Follow NBC New York - Tech, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/nbcnewyork6 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:31:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekwfUU0lEUYPB3n9ye8UNv30 Pieces of the computer code used to run Twitter were leaked online, according to court filings.]]> Sun, 26 Mar 2023 19:47:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekwfUU0lEUYPB3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekz7hFmgHgeQoClmFkX7M1Jw Twitter announced that it will begin winding down its current verification system that gives blue check marks to notable accounts starting April 1.]]> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:01:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekz7hFmgHgeQoClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekwEfpnKqbGg-6CY3L745TL_ If TikTok is banned in the U.S., connecting to the app likely won't be as easy as using a virtual private network.]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:17:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekwEfpnKqbGg-6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekxmv4znfzP4m8b1naedg1wr The company said Thursday the new feature, named Copilot, is a processing engine that will allow users to do things like summarize long emails, draft stories in Word and animate slides in PowerPoint.]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:13:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekxmv4znfzP4m8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekxLP_Pt1qh0FJs0ohxaO6Yr The company behind the ChatGPT chatbot has rolled out its latest artificial intelligence model, called GPT-4, in the next step for a technology that’s caught the world’s attention.]]> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:02:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekxLP_Pt1qh0FJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekw3W9Yp2ZKsVpVjH6qdYdAk Apple's Crash Detection feature allows users to connect with emergency services after a severe crash even when cellular and Wi-Fi coverage isn't available.]]> Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:56:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekw3W9Yp2ZKsVpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekw6ZoCCUso5TeT5HJgy6HUf Ford Motor Co. has applied for a patent on a technology designed to allow the auto company to repossess cars remotely if the owner fails to make payments. The proposed system would first alert the owner about a missed payment before disabling certain features like GPS, air conditioning and the radio. If owners fail to act, the car can then...]]> Fri, 03 Mar 2023 11:42:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekw6ZoCCUso5TeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekx8AKzZ_CZsLHn9ye8UNv30 The online counseling service BetterHelp has agreed to return $7.8 million to customers to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for sharing health data it had promised to keep private — including information about mental health challenges — with companies including Facebook and Snapchat.]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:11:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekx8AKzZ_CZsLHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekzpQrVVQdJVm8b1naedg1wr TikTok says every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks.]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:33:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekzpQrVVQdJVm8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekw0er_kdBJvp11cWWor9YPv The White House is giving U.S. federal agencies 30 days to delete popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices amid growing concerns about security.]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:00:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekw0er_kdBJvp11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekx6UTqajlC8y3n9ye8UNv30 The White House is giving all federal agencies 30 days to wipe TikTok off all government devices, as the Chinese-owned social media app comes under increasing scrutiny in Washington over security concerns.]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:06:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekx6UTqajlC8y3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekxzECRxuo-S53n9ye8UNv30 “Once you send that photo, you can’t take it back,” goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding the consequences. A new online tool aims to give some control back to teens, or people who were once teens, and take down explicit images and videos of themselves from the internet. Called Take It Down, the tool is operated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and funded in part by Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook and Instagram.]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:44:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekxzECRxuo-S53n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekyZDsfGRp445ylmFkX7M1Jw Mexico is undergoing a fevered competition among states to win a potential Tesla facility in jostling reminiscent of what happens among U.S. cities and states vying to win investments from tech companies. Mexican governors have gone to loopy extremes, like putting up billboards, creating special car lanes or creating mock-ups of Tesla ads for their states. And there’s no guarantee Tesla will build a full-fledged factory. Nothing is announced. And the frenzy is based mainly on Mexican officials saying Tesla boss Elon Musk will have an upcoming phone call with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 14:54:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekyZDsfGRp445ylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZeky1ax3yUsAYmJVjH6qdYdAk Smartphone companies are increasingly working to make phones last for longer amid pressure from regulators to make electronics devices more sustainable.]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 09:00:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZeky1ax3yUsAYmJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekxH4LjmUVfnH6CY3L745TL_ The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday of a lawsuit trying to hold social media companies responsible for a terrorist attack at a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people.]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:59:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekxH4LjmUVfnH6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekwDHaraRazebps0ohxaO6Yr Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:32:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekwDHaraRazebps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekyQr0Q_rAG4FylmFkX7M1Jw Meta announced a new paid verification subscription service for $11.99 a month on the web and $14.99 a month on iOS.]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2023 12:35:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekyQr0Q_rAG4FylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekxkOGSnUo9O1ps0ohxaO6Yr Twitter has given users an ultimatum. If they don't subscribe to a new premium service, they'll lose a popular account security feature.]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:16:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekxkOGSnUo9O1ps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekwnMEcYIAvsFnn9ye8UNv30 Microsoft’s newly revamped Bing search engine can write recipes and songs and quickly explain just about anything it can find on the internet. But if you cross its artificially intelligent chatbot, it might also insult your looks, threaten your reputation or compare you to Adolf Hitler. The tech company said this week it is promising to make improvements to its AI-enhanced search engine after a growing number of people are reporting being disparaged by Bing. In racing the breakthrough AI technology to consumers last week ahead of rival search giant Google, Microsoft acknowledged the new product would get some facts wrong. But it wasn’t expected to be so belligerent.]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2023 17:30:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekwnMEcYIAvsFnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekzRqaQlvUiKsSlmFkX7M1Jw The staff at a Southern California restaurant now includes three exceptional servers, relieving their coworkers and serving customers. They are Fatima, Elizabeth and Togo, three employees of the "I Can Barbecue" in Tustin, Orange County, who differ from the rest of the workers by an unusual characteristic: they are not human.]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:29:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/6DLrI-UZekzRqaQlvUiKsSlmFkX7M1Jw