Author: Zach_Wilson
Prime Day 2024: The best early deals we could find ahead of October Big Deal Days
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is back this year, returning on October 8 and 9. The “fall Prime Day” of sorts has served as the online retailer’s unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for the past few years. We expect most of the deals to be Prime exclusives, meaning…
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Microsoft announces Recall for Windows Insiders, other AI tools in major new Windows 11 release
Microsoft has released a major announcement outlining all the new experiences coming to its new Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11, hoping to convince people to see the practical benefits of its AI-powered efforts. We’ll have to see how these developments play out when they’re more widespread and in the hands…
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This AI-powered malware has evolved to add image recognition
Hackers can now steal people’s cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases, even when they are stored as an image file, experts have warned When a user sets up a new crypto wallet, they get a “seed phrase” – a set of 12 or 24 random words, which can later be used to…
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Billy Crystal’s dark side makes my blood run cold in the Apple TV Plus trailer for new psychological thriller Before
Apple TV Plus has released the trailer for the new psychological thriller Before, and Billy Crystal’s dark side is actually spine-chilling in his first dramatic lead, which feels like something straight out of The Sixth Sense. Say goodbye to the comedic legend’s rom-com heartthrob Harry Burns from When Harry Met…
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FCC is offering $200 million to protect schools and libraries from hackers
The Federal Communications Commission is making up to $200 million available to help schools and libraries make their computer systems more secure. The Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program will be used to evaluate whether to fund this kind of program on a more permanent basis. The funding will come…
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OpenAI just raised $6.6 billion to build ever-larger AI models
OpenAI just closed a historic funding round, taking in a $6.6 billion investment at a $157 billion valuation, to continue pursuing its mission to build artificial-general intelligence according to a company blog post. The funding round was led by Thrive Capital, which committed $1 billion, according to the Financial Times. It…
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