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More and more hackers are targeting regular people with the goal of breaking into their bank accounts, stealing their crypto, or simply stalking them. These types of attacks are still relatively rare, so there’s no need for alarm. But it’s important to know what you can do to protect yourself if you suspect someone accessed your email, social media account, chat apps, or any other major service and platform. A few years ago, I wrote a guide to help people protect themselves, and understand that most of the companies you have an account with already offer you tools to take…
Eggence Capital has closed its $1 billion seventh fund, which reported Tuesday This is the first salary increase for the company in almost four years. In May 2021, the San Mateo, California-based venture company rounded up nearly $1 billion in capital commitments across two funds. At the time, it closed its sixth early stage fund for $575 million. The company also raised the Opportunity Fund for the first time, closing it with a $375 million capital commitment. Established in 2003, the emergence historically focused on enterprise tech startups. Like many other ventures, the emergence appears to be all present in…
On Tuesday, Instagram announced a new school partnership program aimed at facilitating processing of moderated reports submitted from verified school accounts. The program is currently available to all middle and high schools in the United States, allowing schools to report posts or student accounts that may directly violate Instagram with the app guidelines. These reports will be automatically prioritized for reviews and the school will be warned about the actions taken. The company says the goal is to help educators report more directly on potential teen safety issues, including bullying. Participating schools feature a “school partner” banner in their profile,…
During Tuesday's live stream, Openai CEO Sam Altman announced his first major upgrade to ChatGpt's image generation capabilities in over a year. ChatGPT can now natively create and modify images and photos using the company's GPT-4O model. The GPT-4o has long supported AI-powered chatbot platforms, but up until now, models have been able to generate and edit text, not images. According to Altman, GPT-4o Native Image Generation today said Openai's AI video generation products ChatGpt and Sora are live for the company's $200 monthly Pro Plan subscribers. According to Openai, the feature is quickly rolling out to ChatGPT users and…
Apple has announced that the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will begin on June 9th and run until June 13th. TechGiant events are where you can see upcoming versions of IOS, iPados, MacOS, Watchos and TVO and provide new tools for developers. As in the past few years, the event is online and accessible to all Apple developers. Additionally, a face-to-face keynote speech will be held at Apple Park on June 9th. Reports show that Apple is preparing a dramatic software overhaul for iPhones, iPads and Macs. Regarding iOS 19, Bloomberg says the update will be “the biggest improvement since…
Apple has announced that the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will begin on June 9th and run until June 13th. TechGiant events are where you can see upcoming versions of IOS, iPados, MacOS, Watchos and TVO and provide new tools for developers. As in the past few years, the event is online and accessible to all Apple developers. Additionally, a face-to-face keynote speech will be held at Apple Park on June 9th. Reports show that Apple is preparing a dramatic software overhaul for iPhones, iPads and Macs. Regarding iOS 19, Bloomberg says the update will be “the biggest improvement since…
DNA testing service 23AndME filed for bankruptcy protection on March 16, raising concerns about what will happen with genetic data from its 15 million customers. 23Andme said, “Data privacy is a key consideration in potential transactions.” However, security experts and lawmakers are warning customers to take action to protect their data, considering new owners can change the way the company manages and uses data. If you're one of the 15 million people who shared your DNA with 23andMe, we've outlined the steps you can take to protect yourself. You cannot delete all 23andMe data, but there are a few things…
Poe, Quora's Chatbot app, launched one of its most affordable subscription options on Tuesday, with prices only $5 a month. Additionally, the company has introduced a plan that costs $250 a month, designed for users who need to send large quantities of messages in their POE. POE allows users to use several AI-powered bots in one place, including Deepseek-R1, GPT-4O, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, O3-Mini, ElevenLabs, and more. It works with a point system, allowing users to use points across different models, and each bot has its own point cost per message. Under the new $5/month plan, users can spend up…
Apple said today that it has opened a catalogue so users can build a mix set by integrating the platform with many tools. These tools include Algoriddim's Djay Pro software, hardware platforms Alphatheta, Serato, Engine DJ for Inmusic, Denon DJ, Numark, and Rane DJ. This could attract DJs to explore a catalogue of over 100 million songs on Apple Music, giving aspiring DJs the opportunity to play some of these tools. The company is also launching a new DJ with DJ-friendly editorial playlists, curator pages highlighting DJ software and hardware partners, and Apple Music category pages featuring mixes for inspiration…
Following a series of lawsuits and criticisms that have allegedly failed to protect minor users from harm, the character AI, a startup that allows users to create different AI characters and talk to them via phone or text, said Tuesday it is rolling out a new set of parental supervision tools to increase the safety of teenage users. Character AI provides Guardians and parents with a summary of teenage activities on the app via weekly email. Emails are likely to show the average amount of time a child spends on the app and the web, how long they spend talking…