Mozilla finds that most dating apps are not great guardians of user data

Dating apps are not following great privacy practices and are collecting more data than ever in order to woo GenZ users, a new study by Mozilla pointed out. Researchers reviewed dating apps in terms of privacy in 2021. In the latest report, they noted that dating apps have become more data-hungry and intrusive. The organization studied […]
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Adobe claims its new image generation model is its best yet

Firefly, Adobe’s family of generative AI models, doesn’t have the best reputation among creatives. The Firefly image generation model in particular has been derided as underwhelming and flawed compared to Midjourney, OpenAI’s DALL-E 3, and other rivals, with a tendency to distort limbs and landscapes and miss the nuances in prompts. But Adobe is trying […]
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SoftBank will reportedly invest nearly $1 billion in AI push, tapping Nvidia’s chips

SoftBank will invest $960 million by 2025 to bolster its computing facilities in preparation for its own generative intelligence model.

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China’s ‘Netflix’ iQiyi pivots toward an aging population in an AI era

IQiyi founder Gong Yu also pointed to estimates that predict about one-fourth of China’s population will be considered elderly in 2033.

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India is a key chip design market, Qualcomm says, as Modi makes semiconductor push

Qualcomm is already designing chips in India, Qualcomm India’s president Savi Soin said in an exclusive interview.

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300,000 Tether (USDT) Pot Played At Crypto Poker Site ‘CoinPoker’ – Tony G Vs Whale

Cryptocurrency poker website ‘CoinPoker’ hosted high stakes action this weekend, with celebrity player Tony G and a whale in the thick of the heads up action.
Tracked on the 2+2 poker forum, the hand began at a 1000/2000 PLO table with Tony G sitting on 547k stack, and nvoskob1986 sitting with 152k – who opened with a preflop raise to 6k.
Tony G threebet to 18k, which nvoskob1986 called, and continuation bet a rainbow flop of Ace, five, Jack.
After some deliberation nvoskob1986 raised all in, which Tony G quickly called.
Tony G Bets Big At CoinPoker

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The turn and river were blanks and nvoskob1986 revealed a flopped two pair, Aces and fives.
Tony G had flopped top two with a backdoor diamond flush draw – having 86% equity when the money went in – which held up, and he took down the 304,575 USDT pot.
What Is CoinPoker?
CoinPoker, being open to worldwide players that deposit anonymously with cryptocurrency – is known for high stakes pots, home to the largest online poker pot in history ($7.75 million).

Tony G won another 222k pot above against the same whale with a full house after flopping a set.
This weekends action caught the attention of poker forum posters as it also takes place during the site’s ‘Crypto Series Of Poker’ (CSOP), a 41-tournament event running now until April 28.

Was a fun night!!! https://t.co/GZ4keECmkX
— Tony G (@TonyGuoga) April 22, 2024

Across the CSOP a million dollars (Tether) in prize money is up for grabs, plus an additional 10,000 USDT for the best-ranked leaderboard players.
On the completely decentralized site players can even use a MetaMask wallet signature to sign in and play, and then seamlessly deposit with Tether, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Polygon or its native token CoinPoker (CHP) which is used to unlock 33% rakeback.
See our full guide to the best poker sites including several others like CoinPoker that accept crypto deposits.
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Australia PM calls Elon Musk an ‘arrogant billionaire’

Anthony Albanese’s comments come amid a feud over X’s reluctance to remove footage of a stabbing.

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Rivian targets gas-powered Ford and Toyota trucks and SUVs with $5,000 ‘electric upgrade’ discount

Rivian is offering discounts up to $5,000 on its EVs — and a year of free charging — to customers willing to trade in their gas-powered trucks and SUVs. The deal, which kicked off April 22, is aimed directly at some of the best-selling and most ubiquitous gas-powered trucks and SUVs on the market today, […]
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How robots are taking over warehouse work

At Ocado’s newest warehouse robotic arms are helping to pack customer orders.

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Next ID@Xbox Showcase will air on April 29, showing new indie games

The next ID@Xbox Digital Showcase, spotlighting independent games on Xbox and PC, will be held April 29 at 1 p.m. EDT. The event will be carried by IGN as well as live on all of its apps and social media channels.
In a post on Xbox Wire, Microsoft said it anticipated updates on games like Dungeons of Hinterberg, 33 Immortals, Lost Records Bloom & Rage, and others.
Dungeons of Hinterberg is an action role-playing game that also includes social simulation elements. It will launch sometime later this year with day-one availability on Xbox Game Pass.
33 Immortals, by Thunder Lotus (pictured above) is an action-adventure with co-operative multiplayer and roguelike features. “Play a damned soul, and rebel against God’s final judgment,” reads its product page. Players will have to fight for survival against challenging bosses and hordes of monsters.
The show will be carried at IGN.com, as well as over IGN’s Twitch and YouTube channels and Facebook channel.
The last ID@Xbox Digital Showcase was also the first crossover event with IGN, and was held in July 2023. The event showed 20 games in all, including Axiom Verge 2, Vampire Survivors, Everspace 2, Mythforce, Stumble Guys, and more.
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