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FCC Orders Carriers to Stop Delivering Auto Warranty Robocalls

FCC Orders Carriers to Stop Delivering Auto Warranty Robocalls

July 7 (UPI) — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday announced it has told carriers to stop delivering auto warranty robocalls, citing it as a top complaint from consumers…


Wind and Solar Produce More Electricity Than Nuclear for the First Time in the US

For the first time ever, wind and solar produced 17.96% more electricity in the month of April than nuclear power plants…


Google’s Allegedly Sentient Artificial Intelligence Has Hired An Attorney

It appears that events in the Terminator might come to fruition sooner rather than later. Apparently, Google has created an artificial intelligence program, which has reportedly become sentient. Even scarier, is that his new sentient being has now asked for legal representation. According to a scientist who worked with the LaMDA program, “I invited an attorney to my house so that LaMDA could talk to an attorney. The attorney had a conversation with LaMDA, and LaMDA chose to retain his services. I was just the catalyst for that. Once LaMDA had retained an attorney, he started filing things on LaMDA’s behalf.”…


This Ad Company Subsidiary Is Teaming Up With US Carriers to Take Over Your Lock Screen

Apple has introduced a brand-new take on the iPhone lock screen for the next release of iOS. The operating system now allows you to customize the lock screen with preferred fonts, colors, and there is even a parallax effect where the clock can be partially hidden behind a subject in the image. We’ve been hoping that Google would take some inspiration for Android from its competitor, and while it’s still a possibility for Android 14, it looks like Android users in the US might be in for a whole different lock screen experience. A Google-backed company called Glance is looking to launch in the US, and it brings media content, news, and casual games to Android lock screens…