r/technology Jun 04 '23

TechSupport Got a tech question or want to discuss tech? Bi-Weekly /r/Technology Tech Support / General Discussion Thread

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r/technology 4h ago

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r/technology 5h ago

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r/technology 3h ago

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r/technology 5h ago

Artificial Intelligence Google has quietly pushed back the launch of next-gen AI model Gemini until next year, report says

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r/technology 3h ago

Artificial Intelligence Key Congress staffers in AI debate are funded by giants like Google & Microsoft. Tech companies are funneling money through a science nonprofit to help pay the salaries of AI staffers in Congress — it’s just 1 example of the increasing influence outside-funded fellows are exerting on policy in DC.

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r/technology 1d ago

Business Broadcom CEO tells VMWare workers to ‘get butt back to office’ after completing a $69 billion merger of the two companies

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r/technology 18h ago

Software Microsoft is planning an 'Advanced Windows Settings' panel for Windows power users

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r/technology 14h ago

Biotechnology ASD jab: Chinese scientists reach milestone in revolutionary gene therapy for autism

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r/technology 10h ago

Artificial Intelligence AI could mean free doctors and lawyers for everybody in 10 years, OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla believes / There will even be a billion bipedal robots in 25 years, Khosla said

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r/technology 17h ago

Software Arch and other Linux operating systems Beat Windows 11 in Gaming Benchmarks

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r/technology 10h ago

Software Apple iPhone's crash detection feature saves couple in car accident

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r/technology 7h ago

Biotechnology AI laser that reads heartbeat through the throat could replace stethoscopes

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r/technology 11h ago

Privacy Signal hits back at French government ban on popular messaging apps

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r/technology 1h ago

Business Amazon finds itself in the unusual position of playing catch-up in AI

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r/technology 1d ago

Energy US moves to choke China’s role in electric vehicle supply chain

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r/technology 21h ago

Software Google reveals the next step in its war on ad blockers: slower extension updates | The ad blocking arms race continues to grow

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r/technology 12h ago

Security 23andMe hackers accessed ancestry information on millions of customers using a feature that matches relatives

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r/technology 18h ago

Security Iran-linked cyberattacks threaten equipment used in U.S. water systems and factories

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r/technology 1d ago

Hardware Video of ceramic storage system prototype surfaces online — 10,000TB cartridges bombarded with laser rays could become mainstream by 2030, making slow hard drives and tapes obsolete

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r/technology 1d ago

Artificial Intelligence Bill Gates feels Generative AI has plateaued, says GPT-5 will not be any better

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r/technology 1d ago

Business Microsoft guts Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are outraged

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r/technology 16h ago

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r/technology 1d ago

Security 23andMe says hackers accessed 'significant number' of files about users' ancestry

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r/technology 1h ago

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r/technology 1d ago

Business Robinhood CEO defends payment for order flow, says practice is ‘here to stay’

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