As Reddit Crushes Protests, Its User Traffic Returns To Normal

Traffic to Reddit appears to be returning to normal despite ongoing protests the social media platform has been trying to crush. Internet traffic provider SimilarWeb tells PCMag that user visits and time spent on Reddit has “recovered to near-normal levels” since the initial protests began. “It seems that users have either found new content or … Read more

Online Safety Bill: Bereaved parents win fight for information

Published 11 hours ago Image source, Russell family Image caption, Molly Russell was 14 when she died in 2017 after viewing harmful online content while suffering depression The government has agreed to give coroners and bereaved families new powers to access information on their loved ones held by tech companies. The pledge came during a … Read more

Andreessen Horowitz creates ‘Perennial’ evergreen fund amid market slowdown

Andreessen Horowitz, the storied venture firm known for being an early investor in some of the biggest tech companies (including Airbnb, Coinbase and GitHub), has created a new fund to continue growing its business despite the slowdown in traditional VC funding. The evergreen fund is titled a16z Perennial Venture Capital Fund, according to a filing … Read more

Why many women prioritise their partner’s jobs

Whether consciously or unconsciously, many women in heterosexual relationships put their careers on the back burner to enable their partners to advance. W When Kerry was in her 20s, she had a job in social work. She made enough money to both pay her expenses and also put some aside in a savings account. Her … Read more

Toyota Is Using Generative AI to Design New EVs

A Toyota designer uses the new generative AI tool. (Credit: Toyota) A new generative AI tool (Opens in a new window) is helping designers in the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) get a head start on creating new vehicles. It’s a text-to-image tool: This means employees can prompt it with words like “sleek,” “SUV-like,” and “modern,” … Read more

Launcher’s Orbiter glitches in orbit, forcing emergency deployment of space startups’ payloads

Launcher’s Orbiter spacecraft experienced an anomaly after reaching orbit that will likely result in the premature end of its customers’ missions, including Starfish Space’s Otter Pup demonstration mission. Launcher and its customer Starfish Space released a joint statement Wednesday detailing what happened in the hours after the Orbiter spacecraft lifted off on SpaceX’s Transporter-8 mission … Read more