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Meta launches Whats App 'incognito' mode to address privacy concerns for AI chats
1+ week, 4+ day ago (309+ words) The social media company said in a blog post that incognito chat mode provides a way to have private, temporary conversations with Meta AI, its artificial intelligence assistant that's been available on Whats App for a few years. Messages will…...
Dear Readers: Yes, pen pal programs still exist in a digital world
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1154+ words) International Youth Service, the agency that matched us up 40 years ago, has long since folded, but other pen pal programs have survived " or even began during " the internet age. And even though New Zealand's postal system has reduced home delivery…...
Dear Readers: Yes, pen pal programs still exist even in a digital world
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1154+ words) International Youth Service, the agency that matched us up 40 years ago, has long since folded, but other pen pal programs have survived " or even began during " the internet age. And even though New Zealand's postal system has reduced home delivery…...
T-Mobile to buy half of Rochester's Greenlight Networks in $2 billion fiber internet expansion
3+ week, 4+ day ago (210+ words) HENRIETTA, N. Y. " T-Mobile announced it's getting ready to buy half of local fiber internet provider Greenlight Networks. The companies announced plans to expand Greenlight's fiber internet access across other parts of the Northeast. Right now, it operates primarily in the Rochester…...
Sheriffs' association warns about rise in scammers trying to hijack phones
3+ week, 5+ day ago (76+ words) Sheriffs" association warns about rise in scammers trying to hijack phones'WHEC. com Sheriffs" association warns about rise in scammers trying to hijack phones ALBANY, N. Y. " The New York State Sheriffs" Association is warning people about a rise in scams aiming to…...
Meta, Snapchat, Tik Tok and You Tube aren't fully complying with child account ban, Australia says
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (570+ words) Experts say the Australian courts could decide what steps the platforms can reasonably be expected to take under the laws that took effect on Dec. 10 banning young children from holding accounts. Julie Inman Grant, who is Australia's e Safety Commissioner,…...
Genesee County residents pack public hearing to oppose proposed $19b data center project
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1021+ words) ALABAMA, N. Y. " A public hearing drew a packed room Thursday evening as residents and members of the Seneca Nation voiced strong opposition to a proposed $19 billion data center project in the Town of Alabama. The Stream Data Centers complex, known as…...
Protesters call to cancel $19 billion data center project planned for Genesee County farmland
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (195+ words) ALABAMA, N. Y. " Protesters are calling to cancel a $19 billion project to build one of the largest data centers in the nation in Genesee County. The Stream Data Centers complex is planned to be built in a field known as the STAMP…...
Samsung is discontinuing its texting app, tells impacted users to switch to Google Messages
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (242+ words) According to an end of service announcement published on the tech giant's U. S. support website, Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July. Impacted owners of Samsung smartphones and other gadgets are being asked to switch to Google Messages in the meantime,…...
Scammers target ESL customers with fake texts asking to verify accounts
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (306+ words) WEBSTER, N. Y. " A Webster man is warning others after receiving a text from a number claiming to be ESL Federal Credit Union asking him to verify his bank account. Christopher De Loria got the text last night, but he closed his…...