The peace and quiet of rural Bono, Arkansas, has been shattered by a loud and incessant mechanical buzzing sound created by a bitcoin mine. What exactly is a "bitcoin mine," and how does it work? Who owns them? And what can the residents of Bono do about them? Correspondent David Pogue investigates this very loud problem.
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Kudos is one of those companies helping us do that. It has created an AI-powered smart wallet that recommends the right credit card to maximize rewards and cash back when making purchases. Kudos uses artificial intelligence to figure out consumer spending habits so it can then provide more personalized financial advice, like maximizing rewards and utilizing credit effectively, Tikue Anazodo, co-founder and CEO of Kudos, told TechCrunch.
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Google has updated some of its accessibility apps to add capabilities that will make them easier to use for people who need them.
OpenAI has reached a deal with Reddit to use the social news site's data for training AI models. Reddit content will be incorporated into ChatGPT, OpenAI's popular conversational AI, and the companies will work together to bring unspecified new "AI-powered features" to both Reddit users and moderators. OpenAI will also become a Reddit advertising partner.
Soto is off to a hot start in his first season with the Yankees.
Buck has not called a baseball game since Game 6 of the 2021 World Series.
8Bitdo's Ultimate Controller with dock is back on sale for $56. That's 20 percent off and close to a record low.
Basketball analyst Dan Titus breaks down what the teams and stars who were booted from the NBA Playoffs must do to remain in good fantasy standing next season.
"We just want one more," says Olivia Munn, who has a 2-year-old son with her comedian partner, John Mulaney.
European Union enforcers of the bloc's online governance regime, the Digital Services Act (DSA), said Thursday they're closely monitoring disinformation campaigns on the Elon Musk-owned social network X (formerly Twitter) following the Wednesday shooting of Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico. The bloc has been formally investigating X since last December over disinformation in civic discourse and the effectiveness of the platform's crowdsourced 'Community Notes' content moderation feature, among a bundle of other concerns -- though, so far, no sanctions have been forthcoming. Yesterday Musk personally responded to -- and thus amplified -- a post on X, by the right-wing political influencer, Ian Miles Cheong, which sought to link the shooting to views he suggested Fico holds rejecting the World Health Organization's pandemic prevention plan.
The retired football star said that some of the jokes at the roast didn't land with "the people that I care about the most in the world" — his kids.
The Orioles, who have gone 105 straight series without being swept, are on pace to surpass the all-time record shortly after the All-Star break.
And just 13% think it would be “a good idea” for Trump to pick Noem as his running mate.
It’s that moment you’ve been waiting for all year: Google I/O keynote day! Google kicked off its developer conference each year with a rapid-fire stream of announcements, including many unveilings of recent things it's been working on.
Google is letting developers tap into hundreds of millions of Home-compatible devices through new APIs. It suggests, for instance, that food delivery apps can switch on your outdoor lights as the courier shows up with dinner.
The Cubs have weathered a barrage of injuries already this season, yet they sit just 1.5 games back in the NL Central.
Uber is taking a shuttle product it developed for commuters in India and Egypt and converting it for an American audience. The ride-hail and delivery giant announced Wednesday at its annual Go-Get event in New York City that it will launch a shuttle service in certain U.S. cities this summer. Uber Shuttle in the U.S. will repurpose the technology and business model that Uber has built to help commuters in emerging markets where there's a public transportation gap.
Xbox Cloud Gaming now supports keyboard and mouse on web browsers. It works with both Edge and Chrome.
A no-closing-cost refinance helps you avoid the up-front cost of refinancing your mortgage, but it isn’t entirely free. Learn how a no-closing-cost refi works.