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Somewhere in America's Defense Department, the DARPA R&D agency is running a two-year contest to write an AI-powered program "that can scan millions of lines of open-source code, identify security flaws and fix them, all without human intervention," reports the Washington Post. [Alternate URL here.]
But as they see it, "The contest is one of the clearest signs to date that the government sees flaws in open-source software as one of the country's biggest security risks, and considers artificial intelligenc
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Never short of a slang word or three, Australians now have ‘enshittification,’ which has become their national dictionary’s Word of the Year. The Macquarie Dictionary’s previous winners of the accolade include ‘cancel culture’ (2019) and ‘milkshake duck’ (2017), the latter being a popular social media personality who’s later found to have a dark and reputation-damaging... Read more » Read more ›
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The 57-year-old has been praised for her performance as a Las Vegas dancer in Gia Coppola's new film, "The Last Showgirl." Read more ›
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Insight Partners, a prominent venture capital firm, advises companies to take a "crawl, walk, run" approach to incorporating generative AI. Read more ›
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Steve Schwarzman, founder and CEO of Blackstone, describes his experience advising Trump on trade tariffs in his 2019 book, "What It Takes." Read more ›
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Following its announcement in China last month, the iQOO 13 is now making its global debut in Indonesia. The device is available locally, starting at IDR 9,999,000 ($630) for the 12/256GB trim and IDR 11,999,000 ($755) for the 16/512GB variant. Both trims are listed on iQOO Indonesia’s official website. The device is available in Alpha Black and Legend White colors. iQOO 13 in Alpha Black and Legend White iQOO 13... Read more ›
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A Nvidia sales lead said in an email to colleagues that Musk's demand for chips was straining the company's supply chain, per The Wall Street Journal. Read more ›
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Doro, the European technology leader for seniors, today announces the launch of three new 4G feature phones, the Doro Leva L10, Doro Leva L20 and Doro Leva L30. The devices are rolling out in select retailers nationwide, starting November. The phones have been developed to meet the evolving needs of users, futureproofing Doro’s user-friendly offering. They combine […] Read more ›
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It looks like court action has delayed the arrival of Microsoft's overhauled Xbox app for the Play Store. Read more ›
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"And now I look across the table, and I just think, 'When am I going to have to change this guy's diaper?'" Teri Hatcher said. Read more ›
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One Gen Xer BI she just wants to be able to afford to go out for dinner and glass of wine once a week. High costs and debt make that difficult. Read more ›
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No Man's Sky didn't get off to the smoothest of starts, but eight years after its controversial launch, Hello Games' exploratory space sim has reached a significant milestone, finally gaining enough favourable player reviews on Steam to shift its overall rating to "Very Positive". Read more Read more ›
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly met with Trump, who previously threatened to jail the Facebook founder. Read more ›
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Enjoy 10% off with this Dell Coupon and get the latest Dell Promo Codes and deals for laptops, monitors and all things tech this November. Read more ›
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Four communications experts told Business Insider that the key to a drama-free Thanksgiving lies in preparation, perspective, and strong boundaries. Read more ›
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Plan your next trip with Hotels.com and score up to 30% off with member-exclusive deals. Read more ›
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Lava unveiled the Yuva 3 in February, and today, the brand announced the Yuva 4 as its successor. The Lava Yuva 4 comes with the Unisoc T606 SoC, 4GB RAM, up to 128GB storage, and Android 14. The Yuva 4 is built around a 6.56" HD+ 90Hz LCD and packs a 5,000 mAh battery with 10W charging support. For photography, you get an 8MP selfie camera on the front and... Read more ›
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While the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are not expected to launch for 10 more months, there are already plenty of rumors about the devices. Below, we recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models so far: Aluminum frame: iPhone 17 Pro models are rumored to have an aluminum frame, whereas the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro models have a titanium frame, and... Read more ›
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According to Business Insider (paywalled), Microsoft's Copilot tool inadvertently let customers access sensitive information, such as CEO emails and HR documents. Now, Microsoft is working to fix the situation, deploying new tools and a guide to address the privacy concerns. The story was highlighted by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. From the report: These updates are designed "to identify and mitigate oversharing and ongoing governance concerns," the company said in a... Read more ›
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NBC News reports that a newly identified chemical byproduct "may be present in drinking water in about a third of U.S. homes, a study found." "Scientists do not yet know whether the byproduct is dangerous. But some are worried that it could have toxic properties because of similarities to other chemicals of concern." The newly identified substance, named "chloronitramide anion," is produced when water is treated with chloramine, a chemical... Read more ›
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schwit1 writes: Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting next fall, thanks to newly expanded financial aid. Eighty percent of American households meet this income threshold. And for the 50 percent of American families with income below $100,000, parents can expect to pay nothing at all toward the full cost of their students' MIT education, which includes tuition as well as housing, dining, fees,... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: Lawyers for The New York Times and Daily News, which are suing OpenAI for allegedly scraping their works to train its AI models without permission, say OpenAI engineers accidentally deleted data potentially relevant to the case. Earlier this fall, OpenAI agreed to provide two virtual machines so that counsel for The Times and Daily News could perform searches for their copyrighted content in its... Read more ›
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A Stanford study of over 50,000 software engineers across hundreds of companies has found that approximately 9.5% of engineers perform minimal work while drawing full salaries, potentially costing tech companies billions annually. The research showed the issue is most prevalent in remote work settings, where 14% of engineers were classified as "ghost engineers" compared to 6% of office-based staff. The study evaluated productivity through analysis of private Git repositories and... Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: Past corporate-sponsored Hour of Code tutorials for the nation's schoolchildren have blurred the lines between coding lessons and product infomercials. So too is the case again with this year's newly-announced Hour of Code 2024 flagship tutorials, which include Microsoft Minecraft, Amazon Music, and Transformers One movie-themed intros to coding. The press release announcing the tutorials from tech-backed nonprofit Code.org, which organizes the Hour of Code... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: Plex is beginning to test its "newly reimagined Plex experience," which will be available first on mobile and is coming to TV platforms "very soon." Plex says the new experience has been in development for almost two years and is "designed to bring everything you love into one seamless interface." But don't worry -- while the new version of the app is currently missing... Read more ›
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Pakistan's IT Industry Association (P@SHA) -- the nation's sole tech biz lobby group -- has warned that government policy could lead to business closures and financial losses among its constituents, and damage the nation's IT exports. From a report: P@SHA's main beef is with a slowing of internet access speeds, and government-imposed service outages. Pakistan went offline in May 2022 around the time of mass political protests and blackouts have... Read more ›
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"Scientists have found what seems to be the oldest direct evidence of hot water flowing on Mars during its ancient past," reports Space.com. "The discovery could further indicate that the Red Planet, despite its arid and desolate appearance today, may have been capable of supporting life long ago." The evidence was delivered to Earth and sealed within the well-known Martian meteorite NWA7034, found in the Sahara Desert in 2011. Due... Read more ›
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Microsoft-owned GitHub published a blog post asking "Does GitHub Copilot improve code quality? Here's what the data says." Its first paragraph includes statistics from past studies — that GitHub Copilot has helped developers code up to 55% faster, leaving 88% of developers feeling more "in the flow" and 85% feeling more confident in their code. But does it improve code quality? [W]e recruited 202 [Python] developers with at least five... Read more ›
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