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Mozilla has released Firefox 148 for Windows, macOS and Linux, bringing a new AI Settings section that lets users disable all of the browser's AI-powered features in one click and then selectively re-enable the ones they actually want, such as the local translation tool that works locally rather than in the cloud.
The update also patches more than 50 security vulnerabilities -- none known to be under active exploitation -- over half of which Mozilla classifies as high risk, including five sandbox escape f
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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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For years, executives at Microsoft have become accustomed to tussling with OpenAI over the terms of the companies’ complicated business partnership, which gave Microsoft exclusive rights to sell OpenAI’s technology to cloud customers. Then two months ago, the ChatGPT maker announced a surprise deal to sell its AI to businesses through Amazon, a Microsoft archrival. While OpenAI thought its contract with Microsoft allowed for the Amazon arrangement, Microsoft disagreed. So... Read more ›
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The newly released DJI Lito X1 comes with a host of features and specs that make it our favorite beginner drone — but the DJI Mini 4K retains some appeal. Read more ›
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The Zero Plan has been discontinued, and existing users are reportedly being forced onto paid plans. Read more ›
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Я живу в Сербии уже 4-й год. В последнее время у меня чаще начали спрашивать про переезд сюда. Актуальность темы подтверждается статистикой Вордстата. Эта небольшая европейская страна всё ещё остаётся открытой для россиян.В этой статье на своём примере расскажу как живётся в Сербии, сколько стоит арендовать жильё, какова ситуация с визами, ВНЖ, ПМЖ, гражданством и прочими бытовыми вопросами. Читать далее Read more ›
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Adobe is expanding its footprint in the digital creation space with the launch of the Firefly AI Assistant in public beta. This new intelligent agent is designed to function as a deeply integrated layer across the entire Creative Cloud suite, aiming to centralize complex operations within a single, conversational interface. By doing so, Adobe intends to reduce the need for users to manually toggle between various applications to complete a... Read more ›
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Вы когда-нибудь задумывались о том, как работают тестовые фрймворки в .NET? Ну вот когда вы пишите функцию, кликаете в IDE на треугольник, а потом — бац! — и получаете пару зелёных галочек. Вот как это происходит? Магия? Ну... отчасти да.Привет! Меня зовут Дима Афонченко, я — техлид в Dodo Engineering. Сегодня расскажу, как устроена работа тестовых фреймворков в .NET и причём тут, собственно, магия. Будет интересно, поехали! Читать далее Read more ›
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Всем привет! Меня зовут Никита Гусев, я руковожу направлением EPM в компании «Инфосистемы Джет». Если вы когда-нибудь видели, как финансист или аналитик ставит себе ТРЕТИЙ монитор, чтобы формулы помещались на экране, то сложности работы Excel в крупных компаниях примерно представляете. В статье расскажу, почему еще планирование в табличках — это больно, и по какому пути идут наши заказчики. Читать далее Read more ›
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Following last week's flurry of Xbox news - which included word that new Xbox boss Asha Sharma hasn't yet ruled out the return of exclusive games - Sharma has been discussing the ongoing RAM crisis, acknowledging that memory shortages could lead to a price bump and limited stock where its next-gen console, Project Helix, is concerned. Read more Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Denver7: Maryland is poised to become the first state in the country to ban "surveillance pricing." The practice refers to companies using a shopper's personal data, such as browsing history, location, or purchasing behavior, to tailor prices to individual customers. The Protection From Predatory Pricing Act, passed this month and sent to the governor for a signature, would prohibit food retailers and third-party... Read more ›
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The IEA says 2025 marked a turning point for global energy, with solar posting the largest growth ever seen for any energy source and helping carbon-free power outpace rising demand. The trend led the agency to declare that the world has entered the "Age of Electricity." Ars Technica reports: The IEA report covers energy use, including the electrical grid, transportation, home heating, and other forms of consumption. As such, it... Read more ›
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Microsoft is cutting the monthly price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, but the tradeoff is that new Call of Duty releases will no longer arrive on the service at launch. Instead, they'll show up about a year later. The Verge reports: After Xbox CEO Asha Sharma admitted last week that "Game Pass has become too expensive for players," Microsoft is dropping the price of Xbox Game... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: At Google, leaders are anxious about falling behind in the race to offer AI coding tools, especially as rivals like Anthropic PBC offer more effective and popular tools to businesses, according to people familiar with the matter. The search giant is now working to unite some of its coding initiatives under one banner to speed progress and take advantage of a surge... Read more ›
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Reuters reports that Meta plans to start collecting U.S.-based employees' mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and occasional screen snapshots to train AI agents that can better learn how humans use computers. The tool, called Model Capability Initiative (MCI), will reportedly "not be used for performance assessments or any other purpose besides model training and that safeguards were in place to protect 'sensitive content.'" From the report: Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth told... Read more ›
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Firms like Bank of America, Citi, Wells Fargo, and others are reporting strong profits while reducing head count and automating more work. "All of them credited A.I. to some degree ... in areas ranging from the so-called back office, where tens of thousands of employees fill out paperwork to comply with various laws and regulations, to the front office, where seven-figure salaried professionals put together complicated financial transactions for corporate... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Framework has been selling and shipping its modular, repairable, upgradable Laptop 13 for five years now, and in that time, it has released six distinct versions of its system board, each using fresh versions of Intel and AMD processors (seven versions, if you count this RISC-V one). The laptop around those components has gradually gotten better, too. Over the years, Framework... Read more ›
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BrianFagioli writes: Mozilla says it used an early version of Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview to comb through Firefox's code, and the results were hard to ignore. In Firefox 150, the team fixed 271 vulnerabilities identified during this effort, a number that would have been unthinkable not long ago. Instead of relying only on fuzzing tools or human review, the AI was able to reason through code and surface issues that... Read more ›
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Florida's attorney general has launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI over allegations that the accused gunman in a shooting at Florida State University last year used ChatGPT to help plan the attack. OpenAI says the chatbot is "not responsible for this terrible crime" and only provided factual information available from public sources. NPR reports: The Republican attorney general, James Uthmeier, said at a press conference in Tampa on Tuesday that... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company, said on Tuesday that it had struck a deal with the artificial intelligence start-up Cursor that could result in its acquiring the young company for $60 billion. SpaceX is making the deal just as it prepares to go public in what is likely to be one of the largest initial public offerings... Read more ›
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