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LinkedIn Takes on Fake News with Free Verification

October 26, 2024

You might have heard about LinkedIn’s big plan to fight misinformation. They’ve verified over 55 million users for free. That’s a lot of people! By November, you’ll see these users with special badges in the main feed. Oscar Rodriguez, LinkedIn’s trust and safety vice president, says deep-fake vide

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A Researcher's Shocking Discovery: OpenAI's Data Practices

October 26, 2024

Meet Suchir Balaji, a former employee at OpenAI. He's got some serious concerns about how his old company collects data for AI models like ChatGPT and DALL-E. Balaji claims that OpenAI isn't playing by the rules when it comes to copyright laws. He says OpenAI took data from the internet to train the

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Android 16's New Notification Style: A Fresh Spin on Alerts

October 26, 2024

Imagine getting notifications that are less annoying and more useful. Google is testing out a nifty feature called Rich Ongoing Notifications for Android 16. These are interactive, colorful tiny blocks in the status bar, kind of like Apple's Dynamic Island, but with an Android twist. They'll show yo

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Snag a Deal on Dell's Powerful Latitude 5550 Laptop: $350 Off Now!

October 26, 2024

In the world of laptops, some stand out more than others. Dell is a trusted name, and their Latitude 5550 is a great catch for anyone looking for a reliable machine. Right now, you can save a whopping $350 if you buy it directly from Dell. That's a great deal, considering the laptop's original price

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Cloud Computing: Your PC in the Sky

October 26, 2024

Managing and maintaining physical computers can be both costly and time-consuming, especially for companies. This is where cloud-based virtual desktops, also known as Desktop as a Service (DaaS), come in. With DaaS, you pay a monthly fee to create a virtual machine hosted in the cloud, which you can

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G. Skill's New Trident Z5 RAM Hits DDR5-10000 Speeds with Air Cooling

October 26, 2024

Ever heard of G. Skill? They've just introduced two new kinds of DDR5 RAM called Trident Z5 CK and Trident Z5 CK RGB. These are for the latest Intel Core Ultra 200 processors and Z890 chipset motherboards. The cool thing? They're rated for DDR5-9600 right out of the box. How do they manage that? The

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The Rise of Tri-Fold Phones: Are They Worth the Hype?

October 26, 2024

Tri-fold phones are shaking up the tech world. They promise the best of both worlds – a phone and a tablet in one. But are they really the final step in foldable evolution? Let's dive in. Foldable phones have been around for a while. We've seen clamshells that fit nicely in your pocket and book-lik

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AI's Impact: A Thousand Times More Productive, Not Human-Replacing

October 26, 2024

NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, recently shared his thoughts on AI at an event in India. He believes that while AI won't replace humans entirely, it can outperform us in specific tasks by a huge margin – up to 1, 000 times better! This doesn't mean we should worry about losing our jobs to robots, though

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Windows 11 on Old PCs: A Three-Year Experience

October 25, 2024

For over three years, I've been using Windows 11 on some pretty old machines that Microsoft officially doesn't support. As the deadline for Windows 10 support looms in 2025, I've been thinking: is this a good way to keep an older computer ticking over? Let's dive into my experience. I've tested Win

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Peeking Inside Apple's Cloud Fortress: A Security Adventure

October 25, 2024

Have you ever thought about how Apple keeps its AI processing safe in the cloud? Welcome to Private Cloud Compute (PCC), Apple's secret weapon for protecting your data's privacy and security. Today, Apple is opening up its PCC system to security researchers, inviting them to test and ensure the end-