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Phone network employs AI "grandmother" to waste scammers' time with meandering conversations
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The creation of O2, the UK's largest mobile network operator, Daisy, or dAIsy, is an AI created to trick scammers into thinking they are talking to a...
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Facebook partner admits to eavesdropping on conversations via phone mics for ad targeting
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A pitch deck from Cox Media Group (CMG), seen by 404 Media, states that the marketing firm uses its AI-powered Active Listening software to capture real-time data...
on Sep 4
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NEC's 40.4-petaflop supercomputer unites Intel Xeon CPUs and AMD Instinct accelerators
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NEC revealed the specifics of the supercomputer, which is set to go into operation in July 2025 at the Rokkasho Institute for Fusion Energy in Aomori, Japan (below).
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Easy to guess, hard to believe: America's most common passwords
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The most commonly used personal password in the US this year was "secret" followed by the venerable "123456" and stalwart "password." Two variants of the same string...
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Acer's new Nitro gaming monitors push refresh rates to a blistering 600Hz
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Let's start with the models geared toward gamers, the Nitro UltraSpeed gaming monitors. These displays are positioning themselves among the fastest on the market. The refresh rate...
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After numerous incidents related to traffic routing among different autonomous systems, the White House has decided to address the security issues of the Border Gateway Protocol. The...
on Sep 5
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Bluetooth 6.0 arrives with new features and improved efficiency for wireless connectivity
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The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has just released the core specifications for the latest version of its namesake wireless technology. According to the organization, Bluetooth Core...
on Sep 4
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New thermal material provides 72% better cooling than conventional paste
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Thanks to a mechanochemically engineered combination of the liquid metal alloy Galinstan and ceramic aluminum nitride, this thermal interface material, or TIM, outperformed the best commercial liquid...
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Huawei sidesteps US sanctions with new MED storage that fuses SSD and tape
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Unveiled earlier this year, MED is Huawei's gambit to replace conventional HDDs entirely with a hybrid drive that combines the speed of solid-state drives with the capacity...
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Taiwan economic minister says TSMC's core tech will not leave country
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Taiwan is making it clear that it will keep its most advanced semiconductor technologies within its borders despite the global expansion efforts by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co....
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23andMe to lay off 40% of staff in desperate restructuring effort
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Home genetics company 23andMe continues to struggle as demand for casual gene tracing declines. On Monday, the company announced that it has decided on a restructuring plan...
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LG shows off new stretchable display that can expand its size by 50%
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At LG Science Park on November 8, the display division of the Korean tech giant demonstrated its ultra flexible display in front of more than 100 people...
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Google Cloud upgrades AI infrastructure with Trillium TPU and Nvidia-powered VMs
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Google Cloud recently announced a major upgrade to its AI infrastructure, introducing new hardware and software solutions designed to meet the growing demands of artificial intelligence workloads....
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Scalpers are struggling to resell the PlayStation 5 Pro because it's in stock at most retailers
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Getting a PlayStation 5 for its suggested retail price was a near impossibility in 2020 and 2021. Scalpers and scalping companies unapologetically bought the consoles in their...
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Mozilla is laying off 30% of staff, still laser focused on its broader targets
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Brandon Borrman, Mozilla's senior communications leader, stated that the organization is restructuring its internal teams to remain impactful amid the relentless evolution of technology and the web....
on Nov 6
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Glass maker Corning under EU investigation over possible antitrust violations
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Corning's alkali-aluminosilicate glass is used in a huge range of smartphones, tablets, notebooks, and wearables from the top tech firms.
on Nov 6
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"Windows Intelligence": Microsoft may drop Copilot in major AI rebranding
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Copilot's chatbot service, Windows Recall, and other AI-related functionalities could soon become known simply as "Windows Intelligence." According to a recently surfaced reference included in a template...
on Nov 6
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Raspberry Pi has a new Touch Display ready for inexpensive interactive projects
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The recently introduced Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 is a new LCD panel designed to provide multi-point capacitive touch controls to Pi-powered projects. The original Touch Display...
on Nov 6
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Leaked files signal possible Warcraft II remaster reveal at 30th anniversary event
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The leak was first spotted by the folks at WoWhead, who noticed a new "Warcraft II: Remastered Internal Alpha" entry pop up on Blizzard's servers. Along with...
on Nov 6
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CrowdStrike part 2 crashes Microsoft Office on Windows 11 24H2
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Microsoft is investigating an error that causes Microsoft Office applications like Word and Excel to crash after users upgrade to Windows 11 24H2. The problem only impacts...
on Nov 6
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Nintendo confirms Switch 2 is coming soon, backwards compatibility is in
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Those hoping for an official glimpse of the next-generation Switch will likely need to wait until at least January 2025. The only confirmed detail is that Nintendo...
on Nov 6
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Sony reveals lineup of 55 games enhanced for the PlayStation 5 Pro's faster hardware at launch
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The initial batch of enhanced games spans an array of genres, and includes hits such as EA Sports College Football 25, Baldur's Gate 3, Hogwarts Legacy, No...
on Nov 5
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Oasis is an interactive AI experience that turns Minecraft into a nightmarish hallucination
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Cupertino startup Etched recently unveiled Oasis, a new AI experiment described as the first model capable of generating open-world games. Built with the help of Decart, Oasis...
on Nov 5
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Tablet industry rebounds in 2024 as Amazon's shipments double
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According to the latest report from analyst firm IDC, worldwide tablet shipments grew again in the third quarter of 2024, reaching 39.6 million units. That's an impressive...
on Nov 5
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Is Intel too big to fail? US officials are considering government intervention
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Amid growing concerns over Intel's recent financial struggles, top US policymakers are discreetly weighing contingency plans to support the company, which remains central to America's technological ambitions....
on Nov 5
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The Pentagon wants AI to enhance the capabilities of US nuclear weapons systems
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Late last month, US Strategic Command leader Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton said the command was "exploring all possible technologies, techniques, and methods to assist with...
on Nov 5
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Intel vs. TSMC: Why economic factors, not tech, are at the heart of America's chip struggle
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Over the past few years, U.S. policymakers have developed a high degree of anxiety about America's need for onshore, leading-edge fab capabilities. The press has been filled...
on Nov 5
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Meet KolibriOS, the lightweight OS that can even boot from a 1.44MB floppy
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Originally forked from the MenuetOS project way back in 2004, KolibriOS has since charted its own path while sticking to its 32-bit x86 roots – unlike its...
on Nov 5
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Apple buys 20% stake in iPhone satellite service partner Globalstar
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Apple partnered with Globalstar in 2022 to provide emergency messaging capabilities to iPhone 14 users when they are outside of traditional cellular or Wi-Fi range. The feature...
on Nov 4
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Drones equipped with self-monitoring "nervous system" promise longer, safer flights
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The Southampton team developed a "nervous system" for drones using optical fibers to continuously monitor strains and stresses, similar to how nerves relay information in the human...
on Nov 4
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Early PS5 Pro shipments reveal massive upgrades: 16.7 teraflops GPU, 2TB SSD, and more
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One notable snippet comes from videotechuk on X, possibly giving us the first real look at the PS5 Pro's specs and performance capabilities. So far, Sony has...
on Nov 4
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Lawsuit alleges harmful content on TikTok contributed to deaths of two teens
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Filed in the Créteil judicial court, the lawsuit claims that TikTok's algorithm suggested videos to the teens that promoted suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders.
on Nov 4
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Amazon's new Kindle Colorsoft e-reader slammed over screen discoloration issues
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Amazon introduced the Kindle Colorsoft last month. Featuring a 7-inch display (300 PPI black and white, 150 PPI color), Amazon said the device features an oxide backplane...
on Nov 4
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Hacked TP-Link routers at center of massive botnet used to attack Azure customers
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Microsoft has exposed a complex network of compromised devices that Chinese hackers are using to launch highly evasive password spray attacks against Microsoft Azure customers. This network,...
on Nov 4
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AMD aims to catch up to Nvidia's DLSS with "neural supersampling"
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The latest FSR 3.1 release this year brought significantly improved stability over previous versions. However, there's still room for improvement with denoising path-traced frames.
on Nov 3
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Nvidia replaces Intel in Dow Jones index, marking shift in tech landscape
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Nvidia will replace Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This change, scheduled to take effect on November 8, 2024, highlights the growing importance of artificial intelligence...
on Nov 3
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Apex Legends will not support Linux and Linux-based Steam Decks anymore because of cheating
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Developer Respawn Entertainment and publisher EA recently shared some harsh insights about Linux as a gaming platform. Operating systems based on the open-source kernel aren't as reliable...
on Nov 3
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Windows 11 reaches 35% market share, but Windows 10 still leads by a wide margin
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Microsoft's Windows 11 is finally gaining significant traction in the market, nearly three years after its initial release. According to recent data from Statcounter, Windows 11 reached...
on Nov 2
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Big Tech doubles down on AI, $200 billion gamble raises concerns on Wall Street
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Tech giants are set to spend a staggering $200 billion on AI-related capital expenditures this year, according to Bloomberg's calculations, marking an all-time high for these companies....
on Nov 2
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Intel says integrating RAM into Lunar Lake SoC was a mistake, might abandon desktop GPUs again
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During the company's third-quarter 2024 earnings call, Intel confirmed that its future laptop chips will return to the traditional use of RAM sticks, reversing Lunar Lake's radical...
on Nov 2
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Google rolls out Gemini AI features across Maps, Earth, and Waze
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Google is updating its mapping platforms with new generative AI capabilities based on its Gemini AI model. The updates, rolling out across Google Maps, Google Earth, and...
on Nov 2
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ChatGPT now has its own web search engine
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OpenAI has just launched its new ChatGPT Search service, which offers a novel way to use the AI chatbot to find relevant information on the web. According...
on Nov 1
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Ransomware attacks set to rise to record levels in 2024 despite law enforcement crackdowns
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Allan Liska, a threat intelligence analyst at cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, spoke to TechCrunch about the depressing state of ransomware in 2024.
on Nov 1
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OnePlus 13 debuts with Snapdragon 8 Elite, 24GB of RAM, and a massive battery
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The OnePlus 13 features a curved 6.82-inch AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, 3168 x 1440 pixel resolution, and 4,500 nits of peak brightness. It is...
on Nov 1
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With Windows 10, Microsoft is allowing both consumers and businesses to enroll in its ESU program. The Redmond giant revealed in April that enterprise and education customers...
on Nov 1
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It's 2024, and Ubisoft has just launched an NFT game
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Last week, Ubisoft stealth-launched a web3 game called Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles on PC, reports IGN. This free-to-play PvP tactical RPG involves collecting virtual figurines who engage...
on Oct 31
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AMD sees AI revenue soar as Instinct MI300 GPU already rivals CPU business in sales
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AMD's recently launched Instinct MI300 GPU has quickly become a massive revenue driver for the company, rivaling its entire CPU business in sales. It is a significant...
on Oct 31
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Belgium is constructing the world's first artificial island to harness offshore wind
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The €650 million ($702 million) project is being funded by the European Investment Bank, which recently finalized a green credit deal with Belgian transmission operator Elia to...
on Oct 31
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Most current AI tech is 90 percent marketing, says Linus Torvalds
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Torvalds said that the current state of AI technology is 90 percent marketing and 10 percent factual reality. The developer, who won Finland's Millennium Technology Prize for...
on Oct 31
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Nothing's first community-driven product is a glow-in-the-dark smartphone
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The first phase of the community project was to adjust the colors, materials, and finish of the phone to create a new look. From there, participants were...
on Oct 30