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Microsoft Azure, the company’s cloud computing service, is experiencing an outage. The issues appear to be impacting Microsoft’s services that run on Azure, including Microsoft 365 and Xbox. Microsoft confirmed on Azure’s status page that the service is experiencing an outage that started around 12PM ET: Starting at approximately 16:00 UTC, we began experiencing DNS […]
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The prominent lawyer, who has represented Elon Musk and Jay Z in the past, said unnamed clients would flee the state if the proposal passes. Read more ›
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Amid a global DDR5 shortage and soaring prices, Russian hardware enthusiasts are experimenting with do-it-yourself DDR5 RAM by sourcing empty PCBs and soldering memory chips by hand. Tom's Hardware reports: The idea comes from Russian YouTuber PRO Hi-Tech's Telegram channel, where a local enthusiast known as "Vik-on" already performs VRAM upgrades for GPUs, so this is a relatively safe operation for him. According to Vik-on, empty RAM PCBs can be... Read more ›
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The $550,000 a year role requires balancing safety concerns and the demands of a CEO who has shown a penchant for releasing products at a fast clip. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Most people use dating apps to find love. Tiffany Chau used one to hunt for a summer internship. This fall, the 20-year-old junior at California College of the Arts tailored her Hinge profile to connect with people who could offer job referrals or interviews. One match brought her to a Halloween party, where she networked in hopes of landing a product-design internship... Read more ›
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Finally, there's an easy device that will let you digitize your Super Nintendo library. Read more ›
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The One UI 8 Watch update seems to be breaking key features on the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, from sensors to battery life. Read more ›
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China says the drills are a stern warning to pro-independence forces, but they look a lot like a practice run. Read more ›
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A former Samsung Engineer accused of offering the secrets behind the company's 10nm DRAM data to China's ChangXin Memory Technologies has been accused of making hundreds of handwritten notes on detailed process steps. Read more ›
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Google has a tendency to remove unused features. One feature that Pixel owners are now clamoring to have back? Photo Sphere! There’s a rally of folks on the Google Pixel subreddit, asking Google to bring back the feature. It was retired as we entered the Pixel 8 launch cycle, though, for those who have an … Continued Read the original post: Pixel Owners Seek Return of Photo Sphere Read more ›
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A draft document by China's Cyberspace Administration outlines sticter oversight of minors and chatbot companions. Read more ›
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After a rudderless year and an exodus of around 4,000 employees due to Trump administration cuts, NASA got what may be its first piece of good news recently. On December 17, the Senate confirmed billionaire Jared Isaacman as the agency's new administrator. He now holds the power to rehabilitate a battered engine of scientific research, or steer it towards even more disruption. Considering the caliber of President Trump's other appointees,... Read more ›
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Windows 10's formal end-of-support arrived in October, and while the operating system is generally remembered as one of the "good" versions of Windows -- the most widely used since XP -- many of the annoyances people complain about in Windows 11 actually started during the Windows 10 era, ArsTechnica writes. Windows 10 earned its positive reputation primarily by not being Windows 8. It restored a version of the traditional Start... Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: MacRumors reports that Apple plans to expand iPhone and Apple Watch driver's licenses to 7 U.S. states (CT, KY, MS, OK, UT, AR, VA). A recent convert is the State of Illinois, whose website videos demo how you can use your Apple Wallet license to display proof of identity or age the next time you get carded by a cop, bartender, or TSA agent. The... Read more ›
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Outdoor adventurers rejoice! You can use this to stay connected without cellular signal. Read more ›
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Over the last year, the youngest generation of American voters have scrambled a lot of our understanding of politics. The Gen Z cohort swung hard toward Republicans last year, moving anywhere from 6 to 21 points toward President Donald Trump (depending on the data source) compared to 2020. But, they now appear to be just as […] Read more ›
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and his deputies have warned that plenty of employees at large enterprises that pay for Microsoft 365 Copilot haven’t been using the AI features very much, as we reported recently.The most obvious way to change their ways is to make the software, an artificial intelligence add-on to Office apps like Word and Excel, more reliable and useful, which is what Nadella is personally focused on. The... Read more ›
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While aboard Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas, I learned the hard way that the bumpiest rooms on a cruise ship are at the front. Read more ›
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A new AI technique promises to generate videos in just seconds, dramatically speeding up a process that has traditionally taken minutes or even hours with existing video generation models. Read more ›
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Ukraine has used its pioneering naval drones to hit Russian targets like expensive warships. Now it has a growing fleet designed to fight on rivers. Read more ›
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The Justice Department has blamed its delayed release of some so-called Epstein files on needing more time to redact sensitive information like details identifying the victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But at least some of the redactions so far released appear to mistakenly disclose information meant to be obscured from the public. A […] Read more ›
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On Tuesday, the Trump Administration followed through on a threat of retaliation targeting foreigners who are involved in content moderation. The State Department announced sanctions barring US access for former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, as well as four researchers, while issuing an intentionally chilling threat to others, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio claiming, "The […] Read more ›
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If you've been saddled with some awful Gmail address you chose in high school (looking at you, LazySexyCool3030), help appears to be on the way. According to a Google account support page in Hindi the company is allowing some people to change their email address. According to the page (via Google Translate): If your Google […] Read more ›
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For years, Samsung has made products that try to camouflage what they are by displaying works of art. The Frame TV is the most famous example, but the company also released the Music Frame, a speaker disguised as a picture frame, at last year's CES. Now, instead of hiding a speaker with a piece of […] Read more ›
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Apple is set to allow third-party app stores on iOS in Brazil next year after settling with the country's competition watchdog in a legal battle dating back to 2022, as reported by 9to5Mac. According to a machine translation of a press release from the Brazilian regulator CADE, it has approved a Term of Commitment to […] Read more ›
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If you’re in the market for a new Android smartphone — or on the hunt for a solid last-minute gift — Google’s Pixel 10 is a great place to look. We consider it the best Android phone you can buy, and right now, you can grab it at Amazon starting at $449 ($350 off) when […] Read more ›
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There are plenty of dating apps out there, and apps that turn your chaos of work obligations into easily actionable lists. There is also a growing number of apps that help you make new friends. The pitch for Rodeo is a bit different in that it uses AI to help you schedule activities with your […] Read more ›
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Things that HP Lovecraft was good at: Creating a mythos. Building atmosphere. Things that HP Lovecraft was bad at: Writing dialog. Creating compelling characters. Not being a racist. As a fan of horror in general, I can't pretend that Lovecraft isn't an important touchstone. But the man's blatant racism is also impossible to ignore, especially […] Read more ›
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LG is getting ready to take the wraps off a new robot it claims is capable of performing a "wide range" of household chores. The robot, called LG CLOiD, will make its debut at CES next month, featuring two articulated arms and five individually actuated fingers on each hand. Though we only have a description […] Read more ›
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OpenAI is hiring a Head of Preparedness. Or, in other words, someone whose primary job is to think about all the ways AI could go horribly, horribly wrong. In a post on X, Sam Altman announced the position by acknowledging that the rapid improvement of AI models poses "some real challenges." Read more ›
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