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Facebook launches Friends tab: a new feed that ditches algorithmic junk
Facebook is trying to go back to its roots with a new “Friends” tab that filters out the algorithmic recommendations that have taken over its main feed. The new tab is rolling out in the US and Canada, and will show your friends’ stories, reels, posts, and birthdays. In a blog post announcing the feature, the company says, “Over the…
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How to Take Photos on iOS Without All the Post-Processing Junk
Your iPhone’s camera is smart—perhaps too smart. It’s smart enough to relight your selfies and remove distracting background objects from your photos. It’s the kind of reality-altering power that normally requires an Infinity Stone. It can also make it much harder to get photos that are accurate representations of the real world. Fortunately, there are alternatives. It’s worth noting that…
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I used ChatGPT Voice and Vision to spring clean — and it even told me how much some of my ‘junk’ is worth
Every year around this time when the temperature shifts above freezing and the sun seems a little brighter, I start thinking about spring cleaning. While I love springtime, I really don’t like cleaning out the clutter that my family of five has accumulated over the winter. Seasonal cleaning is about getting organized, making space, and maybe even making a little…
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What Is Space Junk and Is It a Problem?
Summary Space junk is a major threat with millions of debris pieces now in orbit. Risks range from minor collisions reducing the working life of satellites to the complete loss of life in a crewed spacecraft. Kessler Syndrome poses a catastrophic scenario where debris could trap humanity on Earth forever. NASA is seeking innovative solutions to detect, track, and remediate…
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This Chrome Extension Hides Google’s AI Junk
It’s hard to escape AI these days. Apple just made Apple Intelligence opt out, and Google Workspace users are now seeing big, hard-to-dismiss Gemini buttons all over their apps. The world’s biggest tech companies are doing their best to sell you on a generative AI future, but even when you can’t turn AI off, there are steps you can take…
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How to use Tiny11 Builder to create custom Windows 11 ISO without junk apps
UPDATED 11/18/2024: You can use the “Tiny11 Builder” script to create a custom debloated ISO file of Windows 11, and in this guide, I will show you how to complete this process. In a never-ending quest, Microsoft keeps adding features to its operating system to the point that a clean installation seems to have lost its meaning since the setup…
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How to prevent safe emails from being sent to the Junk Email folder in Outlook
To add a sender to the safe list in Outlook, open Settings > Mail > Junk Mail > Safe senders and domains, click on “Add safe sender,” the sender email address or domain, and click “OK.” Although the web version of Outlook does a pretty good job filtering unwanted emails, sometimes, it may not be able to distinguish between a…
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The Gladys iOS App Is the Perfect Digital Junk Drawer to Save Files for Later
Sometimes you find something on web—a link, an image, or a block of text—that you want to quickly set aside for later. Gladys is a free indie app from developer Paul Tsochantaris that acts as a sort of shelf for things like this. The application, which is available for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, supports adding anything that can be dragged…
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