Author: Zach_Wilson
Why do AI data centers use so many resources?
With the AI boom, construction of new data centers has skyrocketed, and not without consequence — some communities that count these facilities as neighbors are now facing water shortages and strained power supplies. While tech's data center footprint has been growing for decades, generative AI has seemingly shifted the impacts…
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I’ve fallen into Sora’s slippery slop
An anime version of Jesus Christ flipping tables. OpenAI employees performing in Hamilton costumes. News anchors discussing a story on television. A man doing a thirst-trap TikTok dance. Sam Altman — stealing GPUs on CCTV, listening to a business pitch, crying. Such were the contents of my feed on Sora,…
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5 reasons why Norton VPN’s improved deal is well worth considering
With Amazon Prime Day just around the corner and Black Friday not much further down the road, it feels like sales silly season is well and truly upon us. And when it comes to VPNs, cybersecurity giant Norton has got ahead of the game. It’s delivering discounted prices on its…
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Trump rolled YouTube into paying for his ballroom
About two months ago, John P. Coale, one of many lawyers representing Donald Trump in a personal capacity, met with several Alphabet executives, mediators, and lawyers at Mar-a-Lago — along with his client. They all spent a lovely day at the palatial Florida estate, and Trump treated them to lunch…
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Android spyware pretends to be Signal or ToTok update to fool victims – here’s how to stay safe
ProSpy and ToSpy malware campaigns spoof Signal and ToTok to infect Android users Malware exfiltrates SMS, contacts, files, and disguises itself as Google Play Services Apps spread via third-party stores; users urged to stick to official app sources Android users in the United Arab Emirates and the wider region are…
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Sony shrinks PS5 Slim storage in the US, too
Sony is now selling a revised model of the digital PS5 slim in the US that has less storage than the original version. The updated model with 825GB of internal SSD storage instead of 1TB recently went on sale in Europe, but now it’s available to buy on the US…
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