Microsoft debuts major Surface overhauls that regular people can’t buy
Not the first business-exclusive Surfaces, but they're the most significant. [credit: Microsoft.....»»
Newspapers Sue OpenAI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Fake News’ Hallucinations
Microsoft and OpenAI face yet another lawsuit for alleged copyright infringement. Eight newspapers, including the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune and the Denver Post, accuse the companies of training ChatGPT models on their content without permi.....»»
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective… Pirates?
In an effort to tackle online piracy, Lithuania has been issuing €140 fines to online pirates, catching several dozen people in the first few months. These early targets were mostly movie pirates on private trackers. However, a recent announcement.....»»
How to Enjoy Online Games and Earn Money
Video games were once considered a niche hobby and a waste of time. However, recent studies have found that playing games could improve memory, motor skills, and impart valuable life lessons. With the wave of pay-to-earn games, people have found out.....»»
How to get the best results from endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty?
The problem of obesity for many people is not only difficult because of body image problems. It is also sometimes dangerous to health and even life. For this reason, more and more people are deciding to undertake a difficult, but necessary to improve.....»»
8 Best Linux Email Clients for 2024
Despite the rise in instant messaging apps, Emails are still the top priority for work-related communications because they help keep track of tasks. While most individuals access emails on their computer browsers or mobile applications, people.....»»
Study underscores new strategies to fight drug-resistant bacteria
Several billion years ago, a genetic arms race began between bacteria and their viral killers. This seemingly eternal struggle continues today, with implications for diseases killing tens of thousands of people around the world each year......»»
Educational research should pinpoint anti-Black aggressions to build better policy, scholar writes
Educational research has long lumped all people of color together when examining microaggressions perpetrated against them. A University of Kansas scholar has published an article that argues educational research should instead study anti-Black aggre.....»»
Nano-texture glass for M4 iPad Pro only available on 1TB and 2TB models
Today Apple unveiled the brand new M4-powered iPad Pro, a major upgrade that comes with a brand new Ultra Retina XDR display. The new display uses OLED technology and comes with a first for the iPad: a nano-texture glass option. Unfortunately, not.....»»
New iPad Pro loses ultra-wide camera, fastest spec M4 chip exclusive to 1 TB and 2 TB models
While the new iPad Pro with M4 is a major step forward across the board, there a couple gotchas to be aware of. Firstly, with this generation, Apple has removed the ultra-wide camera from the rear camera module altogether. Also, while Apple touts.....»»
Apple teases new AI features coming to Final Cut Pro for macOS
Apple on Tuesday announced new iPads at its “Let Loose” event, but the company also took the opportunity to unveil a major update coming to Final Cut Pro for iPad. However, what the company didn’t mention at the event is that there’s also an.....»»
Apple"s new iPad Pro gets M4 power, advanced Tandem OLED screens
Apple's refresh of the iPad Pro lines makes a major and long-awaited change to the tablet, with OLED, M4, and a thinner case.iPad Pro with tandem OLED and M4The rumored revamp of the iPad Pro has arrived, with Apple introducing the updated iPad Pro r.....»»
Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro get major updates on iPad
Apple has launched Final Cut Pro 2 and Logic Pro 2 for iPad with new features including multicam video recording and AI-based audio tracks called Session Players.Final Cut Pro 2 on a new iPad ProAnnounced alongside the launch of the new iPad Pro, App.....»»
Apple’s first 13-inch iPad Air debuts at $799 next week
There's also a new 11-inch M2 iPad Air. Enlarge / M2-based iPad Airs come out next week. (credit: Apple) Apple today announced the first 13-inch iPad Air. The company is also releasing a revamped 11-inch iPad Air next w.....»»
Apple announces M4 with more CPU cores and AI focus, just months after M3
Aggressive update schedule is a major departure for Apple Silicon. Enlarge / Apple's M4 chip in the new iPad Pro. It follows the M3 by just a few months. (credit: Apple) In a major shake-up of its chip roadmap, Apple ha.....»»
Microsoft shuts down Bethesda’s Hi-Fi Rush, Redfall studios
Xbox maker wants to "prioritiz[e] high-impact titles" according to letter to staff. Enlarge / Artist's conception of Microsoft telling Hi-Fi Rush maker Tango Gameworks they no longer exist as a studio. (credit: Tango Gameworks).....»»
Doc who claimed COVID shots cause magnetism gets medical license back
She also claimed cities liquified dead bodies and poured them into the water supply. Enlarge / Cleveland doctor Sherri Tenpenny gives false testimony on June 8, 2021, saying COVID-19 vaccines magnetize people. (credit: The Ohio.....»»
Microsoft launches AI chatbot for spies
Air-gapping GPT-4 model on secure network won't prevent it from potentially making things up. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft has introduced a GPT-4-based generative AI model designed specifically for US intelli.....»»
More feelings of misinformation lead to more news avoidance, study shows
As people have more difficulty distinguishing fact from fiction in the United States, they are more likely to feel news fatigue and avoid news altogether, according to a University of Michigan study......»»
From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
In sweltering Brazil, worst-ever flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. Voters and politicians in the world's largest election in India are fainting in heat that hit as high as 115 degrees (46.3 degrees Celsi.....»»
"Doing your own research" can make fake news seem believable
While it's healthy to question what we see and hear in the media, those quick internet searches to fact-check news stories can unexpectedly backfire and lead people to believe false stories, according to the director of the University of Oregon's und.....»»