RIP Leap Second: Time Fix to Be Scrapped by 2035

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Though unnoticed by most people, the occasional one-second adjustment can cause problems for systems that require an exact, uninterrupted flow of time.

Reddit, for instance, was down for 40 minutes in 2012 when a leap second confused the company’s servers; four years later, Cloudflare’s DNS services were interrupted due to the miniscule time change.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/rip-leap-second-time-fix-to-be-scrapped-by-2035

First Look: Emergency SOS via Satellite on iPhone 14

To be clear, you’re not actually making a phone call—you don’t have sat-phone service with the iPhone 14. The Emergency SOS via satellite feature is run entirely by text message. The app walks you through a series of questions such as whether you are lost, what your injury is, and what landmarks are nearby that might help responders locate you more easily.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/first-look-emergency-sos-via-satellite-on-iphone-14

Zoom Video Conferencing Is Coming to Tesla Vehicles

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Walia merely says “this will be available on all new Tesla models soon.” She also teased the integration will be designed to sync with the rest of your Zoom account.

“Soon, you’ll be able to hop over from your car, your desk, or wherever you are into a Zoom room, and seamlessly transfer your meetings, your whiteboard, your Zoom applications with you to the room,” Walia adds.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/zoom-video-conferencing-is-coming-to-tesla-vehicles

Shutterstock to Offer AI-Generated Art While Compensating Human Artists

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Shutterstock is well aware of the ethical concerns. In its announcement, the company said it plans on launching a fund to compensate artists who contributed to any AI art generation through the DALL-E 2 integration. This includes paying artists royalties when the AI-generated art they helped inspire is used. 

https://www.pcmag.com/news/shutterstock-to-offer-ai-generated-art-while-compensating-human-artists

Facebook Threatens to Block News Content in Canada Over Proposed Bill

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Facebook’s parent Meta mentioned the possibility on Friday as Canada’s parliament has begun considering Bill C-18(Opens in a new window), also known as The Online News Act. The legislation is designed to require internet platforms such as Facebook and Google to reach commercial agreements to share revenue with news organizations.

In a statement(Opens in a new window), Meta says the company shouldn’t have to pay news publishers at all. Rather, the social network provider argues it provides free marketing to media companies by making it easy for people to voluntarily share news articles online.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/facebook-threatens-to-block-news-content-in-canada-over-proposed-bill

TikTok Bulks Up Video-Editing Tools, Embraces Stories With ‘Photo Mode’

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“The updates are available now to users in the US and “most regions globally,” the company said in a Thursday announcement. “Our new editing tools empower people to enjoy more creative freedom, share richer stories, and bring their content ideas to life across formats,” according to TikTok(Opens in a new window), which now lets creators stack, trim, and split videos, as well as edit audio, position text, adjust video speed, and embed sound effects.”

https://www.pcmag.com/news/tiktok-bulks-up-video-editing-tools-embraces-stories-with-photo-mode