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What can Windows 10 users do once support ends in October 2025?
There’s a date looming on the horizon for the vast majority of Windows users. While Windows 11 has been out for a long time now, most Windows users are using Windows 10 – about 63% – while Windows 11 is used by only about 33% of Windows users. In...
2024-10-25 22:05
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A deep dive into Linux’s new mseal syscall
If you love exploit mitigations, you may have heard of a new system call named mseal landing into the Linux kernel’s 6.10 release, providing a protection called “memory sealing.” Beyond notes from the authors, very little information about this...
2024-10-25 21:24
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Google expands Responsible GenAI Toolkit
Google has enhanced its Responsible Generative AI Toolkit for building and evaluating open generative AI models, expanding the toolkit with watermarking for AI content and with prompt refining and debugging features. The new features are designed to w...
2024-10-25 20:45
It’s about to get a lot easier to share spatial photos and videos for Vision Pro
Last month, Apple announced that support for it would be adding support for spatial photos and spatial videos to Safari. In a new interview with PetaPixel, Apple confirmed that this feature is on track to arrive this year. more…
2024-10-25 20:40
Contractors training Amazon, Meta and Microsoft’s AI systems left without pay after Appen moves to new platform
One-third of payments to contractors training AI systems used by companies such as Amazon, Meta and Microsoft have not been paid on time after the Australian company Appen moved to a new worker management platform. Appen employs 1 million contractors ...
2024-10-25 19:51
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Intel's 'botched' $20 Billion NVIDIA acquisition shines a $3 Trillion light on the chipmaker's short-sightedness and missed opportunities in AI: "It would have been Intel's most expensive acquisition"
Intel reportedly almost bought NVIDIA for $20 billion in 2005 but its board of directors thwarted the plans because it would have been the firm's most expensive acquisition.
2024-10-25 19:42
9to5Mac Daily: October 25, 2024 – Apple confirms new Macs are coming
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by ...
2024-10-25 19:34
Age of Empires II: DE - Chronicles: Battle for Greece will get new naval battle features
Microsoft has revealed some new naval battle features that will be in the upcoming Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition DLC release Chronicles: Battle for Greece. Read more...
2024-10-25 19:22
Researchers Discover Command Injection Flaw in Wi-Fi Alliance's Test Suite
A security flaw impacting the Wi-Fi Test Suite could enable unauthenticated local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) said the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-41992, said the susceptib...
2024-10-25 19:11
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New DNA storage tech aims for 215,000 TB per gram goal — writes to the 'epi-bits' of existing DNA with movable-type-based method
Peking University researchers recently published their study outlining a new method for encoding data on DNA strands. Rather than traditional methods which create new strands "de novo", this method uses a movable-type system based on DNA methylation wh...
2024-10-25 18:59
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iOS 18.2 beta: New daily sudoku games come to Apple News+
Apple News+ is once again expanding its collection of puzzles. With the release of iOS 18.2 beta 1, Apple News+ now offers daily sudoku puzzles across easy, moderate, and challenging difficulty levels. You can also track your sudoku performance right i...
2024-10-25 18:45
HomeKit Weekly: THIRDREALITY Smart Color Night Light is the perfect HomeKit accessory for a child’s room or hallway
The ideal HomeKit accessories run themselves. Turning off and on lights from an app is a nice feature, but it’s a similar level of effort to using a light switch. The real magic is when you can “set it and forget it.” The is the perfect example o...
2024-10-25 18:36
SK hynix and Tesla are reportedly discussing $725 million SSD deal for Dojo datacenters
Tesla may procure $725 million worth of SSDs from SK hynix for AI training on Dojo.
2024-10-25 18:34
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AMD launches Ryzen 5 5600T and 5600XT processors for AM4 sockets — prices start at $186
AMD launched the Ryzen 5 5600XT and 5600T AM4 processors, adding 100 to 200 MHz more over the previous Ryzen 5 5600X and 5600.
2024-10-25 18:20
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 — List of bugs, errors, and known issues
Here's a list of known bugs, errors, and issues in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, the latest entry in the yearly juggernaut franchise.
2024-10-25 17:58
Not dead: AMD launches two more Ryzen 5000 processors for AM4 socket
AMD is still not done with the now eight-year-old Socket AM4. The company just launched two new CPUs: Ryzen 5 5600XT and Ryzen 5 5600T. Read more...
2024-10-25 17:58
Apple Opens PCC Source Code for Researchers to Identify Bugs in Cloud AI Security
Apple has publicly made available its Private Cloud Compute (PCC) Virtual Research Environment (VRE), allowing the research community to inspect and verify the privacy and security guarantees of its offering. PCC, which Apple unveiled earlier this June...
2024-10-25 17:55
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveils multi-million supercomputer with 1,528 H100 AI GPUs in Denmark — six months after development began to unlock "the era of computer-aided drug discovery"
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and King Frederik X of Denmark launched Gefion, a supercomputer with 1,528 H100 AI GPUs designed to promote research across quantum computing, medicine, and more.
2024-10-25 17:50
Apple brings back volume slider on iPhone's lock screen with iOS 18.2
After removing the volume slider from the iPhone's lock screen with iOS 16, Apple is finally bringing it back with the latest iOS 18.2 beta update. Read more...
2024-10-25 17:42