Anyone who has recently traveled to the United States will be familiar with biometric checks—facial and fingerprint scans—used at the border. It is the same technology platform that is used in airports elsewhere in the world. New Zealand’s…
Category: 3. Tech
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Will a new border deal with the US open a backdoor into New Zealanders' personal data?
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Why AI agent teams often fail to work together
OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude regularly answer our questions. And souped-up versions of these chatbots, called AI agents, take actions on their own, helping people with appointments, coding and more. AI agents are starting…
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Can AI understand literature? Researchers put it to the test
Even with all the recent advances in the ability of large language models (like ChatGPT) to help us think, research, summarize, and learn complex and technical texts, how do they fare in understanding storytelling and literature? These questions…
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AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition crams 208MB of cache into a single chip
For about four years now, AMD has offered special “X3D” variants of its high-end desktop processors with an extra 64MB of L3 cache attached, an addition that disproportionately benefits…
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Verdicts against Meta, YouTube could be a turning point, expert says
A landmark California verdict that found the social media company Meta and video-sharing service YouTube liable for the depression and mental health challenges of a young woman could be “the beginning of a tidal wave,” a social media expert said.
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The Download: the internet’s best weather app, and why people freeze their brains
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What’s next for space exploration?
Whether it’s the race to find life on Mars, the campaign to outsmart killer…
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You Can Now Use Two WhatsApp Accounts On One iPhone: Here’s How It Works
WhatsApp has introduced several new features, including support for two accounts on the same iPhone, something Android users have had for a while but is now finally available on iOS. The update also brings cross-platform chat transfer,…
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Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Ultra And Galaxy Book 6 Pro Arrive in India With New Intel Chips
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Book 6 series in India more than a month after introducing it in the UK and other global markets. The lineup includes the flagship Galaxy Book 6 Ultra, the Galaxy Book 6 Pro, and the standard Galaxy Book…
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iPhone Battery Draining Faster After iOS 26.4? Don’t Panic
Apple released iOS 26.4 on March 24 and the update brings eight new emoji, video podcasts and more to your iPhone, as well as some bug fixes. After you download the update, you might feel like your iPhone’s battery is draining pretty fast, but…
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Even Realities G2’s biggest software update yet brings an app store and a meeting prep tool that changes how you work
Even Realities rolled out its biggest software update since the G2 smart glasses launched, and it’s an update that makes the smart glasses useful and indispensable.
The big new feature is Prep Notes, a redesigned version of the…
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