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Microsoft boasts milestone in quantum computing: 800x better reliability
Quantum computers are one step closer to being practical at cracking encrypted communications or crypto wallets. Tech giant Microsoft and integrated quantum computing company Quantinuum claim an “unprecedented” breakthrough in quantum computing reliability, reducing error rates and physical qubits required for a single logical qubit by tenfold.
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NASA picks Moon car developers for Artemis mission
The space agency has selected three companies to create a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will drive around the Earth satellite’s South Pole.
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Meta updates its video player
Watching videos on Facebook has become much easier after Meta presented its full-screen video player.
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Google fighting back against session hijackers: stolen cookies to be worthless
Cybercriminals have ways to hijack Google or other user sessions using stolen cookies or tokens, bypassing passwords or MFA. However, their efforts will soon be fruitless as Google is developing a new Chrome feature that binds cookies to a single device.
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GPT-4 is 82% more persuasive than the average human
A new study provides evidence supporting concerns about AI being misused to spread misinformation, propaganda, hate speech, or other manipulations. It turns out that chatbots are much better at changing your mind than the average human.
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Palmsy: a social media app with only fake followers
Palmsy is a social media app that allows users to share their thoughts with followers who aren’t real.
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Researchers demonstrate 4.5 million times faster internet on existing fiber
Researchers at Aston University have achieved a data transfer speed of 301 terabits or 301,000,000 megabits per second on an already-existing fiber network. This over four million times faster internet, compared to the average broadband, opens new possibilities to meet future data demands.
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New study maps AI talent across the globe
The United States is one of the top destinations for talent working in the field of artificial intelligence, with 75% of the top-tier AI talent being of American and Chinese origin.
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Musk's xAI releases upgraded Grok 1.5 AI chatbot
xAI startup announced Thursday it will be releasing an upgraded version of its AI chatbot Grok – barely two weeks after Elon Musk declared Grok would become an open-source model.
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iOS 18 may include a useful feature that’s already available on Apple Watch
Topographic maps, already an available feature for the Apple Watch, may soon be accessible on iPhones, Macs, and Vision Pro.
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Vultr wants its users to grant full, perpetual, commercial rights, users claim
In its terms and conditions (last updated on January 8th, 2024), Vultr expects users to grant the rights to their stored content.
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New AI benchmark test results prove rapid growth for genAI models
The latest round of AI benchmark results measuring query response times is released by MLCommons Tuesday, which for the first time, included Meta’s large language model Llama 2 70B as part of its testing suite.
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Musk's AI chatbot Grok now comes with X Premium subscription
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday said his ChatGPT competitor Grok will now be available to all X premium subscribers.
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Qualcomm presents two new sound platforms
Qualcomm has announced the launch of its newest sound platforms, the S3 Gen 3 and S5 Gen 3.
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AI tools can lead to severe mushroom poisoning
A surge in foraging for wild mushrooms has raised concerns among experts, who warn of potentially disastrous consequences, particularly when combined with our overreliance on AI.
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Garmin's stress score: is your smartwatch in tune with your mood?
My Garmin Forerunner 265 doesn’t know me at all, especially when it comes to stress. Or does it know me better than I know myself?
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Microsoft Office 2024: available on Mac and as a one-time purchase
Microsoft has announced that the new version of Office can be used without a subscription.
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Future Kindle e-readers will be in color
Many Kindle users know that their devices display text only in black and white, but that’s about to change in 2025.
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Car models disappearing due to new cyber safety requirements
New cybersecurity rules in the EU have left car manufacturers no choice but to discontinue some models with no direct replacement.
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Google researchers unite to create Vlogger
Six Google researchers have joined forces to create VLOGGER, a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can generate realistic talking heads.
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