Catherine Boylan

Today’s Tech: Sony’s online services experience major outage 0
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- February 17, 2025
Over the weekend of Feb. 8, millions of gamers were forced to find alternative forms of amusement as Sony’s online services faced a giant outage that lasted more than 24 hours, robbing them of access to the PlayStation Network (PSN). While server downtime is a periodic fact of life on any online platform, the response,
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Today’s Tech: MIT pioneers insect-like robots for pollination 0
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- February 3, 2025
Advancements in agriculture are now entering uncharted territory, propelled by significant breakthroughs in robotics. At the pinnacle of this pursuit, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers are pioneering tiny, insect-like robots that specialize in artificial pollination to revolutionize the future of agriculture. These may one day swarm from mechanical hives into controlled environments—such as multi-level
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TikTok Temporarily Shut Down 0
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- January 27, 2025
TikTok went dark on Jan. 19 in the United States, sending shockwaves through the tech world and its users. The virtual home to more than 170 million U.S. users was pulled offline Saturday night amid a new law banning its China-based parent company, ByteDance, from operating in the U.S.. Without the ability to access app
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Coca-Cola Releases AI-Generated Ad 0
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- November 25, 2024
Coca-Cola’s annual Christmas advertisements are pretty much a cultural institution. Glowing lights on those imposing red delivery trucks have symbolized holiday cheer since the mid-1990s. However, this year, Coca-Cola broke with tradition with quite a step into the unconventional: an AI-generated reboot of its classic “Holidays Are Coming” ad campaign. For some, it’s a technological
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