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Microsoft’s PowerToys for Windows 11 could integrate Sysinternals Zoom tool
There’s nothing to hate about PowerToys. It packs all the useful tools that Windows doesn’t include by default. Indeed, some have very niche use cases, but it has an excellent collection overall. Now,...
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United Airlines to offer free Starlink Internet on all flights
United said the rollout will take several years, but testing is expected to start in early 2025. Should everything go according to plan, United’s first commercial flights with Starlink service will...
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Google beats OpenAI to wide release of interruptible AI voice chat mode
Enlarge / The Google Gemini logo. (credit: Google) On Thursday, Google made Gemini Live, its voice-based AI chatbot feature, available for free to all Android users. The move brings conversational AI...
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Evidence of “snowball Earth” found in ancient rocks
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of the state of the Earth during its global glaciations. (credit: NASA) Earth has gone through many geologic phases, but it did have one striking period of stasis: Our...
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Microsoft plans to move security software out of the Windows kernel
CrowdStrike released a faulty update for its Falcon Sensor security software, which had widespread consequences for the entire Windows ecosystem. After assisting millions of PCs in getting back online,...
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Google rolls out voice-powered AI chat to the Android masses
Enlarge / The Google Gemini logo. (credit: Google) On Thursday, Google made Gemini Live, its voice-based AI chatbot feature, available for free to all Android users. The feature allows users to...
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Here’s why you shouldn’t freak out about lead in your cinnamon
Enlarge / Cinnamon buns. (credit: Getty | Christoph Schmidt) Consumer Reports on Thursday reported the concentration of lead it found in 36 ground cinnamon products, leading to a round of startling...
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Google rolls out Android tablet desktop mode in developer preview
Mountain View recently confirmed that a consumer desktop mode is still happening, and devs can test out the new functionality on the Pixel Tablet using the latest developer preview. Google is...
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1.3 million Android-based TV boxes backdoored; researchers still don’t know how
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers still don’t know the cause of a recently discovered malware infection affecting almost 1.3 million streaming devices running an open source version of...
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Biden moves to crack down on Shein and Temu, slow shipments into US
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) The Biden administration has proposed rules that could make it more costly for Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu to ship goods into...
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Bizarre, nine-day seismic signal caused by epic landslide in Greenland
Enlarge (credit: Jason Edwards via Getty) Earthquake scientists detected an unusual signal on monitoring stations used to detect seismic activity during September 2023. We saw it on sensors...
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With 2nm yields at 10-20%, Samsung delays production at Texas plant
Samsung is facing ongoing challenges with 2nm chip yields, prompting the company to withdraw personnel from its $17 billion Taylor, Texas plant, which was designed to be a hub for mass production of...
View ArticleMarvell FastLinQ QL41232 25GbE OCP NIC 3.0 Mini Review
We take a look at the Marvell FastLinq QL41232 10G/ 25G adapter and see what this OCP NIC 3.0 form factor NIC offers The post Marvell FastLinQ QL41232 25GbE OCP NIC 3.0 Mini Review appeared first on...
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Seized Uptobox Servers Won’t Be Returned, Requests Ruled Inadmissible
Next Thursday, September 19, 2024, will mark the one-year anniversary of the raids on French datacenters that brought down file-hosting platform Uptobox. Founded in 2011, Uptobox was a very popular...
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Microsoft gets smart about HDD recycling with robots that extract valuable...
A staggering amount of e-waste is generated by hard drives every year, with up to 70 million of them mindlessly shredded in their entirety. This results in the loss of valuable metals like neodymium,...
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AMD FSR 4 will transition to pure AI upscaling, following DLSS and XeSS
Jack Huynh, senior vice president of AMD’s Computing and Graphics Business Group, recently announced that FidelityFX Super Resolution 4.0 (FSR 4) will use AI. This marks a significant departure from...
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The U.S. government is encouraging the likes of Nvidia and Apple to tap Intel...
Ever since Intel announced plans to open up its manufacturing capabilities beyond in-house CPUs, the company has targeted TSMC as its top competitor in the global foundry market. Nonetheless, it’s been...
View ArticleMicrosoft will turn off ActiveX controls in Office 2024 for Windows 11 and...
It’s been three years since Microsoft released a new version of Office. With Office 2024, the company will implement a new change to the ActiveX controls. Unlike the previous Office versions,...
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Microsoft promises “incredible performance boost” for modern Windows 11 apps
Microsoft claims that Windows App SDK-based apps can now run significantly faster on Windows 11. Early tests show up to 50% improvement in load time, and 8x reduction in app package size. However,...
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Study suggests SEC visits may be tipping off insiders, leading to stock...
New research around stock behavior led by professors from universities across the Midwest took a novel approach. The academics used commercially available mobile phone location data to track devices...
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