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    Threads is testing real-time search results to help find news and timely information

    Meta's Threads is now confirmed to be testing a new, minor, yet essential, real-time search result option to help users find news and timely information by filtering results by recency.

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    Dropbox adds Microsoft 365 real time co-authoring support in beta

    The popular cloud storage service Dropbox has announced it is launching a beta that adds support for real-time co-authoring features with Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more.

  • Dataminr debuts ReGenAI pairing predictive with generative AI for real time information

    Dataminr pairs generative with predictive AI to build out a real time data information system that doesn’t need prompts.

  • China creates new Information Support Force, scraps Strategic Support Force in ‘major’ shakeup

    A PLA spokesman said the Information Support Force "is a brand-new strategic arm of the PLA and a key underpinning of coordinated development and application of the network information system," which would seem to indicate a sharp focus on networks.

  • Real-time deepfake romance scams are here… and frighteningly real: How YOU could be duped by scammers in Africa using face-swapping devices

    Online daters may believe they are too smart to fall for one of the love scammers who swindle smitten Americans out of millions every year.They may need to think about it again.Scammers have done their best, hitting their targets with real-time deepfakes in shockingly convincing video calls.For the victim – often an unremarkable middle-aged couch potato – it is all too convincing.You meet an attractive candidate online, start chatting, and then do Zoom or WhatsApp video calls. The “Yahoo...

  • Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid 2024 live stream: Time, TV channels and how to watch El Clasico online

    Real Madrid visit Real Sociedad in what’s expected to be the toughest game left on the team’s LaLiga schedule. Los Blancos have an 11-point lead over Barcelona in the table, so them clinching the title seems like a matter of time. Ancelotti’s men will have a very crucial game when they visit Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League Semifinals next Tuesday, so the Italian coach will make some rotations —Mendy and Rodrygo are out— in order to keep his starters fresh and ready for...

  • LIVE updates on the 2024 Boston Marathon: Follow in real time as Swiss Paralympian Marcel Hug drives RECORD TIME in the men’s wheelchair

    By Oliver Salt Published: 08:22 EDT, April 15, 2024 | Updated: 11:52 EDT, April 15, 2024 Lemma storms homeEthiopian star Sisay Lemma has claimed victory in the elite men's race after crossing the finish line in just over two hours and six minutes, about 40 seconds ahead of his compatriot Mohamed Esa in second place.In operationThe 128th Boston...

  • Genocide in Real Time

    Ronald Grigor Suny As an American, I share the deep sorrow over my country’s complicity in this horrific crime against humanity.

  • Pennsylvania brings protest votes to center stage

    Beneath the surface of Pennsylvania’s mostly sleepy, boring, low-turnout primary Tuesday was a trend that has stalked Joe Biden and Donald Trump across the country over the past month: a substantial protest vote. This time, though, the candidate who drew more attention for the protest he faced was not the current president but the former one. Trump got about 36,000 more protest votes than Biden, even though Biden faced an organized protest campaign from left-wing critics of his policy on Israel...

  • Time to vote for school board, school bonds

    By Jerrie Whiteley Herald Democrat Early voting starts Monday for school and city elections. A number of area school districts have places up for grabs on their school boards. Residents can vote for their particular school district’s election at any of the county’s vote centers. Below is a list of the local candidates for the school boards. Pottsboro ISD Vote for none, one or two: Audrea Shea Perdu Mike Springer Casey Shines Doyle Roy Jr. Sherman ISD School Board Trustee Place 1 (three-year...

  • The Real-Time Deepfake Romance Scams Have Arrived

    The compliments start flowing as soon as she answers the video call. “Wow, you so pretty, honey,” says the man on the other side of the screen. His video feed shows he’s white, with short hair, likely a few years younger than her, and is sitting in front of his camera wearing a plaid shirt. “You’re looking different with that beard and stuff gone,” the woman says in an American accent as the conversation gets going. The man doesn’t miss a beat. “I told you I was going to shave my beard so I will...

  • Threads is testing real-time search results

    Meta’s Threads app is often described as the company’s competitor to X. But Threads users, especially those once active on Twitter, are often quick to point out that Meta’s app is not yet a great source for real-time information. The app’s “for you” algorithm often surfaces days-old posts alongside fresh ones, and its recently introduced trending topics feature only shows five topics at a time. But for those holding out hope that the app may eventually become more useful for real-time...