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Microsoft's $13 billion investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the tech giant could extend its dominance in cloud computing into the nascent AI market, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released Friday. From a report: The commission said Microsoft's deal with...
Starting in 1953, the US CIA conducted research on mind control using techniques ranging from hypnosis to electroshock, torture, and the administration of LSD to unwitting people. Called MK-Ultra, the program's ultimate goal was to develop tools for interrogation and...
The presidential inauguration of Donald Trump on monday has been moved indoors. It's going to be dangerously cold, he writes. In fairness, it is likely to be brass monkeys next week in D.C., but cold surely means something else that Trump can't abide: sparsely-attended. —...
An anonymous reader shares a report: FBI leaders have warned that they believe hackers who broke into AT&T's system last year stole months of their agents' call and text logs, setting off a race within the bureau to protect the identities of confidential informants, a...
Ransomware, AI, secure software, digital IDs – there's something for everyone in the presidential directive Analysis Joe Biden, in the final days of his US presidency, issued another cybersecurity order that is nearly as vast in scope as it is late in the game.…
Via Sein Peaks, the poignant clip below reveals that Seinfeld is rather Lynchian if given the soundtrack of Twin Peaks by the maestro Angelo Badalamenti. 'Do you ever yearn?' LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! — Read the rest The post...
Sony's PlayStation has canceled previously unannounced games at two of its top subsidiaries, the company said. From a report: The games, at Oregon-based Bend Studio and Texas-based Bluepoint Games, were both 'live service' projects designed to draw recurring revenue from...
Honor’s latest flagship phone is a refined marriage of hardware and AI-infused software.
Beijing investigating claims of unfair competition in mature semiconductors The 'chip wars' between the US and China show no sign of cooling off as Beijing prepares to examine whether America is unfairly subsidizing its own semiconductor companies. Meanwhile, Washington's...
Microsoft is adding a new ability for third-party developers to add widgets to Windows, as well as a new “top cards” summary of your PC within the Settings menu. Microsoft began rolling out the new changes as part of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4800 (Beta ...
Microsoft began mandatory rollouts of the Windows 11 2024 Update (24H2) for eligible devices running Home and Pro editions, the company announced on its Windows 11 issues page. The update, which Microsoft describes as a 'full code swap,' requires longer installation times,...
A team of researchers at Meta has unveiled the SEAMLESSM4T (Massively Multilingual and Multimodal Machine Translation) system, offering a versatile range of translations. Capable of translating speech in 101 languages almost instantaneously, delivering the output in 36...
As the US faces “the worst telecommunications hack in our nation’s history,” by China’s Salt Typhoon hackers, the outgoing FCC chair is determined to bolster network security if it’s the last thing she does.
George Zhao, the chief executive of Chinese smartphone firm Honor, has resigned from his position due to personal reasons, the company said on Friday. CNBC: 'The company and the Board of Directors sincerely appreciate Mr Zhao's outstanding contributions to the company during ...
Competition hots up with Ivanti over who can have the worst start to a year Fortinet has confirmed that previous analyses of records leaked by the Belsen Group are indeed genuine FortiGate configs stolen during a zero-day raid in 2022.…
According to one analyst firm, the combined shipment of desktop and laptop computers in 2024 was 245.3 million units. That’s a big number — a new computer for one out of every thirty or so people on the planet — and it’s showing a growth over 2023. But with the...
Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript, the widely-used programming language to make web pages interactive, in order to use Google Search. From a report: In an email to TechCrunch, a company spokesperson claimed that the change is intended to 'better...
If you’ve been trying to somehow avoid the Windows 11 2024 Update, those days are over. Microsoft is now saying that mandatory Windows 11 24H2 updates have begun and the installation is lengthier than prior updates, so plan accordingly. Microsoft’s status updates were...
In a few years, every new employee entering the workforce will already have become accustomed to using AI to solve problems and help with tasks – and they’re going to want the same tools at work as those they use at home. That’s the important take-away from new...
Microsoft researchers who tested more than 100 of the company's AI products concluded that AI systems can never be made fully secure, according to a new pre-print paper. The 26-author study, which included Azure CTO Mark Russinovich, found that large language models amplify...
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