Emily Blunt’s Disclosure Day comment about shunning AI should be a wake-up call for actors

No AI was used to aid her in one of the year's most talked about scenes.

Why YouTubers Are Turning Hollywood Upside Down

Variety spoke with Hollywood producers, filmmakers, distributors and YouTube execs about the horror films shaking up the ...

Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help, is back with a new novel after 17 years and some hard lessons learned

Her 2009 novel kicked off controversy and sold more than 15 million copies. Her sophomore effort, about the travails and triumphs of Depression-era women, is a slow follow-up ...

Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling

Available for Android 12 and later, the anti-scam feature is baked into Google Dialer, which sends a silent “confirmation ...
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Here's how Google's Fake Call Detection actually works to stop deepfake scam calls

Here’s how Android’s new Fake Call Detection works: when a contact calls you on Phone by Google, their device sends a silent, encrypted confirmation to yours. If a scammer is spoofing the number, that ...

I'm jealous of this Pixel calling feature that saves hours of phone call frustration

I need this on my Samsung, pronto ...

Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams

As people increasingly refuse to answer calls from unknown numbers, scammers are shifting their tactics by spoofing trusted ...
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The Fastest Way to Talk to a Real Person at Amazon Customer Service

Daniel is Lifehacker's Shopping Editor covering tech deals and reviewing TVs, headphones, speakers, and projectors. He earned his master’s in journalism from Columbia University and has reported for ...
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How to Talk to a Real Human in Customer Service (and Get What You Want)

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...