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Tuesday February 4, 2025. 12:32 AM
A US District Court judge denied Apple's emergency request to halt the Google Search monopoly trial, ruling that Apple failed to show sufficient grounds for a stay. The Verge reports: Apple said last week that it needs to be involved in the Google trial because it does not...
Who better to trust trillions of dollars, SSNs and other sensitive info with than Elon The chaos in Washington DC continued over the weekend and into Monday with government workers locked out of their offices and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) getting ...
Developers must be cautious about who they interact with and where contributions come from, warns a Linux Foundation blog post intended to help open-source developers navigate US OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) sanctions. Published January 29 and titled,...
Monday February 3, 2025. 11:58 PM
As UK proposes laws against neural-nets-for-pedophiles Americans may have to think twice about downloading a Chinese AI model or investing in a company behind such a neural network in future. A law proposed last month by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), if successfully passed by...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Anthropic, the company that made one of the most popular AI writing assistants in the world, requires job applicants to agree that they won't use an AI assistant to help write their application. 'While we encourage people...
Senators ask, Homeland Security watchdog answers: Is it worth the money? The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General has launched an audit of the Transportation Security Administration's use of facial recognition technology at US airports, following criticism...
TL;DR: Want to fall in love this year? Get a Tinder Gold 1-year subscription for $39.97 through February 23 and save over 60%. It's nerve-wracking to put yourself out there in the dating world. You might see a cutie at your local coffee shop or at the gym, but what do you do...
A new update is being rolled out to Windows 11 insiders (Build 26120.3073) that introduces a Copilot button in Microsoft Paint. PCWorld reports: Clicking the Copilot button will expand a drop-down menu with all the generative AI features: Cocreator and Image Creator (AI art...
Meanwhile, the Internet Archive races to save what it can – again Vast numbers of webpages have disappeared from federal sites in an effort to meet the deadline to implement the Trump administration's executive orders targeting diversity initiatives and gender.…
DeepSeek, founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, a Chinese entrepreneur, engineer and former hedge fund manager, is generating a lot of buzz — and for good reason. Here are five things that make it stand out (as well as a listing of the latest news and analysis about DeepSeek). ...
Remember way back in the Before Times (like, 2018) when being caught at a white nationalist conference would tank your political career? Not anymore! Meet Darren Beattie, your new acting State Department Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, because the...
NetChoice has filed (PDF) its 10th lawsuit challenging state internet regulations, this time opposing Maryland's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. The Verge's Lauren Feiner reports: NetChoice has become one of the fiercest -- and most successful -- opponents of age...
When many animals hear a sound, they prick up their ears to listen more closely. Unfortunately, we lost that ability during our evolutionary journey becoming the boring humans we are today. However, while our ears don't prick, we still have the vestigial ear muscle that does ...
Hot on the heels of its launch of the o3-mini model last week, OpenAI on Sunday announced another component for ChatGPT that allows the generative AI (genAI) tool to do more in-depth research. Described as “an agent that uses reasoning to synthesize large amounts of...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), whose tagline is 'Win the Fight,' has paid more than a hundred thousand dollars to a company that is providing generative AI services to other parts of the Department of Defense....
Canadian province 'won't do business with people hellbent on destroying our economy' Updated The provincial government in Ontario, Canada is hitting back at President Trump's 25 percent tariffs on the US' northern neighbor by scrapping a deal with Elon Musk's Starlink.…
An external streaming device is the best way to access online video services without replacing your entire TV. By plugging one of these devices into your TV’s HDMI port, you’ll be able to use apps like Netflix and Hulu, possibly with a faster and smoother experience than ...
A century after quantum mechanics revolutionized physics, scientists still cannot agree on how the theory fundamentally works, despite its tremendous success in explaining natural phenomena and enabling modern technologies. The theory's central puzzle remains unresolved: the ...
'Combined with quality therapy, safe and equitable access, and full-scale societal healing, psychedelics are a shortcut to liberation, dignity, and power—the 'Promised Land' as envisioned by Martin Luther King, Jr.,' writes Dr. Nicholas Powers, poet, journalist, and...
A fluffy young golden retriever takes 'puppy love' to a new level when he gets a bit too frisky with his oversized toy. 'Started off all cute and innocent..,' says the caption of his hilarious TikTok video as the pooch carries a huge stuffed animal across the room. — Read...
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