Technology

The Chamberlain Group — owners of the MyQ smart garage door controller tech — has announced it’s shut off all “unauthorized access” to its APIs. The move breaks the smart home integrations of thousands of users who relied on platforms such as Homebridge and Home Assistant to do things like …

This robot pumps gas for you Kurt “The Cyberguy” Knutsson speaks on the anticpation of automated gas stations that are already refueling cars in Finland.  Do you find filling up your car with gas a chore? How about letting a robot do it for you? That’s right, a robot. A …

Co-working office space provider WeWork has filed for bankruptcy covering its locations in the US and Canada, and in a filing, it said it had liabilities of between $10 and $50 billion. It’s the latest turn for a company that went from being valued at $47 billion in January 2019 …

It starts like this. You’re sipping your morning coffee in a meeting, and suddenly a text with a tone of urgency pops in — a message from your CEO. It’s a bit unusual, a request for you to purchase several Apple gift cards for client gifts. The CEO is in …

The new PlayStation 5 hasn’t come out yet — it doesn’t even have a specific release date — but a few YouTubers have gotten their hands on it, including Dave Lee from the Dave2D channel. Lee posted his teardown of the console yesterday, and if you’ve been curious about how …

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of tabs you have open in Safari? Do you wish you could easily separate your work and personal browsing without losing your progress or preferences? If so, you might want to try out the new Safari profiles feature in iOS 17. What …

In Meta’s WhatsApp, users can generate stickers using AI prompts. The Guardian reported Friday that the AI model used to create those stickers sometimes generates images of children holding guns when prompted with “Palestine” and similar words. Meanwhile, according to the outlet, “Israel” prompts resulted in no such imagery. A …

Do you have some photos on your phone that you don’t want anyone else to see? Maybe they are private, sensitive or embarrassing. Whatever the reason, you don’t want snoops to scroll through them when you hand over your phone or leave it unattended. Fortunately, Google Photos has a powerful …

A new CNN report about the MSN AI model’s news aggregation kicks off with examples of questionable editorial calls, like highlighting a story claiming President Joe Biden dozed off during a moment of silence for Maui wildfire victims (he didn’t), or an obituary that inexplicably referred to an NBA player …

Imagine you open the door to your home after a long trip, only to find it a complete mess. The furniture is broken, the walls are stained, the carpets are torn, and the smell is unbearable. You check your Airbnb app and realize that the guests who stayed in your …