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Pharrell Williams’ educational non-profit YELLOW is joining forces with Cisco to provide educational tools and technologies to marginalized students looking to start a future in STEM or the arts. Created by Pharrell, YELLOWHAB is a “microschool” located in the Grammy-award-winning musician’s hometown of Norfolk, Virginia. The school, which features smaller classrooms and more hands-on workshops, aims to provide […]

Earlier this week, a woman who rented an Airbnb in Philadelphia took to Twitter to put people on notice after allegedly finding 10 hidden cameras in her rental property. “BE CAUTIOUS BOOKING AIR BNBs!,” she wrote. “My friend & I recently stayed at an airbnb in Philadelphia with over 10 hidden cameras all over the house. […]

Google engineer Blake Lemoine revealed last week that he was placed on paid administrative leave by the company after trying to raise awareness about its artificial intelligence chatbot becoming sentient.  Lemoine claims he was placed on leave for violating the company’s confidentiality policy after he went public with transcripts between himself, an unidentified collaborator, and the Google artificially […]

A California family is suing Meta, claiming Instagram is to blame for their teenage daughter’s eating disorder and mental health issues. NBC News reports the lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, by Kathleen and Jeffrey Spence on behalf of their daughter Alexis Spence. The lawsuit alleges Alexis, who began using Instagram […]

The 2022 edition of the Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival hits Toronto from June 9-12, with this year’s iteration having been expanded to include a series of documentaries shot on the iPhone 13 Pro. As teased above in an official sizzle reel, the festival enlisted 25 designers from around the world to create unique visuals using […]

iOS 16 is going to introduce some big changes for iPhone users.  Announced during Apple’s WWDC 2022 event, the latest update to the iPhone will allow users to edit and unsend messages you’ve already sent in its Messages app. The news was shared by software engineering senior VP Craig Federighi, per The Verge, as he also revealed that users […]

Canary Yellow, the digital archive and retail space founded by the late Virgil Abloh, has been enlisted for the creation of a limited edition speaker with premium audio brand Syng. Starting Friday at 10 a.m. ET, 25 limited edition versions of Syng’s Cell Alpha—billed as the world’s first triphonic speaker—will be made available for purchase […]

Dogecoin co-creator Jackson Palmer has landed himself in hot water with Elon Musk, after calling the Tesla and SpaceX CEO a “grifter” in a recent interview with Australian outlet Crikey. “He’s a grifter, he sells a vision in hopes that he can one day deliver what he’s promising, but he doesn’t know that,” Palmer told Crikey. […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a controversial Texas law that would’ve banned social media platforms from restricting user posts based on their views. CNN reports the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling arrives after the tech industry argued in a petition that the Texas law would violate companies’ First Amendment rights to control what content they display on […]

Gucci has partnered with health tech company ŌURA on a new smart ring. The Gucci x ŌURA ring comes equipped with the current Generation 3 technology, as well as an assortment of “advanced sensors” covering everything from heart rate to stress. Of particular note in terms of design is the presence of an interlocking G in […]