Month: January 2025
US sanctions Russian group over AI-generated election disinformation
The US has issued sanctions on organizations in Russia and Iran for attempting to interfere with the 2024 presidential election. The Treasury Department said on Tuesday that the groups tried to “stoke socio-political tensions” and influence voters. One group, the Moscow-based Center for Geopolitical Expertise, has ties to Russia’s Main…
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This is the first mini PC compatible with Microsoft’s Copilot+ requirements – and it does look like the Apple Mac Mini M4
Asus NUC 14 Pro AI is powered by the Core Ultra 9 288V CPU It looks a bit like the Mac Mini, but a tad smaller Aimed at the B2B market, it will likely be sold at a premium price Asus has launched the NUC 14 Pro AI, a mini…
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The Cumulus Machine Review: Fast and Frothy Cold Brew
An innovative new coldbrew machine makes for wonderfully frothy nitro and espresso martinis. But is the flavor fully cooked? Source
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Popeye and Tintin are now in the public domain
It’s a new year, and that means more works are headed to the public domain. This year, thousands of copyrighted works created in 1929, including the earliest versions of Popeye and the Belgian comic book character Tintin, are now free to reuse and repurpose in the US. Duke Law School’s…
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Is Sleep’s Dopesmoker still the heaviest album of all time?
Sleep’s Dopesmoker is legendarily heavy. On any halfway decent sound system, it’ll rattle your ribcage. It’s sort of like being slowly assaulted by a massage chair. In 2015, Guitar World named it the heaviest album ever recorded. “You will definitely not find anything heavier,” wrote Ethan Varian. On November 6th,…
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I used Notion to run my life in 2024 – here are 5 ways to get started with the free version this year
Notion has been spreading like wildfire through the tech world, with the productivity app being found in more and more workflows the world over. But it isn’t just for work – during 2024 I used its free version to plan and track virtually every part of my life, including my…
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