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LLaMA language model tamed by ancient Windows 98 computer with 128MB RAM
In a video shared on X, EXO Labs fired up a dusty Elonex Pentium II 350MHz system running Windows 98. Instead of playing Minesweeper or browsing with Netscape Navigator, the PC was put through its...
View ArticlePower company hid illegal crypto mine that may have caused outages
Ahead of a major crackdown on illegal cryptocurrency mines in Russia next year, a power provider in Siberia has been fined for illegally leasing state land that’s supposed to be used only for public...
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Meta wants to fill its social platforms with AI-generated bots
Meta is actively working to transform its social media platforms into spaces where AI bots interact with each other. Over the next few years, the company formerly known as Facebook aims to integrate AI...
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More Than Half of All Google Search Takedowns Now Come from Link-Busters
Online piracy is a constant headache for copyright holders; one that’s particularly hard to beat. Because those who run pirate sites often ignore takedown requests, copyright holders began targeting...
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TechSpot Rewind: The 25 most-read tech stories of 2024
From Intel’s CPU woes to the return of optical discs, with some security exploits and quantum-powered navigation stories in-between, this collection highlights the stories that you, our readers,...
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Researchers successfully train robots to perform surgery by watching videos
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University have successfully trained robots to perform surgical tasks with the precision of human doctors by watching videos. This advancement,...
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2024’s 10 top-grossing US films were all sequels and prequels
According to Slashfilm and Box Office Mojo, the 10 highest-grossing films in the U.S. this year were almost exclusively sequels. The sole exception was a prequel, underscoring Hollywood’s persistent...
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NATO’s HEIST project moves forward with its mission to protect global...
On February 18, 2024, a missile attack by Houthi militants in Yemen struck the cargo ship Rubymar in the Red Sea, setting off a chain of events that would expose a critical vulnerability in the world’s...
View ArticleManta rays inspire faster swimming robots and better water filters
Manta rays are elegantly shaped. They swim by flapping their fins like enormous wings, and their gills filter for plankton with the utmost precision. These creatures have now inspired human...
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A record-breaking year for Steam: nearly 19,000 games released in 2024, but...
The ever-helpful SteamDB stat tracker reveals that as we enter the final few hours of 2024, a massive 18,965 games (at the time of writing) have been released on Steam during these last 12 months. Read...
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USB-C is now effectively mandatory in Europe as the new charging era begins
The European market is making USB-C the sole interface for battery charging on mobile and portable gadgets. The EU Parliament approved the USB Type-C mandate in 2022, compelling even reluctant...
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ACE Wraps Up Transformative Year with a Fresh List of Pirate Site Targets
In 2017, a new global anti-piracy coalition formed under the umbrella of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The Alliance for Entertainment and Creativity (ACE) bundled the powers and pockets of...
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Major cybersecurity breach hits US Treasury, linked to Chinese hackers
The breach, which occurred in early December 2024, exploited a vulnerability in BeyondTrust’s remote support product. According to a letter the department sent to lawmakers that was seen by Reuters,...
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Microsoft Edge is eying another Fluent Design update on Windows 11
Microsoft Edge is about to get yet another Fluent update. This one will not change anything dramatically as we still wait for the AI-glorified Edge update under the leadership of Mustafa Suleyman....
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Apple TV+ is free to stream this weekend
The offer, which is valid from Friday, January 3 to Sunday, January 5, is applicable worldwide to all users with an Apple ID. To access Cupertino’s full catalog of movies and TV shows, all you need to...
View ArticleThe Mini ASUS EBP15 PoE Switch is Tiny
The ASUS EBP15 is a tiny PoE+ switch that packs some management capabilities and a 60W PoE budget in something you can mount almost anywhere The post The Mini ASUS EBP15 PoE Switch is Tiny appeared...
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Volkswagen leak exposes private information of 800,000 EV owners, including...
The private data from Cariad, which makes VW software, was accessible online for several months, according to German publication Spiegel Netzwelt. It included contact information along with movement...
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Windows 11 24H2 crashes Assassin’s Creed Origins, Steam ratings drop as users...
In an unexpected turn of events, Windows 11 24H2 problems are causing famous Assassin’s Creed Origins ratings to fall on Steam. This appears to be happening because gamers blame Ubisoft and Steam for...
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Piracy Shield: Top 10 Countries Blocked For Hosting IPTV Pirates in 2024
Ever since the existence of online piracy first hit the mainstream, the phenomenon has been described using words such as massive or vast. Setting the bar so high means that as far as basic...
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Apple M5 silicon could ditch unified memory for split CPU and GPU designs
The claim comes from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. He says that all M5 variants, including the base M5, M5 Pro, M5 Max, and M5 Ultra, will be fabricated on TSMC’s advanced 3nm N3P process node. That’s a change...
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