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Google is implementing a change that will enable its Gemini AI engine to interact with third-party apps, such as WhatsApp, even when users previously configured their devices to block such interactions. ArsTechnica: Users who don't want their previous settings to be overridden may have to take action. An email Google sent recently informing users of the change linked to a notification page that said that "human reviewers (including service providers) read, annotate, and process" the data Gemini accesses....
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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Goldman Sachs collected roughly $600 million in fees underwriting three 1MDB bond deals between 2012 and 2013. The eventual bill — $3.9 billion to Malaysia, $2.9 billion to global regulators, and a criminal guilty plea — shows how franchise-defining settlements get priced. Read more ›
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The Steam Controller officially launched just a couple of weeks ago on 4th May, but - outside of scalpers - you'd be hard pressed to find it in stock. Since the controller can only be purchased directly through Steam, it has created a bit of a bottleneck for Valve, and the company has now been forced to alter its reservation estimates in response to high demand. Read more Read more ›
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ViewSonic’s VX2730D-4K is a stellar value. It’s a 27-inch 4K gaming monitor with 144 Hz, 288 Hz in FHD, Adaptive-Sync, wide gamut color and HDR. Accurate color and high performance deliver an excellent price/performance ratio. Read more ›
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With the iPhone 20 Pro, iPhone Ultra 2, Apple glasses and more all potentially launching in 2027, it could be a huge year for Apple devices. Read more ›
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly rewriting the rules of wealth management, yet the immediate reality for everyday investors remains marred… Read more ›
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The engineers who spoke negatively about AI data centers at Seattle city hearings accuse Amazon of threatening their jobs over their testimonies. Read more ›
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Sandals and slides are out this summer, and suede sneakers are in. Men are wearing the trendy shoes for casual occasions, formal nights out, and more. Read more ›
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Задача:Как с помощью 26 клавиш вводить русское письмо, а остальные клавиши оставить под особые начерки (такие, как: [ ], < >, ^, { } и т. д.)?Предыстория, или мой розмысел о русской орфографии Читать далее Read more ›
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Знакомая ситуация: вашей команде нужна фича в чужом сервисе, вы ставите задачу — и ждёте. Неделю, месяц, квартал. Потому что у того сервиса свои приоритеты и свой ограниченный ресурс. А ваш продукт стоит.В Островке мы столкнулись с этим в масштабе: сразу несколько продуктов зависели от одного большого внутреннего сервиса, который физически не мог обработать все запросы. Решением стал иннерсорсинг — подход, при котором команда сама пишет нужный ей код в... Read more ›
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When Colin Farrell was doing press for the first season of the detective series Sugar, he had to be very careful with how he spoke. Sugar is a story about a quirky private detective, but it's also secretly a work of science fiction, something that doesn't become clear until halfway through the season. "I knew […] Read more ›
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We break down the current iPad lineup to help you figure out which of Apple’s tablets is best for you. Read more ›
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NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, opened its new Dublin office earlier in the week and I attended the opening. Whilst I was there I interviewed Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Marianne Checkley, CEO Kinia and Professor Dan Kilper, Director CONNECT Centre Trinity College Dublin. I […] Read more ›
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We've lost something in the past 15 years. Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Apple; they've all convinced us that streaming is the best way to watch movies and shows at home. With everything at our fingertips, there's no need to run to Blockbuster for the weekend's entertainment, or wait for a DVD rental to arrive in the […] Read more ›
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There's another heatwave on the way, so pick up one of these budge-friendly fans to keep yourself comfortable. Read more ›
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Intel has appointed Seok-Hee Lee, the former chief executive of memory maker SK hynix and battery maker SK On, as executive vice president of Intel Foundry. Read more ›
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Here's another sign the RAM crisis is here to stay, as boss in SSD supply chain shares some home truths about Chinese chip makers. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Few business leaders have been as deeply embedded in popular culture as Elon Musk, the ambitious entrepreneur who has become a central figure in internet culture and amassed a fortune that has made him the world's first trillionaire. At a time when concerns about inequality are high and public attitudes toward the ultra-wealthy have soured, Musk has managed to retain a loyal... Read more ›
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Infineon is set to open a $5.8 billion power-chip fab in Dresden on July 2, backed by about $1.1 billion in EU Chips Act subsidies. The plant will make power semiconductors for AI data centers and could eventually add up to $5.8 billion in annual revenue as demand for AI infrastructure strains global electricity systems. Bloomberg reports: Infineon, traditionally a chipmaker for the automotive industry, has increasingly benefited from soaring... Read more ›
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Sam Bankman-Fried lost his appeal to overturn his FTX fraud conviction and 25-year sentence. Reuters reports: In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said prosecutors' evidence against Bankman-Fried "was, conservatively stated, robust." "While he was publicly reassuring customers, investors and regulators that FTX customer funds were safe, he was simultaneously using FTX as his own personal piggy bank, spending customer funds... Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader Dotnaught shares a report from The Register: For the past 90 days, Microsoft has been quietly patching a firmware flaw in Surface devices that allowed the hardware to be bricked with a single packet, though only for those who have disabled Secure Core and Secure Boot. And the company's Copilot AI software inadvertently helped identify the faulty firmware. According to Jack Darcy, a security researcher based in... Read more ›
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A leaker with a strong Apple rumor track record says a touchscreen MacBook is "100% confirmed. If true, it would mark a major reversal for Apple, which has long argued that the Mac is built for indirect input rather than reaching up to touch a vertical screen. MacRumors reports: Instant Digital has a good track record for Apple rumors and has provided some strikingly accurate information in the past, so... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation. On Friday, the tech giant announced a lawsuit against an alleged Chinese cybercrime network called Outsider Enterprise, which Google says uses AI in its campaigns to send scam text messages impersonating Google and other brands to steal passwords and credit card numbers. Outsider Enterprise has financially scammed "hundreds... Read more ›
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ShinyHunters claims it exploited a critical Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day to compromise more than 100 organizations, including the University of Nottingham, where it says it stole 40GB of student and billing data. "ShinyHunters posted the UK university on its data leak site on Tuesday before publishing the stolen files later that same day, presumably because the school refused to pay the extortion demand," reports The Register. From the report: "University of... Read more ›
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The Justice Department has approved Paramount Skydance's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery without requiring divestitures or other concessions. The deal still faces scrutiny from state attorneys general. Politico reports: The decision, expected to be announced Friday, paves the way for Paramount to combine with the entertainment and media company behind a vast film and television studio, CNN, and the HBO Max streaming service, which would be combined with... Read more ›
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Jeff Bezos says his new AI startup, Prometheus, is working toward an "artificial general engineer" capable of helping design complex physical products such as robots, drugs, manufacturing systems, and rocket engines. The Verge reports: The NYT first reported on Prometheus last November, but now Bezos is sharing more information about the startup after a $12 billion funding round, putting the company at a $41 billion valuation. Bezos serves as co-CEO... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: The first quarter of 2026 produced the most blocked and delayed data center projects on record, according to a new study shared with NBC News. The study -- conducted by Data Center Watch, a project of the AI intelligence firm 10a Labs that tracks local data center activity -- found that data center opponents blocked or delayed at least 75 projects... Read more ›
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