAI — and co-founder Sam Altman. Altman, who helped start OpenAI as a nonprofit research lab back in 2015, was removed as CEO Friday in a sudden...
When was the last time you logged in to your Google account or Gmail inbox? If you can’t remember, your account may be deleted for inactivity as early as Dec. 1, according to Google. The...
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/tech/google-delete-inactive-gmail-accounts-december/3694633/
You can one day forget about packing cash for your drive to the Jersey Shore. That’s because in future summers the Atlantic City Expressway will only be tolling drivers by E-ZPass and toll-b...
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/tech/atlantic-city-expressway-electronic-tolling/3681492/
TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors promoting steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app’s users, according to a report released Thursday that the social me...
The same Ohio river valley where the Wright brothers pioneered human flight will soon be manufacturing cutting-edge electric planes that take off and land vertically, under an agreement announced...
Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice charged Tuesday at the opening of the biggest U.S. anti...
Almost a week after the Apple faithful collectively gasped at the first evidence that the iPhone’s red “end call” button might soon be vacating its center position to take up residence one...
Amazon is rolling out a new generative AI feature that summarizes product reviews for customers. The feature, which the company began testing earlier this year, is designed to help shoppers de...
Google’s latest pitch to lure employees back to the office is offering its workers discounted nightly stays at a hotel. The hotel is owned by the online search giant and is housed on its Moun...
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/tech/google-hotel-return-to-office-wfh/3619237/
Meta is poised to unveil a new app that appears to mimic Twitter — a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. A listing for the app, called Threads, appeared on Apple...
Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasing scrutiny over their ef...
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/tech/meta-parental-supervision-tools/3593157/
Thousands of Microsoft Outlook users reported issues with accessing and using the email platform Monday morning. Microsoft 365 outage and problem reports peaked at almost 18,000 shortly after 1...
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a part of daily life both at work and at home. **Queue The Jetsons theme song.** The classic animated sitcom from the 1960s predicted how humans mi...
Wish you could reword that snarky text message you just sent? WhatsApp is allowing users to do just that, for up to 15 minutes after they send a message. The popular chat app announced in a blo...
From mundane chores to complex work duties, artificial intelligence is automating a growing number of tasks, claiming to get them done faster, better, and in many cases, without any technical sk...
When was the last time you logged in to your Google account or Gmail inbox? If you can’t remember, your account may be deleted for inactivity as early as December, Google announced Tuesday....
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/tech/google-delete-inactive-accounts-december/3567588/
The growing popularity of generative artificial intelligence spawned a rapidly-expanding marketplace for software developers claiming to revolutionize the way we work and live. Today, hundreds ...
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/tech/ai-does-what/3564391/
Picture this: You are dating someone for the first time after a long time. You both share the same tastes in movies and music, you make each other laugh, and you don’t have to step on eggsh...
Facebook says it is not dead. Facebook also wants you to know that it is not just for “old people,” as young people have been saying for years. Now, with the biggest thorn in its side — T...
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/tech/facebook-has-3-billion-users-many-of-them-are-old/3561697/
As lawmakers debate whether to ban TikTok nationwide, its Chinese parent company has introduced a new app that’s already getting some traction. The app, called Lemon8, is likely to face some ...
Do you got games on your phone? According to a study done by Statista , revenue in the mobile gaming segment of video games is projected to reach $315 billion in 2023. That is six times more ...
Comcast is partnering with an education nonprofit to help develop Philadelphia high school students for careers in computer science and technology. On Tuesday, Comcast announced their $1 mill...
TikTok said Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks. The changes arrive during a period in which...
Nearly a quarter-century after Google’s search engine began to reshape how we use the internet, big tech companies are racing to revamp a familiar web tool into a gateway to a new form of artif...
The maker of ChatGPT is trying to curb its reputation as a freewheeling cheating machine with a new tool that can help teachers detect if a student or artificial intelligence wrote that homework....
A nine-person jury was seated Tuesday to hear a trial that will determine whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk cheated investors by asserting in 2018 tweets that he had lined up financing to take the elec...
WHAT TO KNOW New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy says his administration is barring certain “high-risk” social media platforms like TikTok on state devices. The decision applies to state...
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/tech/new-jersey-bars-tiktok-other-platforms-murphy/3468665/
When was the last time you used – or even saw – a pay phone? A Philly guy is trying to bring back a bit of nostalgia – and those big clunky phones – without the pay part. The ring mig...
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Apple Music wants to help you and your friends sing along to your favorite songs with a new feature it’s rolling out just as people gather for end-of-year parties. Apple Music Sing gives the...
SEPTA ‘s board approved a new pilot program Thursday, meant to keep commuters safe. It’s teaming up with a Conshohocken-based company called ZeroEyes to utilize artificial intelligence. ...
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/tech/artificial-intelligence-septa-crime/3429067/
Earlier this month, Twitter launched Twitter Blue for its iPhone app – and everyone was confused. For $7.99 a month users would have access to special features like editing tweets and the bl...