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Wednesday January 29, 2025. 05:21 AM
Everyone wants to get their hands on AI tools, and employees in government agencies are no exception. Still, stakes are far higher for governments when it comes to security, privacy, and protecting the public. As a means of overcoming these challenges, OpenAI has rolled out...
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AWS and Microsoft could potentially face an investigation of their cloud businesses in Britain should the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) follow the recommendation of an independent inquiry group that reports into the UK’s antitrust regulator. In a release issued...
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Big changes are coming to PlayStation, and Sony just made it official. Hideaki Nishino will take over as President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) starting April 1, 2025. This move isn’t exactly out of left field -- Sony hinted at a shift back in May 2024...
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TL;DR: Save over 70% and learn up to nine new languages with Promova's immersive language lessons. Want to learn a new language in 2025? Wait! Don't overpay for yet another program when you could just get Promova.It's not like any other language-learning app—this one has a...
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I always wanted to fly on the Concorde and never got a chance. Today, the XB-1 made the first commercial supersonic flight since the legendary Anglo-French jet last hit Mach 1—and the first ever for a privately-built civil aircraft (at least intentionally). — Read the rest...
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Startup times for Java applications would be improved through a proposed API for stable values, which are objects that hold immutable data. An OpenJDK Java Enhancement Proposal (JEP) for a preview of stable values notes that stable values are treated as constants by the...
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Startup times for Java applications would be improved through a proposed API for stable values, which are objects that hold immutable data. An OpenJDK Java Enhancement Proposal (JEP) for a preview of stable values notes that stable values are treated as constants by the...
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An improvement to the way Linux handles network traffic, developed by researchers at Canada’s University of Waterloo, could make data center applications run more efficiently and save energy at the same time. Waterloo professor Martin Karsten and Joe Damato, distinguished...
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Tuesday January 28, 2025. 11:27 PM
Transfixed by the retro desktop computers seen in Severance? Want something just like it? They were based on the Data General Dasher 2, but the real thing is rare and ancient and it would be sacrilegeous to do anything hacky with any part of one. — Read the rest The post...
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TL;DR: Enjoy 2TB of lifetime FileJump cloud storage for $74.97 (reg. $467) and say hello to endless space. Do you ever find yourself frantically deleting files to free up space, only to regret it a week later? We've all been in a similar sitch—choosing between old vacation...
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Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has emerged as a groundbreaking player in the AI field, sparking a wave of disruption in the U.S. tech sector. Using open-source technology and cost-efficient methodologies, DeepSeek has delivered AI models that rival those of ...
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Researchers at Beijing's Chinese Academy of Sciences have used the gene-editing technology CRISPR to create mice from two fathers. CRISPR is a powerful genetic editing tool that allows scientists to precisely modify DNA by cutting and replacing specific genetic sequences....
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Google, on its Google Maps naming policy, back in 2008: By saying “common”, we mean to include names which are in widespread daily use, rather than giving immediate recognition to any arbitrary governmental re-naming. In other words, if a ruler announced that henceforth the...
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This trailer for SNL's 3-hour-long marathon tribute to their musical guests is fun to watch. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! This is fun and upbeat, and all I need to remember is the incredible history Saturday Night Live has had, hosting...
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There is a special Copilot key on some Windows laptops that can be used to launch Microsoft’s AI assistant — and now support for the key is coming to Linux. That support has been added in version 6.14 of Linux, though exactly what it will be used for depends on which...
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A few weeks ago, Santa Cruz, California surfer Alessandro 'Alo' Slebir rode an enormous wave at Mavericks. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Alo Slebir (Santa Cruz, California, USA) slides through the vortex of a potential World Record wave...
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A 24-year-old fellow turned up at Vietnam's Can Tho University of Medicine complaining of swelling and intense pain in one of his eyes. The man claimed that he was previously examined at a medical facility near his home but they couldn't find anything wrong. — Read the rest ...
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A dissatisfied customer has sued Oregon-based Mandala Journey Work LLC for failing to provide a peaceful four-day experience at a 'tranquil' home with strolls in the forest. Instead, the lawsuit alleges, the trippy retreat included a crowded AirBNB and a motor tour of...
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Pandering to Donald Trump, a fearful CNN decided to move one of Trump's biggest critics, Jim Acosta, from his 10 a.m. time slot to the much less trafficked midnight slot. But rather than kiss the ring, the defiant CNN reporter of nearly 18 years boldly called out Trump for...
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Earlier this month, astronomers at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reported discovery of an asteroid passing Earth as as 150,000 miles away. A citizen scientist first noticed the object that, given its proximity, would require tracking due to the risk of it...
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