How Artists Are Fighting Back Against AI Art That Copies Their Works

Lawyers for artists are arguing for creative human protection incourt cases against Stable AI and Midjourney. Consent and transparency will be critical to exploring generative AI in an ethical way. R_Type / Getty Images University of Chicago

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 37 words · Andrea Griffin DDS

How Assisted GPS Works in Cellphones

GPS draws its information from the constellation of satellites orbiting the Earth. How Does Assisted GPS Improve Performance? This is the period known as the Time to First Fix (TTFF). It is easier to acquire a signal in wide-open areas than in a city with tall buildings. When your machine uses Assisted GPS, the time-to-signal acquisition is faster. Your phone pulls information about the location of satellites from the nearest cellular tower, which saves time....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Joy Cooper

How Atari Laid the Foundation for Modern Gaming

Key Takeaways Long before theNintendo Switchor thePlayStation 5, video games took a much simpler form. Atari was a pioneer in American gaming that shaped childhood memories and future gaming consoles alike. The people behind these games were always trying to experiment with new ideas and new concepts. Robee Shepherd / Getty Images “We would put games out on a field test to watch players react to gaming.” “Someone described [the game] as head-to-headQ*bert....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Jenny Harris

How Audible and Waze Are Making Audiobooks Safer

Waze announced recently that it is integrating its map software with Audible. The move means you might access your audiobooks through the Waze app’s built-in audio player. Drivers say theyre happy to have a safe way to get their audiobook fix. Witthaya Prasongsin / Getty Images Audible Alternative Abound To listen to Audible through Waze, youll need an Audible subscription. Spotify, for example, also offers audiobooks and integrates with the Waze app....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Kenneth Reynolds

How Augmented Reality Could Change the Way You Drive

“Using a lot of the same technology, they’ve adapted it to be more driver helpful.” The BMW model uses a slider switch intended to adjust the information the driver wants. The head-up display stays off until content is needed. Coneyl Jay / Getty Images BMW’s new car isn’t the first time automakers have toyed with augmented reality. You won’t need to buy a new car soon to get the AR experience....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Robert Valdez

How Augmented Reality Could Change the Way You Shop

Snaps bet on augmented reality being a huge component of its services moving forward isnt a secret. New Roads Augmented reality has seen more and more adoption over the past few years. AR could see a huge increase in viability within shopping and other everyday activities if those numbers are true. UNIBOA / Unsplash Signs of that are already showing, too. Ultimately, though, its a matter of using AR as a tool of enhancement....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Brent Willis

How Automatic Face Recognition Could Destroy Real-Life Privacy

Facial recognition on a large scale like this isnt like FaceID on your iPhone. Is it any wonder the tech giant spent $24,000 lobbying against the bill? Where Is Facial Recognition Used? izusek / Getty Images Its not just the border guard that uses automated face recognition (AFR) tech. How about that science-fiction movie cliche, billboards that recognize you and target ads at you? Its all possible now, and could become commonplace unless the law steps in....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Christina Garcia

How Autonomous Boats Could Help Save the Environment

A self-piloted shipdesigned to recreatethe Mayflower’s journey across the Atlantic 400 years ago has crossed the ocean. No Crew, No Fuss The Mayflower isn’t the only autonomous ship making news. Anautonomous commercial cargo shiprecently completed a 500-mile voyage in the busy water of Tokyo Bay. IBM The 750-gross-ton vessel was powered by Orca AI, whose software helped the ship avoid hundreds of collisions autonomously. About 500 ships pass through Tokyo Bay each day....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Joshua Freeman

How Base64 Encoding Works

Why Is Base64 Encoding Used? This is one of the techniques employed by the MIME standard to send data other than plain text. It does that in essentially two steps. Wutthichai Luemuang / EyeEm / Getty Images The first step is to break the binary string down into 6-bit blocks. None of the special characters available in ASCII are used. There is also a 65th character known as apad, which is the Equal sign (=)....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Hannah Smith

How Better Support Could Make Your Phone Last Longer

Those who purchase the other phones in the line-up would not be guaranteed updates for more than two years. Support teams provide guidance with electronic equipment, software, and apparel, among other things. Many already offer services like this. Chayapn Bootboonneam / EyeEm / Getty Images Instead, Pauley says that these companies also should focus on expanding hardware support, too. Irina Dobrolyubova / Getty Images Irina Bobrolyubova / Getty Images

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Rhonda Evans

How Big Game Acquisitions Can Affect Players

That trend islikely to continueinto the rest of 2021. Some of today’s biggest developers, such asSquare EnixandBandai Namco, resulted from mergers. Electronic Arts, in particular, is famous for buying any studio thatdoesn’t run away fast enough. Sam Pak / Unsplash Current conditions, however, have combined to create a perfect storm for M&A. That success attractedmany interested investors, which one indie game publisher parlayed into asuccessful IPOthis week. Upside/Downside Gamers have learned to be cynical about situations like this....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Anthony Perez

How Big Is the iPad? How Much Does It Weigh?

iPads Get Lighter with Each Generation The iPad has enjoyed several form factors since its introduction. While theiPadhas grown considerably in power, it has not grown in size. iPad mini TheiPad mini 4andiPad mini 5both have a 7.9-inch screen measured diagonally. Apple, Inc. They are 8 inches high, 5.3 inches wide, and 0.24 inches thick. iPad Pro Apple introduced its iPad Pro line with the 12.9-inch iPad Pro debuting in 2015....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Richard Anderson

How blizzb3ar Became Twitch’s Latest Comfort Streamer

A new himbo just dropped Meetblizzb3ar, the himbo capturing Twtichs heart one stream at a time. A new streamer, the 25-year-old said he began his streaming career on a fluke. One year and one Twitch partnership later, hes cemented his place as an upcoming star on the platform. blizzb3ar His aspirations only go up from here. His father worked as a concrete truck driver, while his mother was a licensed master cosmetologist....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Alexa Park