Daily News update on – Technology

Fortune

Google recently ditched a new A.I. called “Bubble Characters” for Gen Zers that was in development, CNBC reported. The chatbot was meant to converse with young users in “humanlike” interactions that would be “interesting for Gen Z,” according to a …

NPR

According to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, one federal government agency first detected unusual activity on its Microsoft 365 email cloud environment last month, and immediately reported the …

Reuters

WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it was appealing a federal judge’s ruling that Microsoft (MSFT.O) could go forward with its $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O).

CNN

(CNN) The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday it would appeal a decision from earlier this week by a district court judge allowing Microsoft to close its $69 billion Activision Blizzard merger. The legal filing comes after the FTC’s failed effort …

Reuters

R&D spending at the games business behind the hit PlayStation 5 console will surpass R&D spending on electronics and semiconductors this year, the business daily said. Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment but …

NPR

Parents often feel like once their tween starts moving around more autonomously through their neighborhood or town more, the child needs a smartphone to be safe, Cherkin says. “They may think, ‘Oh, my gosh! My kid is going to be kidnapped on the way to …

Nature.com

In this paper, we demonstrate a molecular system for the first active self-assembly linear DNA polymer that exhibits programmable molecular exponential growth in real time, also the first to implement “internal” parallel insertion that does not rely on …

Car and Driver

Ferrari has announced the KC23, a bespoke masterpiece from the company’s Special Projects team in Maranello, Italy. The KC23 blends inspiration from past Ferraris with the thunderous V-8 of a 488 GT3 Evo race car. Ferrari describes the car as being …

New York Magazine

Prime Day is here, and once again there are gadget deals aplenty. If you need a new pair of earbuds, your first e-reader, or a keyboard that works with your iPad, you should snag the gizmo you’ve been eyeing while you can save yourself a few bucks.

Nature.com

Tidal disruption events (TDEs) are cataclysmic astronomical phenomena that occur when a star comes too close to a supermassive black hole (SMBH), resulting in the star being torn apart by immense gravitational forces. Although TDEs are tracers of …