Newly appointed Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol won't be required to relocate to the company's headquarters in Seattle when he joins the coffee giant next month. Instead, Starbucks says Niccol can live in his home in Newport Beach, California and commute to Starbucks' head office 1,000 miles away on a corporate jet, according to the new
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Anthropic Is Being Sued by Authors for Training Its Chatbot
A group of authors is suing Anthropic for using pirated versions of hundreds of copyrighted books for training its AI chatbot Claude. The authors demand an immediate cease of using their work. Monetary compensation has not been discussed yet. Anthropic has yet to address the lawsuit. AI startup Anthropic is being sued by a group
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Here’s why every DIYer needs this color-matching tool
Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: With the Nix Mini 3, you’ll always get accurate color matches. This color sensor is now on sale for less than $80. You don’t need to be an artist to get perfect color matches to patch up your wall — all you need is the Nix Mini 3. This color-matching sensor precisely reads and matches
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Windows bug? AMD’s Ryzen 9000 CPUs perform better on admin
Image: Willis Lai / Foundry After AMD’s recent unveiling of its Zen 5-based desktop processors from the Ryzen 9000 series, Steve Walton of Hardware Unboxed noticed that the gaming performance of these CPUs is curiously better if you use a Windows administrator account instead of a conventional user account. He’s chalking this up to a
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Gogoro delays India plans due to policy uncertainty, launches bike-taxi
Taiwanese electric two-wheeler maker Gogoro has deferred its highly ambitious plans for India, as New Delhi has not yet launched an anticipated scheme for battery swapping, a company executive said. In the meantime, the company has started a bike-taxi pilot with aggregator Rapido to test its vehicles before their commercial release. Gogoro is “forced to
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Best Outdoor Smart Plugs for 2024
Our Experts Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Molly Price Former Editor $18 at Amazon Best overall TP-Link Kasa Outdoor Smart Plug View details $20 at Amazon Best single outlet
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Memories of the Overwatch Champions Series at DreamHack Dallas 2024
August 14, 2024 2:56 PM Image Credit: Michael Pyatt/GamesBeat GamesBeat Next is connecting the next generation of video game leaders. And you can join us, coming up October 28th and 29th in San Francisco! Take advantage of our buy one, get one free pass offer. Sale ends this Friday, August 16th. Join us by registering
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NIST debuts three quantum-safe encryption algorithms
NIST has launched the first three quantum-resistant encryption algorithms and as the threat of quantum-enabled cyber attacks grows greater, organisations are encouraged to adopt them as soon as they can By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 13 Aug 2024 19:05 The United States’ National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has debuted three new encryption
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These smart vacuums and mowers can be hacked to spy
Skip to content Image: Christoph Hoffmann The smart home trend hasn’t let up as all kinds of internet-connected devices continue to make home life more efficient and convenient. But what happens when these smart gadgets are hacked? In a presentation at the Defcon hacking conference, security researchers showed that it’s possible for malicious actors to
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Never pay a subscription fee for MS Office again —
Image: StackCommerce TL;DR: Until September 3, take advantage of these discounts on Microsoft Office 2019 for Windows or Mac, now only $24.97. Microsoft Office 2019 is your go-to suite for productivity, whether you’re using a Windows PC or a Mac. Both versions provide powerful tools for professional and personal use. These apps are designed to