As of Friday, anyone trying to watch porn online in the UK will need to subject themselves to an awkward selfie or get their photo ID ready. The UK government announced it will start checking compliance with its Online Safety Act, which requires any website that publishes or displays pornographic content to implement a system for "highly effective age checks."<br /> Ofcom, the UK [...]
Consumer tech devices, including smartwatches, have deplorably short lives. Most are tossed aside when the screen cracks, the battery dies, or the software falls behind — adding to the world’s whopping great pile of e-waste. Scottish startup Una aims to upend this take-make-waste cycle. The company’s sports smartwatch is built to be repaired. Users can easily swap, replace, and upgrade [...]
OpenAI is working on AI systems that can tackle problems for hours or even days at a time.<br /> The article OpenAI aims to build AI systems that can work on problems for hours or even days appeared first on THE DECODER. [...]
Simple devices can be a blessing or a curse. Sometimes companies streamline entry-level products to offer the best core features at a lower price. Other times they pair down the experience so much that it becomes a hindrance. With the Smoque (pronounced "smoke"), Weber wants to give prospective pellet grillers access to reliable performance and basic smart features for less money than it [...]