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Getty Images A familiar debate is once again surrounding Cloudflare, the content delivery network that provides a free service that protects websites from being taken down in denial-of-service attacks by masking their hosts: Is Cloudflare a bastion of free speech…

Vision loss has been linked to dementia Drazen Zigic/Getty Images A major review has identified vision loss and high cholesterol as two new risk factors for dementia. It claims that eliminating these factors, along with 12 previously recognised ones, may…

The US Copyright Office has published a recommending new and improved protections against digital replicas. “We have concluded that a new law is needed,” the department’s report states. “The speed, precision, and scale of AI-created digital replicas calls for prompt…

“The proposed legislation would establish a federal property right for every individual in their own voice and likeness. There are exceptions for news, broadcast, advertising/ marketing and documentary use, public criticism or commentary and ‘fleeting or negligible’ use, among others.…

The vivo X100 launched back in October of last year and only began its international rollout in early 2024. We now have our first look at its alleged successor – the X200 which made its way to Chinese social media…

Between our own phones and our friend’s phones, we’re accumulating more images than ever, but printing photos out to frame isn’t always practical. For some, social media is the way to swap photos, but not every family member or friend…

The next Battlefield game was again name-checked by Electronic Arts chief executive Andrew Wilson in the company’s most recent earnings call with investors. Though he teased it as “one of the most ambitious projects in our history,” fans have heard…

Enlarge / A marketing image by Microsoft for the desktop version of Skype. Microsoft If you’ve used Microsoft’s Skype in recent years, you’ve probably noticed that the user experience is less than ideal because of the pervasiveness of ads in…

TechCrunch reported that a group of researchers from the university KU Leuven in Belgium identified six popular dating apps that malicious users can use to pinpoint the near-exact location of other users. Dating apps including Hinge, Happn, Bumble, Grindr, Badoo…

Vantablack, which is the world’s darkest material, could be in for some competition. Canadian scientists have created a super-black substance that has the potential to be cheaper, hardier and easier to manufacture … and it’s made out of wood. Trademarked…