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Tuesday October 15, 2024. 10:52 PM
As artificial intelligence technology is deployed in an increasingly wide range of use cases, more people in the industry are beginning to investigate possible applications of AI for climate change. At the same time, more attention is being paid to finding ways to mitigate...
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: This fall, thousands of fake albums were added to Spotify, with some appearing on real artist pages, where they're positioned to lure unsuspecting listeners into streaming by posing as new releases from favorite bands....
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Semiconductor rivals Intel and AMD announced the formation of an x86-processor advisory group that will try to address ever-increasing AI workloads, custom chiplets, and advances in 3D packaging and system architectures. Members of the x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group include...
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Character.AI lets users create bots in the likeness of any person—without requiring their consent.
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Vendor told El Reg the biz's law firm claims merchant debts aren’t valid obligations Digital River has not paid numerous merchants since midsummer for software and digital products they sold through its MyCommerce platform.…
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In 1979, York Community High School's Road Show Swing Choir recorded and self-released a vinyl LP of their Jazz Show performance. The Elmhurst, Illinois high school's musical director Robert Stone tossed a cosmic surprise into the program, a rousing rendition of Steve Miller ...
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The Federal Communications Commission announced that it will open a renewed investigation into broadband data caps and how they impact both consumer experience and company competition. From a report: The FCC is soliciting stories from consumers about their experiences with...
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Max validity down from 398 days to proposed 45 by 2027 Apple wants to shorten SSL/TLS security certificates' lifespans, down from 398 days now to just 45 days by 2027, and sysadmins have some very strong feelings about this 'nightmarish' plan. …
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Apple's AI research team has uncovered significant weaknesses in the reasoning abilities of large language models, according to a newly published study. MacRumors: The study, published on arXiv [PDF], outlines Apple's evaluation of a range of leading language models,...
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Rearranging the deckchairs as support iceberg approaches Microsoft has released a Windows Insider build of Windows 10 despite the impending end of support for many flavors of the operating system.…
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Controversy prevails in the world of conkers, wherein horse chestnuts on strings are whacked against one another until one or the other is destroyed. A steel conker was found in the possession of a champion, leading to accusations of cheating. — Read the rest The post Conker...
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Many colleges are under financial pressure, and the cracks are starting to show. From a report: At least 20 colleges closed in 2024, and more are set to shut down after the current academic year, according to the latest tally by Implan, an economic software and analysis...
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Conspiracy theorists combing Google Maps discovered a massive doorway in remote Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It's located not far from Showa Station—a Japanese research facility on East Ongul Island. No-fun-nicks would have you believe it's a rock formation surrounded by...
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ecobee has announced the new ecobee Smart Thermostat Lite, a device designed specifically for HVAC professionals. This thermostat is available exclusively through Pro distribution channels, and its ease of installation, durability, and reliability are key selling points....
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An award-winning photojournalist was stabbed to death — allegedly by his own 19-year-old son — while hiking near Los Angeles over the weekend. Police found 61-year-old Paul Lowe stabbed in the neck and 'suffering from trauma to his upper torso' on Mount Baldy Road in the ...
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Traded its shares between 2018 and 2020? You could cash in Old accusations of securities fraud continue to dog VMware, with the virtualization juggernaut agreeing to pay $102.5 million to settle a shareholder suit over its alleged creation of an artificial sales backlog to...
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For years, both AMD and Intel have energetically competed against one another in the PC processor market. But there’s a new force to be reckoned with — Arm — and both AMD and Intel are circling the wagons. On Tuesday, both AMD and Intel, along with Linux creator Linus...
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Last week, the Internet Archive and its beloved Wayback Machine was taken down by a hacktivist group who unleashed a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the site. Along with that, data for over 31 million user accounts were lost in the cyberattack. While the site...
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In 1971, Lake Superior State University, a public college in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, began issuing the first of its Unicorn Questing Licenses to students. As the school's Department of Natural Unicorns explains: Travel back in time to 1971 to thank the DNU creators:...
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An anonymous reader shares a report: If you're a fan of uBlock Origin, don't be surprised if it stops functioning on Chrome. The Google-owned browser has started disabling the free ad blocker as part of the company's plan to phase out older 'Manifest V2' extensions. On...
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