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Digital resurrections of deceased individuals are emerging as the next commercial frontier in AI, with the digital afterlife industry projected to reach $80 billion within a decade. Companies developing these AI avatars are exploring revenue models ranging from interstitial advertising during conversations to data collection about users' preferences.
StoryFile CEO Alex Quinn confirmed his company is exploring methods to monetize interactions between users and deceased relatives' digital replicas, includin
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Повестку технической конференции хорошо видно не только по названиям секций, но и по темам, которые выбирают сами модераторы. Если эксперты идут говорить про ИИ-архитектуру, тестирование легаси, технологический журнал 1С, контейнеризацию и мотивацию команд - значит, именно эти вопросы сейчас особенно актуальны для рынка.INFOSTART TECH EVENT 2026 пройдет 8-10 октября в Санкт-Петербурге и соберет специалистов, которые развивают, сопровождают и масштабируют системы на базе 1С: разработчиков, архитекторов, DevO Read more ›
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The mandatory requirement for a Microsoft account during the Windows 11 setup process has once again triggered widespread criticism among users. The controversy recently resurfaced following a Reddit thread that questioned the online account requirement during initial device configuration. The discussion quickly attracted hundreds of comments, reigniting a long-standing debate over convenience, security, and user autonomy. Microsoft defends the policy primarily on security grounds. Linking an online account Read more ›
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Привет всем, кто нажал на кликбейтное название, которое мне ещё предстоит придумать. Как и многие из вас, я долгое время считал, что HR-отрасль обленилась и все воронки и сортировки кандидатов через нейросети — это бред. Что ж, я впервые побывал на другой стороне. Моё мнение изменилось, я не рекламирую тут очередной мегапродукт CRM-MMM-PDD, а просто хочу озвучить мнение после проведённых собесов. Вы не согласитесь, вероятнее всего, многие из вас умнее... Read more ›
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Когда-то давно, конвертеры среды (медиаконвертеры) были довольно простыми устройствами, и если вам нужно было подключить два медных гигабитных коммутатора по оптоволокну, нужно было купить два гигабитных медиаконвертера.Если же нужно было подключить что-то имеющее только 100 мегабитный порт, то нужно было купить 100 мегабитные медиаконвертеры.Потом появились медиаконвертеры с преобразованием скорости. Можно было бы порадоваться-стало удобно, но тут есть одно фундаментальное различие между ними, и оно очень. Read more ›
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Most supply-chain attacks using Ruby's package hosting site "exploit a narrow window," according to a new blog post form Ruby core maintainer Hiroshi Shibata. So its packaging-managing Bundler tool now offers a filter that blocks new version until it's been public "for at least N days. Releases too new to have been scrutinized are passed over in favor of ones that have aged past the window." The feature was designed... Read more ›
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Jeff Bezos is backing Flourish, a new "neuro AI" startup with $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, that aims to reinvent AI by studying the brain's architecture and building systems that learn continuously while using far less power than today's large language models. The company's long-term bet is that neuroscientists and AI researchers working together can uncover the brain's "core algorithm" and eventually create brain-inspired AI... Read more ›
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Bending Spoons, the Italian app studio behind acquisitions like Eventbrite, Vimeo, WeTransfer, Evernote, and AOL, has filed to go public in the U.S. after growing into a subscription-heavy app conglomerate with more than 500 million monthly active users. TechCrunch reports: In its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bending Spoons said it ended the year with $1.31 billion in revenue and has generated $601 million in Q1, a 132%... Read more ›
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Firefox has merged initial support for Vulkan Video decoding, giving the browser a more cross-platform path for GPU-accelerated video playback beyond Linux's long-running reliance on VA-API. Phoronix reports: Firefox on Linux has long been focused on the Video Acceleration API (VA-API) that isn't universally supported by Linux graphics drivers. This has left to efforts like NVIDIA-VAAPI-Driver to layer VA-API atop NVIDIA NVDEC interfaces to enjoy GPU-accelerated video playback in Firefox.... Read more ›
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wiredmikey shares a report from SecurityWeek: Meta-owned communications app WhatsApp says it recently detected and disrupted a spear-phishing attempt linked to spyware company NSO Group. The attack is allegedly in defiance of a court order that bars the spyware maker from targeting WhatsApp. WhatsApp filed a lawsuit against NSO in 2019, after it came to light that a zero-day vulnerability had been exploited to deliver spyware to users. [...] NSO... Read more ›
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At WWDC 2026, Apple announced a new "Siri AI," describing it as a more conversational, personalized, and systemwide assistant that can understand on-screen context and interact with apps while relying on on-device processing or Private Cloud Compute. The relaunch comes two years after Apple's original Apple Intelligence promises stumbled and "never fully materialized," reports The Verge. MacRumors reports: Siri is now embedded directly in the Dynamic Island, accessible by swiping... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from AppleInsider: Apple has unveiled its next Mac operating system, macOS Golden Gate, with Apple promising better performance, the improved Siri, and more. [...] On the surface, macOS Golden Gate is not as significant an upgrade as macOS Big Sur, or even macOS Tahoe with its Liquid Glass redesign. But under the surface, it is much more significant than it seems. Apple has chosen... Read more ›
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Microsoft executive Matt Booty says future Xbox exclusivity will be decided "case-by-case," with Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution remaining Xbox console exclusives while major multiplayer, live-service, and previously promised PlayStation releases stay multiplatform. But IGN's Tom Phillips says Microsoft's announcement still leaves numerous questions unanswered, like "why just Gears and Clockwork Revolution?" and "how will this policy be enforced in future?" From the report: Last night's Xbox Sh Read more ›
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Last Thursday, Wired reported that Meta had quietly embedded an unreleased facial recognition system called NameTag into software installed on millions of phones. In a follow-up report, Wired says the tech giant has now removed the face-recognition-related code, while saying "no final decision" has been made about whether the feature will launch. From the report: On Thursday, WIRED reported that Meta had quietly integrated substantial portions of the NameTag system... Read more ›
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OpenAI has confidentially filed for an IPO, "setting it up for what may be the most highly anticipated market debut in recent history and a massive payday for early investors," reports CNN. The decision follows recent IPO announcements from Anthropic and SpaceX. From the report: OpenAI said it has not decided on timing yet. And because the filing is confidential, it's not yet clear how many shares the company plans... Read more ›
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