Mars simulation, smart home and hackers, best fitness trackers and more

February 20, 2024

Mars simulation, smart home and hackers, best fitness trackers and more

Was this post forwarded to you? Follow me here

On my radar

NASA Is Searching for Crew Members to Live in a Mars Simulation for a Year

During their stay crew members will be expected to perform maintenance on the habitat as well as grow crops and complete other tasks.

ChatGPT will remember what you did last summer

The new memory feature in ChatGPT is expected to increase productivity and enhance customer experience for organizations. OpenAI is testing a memory feature in ChatGPT, which will allow it to remember information about the user and past conversations, the company announced in a blog post. The company has rolled out the feature for a few free users and paid Plus plan users this week.

BBC: Andrew Tate effect - Is misogyny on the rise?

There is growing concern that a new wave of violent misogyny is becoming popular with young men. Many blame social media and online influencers like Andrew Tate for promoting extreme anti-feminist views. Gabriel Gatehouse speaks with BBC filmmaker Matt Shea and Cosmopolitan's Harriet Hall to explore what Gen Z think about sexism and if young people are becoming more polarised in their views.

TIPS

How to Use Microsoft Office on the Web for Free

As someone with a tech-related job, I’m regularly bombarded with questions about the best smartphones, why emails might have suddenly stopped showing up, and how to back up photos and videos. There’s another common question I hear a lot as well: How do I use Microsoft Office for free?

The Best Online Photo Storage Services for 2024

Don’t leave your photos scattered among various cameras and phones. Use one of the top online photo storage services to keep them all together and accessible from anywhere.

CYBERSECURITY

Stay Safe: 8 Ways to Protect Your Smart Home From Hackers

Smart homes offer convenience and security risks. Here's what you can do to stop hackers from taking control of your smart speaker, thermostat, doorbell, and other connected devices.

LAW

Air Canada loses court case after its chatbot hallucinated fake policies to a customer

The airline argued that the chatbot itself was liable. The court disagreed.

EU opens formal investigation into TikTok’s impact on minors

The European Commission opened a formal investigation to review whether the social media app TikTok violated new rules in place that aim to protect minors online, it announced Monday.

Cool Technology

Adorable buddy bot aims for the hearts and minds of future roboticists

A desktop companion. An open-source education platform. An AI-powered robotics lab. Doly is all that and more. Technology startup Limibit out of Ontario, Canada, has launched on Kickstarter to bring the cute lil buddy bot to life.

The best fitness trackers of 2024: Tested and reviewed

See where the Apple Watch Series 9, Galaxy Watch 6, Oura Ring, and Whoop 4.0 fall on our list.

The Oura Ring showed me how months of stress destroyed my sleep

The second half of my 2023 was genuinely awful, and my Oura Ring showed exactly the impact it had on my sleep and body. While the smart ring could never do anything about it, understanding how what I was experiencing was affecting me was fascinating, terrifying, and oddly reassuring.