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Moltbook is the newest social media platform — but it's just for AI bots
1+ week, 1+ day ago (606+ words) Can computer programs have faith? Can they conspire against the humans that created them? Or feel melancholy? On a social media platform built just for artificial intelligence bots, some of them are acting like it. Moltbook was launched a week…...
FTC accuses AI search engine of 'rampant consumer deception"
4+ week, 2+ day ago (533+ words) A search engine powered by artificial intelligence known as Pearl promotes itself as a distinctive service. It offers up answers generated by a large language model then a human gets involved for follow-up questions and fact checking. There's just one…...
One problem for retaining young talent in NH is the dating scene
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (536+ words) A new survey of young people in New Hampshire shows that most Granite Staters between the ages of 18 and 25 are satisfied and optimistic about living in New Hampshire. But those rosy feelings drop for the next age group: 26 to 35-year-olds....
Maine parents say getting an old school landline for kids is revolutionary
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (922+ words) Standing in the kitchen of her South Portland home, eight-year old Piper Morse picks up a phone to call a friend. "Hi Carly. Whatcha doin?" Piper asks. The two have a lot to discuss: soccer game scores, an upcoming bake…...
The U.N. mission appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access in Afghanistan
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (233+ words) ISLAMABAD " The United Nations mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Tuesday to restore internet and telecommunications access across the country, saying the blackout imposed by the government in Kabul has left the nation almost entirely cut off from the…...
Westfield planning $4M data center with help from state tax breaks
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) Massachusetts lawmakers may be on summer break, but their actions are still making the news, including a project that could be one of Western Massachusetts biggest ever. A $4 billion data center campus is planned for Westfield, made possible by new…...
Engineer restores pay phones for free public use
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (436+ words) Patrick Schlott often finds himself in a cellular dead zone during his drive to work. "You go down the road, you turn the corner and you're behind a mountain and you'll lose cell coverage pretty fast," he says. The 31-year-old…...
High-speed internet expands in Lebanon, Upper Valley towns
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (589+ words) This story was originally produced by the Valley News. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. Fiber optic internet service is being made available for the first time to more than 26,000 homes and businesses in…...
Supreme Court upholds program providing internet access to rural Americans
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (442+ words) The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a program providing subsidized internet and phone service to underserved communities across the United States. The vote was 6-3. Conservative groups challenged the program, contending that Congress exceeded its powers in enacting legislation that delegated…...
Many offices and professionals see a rise in spam paper faxes
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (591+ words) Spam is not just email. Turns out that junk messages for an older technology seem to be on the rise. Vito Emanuel has this story. (SOUNDBITE OF FAX MACHINE BEEPING AND BUZZING) VITO EMANUEL, BYLINE: You probably haven't heard this…...