How often do AI chatbots lead users down a harmful path?
At this point, we’ve all heard plenty of stories about AI chatbots leading users to harmful actions, harmful beliefs, or simply incorrect information. Despite the
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Who profits from AI? Not OpenAI, says think tank
Findings from a new study by Epoch AI, a non-profit research institute, appear to poke major holes in the notion that AI firms, and specifically
Apple touts ‘unparalleled’ protection for M5 Macs
Apple overnight updated the Apple Platform Security guide, its Bible for everyone involved in Apple security. The new edition confirms that M5 Macs now benefit
Having that high-deductible health plan might kill you, literally
Having a health insurance plan with a high deductible could not only cost you—it could also kill you. A new study in JAMA Network Open
US spy satellite agency declassifies high-flying Cold War listening post
The National Reconnaissance Office, the agency overseeing the US government’s fleet of spy satellites, has declassified a decades-old program used to eavesdrop on the Soviet
New PDF compression filter will save space, need software updates
Brotli is one of the most widely used but least-known compression formats ever devised, long incorporated into all major browsers and web content delivery networks
Microsoft touts M365 Copilot momentum, claims 15M paid users
Microsoft has for the first time reported Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption stats, boasting this week of 15 million paid seats (individual user licenses). There are
Apple Reports Record iPhone Sales Amid Holiday Bump
New phone designs, coupled with robust holiday spending, continued to lift iPhone sales in the quarter and drove the company to record profits.
OpenAI in Talks to Raise as Much as $100 Billion
OpenAI’s discussions with Microsoft, Nvidia, Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and others could value it at $750 billion or more.
A Bunch of Developers Have Come Together to Make Linux Gaming Great
The people behind Bazzite, Fyra Labs, Nobara, ChimeraOS, and a few other projects have teamed up to improve Linux gaming for everyone.
What Happens to Linux After Linus Torvalds? We Finally Have the Answer to This Uncomfortable Question
They finally set this in stone.
How the A.I. Boom Could Push Up the Price of Your Next PC
A.I. companies are buying up memory chips, causing the prices of those components — which are also used in laptops and smartphones — to soar.
Amazon and Google Eat Into Nvidia’s A.I. Chip Supremacy
The rivals made billions of dollars in the business over the past year, showing other companies that Nvidia isn’t the only game in town.
G2 bold move to reshape software discovery with major acquisition from Gartner
G2, the Chicago-based software insights platform, agreed today to acquire three prominent software review and discovery properties from Gartner: Capterra, Software Advice, and GetApp. The