Month: December 2024
US reveals charges against alleged LockBit ransomware developer
The US government has charged a dual Russian and Israeli national with allegedly building and maintaining LockBit’s malware code, while receiving over $230,000 in cryptocurrency for his work. The 51-year-old Rostislav Panev was arrested in Israel pending extradition to the US, making him the third member of the LockBit ransomware…
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Here are 40 last-minute gifts you can still grab in time for the holidays
Believe it or not, we’re now just a few days away from Christmas. Don’t panic if you’ve yet to start your holiday shopping, though! While it might be too late to order some of the gifts on your holiday wish list, plenty of other great presents will arrive in time..…
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12 Days of OpenAI ends with a new model for the new year
OpenAI announced upcoming o3 and o3-mini AI models. The new models are enhanced “reasoning” AI models that build on the o1 and o1-mini models released this year. Both models handily outperform existing AI models and will roll out in the next few months. The final day of the 12 Days…
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How to schedule messages on Instagram
Instagram is still thought of as a feed of algorithmically-suggested photos first and foremost, but the app is also pretty popular for messaging, too. If you want to take some of the stress out of remembering to send a birthday message to a friend, as part of a recent update,…
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The AI talent wars are just getting started
For my last issue of the year, I’m focusing on the AI talent war, which is a theme I’ve been covering since this newsletter launched almost two years ago. And keep reading for the latest from inside Google and Meta this week. But first, I need your questions for a…
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Intel Arc B580 review: The new king of $250 GPUs (for now)
When Intel debuted its first Arc video cards two years ago, I was more than a little skeptical. Could a company that famously gave up on its last major desktop GPU project in 2009 actually make a dent in a market dominated by NVIDIA and AMD? Well, when I reviewed…
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