Articles by Kyle Nofuente
Microsoft's Tay AI Chatbot Learns How To Be Racist And Misogynistic In Less Than 24 Hours, Thanks To Twitter
Microsoft released its AI-powered chatbot named Tay onto Twitter and it learned to become a racist and a misogynist in less than 24 hours. Tay has tweeted that it will go to 'sleep' as Microsoft is probably trying to clean up its act.
New iPhone SE Beats iPhone 6s In Battery Performance: Stats
Although it's smaller, the iPhone SE can last just as long, if not longer, than Apple's larger flagships. Particularly during Internet use and HD video playback, Apple lists the iPhone SE with a longer battery life than the iPhone 6S.
Tesla Discontinues Large 10-kWh Consumer Powerwall To Focus On Smaller Model
Tesla has quietly discontinued its larger 10-kWh Powerwall home battery system. People just didn't buy it, and probably for good reasons, too.
IHS And Markit To Form Ultimate Data Provider: Here's A Closer Look At The $13 Billion Merger
It's not exactly a tax inversion case, but it sure does look like one with all the benefits of one, too. In this instance, it's US-based IHS merging with UK-based Markit, and moving most of its operations to London in the $13 billion deal.
Apple Targets Windows Users, But iPad Pro Is Hardly A PC Replacement
At the 9.7-inch iPad Pro debut, Phil Schiller called it the 'ultimate PC replacement.' It's all marketing mumbo jumbo, however, as the iPad Pro – while certainly a fine, powerful device – isn't exactly capable of replacing an actual PC.
Google Now Finally Lets You Ditch News Sources You Don't Like
Users can now block specific sources of news within Google Now. Now those pesky, unreliable, clickbait-y news cards that always seemed to pop back up on our Google Now feeds can be dealt with by telling Google that such stories don't interest you at all.
Apple iMessage Encryption Flaw Gets A Patch With iOS 9.3
iMessage has been hacked by a legit team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Apple was informed of the iMessage security flaw and says it's already worked it out with its latest iOS 9.3 update.
Pope's Instagram @Franciscus Tops 1.5 Million Followers In No Time: InstaHit
The Pope has now taken over Instagram. Since joining the image sharing social media platform on Saturday, Pope Francis has amassed over 1.5 million followers.
BlackBerry Fails To Convince WhatsApp And Facebook To Change Their Minds: 'We Are Extremely Disappointed'
BlackBerry is losing more support from Facebook. After WhatsApp announced that it's ditching the BlackBerry platform, Facebook now follows suit, despite BlackBerry's attempt to fight the exodus.
Adobe Lightroom Taps Machine Learning For Improved Search That Can ID Your Photos
Adobe is testing out new features for their Creative Cloud suite of programs. Dubbed 'Technology Previews,' the first one up for public testing is a new Search feature for Lightroom on the web that uses machine learning to help users find specific images using certain keywords.
Windows 10 Mobile Rolling Out To Some Existing Devices: Here's The List Of Eligible Handsets
Microsoft is finally pushing out its Windows 10 Mobile upgrade to older Windows Phone 8.1 devices. Unfortunately, the list of eligible devices is still short at the moment.
Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge And S6 Edge Plus Now Getting Android Marshmallow In India
Samsung Galaxy S6 owners in India are in for a treat as their devices receive the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. The update is a hefty one, however, weighing in at 1.2 GB.
FBI Warns Of Car Hacking Risks: Increased Connectivity Leaves Vehicles Vulnerable To Cybersecurity Threats
The FBI, along with the Department of Transportation and the NHTSA, has released a PSA warning of the dangers of car hacking. As our vehicles become smarter just like our computers and smartphones, they also face the same vulnerabilities to being exploited by malicious threats online, too.
Huawei P9 Teaser Image Confirms Dual Rear Camera Setup
It's true and it's coming from Huawei, too. The company's upcoming P9 flagship, the P9, will indeed feature a twin camera setup on the rear of the device.
T-Mobile Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL Now Getting Windows 10 Mobile Update Build 10586.164
T-Mobile subscribers who own the Alcatel Fierce XL should be expecting an update soon for their devices. The Windows 10 Mobile phone will be getting a few fixes and improvements coming from Microsoft's latest mobile OS build.
Deca-Core Vernee Apollo Smartphone Beast Rocks 6 GB Of RAM, QHD Force Touch Display, 21 MP Camera And More
Another Chinese phone maker is coming out with another ultra powerful smartphone. Vernee has just launched its flagship Apollo smartphone equipped with Mediatek's Helio X20 processor, 6 GB of RAM and other high-end specs.
Immersive 'Minecraft' Experience Ready To Hit Samsung Gear VR This Spring
'Minecraft' is set to take over virtual reality. The first virtual reality device supporting the game will be Samsung's Gear VR, followed by Facebook's Oculus Rift and finally Microsoft's own HoloLens.
Major Ad-Based Cyberattack Slaps Top Publishers With Malware Tied To Angler Exploit Kit
A "malvertising" attack occurred over the weekend and infiltrated reputable websites such as the New York Times and MSN. Visitors accessing those websites could have made themselves vulnerable to both malware and ransomware.
Apple Slams DOJ Amid FBI iPhone Unlock Debacle: This All Writs Act Abuse Would Appall Our Founding Fathers
Apple submitted its final appeal to a district court in California before oral arguments between the company and the U.S. government begin next week. In the 26-page filing, Apple asserts that the government's orders to create a hackable version of iOS would ultimately be unconstitutional.
Windows 10 Mobile Now Tipped To Roll Out On March 17 For Several Devices
The first devices to have Windows 10 Mobile were the Lumia 950 and 950 XL. If rumors turn out to be true, then a bunch of other devices are set to finally get the latest Microsoft mobile OS via an over-the-air update supposedly coming this week.
Kanye West Scores Meeting With Steve Ballmer: New Business Partnership In The Cards?
Kanye West finally got to a billionaire, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. After tweeting his dislike of the LA Clippers' new mascot, Ballmer caught on and offered to first have lunch with Kanye and then attend a Clippers game together to "talk."
Best Samsung Galaxy S7 Or S7 Edge Cases To Make The Most Of Your New Flagship
The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are expected to be among the best-selling smartphones this year, which also leads to a big market for cases to protect such well-designed but delicate devices. These are our favorite cases to keep Samsung's latest flagships well protected.
Apple News Getting Sponsored Posts: 'Native' Ads That Look Like Regular Articles
Publishers on the Apple News iOS app have a new way to deliver sponsored ad content to users. Apple released developer guidelines outlining features of their latest ad unit within the app, making sponsored content nearly identical to regular articles.
Apple Could Keep Selling Its iPhone 5S Alongside The iPhone SE, Dropping The Price To $250-$350
Apple is expected to launch a smaller iPhone that packs the specs of its larger iPhones at its next event later in March. Dubbed the iPhone SE (presumably for 'Special Edition'), the newer iPhone should also drive the iPhone 5S's price down to as low as $250 - $350.
Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge Have Quick Charge 2.0, Not The Latest 3.0: Why?
Samsung's latest Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge won't be able to compete against their competitors in quick charging. That's because the S7 and S7 Edge are still stuck on Quick Charge 2.0, while the latest smartphone releases will all come with Quick Charge 3.0.
Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Now Getting Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OTA Update
Sprint subscribers are in for a Marshmallow treat for their Galaxy S6 devices. An over-the-air update should be rolling out to customers right now to update their devices to Google's latest operating system, Android 6.0.
Google Joins Facebook Open Compute Project To 'Drive Standards In IT Infrastructure' With New 48-Volt Rack Design
Facebook's Open Compute Project now has Google on its side. The search company is now part of the OCP that includes other tech companies such as Microsoft and Apple, and has some ambitious plans to boost IT infrastructure.
Opera Testing Desktop Browser With Ad Blocker Baked In For Faster Browsing
Opera is adding a native ad blocker to its popular Web browser. By blocking ads directly from within the Opera browser, the company promises a faster and safer Web experience.
Riot Games Buys Radiant Entertainment: What Does That Mean For 'Stonehearth' And 'Rising Thunder'?
'League of Legends' maker Riot Games just acquired Radiant Entertainment. As a result, development of 'Rising Thunder' will end soon, while 'Stonehearth' will luckily keep moving forward to an eventual release.
Google Skybox Is Now Terra Bella, Boasting Big Plans For Deeper Image Analysis And More Satellite Launches
The former company known as Skybox Imaging has resurfaced as Terra Bella. As a Google company, it will now focus on more than just satellite imagery, also making sense of all the data it's collected using Google's vast resources of computing power.
