When I started working from home in the late 1980s as a freelance technical writer, I was clearly an outlier. Even contractors mostly went into the office in those days. Over time, though, that slowly changed, and the pandemic — along with generationally shifting views on work-life balance — accelerated worker sentiment away from going […]
The Most Precious Thing TWICE’s Nayeon Has Ever Shared With Momo Isn’t What You’d Expect
As long-time group members, TWICE‘s Nayeon and Momo have had to share many things. However, the most precious thing the former has ever given the latter isn’t actually an object! TWICE’s Nayeon (left) and Momo (right) | @nayeonyny/Instagram In a recent “2WICE’s DATE” episode, the “ONE SPARK” singers ate food as they shared stories about […]
Amazon’s new Rufus chatbot isn’t bad — but it isn’t great, either
Last month, Amazon announced that it’d launch a new AI-powered chatbot, Rufus, inside the Amazon Shopping app for Android and iOS. After a few days’ delay, the company began to roll out Rufus to early testers February 1 — including some of us at TechCrunch — to help find and compare products as well as […]
Lenovo’s laptop concept is fully transparent, but the point isn’t entirely clear
Something I’ve always admired about Lenovo is the way the Chinese tech giant really lets its freak flag fly. In fact, visiting the company’s booth nestled in the way, way back of Hall 3 has long been a highlight of MWC for me. You can always tell where the latest bit of weirdness is located […]
Yes, Threads is running a fact-checking program, but the system isn’t fully rolled out
Threads, Meta’s Twitter-like service and competitor to X, may be distancing itself from politics, but that doesn’t mean it won’t try to tackle the misinformation that spreads across social media — particularly in the lead-up to national elections. Following user reports of fact-checks spotted on the network, the company confirmed it’s engaged with fact-checking organizations […]