Data Governance and Provenance: Two words that are critical to the future of generative AI
Using "borrowed" material for training. Fair use or not?
The US Department of Defense is using ML algorithms to find airstrike targets
Weaponized AI applications are already here, helping with killing combatants in Middle East
Tails 6.0 is now available, based on Debian 12
Tails 6.0 is the first release to be based on Debian 12 and Gnome 43. It includes enhanced protection against malicious USB devices, a new night mode and improved screenshot tool.
Microsoft breaks users' PCs again with latest Windows 11 update
Latest Windows 11 update kills some actively exploited bugs as long as you can get it to install properly
Windows 11 24H2 will block processors that lack the SSE4.2 instruction set
The list of old CPUs blocked from booting the new OS is growing
FurMark 2 stress test adds OpenGL, Vulkan, and Linux support
FurMark 2 adds Windows and Linux cross-platform support, along with OpenGL 3.2 and Vulkan 1.1 3D APIs. OpenGL 2.1/3.0, Raspberry Pi, and macOS support are options for future versions.
Latest Windows Insider build hits the Canary Channel with Wi-Fi 7 support
Something to look forward to: Microsoft is improving support for newer connectivity options in the latest build of Windows 11. The next upgrade for the OS makes good use of the most recent Wi-Fi technology for super-fast, lag-free connections.
Windows 11's latest feature will eliminate reboots for OS updates
It also should improve security since many users tend to delay patches because they must reboot
Something to look forward to: Already available in Xbox, hot patching would theoretically delight gamers – if it didn't require virtualization-based security to be turned on thus eroding performance. But many other Windows 11 users should be thrilled not to have to reboot every time there is a security update.
Helldivers 2 alleviates wait times by boosting server capacity to 700K, but is it really enough?
Success has come at a small cost for Arrowhead
The Windows Photos app gets new AI object removal feature
Android had it and now Windows has it, too
Stable Diffusion 3.0 update (almost) perfects typography in generated images
Stability AI is diffusing the line between real and rendered text with this one
Nvidia app launches in beta: Nvidia's new GPU control panel is much faster, no log in required
One unified app, goodbye GeForce Experience
Something to look forward to: Nvidia is finally making long awaited, much needed changes to their graphics card software. Available now is a new beta application simply called the Nvidia App, which greatly improves the software experience for Nvidia GPU owners. While it doesn't contain all of its features just yet, the eventual goal is for the Nvidia App to replace the outdated Nvidia Control Panel and annoying GeForce Experience into a single unified application.
Forget hallucinations, ChatGPT has developed full blown dementia
The LLM and its offshoots, like Copilot, started spouting nonsense last night
Microsoft Publisher will wave goodbye in 2026
The "professional" design application will be retired in favor of other Microsoft 365 apps
Adobe's new PDF assistant can summarize documents and answer questions
Free until it comes out of beta
Here's how to turn off Microsoft Edge's pesky new sidebar button
Microsoft continues to add irritating new 'features' to its products
Developer sets new record by installing Windows 10 in 104 seconds
The lightning-fast speed might inspire a reevaluation of what a streamlined OS looks like
Android 15 first developer preview tightens up software-hardware harmony
Optimizations take centre stage
Google is testing a feature that holds customer service calls for you until a human representative arrives
Forward-looking: Most people dread calling customer service numbers because it usually means navigating a menu of automated options and then waiting on hold while listening to elevator music, sometimes for over an hour, before speaking to a live person. Google is testing a feature that allows technology to take your place for the initial steps of a call.
Face it, there is nothing that can replace COBOL
And don't hang your hope on generative AI, at least not yet
MSI Afterburner drops XP support, RTSS adds Reflex support
MSI Afterburner 4.6.6 updates the RivaTuner Statistics Server with more than 90 enhancements and new features including programmable conditional layers support, PresentMon and Nvidia Reflex integration.
Slack gets a new AI search function that will dig out the important bits from your chat history
It'll search through your messy message history so you don't have to
OpenAI is testing long-term memory capabilities of ChatGPT
Should chatbots retain personal information?
Chromium developers are working on a browser API for micropayments
TL;DR: Online micropayment systems, involving very small sums of money, have been proposed since the 1990s, but they have been unsuccessful so far. Chromium engineers are attempting to resurrect the concept through a new standardized API, though there is still a lot of work to be done.
Mozilla developers are working on Microsoft Exchange support in Thunderbird
Renovation works on the popular mail program are going strong, Mozilla states