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Japan’s government says goodbye to floppy disks
03 Jul

Japan’s government says goodbye to floppy disks

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Floppy disks may seem like a relic from an ancient time of computers but there are still places and even governments in the world that still use them to run its most basic functions. Japan is no longer one of those countries.Japan’s Digital Agency announced on Wednesday it has rid its use of outdated floppy disks to operate its government…
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Cloudflare is taking a stand against AI website scrapers
03 Jul

Cloudflare is taking a stand against AI website scrapers

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Cloudflare has released a new free tool that prevents AI companies' bots from scraping its clients' websites for content to train large language models. The cloud service provider is making this tool available to its entire customer base, including those on free plans. "This feature will automatically be updated over time as we see new fingerprints of offending bots we…
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What Meta should change about Threads, one year in
03 Jul

What Meta should change about Threads, one year in

John RoutledgeLatest News
It’s been a year since Meta pushed out Threads in an attempt to take on the platform now known as X. At the time, Mark Zuckerberg said that he hoped it would turn into “a public conversations app with 1 billion+ people on it.”Meta’s timing was good. Threads launched at a particularly chaotic moment for Twitter, when many people were…
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Amazon pulls the plug on the business version of its Astro robot
03 Jul

Amazon pulls the plug on the business version of its Astro robot

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After less than eight months, Amazon has discontinued the business version of its Astro security robot. GeekWire reported on Wednesday that despite being “fully committed” to its home robotics division, the company has discontinued the higher-end model that doubled as a security guard for spaces as large as 5,000 square feet.Amazon launched Astro for Business in November 2023, pitching it…
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The best early Amazon Prime Day deals for 2024
03 Jul

The best early Amazon Prime Day deals for 2024

John RoutledgeLatest News
Amazon Prime Day 2024 is officially a couple of weeks away now but we’re already starting to see early Prime Day deals pop up. This was expected: Amazon may deem July Prime Day a two-day event, but for years, the online retailer has hosted lead-up deals in order to drum up excitement for the main event. Most early Prime Day…
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Prime Day deals have already discounted our favorite JLab wireless earbuds to only $20
03 Jul

Prime Day deals have already discounted our favorite JLab wireless earbuds to only $20

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Amazon has Engadget’s favorite pair of budget running headphones on sale for 33 percent off. The JLab Go Air Sport surprised us with its combination of affordability, sound quality and battery life. The hook-style earphones are only $20 when you click a $10-off coupon.JLabTake $10 off the hook-style running earphones. Save $10 with coupon$20 at AmazonThe JLab Go Air Sport…
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