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Microsoft and Japan took down a cybercrime network behind over a billion scam messages
We've all gotten a scam text about a nonexistent parking ticket or a fake package delivery, but hopefully you'll start s...
Predictable AI spend in BigQuery: Introducing cost management for generative AI functions
The generative AI functions in BigQuery (AI.GENERATE, AI.IF, AI.CLASSIFY, AI.SCORE, and more) bring large language model...
Epic Games vibe codes new launcher because 'programming is hard,' claims it starts 46% faster than Steam
Epic Games has introduced a redesigned launcher into preview, which the company says it vibe coded because "programming...
The AI race is back on
Last week, Anthropic and OpenAI looked like they had the AI race to themselves, pulling ahead with increasingly powerful...
Now that Character.AI is going bankrupt, what happens to all of its users’ data?
New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed a years-long multi-state investigation against Character.AI as they now...
FBI shuts down over 40 North Korean laptop farms used by fake remote workers
CrowdStrike has helped the FBI identify these sites, which Pyongyang uses to earn as much as $500 million annually to he...
As a TV enthusiast, I was hoping for more from the Apple TV 4K
It's been four long years since the last Apple TV 4K was released, and in that time there have been lots of hopes and dr...
Why 88% of AI pilots never make it to production
A joint IDC and Lenovo study reports that 88% of AI proof-of-concept (POC) projects fail to reach production because of...
YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs
YouTube is adding a "Made with AI" label to tracks that were "altered or fully generated" using AI, with a similar appro...
Bitcoin price dips below $82K as high oil prices spike US CPI inflation
Bitcoin fell below $82,000 while bond yields targeted new 24-year highs on the back of hot US CPI inflation. Bitcoin (BT...
Save up to 20 percent on gift cards for REI, Barnes & Noble, and more
While we cover a lot of deals on specific products, it’s rare that we find worthwhile savings on gift cards that let you...
The official Tom’s Hardware app is here — 30 years of tech coverage and benchmarks in your pocket
Today we’re introducing the Tom's Hardware app, a faster, easier way to access all of our content while on the go.
“Take work away from frontier LLMs”: Subquadratic’s decision model claims 12x Jev’s context window
Jev has a lot to answer for. Ever since AI startup TypeSafe unveiled the decision model in mid-September, the industry T...
‘Bunker mode’ won’t protect your crypto, critics say
Even if Justin Drake’s prediction that AI could break cryptography proves correct, critics say “bunker mode” is an impra...
Apple’s new HomeView smart display is $10 cheaper at Amazon
Apple only just announced on Tuesday that its first smart display, the HomeView, will arrive on November 13th, but you c...
SpaceX limits Starlink service for Ukraine’s high-speed military drones without prior warning
Ukrainian officials say SpaceX imposed new speed restrictions on military-grade Starlink terminals without warning, disr...
Canada crypto remittances to Asian countries surge 141% to $2.36B: Chainalysis
Remittance-sized crypto transfers from Canada to three Asian countries reached $2.36 billion, while transfers to the Phi...
Qivalis wins Dutch e-money license for euro stablecoin
Qivalis said the Electronic Money Institution authorization enables it to launch a euro-denominated stablecoin, with iss...
Analyzing Intel's EMIB and Foveros advanced packaging roadmaps
Intel was the first large chipmaker to start using advanced packaging methods in 2017 – 2019. But where are Intel's EMIB...
Pennsylvania’s 70,000 Skill-Game Terminals Face Seizure Warning
Pennsylvania skill games must be removed after lawmakers failed to regulate them, with police warning of seizures and cr...