Month: April 2025
5 questions for SMBs to reveal hidden security threats
Headline-making mass outages—think 2024’s CrowdStrike event and 2023’s Google Cloud services disruptions—can bring multinational corporations and small businesses to their knees. But smaller technical events are far more common and can shut down business functions with equally devastating effects. Cybersecurity attacks like Change Healthcare and Snowflake data breaches that impacted…
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This silent, fanless mini PC looks like a very refined and expensive Hi-Fi unit, and I’m surprised by how affordable it is
Quiet PC’s configurator allows complete customization of the UltraNUC Pro 14 Choose between SSDs or HDDs for tailored storage options and speed Dual-monitor support maximizes productivity with versatile display connectivity options There are a number of silent mini PCs on the market, and the Quiet PC UltraNUC Pro 14 Fanless…
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Google’s AI Mode can explain what you’re seeing even if you can’t
Google’s AI Mode now lets users upload images and photos to go with text queries The feature combines Google Gemini and Lens AI Mode can understand entire scenes, not just objects Google is adding a new dimension to its experimental AI Mode by connecting Google Lens’s visual abilities with Gemini.…
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Meta got caught gaming AI benchmarks
Over the weekend, Meta dropped two new Llama 4 models: a smaller model named Scout, and Maverick, a mid-size model that the company claims can beat GPT-4o and Gemini 2.0 Flash “across a broad range of widely reported benchmarks.” Maverick quickly secured the number-two spot on LMArena, the AI benchmark…
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Framework stops selling some of its cheapest laptops due to Trump tariffs
Framework says it’s “temporarily pausing” US sales on some of its laptops due to the Trump administration’s tariffs that went into effect on April 5th, according to a post on X. The affected models are “a few base Framework Laptop 13 systems (Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 5 7640U),” the…
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Gemini Live’s screensharing feature is rolling out to Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 devices
Google’s Gemini Live camera and screenshare functions, which let the conversational AI chatbot answer questions about the stuff you’re looking at in real-time, are rolling out now on Pixel 9 series phones and Samsung Galaxy S25 devices. The free update is also coming soon to other Android devices, but you’ll…
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