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Giant salamander species found in what was thought to be an icy ecosystem
Enlarge (credit: C. Marsicano) Gaiasia jennyae, a newly discovered freshwater apex predator with a body length reaching 4.5 meters, lurked in the swamps and lakes around 280 million years ago. Its...
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Exim vulnerability affecting 1.5 million servers lets attackers attach...
Enlarge More than 1.5 million email servers are vulnerable to attacks that can deliver executable attachments to user accounts, security researchers said. The servers run versions of the Exim mail...
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Elon Musk calls for “criminal prosecution” of X ad boycott perpetrators
Enlarge (credit: Apu Gomes / Stringer | Getty Images News) After the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary released a report accusing the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) of...
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Shady company relaunches popular old tech blogs, steals writers’ identities
Enlarge / Professional writers’ names were attached to AI content they had nothing to do with. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Christina Warren) In one of the most egregiously unethical uses...
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First “Miss AI” contest sparks ire for pushing unrealistic beauty standards
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of “Miss AI” award winner “Kenza Layli” (left) and an unidentified AI-generated woman beside her. (credit: Kenza.Layli / Instagram) An influencer platform called Fanvue...
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Lion brothers in search of mates just set a record for longest known swim
Enlarge / The intrepid three-legged lion Jacob and his brother Tibu prepare for a hunt. (credit: Alexander Braczkowski) On February 4, scientists monitoring lion populations in Uganda captured...
View ArticleA Look at the Vertiv Powerbar and High Powerbar for Overhead Power
We take a quick look at the Vertiv Powerbar and High Powerbar for overhead data center power delivery to data halls, rows, and more The post A Look at the Vertiv Powerbar and High Powerbar for...
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Scientists built real-life “stillsuit” to recycle astronaut urine on space walks
Enlarge / The Fremen on Arrakis wear full-body “stillsuits” that recycle absorbed sweat and urine into potable water. (credit: Warner Bros.) The Fremen who inhabit the harsh desert world of Arrakis in...
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NASA’s flagship mission to Europa has a problem: Vulnerability to radiation
Enlarge / An artist’s illustration of the Europa Clipper spacecraft during a flyby close to Jupiter’s icy moon. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) The launch date for the Europa Clipper mission to study the...
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German Navy still uses 8-inch floppy disks, working on emulating a replacement
Enlarge / An example of an 8-inch floppy disk. It’s unclear which brand disks the German Navy uses. (credit: Cromemco, CC BY-SA 4.0) The German Navy is working on modernizing its Brandenburg-class...
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“Superhuman” Go AIs still have trouble defending against these simple exploits
Enlarge / Man vs. machine in a sea of stones. (credit: Getty Images) In the ancient Chinese game of Go, state-of-the-art artificial intelligence has generally been able to defeat the best human...
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AT&T discloses another massive data breach containing the phone records of...
On Friday, AT&T disclosed a massive data breach that exposed the phone records of nearly all of its 110 million customers. TechCrunch notes that although the company discovered the intrusion on...
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Windows 11 KB5040550 improves System Tray and Taskbar, adds Studio Effects
Windows 11 Insiders in the Beta channel received the KB5040550 update today. This new update pushed the build number to 22635.3930 and improved the Windows Share and Home section in the File Explorer....
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This 3D-printed ITX PC case looks pretty slick if you have access to a printer
Modder WhoIsLudwig recently released a blueprint and guide for a unique 3D-printed ITX PC case. The chassis can house respectable gaming PC components with decent cooling. Read Entire Article
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OpenAI reportedly nears breakthrough with “reasoning” AI, reveals progress...
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) OpenAI recently unveiled a five-tier system to gauge its advancement toward developing artificial general intelligence (AGI), according to an OpenAI spokesperson who...
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Google makes it easier for users to switch on Advanced Account Protection
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Google is making it easier for people to lock down their accounts with strong multifactor authentication by adding the option to store secure cryptographic keys in the...
View ArticleGraphcore Gobbled Up By SoftBank Owner of UK Chip Companies
Graphcore was gobbled up by Softbank after the AI company missed the current waves of major AI infrastructure build outs The post Graphcore Gobbled Up By SoftBank Owner of UK Chip Companies appeared...
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NATO allies pledge $1 billion to promote sharing of space-based intel
Enlarge / Heads of state pose for a group photo at an event Tuesday celebrating the 75th anniversary of NATO. (credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) During their summit in Washington, DC, this week,...
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Argentina Blocks 50+ Pirate Football Streaming Sites, Operator Arrested
When Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in 2022, the entire country was watching. Many people tuned in to legal broadcasts and, at the same time, illegal streams were buzzing too. With an audience of...
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In the South, sea level rise accelerates at some of the most extreme rates on...
Enlarge / Steve Salem is a 50-year boat captain who lives on a tributary of the St. Johns River. The rising tides in Jacksonville are testing his intuition. (credit: Amy Green/Inside Climate News)...
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