Month: May 2023
Meta is developing its own AI chip – here’s hoping it goes better than the Metaverse
Meta has announced the development of a new chip, specifically designed to run AI models. The company is known for its family of apps including Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram – and, of course, its attempts to get the Metaverse off the ground – but has recently started investing a lot…
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Microsoft wants to take any MFA and 2FA worries out of your hands
Microsoft has unveiled plans to take the decision on which authentication method to use out of your hands, instead offering prompts based on security levels. Having already written about the disadvantages of using SMS and voice-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods, citing social engineering, mobile operator performance, technical evolution, and more,…
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Meta Quest will now let you customize your home virtual world
Meta’s got a new update for its Meta Quest VR headset, and it includes new features like the ability to change up your home environment’s Skybox with a custom image, get push notifications for 2D apps, and some other items like controller improvements. The features come in the new version…
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Fellow Tally hands-on: A slick scale for precise pour-overs
Precise tools are a coffee nerd’s best friends and after releasing the Opus grinder earlier this year, Fellow has returned with another product called the Tally Pro. And while it’s hard to find a kitchen scale exciting – especially one as niche as this – after trying it out for…
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Microsoft exec tells employees to improve its stock performance in lieu of raises
Microsoft’s chief marketing officer has a solution for employees frustrated with the company’s decision to do away with raises: make the stock price go up. “So great quarterly results contribute to making the stock attractive which in turn drives everyone’s total compensation up,” Capossela tells employees in a message viewed…
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Apple doesn’t want its employees to use ChatGPT in case they blab company secrets
Amid rumors that Apple may be working on its own generative AI, the iPhone maker is reportedly restricting how its staff uses chatbots and AI writers like ChatGPT, Bard, and GitHub Copilot over fears of leaking sensitive data. Text-based information, such as meetings, notes, and documents, as well as code…
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