Clik here to view.
Exponential growth brews 1 million AI models on Hugging Face
Enlarge (credit: Hugging Face / anucha sirivisansuwan via Getty Images) On Thursday, AI hosting platform Hugging Face surpassed 1 million AI model listings for the first time, marking a milestone in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
18 years for woman who hoped to destroy Baltimore power grid and spark a race...
Enlarge / Photographs included in an FBI affidavit show a woman believed to be Sarah Beth Clendaniel. (credit: FBI) A Maryland woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sony, Ubisoft scandals prompt Calif. ban on deceptive sales of digital goods
Enlarge (credit: Carol Yepes | Moment) California recently became the first state to ban deceptive sales of so-called “disappearing media.” On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2426 into law,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In rare move from printing industry, HP actually has a decent idea
Enlarge (credit: Getty) The printer industry is in a rut. With the digitization of, well, nearly everything, people just don’t print like they used to. More modern ways of storing and sharing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sony’s throwback PS5 Pro limited edition takes us back to the 90s [Updated]
Update (09/26/24): As expected, Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro Anniversary Edition sold out fast. Pre-orders for the collector’s bundle opened this morning with a $1,000 price tag, and all 12,300 units were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tails OS joins forces with Tor Project in merger
Enlarge (credit: The Tor Project) The Tor Project, the nonprofit that maintains software for the Tor anonymity network, is joining forces with Tails, the maker of a portable operating system that uses...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TeamGroup shows off DDR5 kits with dual-mode overclocking support for Intel...
Taiwanese manufacturer TeamGroup recently introduced its new “dual-mode” DDR5 memory modules, designed to support one-click overclocking on both Intel and AMD systems. The DDR5 modules will be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Not a good look”: Google’s ad tech monopoly defense widely criticized
Enlarge (credit: Leon Neal / Staff | Getty Images News) Google wound down its defense in the US Department of Justice’s ad tech monopoly trial this week, following a week of testimony from witnesses...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Study: Cats in little crocheted hats shed light on feline chronic pain
Enlarge / “When you spend more time putting electrodes back on than you do actually recording the EEGs, you get creative.” (credit: Alienor Delsart) Our feline overlords aren’t particularly known for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Steam doesn’t want to pay arbitration fees, tells gamers to sue instead
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | eccolo74) Valve Corporation, tired of paying arbitration fees, has removed a mandatory arbitration clause from Steam’s subscriber agreement. Valve told gamers in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NIST standards proposal looks to retire outdated authentication requirements...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has proposed new credential standards it wishes to adopt. The second draft of Special Publication 800-63-4 is posted to the NIST website,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Google and Meta update their AI models amid the rise of “AlphaChip”
Enlarge / There’s been a lot of AI news this week, and covering it sometimes feels like running through a hall full of danging CRTs, just like this Getty Images illustration. (credit: Grandfailure via...
View ArticleClik here to view.
iFixit’s iPhone 16 teardown finds a greatly improved battery removal process
iFixit’s iPhone 16 and 16 Plus teardown. iFixit has published teardown views for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, along with their larger cousins, the Plus and Pro Max. The videos are really marketing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More unidentified illnesses linked to unexplained bird flu case in Missouri
Enlarge / A warning sign outside a laboratory testing the H5N1 bird flu virus at The Pirbright Institute in Woking, UK, on Monday, March 13, 2023. (credit: Getty | Jason Alden) More than a month after...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Black hole jet appears to boost rate of nova explosions
Enlarge / One of the jets emitted by galaxy M87’s central black hole. (credit: NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)) The intense electromagnetic environment near a black hole can accelerate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Report: Apple changes film strategy, will rarely do wide theatrical releases
Enlarge / A still from Wolfs, an Apple-produced film starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. (credit: Apple) For the past few years, Apple has been making big-budget movies meant to compete with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: How to design a US data privacy law
Enlarge (credit: akinbostanci/Getty Images) Nick Dedeke is an associate teaching professor at Northeastern University, Boston. His research interests include digital transformation strategies, ethics,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can addressing gut issues treat long COVID in children?
Enlarge (credit: Frazao Studio Latino/ Getty Images) Four years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and researchers are still seeking ways to help patients with long COVID, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman dismissed as “podcasting bro” by TSMC over $7 trillion...
The 39-year-old Altman has quickly become one of the world’s most influential figures in AI. The New York Times recently highlighted how he has been on a global tour since last year, meeting with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Latest sextortion scam uses photos of targets’ homes to intimidate
The scheme is a variation of sextortion, or sexual blackmail. However, in this case, there is no incriminating photo in the scammer’s possession, despite their claims. Read Entire Article
View Article