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"What happened to the police body cameras?" one Uber driver in Minnesota asked a Border Patrol agent. Read more ›
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Since X's users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple's and Google's app stores. The fact that it hasn't happened yet tells me something serious about Silicon Valley's leadership: Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are […] Read more ›
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan says the company is "going big time" into its 14A (1.4nm-class) process, signaling confidence in yields and hinting at at least one external foundry customer. Tom's Hardware reports: Intel's 14A is expected to be production-ready in 2027, with early versions of process design kit (PDK) coming to external customers early this year. To that end, it is good to hear Intel's upbeat comments about 14A. Also,... Read more ›
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New research shows that aging blood can accelerate Alzheimer’s-like changes in the brain, while younger blood may offer protection. In mouse experiments, older blood worsened memory performance and increased toxic protein buildup linked to the disease. The study also uncovered widespread changes in brain proteins tied to communication and signaling. The findings point to the blood as a powerful influencer of brain health—and a promising new therapeutic target. Read more ›
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Microsoft is testing a new Windows policy that lets IT administrators uninstall Microsoft Copilot from managed devices. The change rolls out via Windows Insider builds and works through standard management tools like Intune and SCCM. BleepingComputer reports: The new policy will apply to devices where the Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot are both installed, the Microsoft Copilot app was not installed by the user, and the Microsoft Copilot app... Read more ›
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X is suing music publishers and their trade group, the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA), accusing them of attempted coercion in their ongoing battle over licensing, as reported earlier by The Hollywood Reporter. The Elon Musk-owned platform accuses music publishers of colluding with the NMPA to "coerce X into taking licenses to musical works from […] Read more ›
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The president uses digital media to get his message across — but he really loves old media like newspapers and cable TV. Read more ›
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The RedMagic 11 Air is coming soon, and today on Weibo more of its specs have been revealed. The phone allegedly comes with a 6.85-inch screen, the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, up to 24GB of RAM, and a 7,000 mAh battery with support for 120W wired charging. It measures 163.82 x 76.54 x 7.85mm and weighs 207g. It has an active cooling fan built-in, and an under-display selfie camera too.... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: [P]erhaps AI can, in fact, learn in a more human way -- by figuring out interesting questions to ask itself and attempting to find the right answer. A project from Tsinghua University, the Beijing Institute for General Artificial Intelligence (BIGAI), and Pennsylvania State University shows that AI can learn to reason in this way by playing with computer code. The researchers devised... Read more ›
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Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian has changed its stance on generative AI following backlash faced at the end of last year. Read more Read more ›
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How much alcohol should you drink? The US government now vaguely, in effect, says just don’t drink too much. And what qualifies as too much? Well, that’s up to you. As part of the new federal dietary guidelines released this week, the Trump administration eliminated the previous specific recommended limits on alcohol consumption — two […] Read more ›
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AI must learn to reckon with a world much messier than any computer simulation Read more ›
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Families in four US states accept in principle to negotiate terms to drop their cases Read more ›
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