Month: November 2023
Companies are rushing to use generative AI, but are ignoring the security risks
New research from Zscaler has criticized companies for rushing into adopting AI tools too early, often overlooking their own cybersecurity. The survey of more than 900 global IT decision-makers, found that 95% of organizations use generative AI tools like ChatGPT in their businesses, but 89% consider them to be risky.…
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Latest US climate assessment shows the extreme toll taken by climate change
Climate disasters are costing the US billions of dollars a year, and the damage isn’t spread out evenly, according to a new national climate assessment. The assessment, produced about every four years, lays out the toll climate change is taking across every region in the United States. This is the…
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Ableton Live 12 can create MIDI riffs and has a new synth to play them
It was almost exactly three years ago that we were celebrating the relatively quick arrival of Ableton Live 11. Today, the company is unveiling Live 12, the next version of its popular digital audio workstation (DAW). In terms of release cycles, this is the shortest time between versions in recent…
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Meta and Amazon make a deal to put the shopping in your socials
Thanks to a recent update, Facebook and Instagram users are now able to link their profiles to their personal Amazon accounts and do some online shopping on the social media websites. The update comes as part of an apparent new partnership between Instagram and Facebook parent Meta and Amazon, however,…
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Samsung breaks own embargo by unveiling T5 Evo 8TB external SSD on its site for $650 — just be prepared for the sticker shock and the slow speed
You can buy the world’s largest true 8TB portable SSD direct from Samsung for a mere $650 just in time for Black Friday (check our Black Friday SSD deals). Also available in 2TB and 4TB, the Portable SSD T5 Evo (also known as the MU-PH8T0S/AM) is now on offer with…
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Threads finally lets you delete your account separately from Instagram
Meta is rolling out a way for you to delete your Threads profile without having to delete your Instagram account, too. You’ll be able to access the new feature from the settings menu in a new “Delete or Deactivate Profile” section, according to a post from Instagram boss Adam Mosseri.…
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