Mozilla plans ground-up UI redesign for Thunderbird email client this July

Enlarge (credit: MZLA Technologies) “Why does Thunderbird look so old?” That’s one of the most frequently…

Cookie consent is not enough

Cookies are everywhere. And, several lawsuits reveal how orgs can misuse them and (inadvertently or no)…

These prosthetics break the mold with third thumbs, spikes, and superhero skins

Many mornings, Dani Clode wakes up, straps a robotic thumb to one of her hands, and…

Some local legislators and residents in Northern Virginia, home to ~275 data centers with dozens more planned, complain of land use, cooling fan noise, and more (Antonio Olivo/Washington Post)

Antonio Olivo / Washington Post: Some local legislators and residents in Northern Virginia, home to ~275…

Seeing Double with Digital Twin Security Concerns

The benefits of digital twins, defined by Gartner as “…a digital representation of a real-world entity…

AI-powered Bing Chat spills its secrets via prompt injection attack

Enlarge / With the right suggestions, researchers can “trick” a language model to spill its secrets.…

How AI and automation change brands’ approach to market research

AI-driven automation addresses the biggest limitations of traditional market research: transforming cost, cadence, and quality of…

The Download: revolutionary prosthetics, and new pandemic concerns

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going…

Sources: China Telecom and China Mobile withdrew their ~20% investment in an Asia-Europe subsea cable project after US firm SubCom was chosen to build the line (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sources: China Telecom and China Mobile withdrew their ~20% investment in an Asia-Europe subsea…

Technological Advances that are Driving Edge Computing Adoption

The evolution of a technology as a pervasive force is often a time-consuming process. But edge…