BEIJING (Reuters) – Many Chinese are venting their frustration at the slowing economy and the weak stock market in an unconventional place: the social media account of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. A post on Friday on protecting wild giraffes by the U.S. embassy on Weibo, a Chinese platform similar to X, has attracted 130,000 … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia has refused Ukrainian requests to hand over the bodies of scores of prisoners of war whom the Kremlin claims were killed in the downing of a Russian military transport plane by Kyiv’s forces, a Ukrainian intelligence official said. Andrii Yusov, the spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence, in televised remarks late Thursday … Read more
ATHENS, Greece — Police and student protesters clashed in the center of the Greek capital on Thursday after a demonstration against government plans to allow private universities. Demonstrators in Athens attacked police cordons, set fire to trash dumpsters and threw stones at riot police near parliament and later during clashes along the capital’s narrow streets. … Read more
A Houthi missile put a US destroyer’s Close-In Weapon System to the test in a recent engagement. A warship’s CIWS is usually considered its last line of defense and is for close-range intercepts. The Tuesday incident marks the latest Houthi missile attack, though not the latest exchange of fire. A Houthi anti-ship cruise missile fired … Read more
June Wan/ZDNET If you’ve ever struggled to find the voice-to-text option when you need it, a new Google keyboard feature could make hands-free texting a lot easier. At present, if you want to use voice texting on an Android phone, the process involves tapping a small microphone icon above the keyboard and waiting for the signal … Read more
Apple released iOS 17.2 in December, and the update added new features, including the long-awaited Journal app, to iPhones. The update also gave you more control over some of your iPhone’s features. For example, iOS 17.2 lets you disable inline predictive text from showing up in Messages. When Apple launched iOS 17 in September, one of … Read more
Apple today launched a new tool for iPhones to help reduce what a thief with your phone and passcode can access. The feature, called Stolen Device Protection, adds extra layers of protection to your iPhone when someone tries to access or change sensitive settings on your device. If someone tries to access passwords stored in … Read more
Tim Robberts/Getty Images Apple has rolled out a new update that promises to better secure your iPhone from the bad guys. Released on Monday, iOS 17.3 kicks in a few helpful new features, including Apple Music playlist sharing and AirPlay support for hotel room TVs. But the most significant improvement is one called Stolen Device … Read more
ChatGPT also functions as a kind of translator or helper for GPT apps. When WIRED asked the AllTrails GPT to suggest a two-hour hike in Berkeley, California, ChatGPT responded by asking how strenuous the hike should be and if the trail should be dog-friendly. ChatGPT then asked for permission to call up AllTrail’s API and … Read more
Taylor Swift left her mark on 2023 with several records and her billion-dollar Eras Tour Taylor Swift can anger fans by making ‘one wrong statement’ PR experts believe that Taylor Swift can upset her fans by making “one wrong statement.” The 34 year-old singer had a great 2023 as she broke several records and embarked … Read more