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Friday April 11, 2025. 01:30 PM
Reuters reports that Apple chartered enough cargo flights to ship 600 tons of iPhones to the U.S.—'as many as 1.5 million'—having rushed production in anticipation of President Trump's on-again off-again tarriff regime. Analysts have warned that U.S. prices of iPhones...
Models get bulkier, burnier, bank-breakier AI continues to improve – at least according to benchmarks. But the promised benefits have largely yet to materialize while models are increasing in size and becoming more computationally demanding, and greenhouse gas emissions...
The US Department of Defense is scaling back its reliance on IT consultants. In a new directive signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Defense Department has ordered the cancellation of several contracts with firms including Accenture, Deloitte, and Booz Allen...
This video from Wired shows every type of eye in the animal kingdom. All kinds of eye facts are covered. For example, the video explains why some animals have horizontal pupils, while others have vertical ones. Predators often have vertical pupils to stalk their prey, while...
Basic research often pays huge dividends—but that’s not why we do it.
A restauranteur in Evansville, Indiana, disputed a plumber's bill after the worker had to return to repeat an unclogging: the second call out was not only billed for, but with an upcharge. Thusly stiffed, the plumber returned to re-clog the drain. — Read the rest The post...
Some misconfigured AI chatbots are pushing people’s chats to the open web—revealing sexual prompts and conversations that include descriptions of child sexual abuse.
Danger Mouse might soon have new, solar-powered digs: some of Britain's classic red postboxes are getting code scanners, larger slots, and photovoltaic 'berets' to power the new digital guts. As other national mail services are removing their last public dropboxes, the Royal ...
Organizations are increasingly faced with complex DDoS attacks that disrupt operations, increase latency, and compromise network security. Security solutions company Gcore is launching 'Super Transit', which is not a big van but a cutting-edge DDoS protection and...
In a move that could reshape public-sector IT procurement, Google has entered into a landmark agreement with the US General Services Administration (GSA), offering its Workspace productivity suite to all federal agencies at discounts of up to 71%. Effective through September ...
This video makes me itch: up-close footage of a mosquito drinking someone's blood is the kind of thing that I can't stand watching, but somehow can't look away from because it's totally fascinating. The video shows a crystal clear view of a mosquito inserting its proboscis...
John C. Todaro, 49, of Amherst, N.Y., was charged Wednesday with promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing a sexual performance by a child, both felonies. Who is Todaro? Todaro is vice president of the Buffalo chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse. — Read the...
Let’s get one thing out of the way first: Google’s Pixel 9a is one heck of a device. I’ve had the latest Pixel gizmo in my man-claws for a couple o’ weeks now, thanks to a loaner review unit provided by Google. You can find plenty of piece-by-piece reviews out on the ...
Hang on, wasn't Capita already handling things like billing, etc? Ah, AgentSuite comes to the rescue Scandal struck UK utility company Southern Water is extending a long-running managed services contract with Capita, everyone's favorite outsourcing badass, for up to five...
As AI and machine learning technologies rapidly evolve, IT professionals must continuously adapt their skills to stay competitive in the workforce. This requires not only technical expertise but also a commitment to lifelong learning, including earning relevant...
Recently I undertook a project to design and validate agentic AI architectures capable of operating autonomously across various public cloud providers. It served as a dry run to ensure I could create these architectures for my clients, test their viability, and refine best...
Top picks for Python readers on InfoWorld Making Python faster won’t be easy, but it’ll be worth itPython’s malleability and dynamism make it powerful, but also very hard to speed up. Here’s a look at some of the ways developers are working to make Python faster from ...
Once just a chatbot, xAI’s Grok 3 large language model family is now available in a beta version via an API, enabling developers to integrate Grok 3 into custom applications. The company is offering two new LLMS, one with deep domain knowledge in finance, healthcare, law,...
When Microsoft first added the AI-powered Recall feature to Windows 11, it could hardly have been expecting the backlash that came from users. Concerns about privacy and security forced the company to delay the rollout of the activity and screen monitoring snapshot tool. Now ...
China responded to President Trump's tariffs on Friday, raising its own tariffs on American goods to 125%, from 84%. The New York Times: The announcement by China's State Council came after Trump administration officials clarified on Thursday that China was now facing a...
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