Online publishers face a dilemma: Allow AI scraping from Google or lose search visibility

Engadget

As the US government weighs its options following a landmark “monopolist” ruling against Google last week, online publications increasingly face a bleak future. (And this time, it’s not just because of severely diminished ad revenue.) Bloomberg reports that their choice now boils down to allowing Google to use their published content to produce inline AI-generated search “answers” or losing

Congress asks Mark Zuckerberg to explain why drug dealers are advertising on Facebook and Instagram

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Nineteen members of Congress are pushing Mark Zuckerberg to explain why Meta has allowed ads for cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs to be shown on Facebook and Instagram. The letter comes after the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) uncovered hundreds of such ads on the company’s platform.

The letter points to the TTP’s report last month, which used Meta’s ad library to find 450 Instagram and Facebook

California state IDs can now be stored in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet

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California is the latest state to make its driver's licenses mobile. Today, Governor Gavin Newsom's office announced that both Apple Wallet and Google Wallet will be adding support for California driver's licenses and state IDs. The release clarified that residents still need to carry a physical copy of their identification, but that the mobile option would make age verification faster during air

I tried ice-cream bars from Costco, Whole Foods, and Wegmans. The winner had an extra ingredient that gave it an edge.

Tech Insider
A gray counter holding a purple box with illustrations of ice-cream bars, a white box with a red, blue, green, and orange design and images of ice-cream bars, and a red-and-white box with an ice-cream bar on it sitting next to blue, green, and purple plates holding ice-cream bars
I tried ice-cream bars from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Costco.

Ted Berg

  • I compared ice-cream bars from Wegmans, Whole Foods, and Costco to find the tastiest ones.
  • The ice-cream bars from Wegmans' were OK, but they didn't stand out to me.
  • My wife and I loved the chocolate-and-nut coating on the Kirkland Signature ice-cream bars.

Classic, chocolate-coated ice-cream bars are a perfect dessert when you need

You can now use the Meta Quest as a screen for HDMI devices

The Verge
Someone holding Meta Quest 3 VR headset
With the right hardware, you can now connect the Meta Quest to devices with HDMI or DisplayPort output. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge

Meta has released a new app for the Quest 3, 2, and Pro, letting you use the headsets as a screen for consoles, laptops, or any device with video out capabilities. Using the free Meta Quest HDMI Link app does require additional

Should you upgrade to the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold?

Android Central
Whenever a new phone hits the market, there's a little part of us who wonder whether we need a new phone. With all of the changes Google brought forth, deciding whether you should upgrade to the Pixel 9 Pro Fold could be an easy decision, or incredibly difficult.

Arizona Sunshine Remake brings the undead back to VR with enhanced graphics

Engadget

It’s only been seven years since the “Fred” started to rise up in the VR zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine, but a remake is already lumbering your way and will land on VR headsets on October 17. Vertigo Games announced the upcoming release of Arizona Sunshine Remake at the first VR Games Showcase. It's slated to come to the Meta Quest 2 and 3, PS VR2 and Steam.

The Arizona Sunshine Remake will