Month: December 2024
“AI requires cold data to be warmer” — energy-efficient Tape-as-a-Service (TaaS) combines the benefits of traditional 18TB LTO-9 storage with the convenience and flexibility of cloud services
Geyser Data’s Tape-as-a-Service reaches general availability Built with Spectra Logic, integrates seamlessly with AWS S3 No egress fees, secure air-gapped tapes, energy-efficient solution Back in May 2024, cloud archive provider Geyser Data and data storage and management firm Spectra Logic introduced a new Tape-as-a-Service (TaaS) cloud offering combining the durability…
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ChatGPT’s search results for news are ‘unpredictable’ and frequently inaccurate
In total, ChatGPT returned partially or entirely incorrect responses on a hundred and fifty-three occasions, though it only acknowledged an inability to accurately respond to a query seven times. Only in those seven outputs did the chatbot use qualifying words and phrases like “appears,” “it’s possible,” or “might,” or statements like…
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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is much better without microtransactions
Though it started out pretty chill, over the years, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp steadily became bloated with monetization. There were all kinds of things to spend real money on, including loot boxes for unlocking rare items. When I logged in to the game last week after months away, my screen…
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Apple employee sues company for allegedly spying on personal worker devices
Apple is facing claims of illegal employee monitoring in a new lawsuit The lawsuit claims employees are also prevented from discussing working conditions Separate complaints allege compensation differences based on sex An employee is suing Apple on behalf of the state of California for allegedly illegally monitoring worker devices and…
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Nintendo Switch Online will get the NES version of Tetris next week
The NES version of Tetris is coming to Nintendo Switch Online It’s set for a December 12 release The 1989 title joins the growing collection of classic Nintendo games on the subscription service Nintendo has announced that the NES version of Tetris will be joining Nintendo Switch Online this month.…
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Corrupted Microsoft Word files used to launch phishing attacks
Security researchers saw corrupted files used in phishing campaigns These files bypass email protection solutions Word can easily restore them, presenting malicious content to the victim Cybercriminals have found a new and creative way to sneak phishing emails past your onlinedefenses and into your inbox, experts have warned. A new…
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